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MNMP Presents Kindred Spirits - An Evening of Experimental Chamber Music June 20th 8PM @ Christ & St. Stephen's Church

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 14, 2007

June 20th 8PM @ Christ & St. Stephen's Church $15 at the door The Manhattan New Music Project (aka MNMP) presents an evening of experimental chamber music pieces to honor the adventurous spirit of a broad variety of composers of chamber music, jazz and classical works. The pieces presented will include early works by MNMP's late founder Paul Nash, as well as compositions by Thelonius Monk, Johann Sebastian Bach, Lisa Karrer to name a few. The music will ...

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Tony Moreno, Bill Gerhardt, Mike Holstein-"Trio Music" Art of Life Records Al1028-2 CD

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2007

Tony Moreno, Bill Gerhardt, Mike Holstein: Trio Music Art of Life Records AL1028-2 CD

Now available for ordering via our web site's secure server

Art of Life Records is proud to present the recording debut of New York-based drummer/leader Tony Moreno. Joining Tony on Trio Music are Bill Gerhardt on piano and Mike Holstein on acoustic bass. The album features ten original compositions written by each of the band members. Trio Music was recorded and mixed by Tom Hamilton at ...

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Kendrick Scott Oracle at the Iridium "Round Midnight" Saturday June 30, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2007

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The Jazz Session: Matt Wilson

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2007

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews drummer Matt Wilson between his sets at the 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival. Wilson played two shows with his Arts & Crafts band featuring Dennis Irwin on bass, Gary Versace on organ and piano, and Michael Rodriquez on trumpet (sitting in for Terrell Stafford). The band's new album is The Scenic Route (Palmetto, 2007). Wilson is one of the most in-demand drummers in jazz, having appeared on more than ...

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Rochester International Jazz Festival - Day 5

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2007

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Sonny Rollins at Carnegie Hall 9/18: A Live Recording, with Trio

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 14, 2007

On the evening of November 29, 1957, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, then 27 years old, took to the stage of Carnegie Hall for the first time. Sharing the bill that night with Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, and the Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring John Coltrane, Rollins played three songs - “Moritat," “Sonnymoon for Two," and “Some Enchanted Evening" - with bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Kenny Dennis.

Come September 18, 2007, Rollins will mark the 50th anniversary of that milestone in ...

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Jazz in July at the 92nd Street Y, Bill Charlap Artistic Director, July 17-26, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2007

JAZZ IN JULY Festival at the 92nd STREET Y July 17-26, 2006 BILL CHARLAP, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PHIL WOODS - FRANK WESS - JAMES MOODY DR. BILLY TAYLOR - JON FADDIS EDDIE PALMIERI - BRIAN LYNCH BARBARA CARROLL - PAQUITO D'RIVERA All Concerts | 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $50 Subscriptions: 6 Concerts for $234 | 4 Concerts for ...

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Entire Cryptogramophone Catalog Available at the AAJ Download Store

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2007

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