Jazz News

Jim Doxas Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2007

Very much in demand, Montreal drummer Jim Doxas divides his time playing with piano great Oliver Jones, the John Roney Trio and Chet Doxas Quartet. Through the power of his startling invention, he makes the case that percussion can be every bit as performative as a lyrical instrument.

What distinguishes Doxas' approach to improvisation is that he refuses to play it safe, allowing the moment--and not received wisdom--to dictate the kind of framework that will contain, shape and guide the ...

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Roberta Donnay Quartet July 6-8th in Southern CA

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2007

Roberta Donnay and her quartet headline at the new San Diego Club, Anthology and then head up to the Los Angeles area to the Catalina Bar & Grill. Sunday, July 6 & 7th The Roberta Donnay Quartet Anthology 1337 India Street (btwn A & Ash) San Diego, CA Phone: 619. 595.0300 $15/$30 cover 2 shows 7:30 & 9:30 Sunday, July 8th, 7:30pm The Roberta ...

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RMCS to Present Curtis Hasselbring and Guillermo E. Brown at the Jalopy Theater June 30th

Source: Improvised Communications
June 26, 2007

On Saturday, June 30th, the Reddy Music Concert Series at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater will present a night of electronically oriented improvised music featuring performances by Curtis Hasselbring's Curha-chestra and Guillermo E. Brown's Cut Up Quintet. Curated by saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy, this ongoing monthly series is an extension of his Brooklyn-based record label, Reddy Music. The music starts at 9:00 p.m. and admission is $15.

In a career that spans the last two decades, trombonist, guitarist and composer Curtis Hasselbring has ...

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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Jeff Chans Quorum Featuring Jimmy Ellis

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2007

Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails and lawn boxes with cheese, crackers, and fruit or full dinner while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians. Dinner reservations at Pucks are recommended, call 312.397.4034. In case of rain, the event takes place in Puck's. Tuesdays on the Terrace: Jeff Chans Quorum feat. Jimmy Ellis Tuesday, ...

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Independent Artists Kaki King, Faith, Devi, Omg and Muthawit Celebrate Independence Day and Ol Blue Eyes During Urb Alt Fest 07 at the Shrine in NYC!

Source: 4961 Polemics
June 26, 2007

New York, NY - June 25-The third night is indeed the charm as URB ALT Festival 2007 rolls into Harlem's Shrine World Music Venue in homage to the chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra. In two short years the URB ALT Festival has become known for programming ecletic bills of national and underground artists who are on the creative edge of music and film. This exciting July 7th show features the alternative electronica/ rock/folk guitar virtuosity of Kaki King; the ...

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Tony Bennett's 81st Birthday Celebrated by Russ Lorenson in San Francisco

Source: RL Productions
June 26, 2007

Singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson celebrates the 81st birthday (on August 3rd, 2007) of an American music icon in his show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett. Lorenson's tribute to the man whom Frank Sinatra called “the best singer in the business" premiered in July 2006 as the opening act for the legendary Eartha Kitt and is currently enjoying sold-out runs across the country, including San Francisco's Empire Plush Room, Sterling's Upstairs in Los ...

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Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Legacy (Tues) June 27-30 Keiko Matsui (Fri Late Nite) Gregg August (Sat Late Nite) Kendrick Scott Oracle at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 25, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:00 & 10:00PM Except Saturday's 8:30 & 10:30 PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS TRIO JOHN COLIANNI - PIANO - LOU PALLO - GUITAR, NICKI PARROTT - BASS MINGUS LEGACY EVERY TUESDAY Sets at 8:00 & 10:00PM Mingus Big Band Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Every Sunday The Iridium Jazz Brunch 11am-3pm ...

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Great American Performances Celebrates Stax' 50th Anniversary with 'Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story,' Premiering August 1 on PBS

Source: conqueroo
June 25, 2007

Classic Hits By Otis Redding, Booker T. & the MGs, Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Isaac Hayes, And Others Chart The Rise Of The “Memphis Sound" During The Heart Of The Civil Rights Movement

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- In 1957, a square, white bank teller who knew nothing about African- American music launched a record label with only a tape recorder in a barn on the outskirts of Memphis, Tennessee. Over the next two decades, the racially-integrated Stax studio - ...

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