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The Week Ahead on JAZZRADIOdc.com

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

Classic Jazz, Classy Blues and a touch of the contemporary too!

This week on www.jazzradiodc.com our featured artists are as follows:

June 11 to June 17

Monday - Boney James, saxophonist Tuesday - Harry “Sweets" Edison, trumpeter Wednesday - Various artists Thursday - John Hicks, pianist--part 2 Friday - Johnny Adams, blues vocalist

We're on the internet right now (24 hours a day) at www.jazzradiodc.com with our new and improved music player--it's ...

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Jay Leach is Cleared for Takeoff

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
June 11, 2007

After years of session work in Los Angeles, Guitar Books with Mel Bay, and now with the new release of his 7th album ( with notable guests such as Kirk Whalum, Alex Acuna, Abe Laboriel, and Chester Thompson ), Jay Leach is defintely Cleared for Takeoff.

Episodes of American Idol including Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Pickler, and Martina McBride, this years TV Land Awards, notable motion picture soundtracks such as Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Six Days and ...

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The Jazz Session at the Rochester International Jazz Festival - Day 2

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

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Steve Weingart Touring with Warren Hill

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

Jazz/Funk Keyboard virtuoso Steve Weingart (Steve Lukather's El Grupo, Dave Weckl Band, Nu Alliance) will be performing with Warren Hill on the following dates and festivals:

06.16.2007 Modesto CA United States Warren Hill Group at SOS Club

06.23.2007 Denver CO United States Summerfest at Coors Amphitheater

07.01.2007 Tuscon AZ United States Fund Raiser for Tuscon Jazz Society at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

07.15.2007 Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Assiniboine Park Band Shell

08.03.2007 San Antonio TX United States Balcones Heights Summer Jazz ...

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The Jazz Session at the Rochester International Jazz Festival - Day 1

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

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Vampire Suit at Barbes - June 22

Source: All About Jazz
June 10, 2007

After a long break spent pursuing other activities, the members of Vampire Suit reunite at their favorite venue. The band will play on June 22nd at Barbes, 376 9th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 8pm.

As the group's leader and composer, Jay Vilnai brings to Vampire Suit his wide palette experiences as a musician in New York, having shared the stage with such diverse figures as Klezmer great Frank London, Brazilian percussionist Jorge Martins and saxophonist Roy Nathanson, and having ...

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Hank Johnson Trio and Vocalist Dianne Allen to Perform Live from the Cemetery!

Source: All About Jazz
June 10, 2007

St. Michael's cemetery located at 72-02 Astoria Boulevard is presenting free jazz concerts in celebration of life! On June 16th, 2007 the Hank Johnson Trio + jazz vocalist and rising star Dianne Allen will perform live in the administration building at St. Michael's. The concert is FREE and open to the public with plenty of parking (FREE PARKING). 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. and there will be a real acoustic grand piano, air conditioning, and the intimacy of being close ...

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Jazz Drummer Kalil Madi Dead: December 13, 1921 to May 20th 2007

Source: All About Jazz
June 10, 2007

Jazz drummer Kalil Madi died on May 20th, 2007 from an undisclosed illness. His career stretches over 3 decades. He played with Eddie and Vickie Barnes and many others. In recent years he was a fixture at the University of the Streets on E. 7th Street in NYC. There will be a memorial for Kalil Madi on Sunday, July 8th, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. at Saint Peters Church which is located in New York City 54th Street between Lexington and ...

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