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Reminder: Saltman Knowles Quintet "It's About the Melody" CD Release Party June 15th and 16th at HR57 in Washington DC Showtimes Are 9PM-1am

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 13, 2007

CD release party on June 15th and 16th at HR57 in Washington DC. Center for the Preservation of Jazz & Blues 1610 14th St NW Washington, DC 20009 (202) 667-3700 Showtimes are 9PM-1AM http://www.hr57.org/ Saltman Knowles Quintet “It's About the Melody" Blue Canoe Records BC 1032 Mark Z. Saltman - Bass, William Knowles - Piano, Lori Williams - Vocals Charles ...

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Shanghai Jazz Meets Chinatown at the Grand Harmony Palace Starting in July

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 13, 2007

GRAND HARMONY PALACE 98 Mott Street (between Hester and Canal Streets) Chinatown, NYC 10013 Reservations (212) 226-6603 EVERY THURSDAY Shows at 8pm & 10pm VINCE GIORDANO AND THE NIGHTHAWKS Plays 1920s/1930s Early Jazz EVERY FRIDAY (starting July 6th) Ballroom Dancing 730pm-930pm Swing Dancing 930pm-1am GEORGE GEE AND HIS GRAND HARMONY DANCE ORCHESTRA Plays Big Band Ballroom and Swing Dance favorites $15 cover ...

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Charmaine Clamor's Musical Celebration of Filipino Independence Day

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 13, 2007

Charmaine Clamor, America's leading jazz vocalist of Filipino descent, celebrates Philippine Independence Day with a special downloadable single, “Ako Ay Pilipino." Collaborating with Naxos recording artist Richard Ickard on guitar, Clamor lends her unmistakable voice to a beloved Filipino anthem. As an immigrant in the United States, Clamor reaffirms her native pride in her first tongue, Tagalog - “taas noo kahit kanino, ang Pilipino ay ako" -- and encourages her Filipino brethren to do the same. On June 12, “Ako ...

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Gemini Soul w/ Ajamu Akinyele Opens for Latin/Jazz Percussionist Pete Escovedo (Cyber Jazz)

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2007

Cyber Jazz recording artists Gemini Soul w/ Ajamu Akinyele opens for Latin/Jazz percussionist Pete Escovedo Saturday - June 16th @ The San Jose Juneteenth Festival.

Cyber Jazz recording artists Andre Ajamu Akinyele (Ah-jah-moo + Ah-kin-yay-lay) on bass & programming; Jon O'Bergh on keyboards, piano & programming; Andrew Foster on percussion; and Alex Marks on drums will be performing their eclectic blend of smooth jazz - funk fusion with an electronic element as Gemini Soul at the 2007 San Jose Juneteenth ...

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Around the World in 10 Days with the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2007

Let your senses take flight at this year's TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival as it presents more than 60 concerts representing the four corners of the globe. Running from June 22 - July 1, 2007, countries such as China, Finland, Germany, France, Denmark, India and Tunisia will be branding their style of jazz in Toronto.

Dubbed the male version of Billie Holiday, Coco Zhao cross-pollinates Asian vocals with the distinct styles of contemporary American jazz. The first ever musician ...

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Updated Delmark Announcement: Ari Brown at Green Mill is On, Pete Cosey is Off

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2007

ARI BROWN Quartet- Live at the Green Mill in Chicago for upcoming Delmark Records DVD/CD - Friday, June 22nd and Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 - Pete Cosey will NOT be performing. I regret to inform you that special guest, electric guitarist Pete Cosey, will NOT be the special guest with the Ari Brown Quartet at the Delmark DVD/CD Green Mill recording as previously announced. I apologize for this unfortunate situation. Delmark Records next recording for future DVD/CD will be the ...

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Now Available: Sara Gazarek "Return to You"

Source: All About Jazz
June 13, 2007

Now available in stores and online... Sara Gazarek Return To You Championed by some of music's most celebrated figures, Sara Gazarek has emerged as a strikingly original artist with limitless potential. In follow up to Yours, her widely hailed 2005 debut focusing on American Songbook standards, the 25-year-old Gazarek delivers a sensational follow-up on her sophomore album Return to You, seamlessly combining the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz. Blessed with a ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Museum of Art Present Special Concert June 26, 2007

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
June 13, 2007

The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since 1958 and winner of the 2005 and 2006 JazzTimes Readers' Poll for Best Festival, is pleased to announce a special concert on June 26, 2007 at the Monterey Museum of Art at 8 pm, with special guest MJF Artist-In- Residence, Grammy winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. Produced in partnership with the Museum, the concert will complement the Museum's Henri Matisse: Jazz exhibition of important and rarely seen prints, and ...

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