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Matt Geraghty Project at Smalls Jazz Club, Saturday November 10th 7:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2007

The Matt Geraghty Project, led by bassist and composer Matt Geraghty, is an ambitious modern musical effort revealing exciting and cutting-edge cross-cultural concepts. The global texture of the group is cultivated by Indian vocalist Satya Gummuluri who sings in Urdu, Hindi, and Punjab and Geraghty's compositions that blend jazz, rock, funk and music from Brazil, Spain, India and North Africa. Geraghty will be performing music from his 3rd CD Passport which features 6-time grammy award winning drummer Paul Wertico and ...

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Leanne Weatherly CD Release Party for "Go and Find"

Source: Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
November 10, 2007

Join Leanne Weatherly as she celebrates the release of her latest CD, “Go and Find". The CD features five original and six standard jazz, pop, and R&B style songs. From its fat 70's and big band style horn arrangements to its soft African rhythms and intimate vocal/guitar duet, this album showcases Leanne's versatility and artistry. Songs featured on this album include Leanne's originals “Sunny Skies", “Chocolate and Roses", along with “Dream a Little Dream" “Midnight at the Oasis", and “True ...

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After Neighbors Complain, Judge Tells Saxophonist to Get Quiet or Get Gone

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2007

Thirty years ago Manhattan Plaza opened its doors in Hell's Kitchen as an affordable, rent-subsidized haven for artists like respected saxophonist David Schnitter. But Schnitter now may be on the verge of eviction, he says, thanks to neighbors who no longer embrace the vibrant spirit of the midtown apartment complex. Schnitter, 59, has been ordered by an administrative law judge to put a sock in his horn. After noise complaints, he is banned from practicing in his 20th-floor apartment. If ...

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Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 2008

Source: CaribPR.com
November 9, 2007

Divas Diana Ross, Anita Baker, Jill Scott For Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival CARIBPR, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Nov. 9, 2007: Legendary singer, Diana Ross, dubbed the 'Most Successful Female Music Artist Of The 20th Century;' eight-time Grammy Award winner, Anita Baker and two-time Grammy winner Jill Scott are set to thrill fans at the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Organizers of the annual Festival made the announcement on November 1 ...

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Liane Hansen Interviews Charmaine Clamor on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, November 11th 8:45 AM to 9:00 Am Est

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 9, 2007

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Leni Stern Joins Salif Keita to Cover U2's "One"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
November 9, 2007

NY TIMES Praises Stern as “A Guitarist and Vocalist with an Ethereal Sensibility" U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed for San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Maryland and more Leni Stern's embrace of African music has led her to become a sort of folk hero in Mali and Senegal, the locations of her most-recent visits to the continent. She comments: “I felt that my presence, as a white woman, an electric guitarist, and singer illustrated the point that music transcends religion, ...

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Mychelle Colleary, Ron Affif, Elias Bailey ~ Sunday 11/11 at Cafe 50 West

Source: All About Jazz
November 9, 2007

2007 MAC Nominee for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist MYCHELLE COLLEARY

This SUNDAY, November 11th, 5-8pm at Flatiron's hippest new Boite CAFE 50 WEST 50 West 22nd Street, New York 212-352-2233

NO COVER... no minimum... no maximum...

It's PICK-UP jazz. This week with ELIAS BAILEY on bass and RON AFFIF on guitar. Like pick-up basketball, we show up and just play! Great good fun of improvised, quirky arrangements while-you-wait, loveliness... Genre-bending contemporary ...

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

Source: Just Roots PR
November 9, 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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