Jazz News

Lincoln Center's Acclaimed Series "American Songbook" Season Announced

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

LINCOLN CENTER'S AMERICAN SONGBOOK 2008 SEASON January 23 - March 1, 2008

Lincoln Center's acclaimed series American Songbook returns in January for its tenth season celebrating the diversity of American popular song. For 17 nights of cabaret, folk, R&B, pop, country, rock, and bluegrass, the series will explore the best of the golden age of musical standards and today's most dynamic contemporary songwriting. The 2008 season - January 23 through March 1 - will bring to ...

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Art-Reach Presents Philadelphia Premiere of Jazzartsigns Nov. 19

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 23, 2007

Multi-Disciplinary Performance Is Accessible to All Audiences “Some jazz performances are said to be more accessible than others... the multi-media ensemble JazzArtSigns took the concept to a whole other level, making jazz literally accessible to everyone.... excellent jazz." -- Boston Globe PHILADELPHIA, PA--Art-Reach, the nonprofit organization that provides access to the arts for people with disabilities and economic disadvantages, will present the Philadelphia premiere of JazzArtSigns, a universally accessible live performance that incorporates jazz music and improvisational painting in an ...

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Bassist Gary Willis Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

Sixteen years in Tribal Tech, the most innovative of post-Weather Report fusion bands, confirmed the status of Gary Willis as a modern-day bass icon. Picking up where Jaco Pastorius left off, Willis's explorations are stretching the possibilities of the fretless bass as a lead instrument, as evidenced on two 2007 releases, the storming Slaughterhouse 3 and his third solo album, Actual Fiction--a bass album unlike any other--both on Abstract Logix.

In a revealing interview Willis tells AAJ contributor Ian Patterson ...

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Marty Ehrlich/Myra Melford Duo Coming to Firehouse 12 October 26th

Source: Improvised Communications
October 23, 2007

On Friday, October 26th, the long-standing duo of reed player/composer Marty Ehrlich and pianist/composer Myra Melford will perform at New Haven's Firehouse 12 in support of its new CD, Spark! (Palmetto Records). This is the second release by this pairing of acclaimed veteran talents, who have been performed together as a duo since 2000. Critics called their 2001 debut, Yet Can Spring (Arabesque Recordings), “revelatory" (David R. Adler, All Music Guide) and “the ultimate duet recording...another triumph for two outstanding ...

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Miget and Saxopoly Revisited "Feed Your Soul"

Source: imajinnWEST
October 23, 2007

CONCERT SERIES CONTINUES WITH MIRAFLORES ACADEMIE'S PREMIERE SAXOPHONE GROUP On Wednesday October 24, 2007, Marcia Miget with Saxopoly Revisited of Miraflores Music School will perform the seventh lunchtime concert on the patio of the First Presbyterian Church, corner of 5th and 'E' Streets, San Rafael. Each week from noon to 1:30 pm Ms. Miget has performed with a local name musician or former student in jazz, Latin or classical genres. The latest in the lineup of Marcia's 'Friends' is Saxopoly ...

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Dave Allen Quartet Oct 25th at Louis 649 in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

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Announcing Innovative New Arts Education Curriculum Frameworks for Manitoba Schools

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

Announcing Innovative New Arts Education Curriculum Frameworks for Manitoba Schools The Alliance for Arts Education in Manitoba is pleased to join Honourable Peter Bjornson, Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth to announce new curricula in Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts Constable Edward Finney School 25 Anglia Ave, Wpg MB Phone: 694-8688 Thursday, October 25th 10:00 a.m. The Alliance for Arts Education in Manitoba (AAEM) is pleased to join with Manitoba Education, Citizenship and ...

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The Vault VIP Lounge Announces Upcoming Performances for Friday Night Jazz Series

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2007

The Vault VIP Lounge, located inside the OC Pavilion, is pleased to announce several upcoming performances in the Friday Night Jazz Series. On October 26, the Vault VIP Lounge features jazz vocalist Rose Mallett. A seasoned and talented jazz vocalist, accompanied by professional musicians, Rose has captured the essence of vocal delivery that some say reminds them of the range and texture of Sarah Vaughn: the joy and playfulness of Ella Fitzgerald; the foreboding pain of Billie Holiday; the regal ...

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