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JIMS - Summer Studies for Jazz & Improvised Music Salzburg 2008

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2007

JIMS 2008: July 14th - 19th

JIMS is the most progressive summer workshop for Jazz and Improvisation in Europe - beyond Jazz standards.

Focus is on improvisation, composition, new sounds, avantgarde, “playing what you hear".

Courses are for: Jazz theorie (Peter Herbert) piano (Huw Warren) guitar (Wolfgang Muthspiel) violin and viola (Mark Feldman) cello (Frances-Marie Uitti) bass (Mark Dresser) drums (Jim Black) sax (Ellery ...

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Sistas' Place (NYC) November-December Saturday Night Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2007

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San Francisco State's International Center for the Arts Debuts "Generations" Fellowship and International Competition for Emerging Jazz Combos

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2007

Unique post-graduate fellowship for jazz musicians; Fellows to receive pre-professional training through collaboration with established jazz artists SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The International Center for the Arts at San Francisco State University today announced “Generations," a unique post-graduate Fellowship and International Competition for already-formed combos of aspiring musicians to receive advanced pre-professional training and career preparation from distinguished jazz artists, invaluable performance opportunities, alone and in collaboration with their mentors. This opportunity for an established jazz combo of exceptional promise ...

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Linda Presgrave Quartet Monday, November 26 at the Triad 9:00PM (1 Set Only)

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 12, 2007

NYC Preview Concert of “INSPIRATION" featuring THE LINDA PRESGRAVE QUARTET Performs the music of Joanne Brackeen, Bertha Hope, Billie Holiday, Melba Liston, Allison Miller and Linda Presgrave “With her lyrical playing and a stellar ensemble, Presgrave adeptly mines the secular and spiritual side of the music while paying homage to her heroines." ~Terrell Holmes, All About Jazz Monday, November 26, 2007 9:00pm (1 set only) The TRIAD - ...

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Tim Warfield and Friends, at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA on November 17, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2007

Jazz Night at the Michener Museum in Doylestown featuring Tim Warfield and Friends, on Saturday, November 17, 2007.

The Grammy-nominated saxophonist Tim Warfield makes a special appearance at the Michener. New York Times critic's poll proclaimed him “possibly the most powerful tenor saxophonist of his generation."

Hors d'oeuvre reception by Havana Catering. Refreshments by River Horse Brewing Company and Sand Castle Winery. Ticket price includes general admission to Michener Art Museum in Doylestown. Galleries will be open from 8 pm ...

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Stephanie Jordan and the Jordan Family Headlines on Blue Bay Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2007

Jazz delivered to the island from the city where it all began New Orleans, LA (By Vincent Sylvain) -- Stephanie Jordan, whom critics have placed in the company of Nancy Wilson and Shirley Horn will lead her siblings; Marlon Jordan, considered one of the best trumpeters in the world; older brother Kent Jordan, a highly regarded flutist; and Rachel Jordan, an classical violinist and music instructor at Jackson State University in one of the featured performers at St. Croix's Blue ...

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Downchild Leads with Eight Nominations for Canada's 11th Annual Maple Blues Awards

Source: Just Roots PR
November 12, 2007

TORONTO - Seminal Canadian blues band Downchild, whose latest CD, Live at the Palais Royale, continues to generate extensive media acclaim and radio airplay, leads the pack with eight nominations for the 11th Annual Maple Blues Awards, including entertainer, electric act and recording of the year. The Maple Blues Awards are Canada's national blues awards program.

In addition to the band nominations, individual performance nods also went to the following Downchild band members: vocalist Chuck Jackson, keyboardist Michael Fonfara, horn ...

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Sharrie Williams, the Princess of Rockin' Gospel Blues, Debuts on Electro-Fi Records

Source: Just Roots PR
November 12, 2007

I'm Here To Stay Places Her At The Forefront Of A New Generation Of Female Blues Artists

Sharrie Williams, the princess of rockin' gospel blues, proves that she's here to stay on her soul satisfying Electro-Fi Records debut I'm Here To Stay.

I'm Here To Stay isn't just the name of Sharrie's CD; it is a woman's story of a tough, rough, gritty life and the determination to survive and thrive. Sharrie's on a mission-literally. She is compared frequently to ...

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