Jazz News

Sean Smith Trio @ Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, PA 6/15/07

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2007

The Sean Smith Trio plays at The Deer Head Inn Delaware Water Gap, PA on Friday, June 15 from 7:00-11:00PM With: Keith Ganz-Guitar Russell Meissner-Drums Sean Smith-Bass & Composition The members of the Sean Smith trio have played together for many years sharing a similar passion for music, helping define a very distinctive group sound noted for a rare lyrical quality. With Sean's songful and melodic compositions underscoring the trio, their unique ...

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Matt Geraghty Project to Perform Thursday June 7th at Smalls Jazz Club , NYC

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2007

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Harlem Speaks Jam Session with Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars! Free! June 14th 6:30PM-8:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300

Harlem Speaks Jam Session with Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars!

Jam Session - Free! June 14, 2007

New York, NY - Due to a scheduling conflict, Nat Hentoff's appearance at Harlem Speaks on June 14th has been postponed.

So come on up to the intimate space of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem's offices for a free jam ...

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The Jazz Session: Cecilia Smith

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2007

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews vibraphonist and composer Cecilia Smith. Smith's new project, Dark Triumph (CEA Music, 2005) chronicles the life of her aunt, Victoria Lancaster Smith, through spoken word, improvisation, orchestral arrangements, members of the Boys Choir of Harlem, and a jazz rhythm section. This ambitious album originated when Victoria Smith showed Cecilia Smith an 8-bar melody she'd been carrying around in her head for six decades.

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Circuit Productions' Begins Performances of "Rhythm Journeys: Masters of Jazz and World Music"

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2007

Circuit Productions' Begins Performances of “Rhythm Journeys: Masters of Jazz and World Music" with a grant from NYS Music Fund

10 free concerts to take place in NYC and NYS beginning Spring-Summer 2007 Legendary Harlem Blues and Jazz Band, featuring composer/pianist John Miller to perform at the Harlem Meer Performance series in Central Park

Brooklyn, New York - Circuit Productions, Inc., the recipient of NYS Music Fund grant ("The Fund"), announced this month that it has begun performances of RHYTHM ...

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Swedish Jazz Showcase at Scandinavia House June 13, 2007 at 7 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 7, 2007

Scandinavia House presents two of Sweden's foremost jazz acts - Peter Asplund Quartet and Midaircondo - live in concert on June 13, 2007.

The live jazz showcase is presented in conjunction with the seminar Swedish Jazz Now! and is open to the public and free of charge.

Peter Asplund Quartet is one of Sweden's premier jazz groups. The quartet features Jacob Karlzon on piano, Hans Andersson on bass, Johan Lfkrantz Ramsay on drums, as well as band leader Peter Asplund ...

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Bargemusic Presents Thursday Night Jazz Series in July and August

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
June 7, 2007

THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ SERIES AT BARGEMUSIC

For reservations and further information, please call: 718-624-2083 or e-mail us at [email protected] Tickets are $35 regular, $30 seniors, $20 students

Located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, Bargemusic begins its Thursday night JAZZ Series starting in June 2007. Please find the June schedule below with more performances to come!

Imagine a truly unique New York City location with charm, history and spectacular water views. A location that will delight even ...

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Drummer Karl Latham Releases "Resonance" - Free Download at AAJ!

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2007

Drummer Karl Latham is a classic Gemini who has performed around the globe in almost every musical genre imaginable; with jazz masters Claudio Roditi, John Lee, Slide Hampton, Jon Faddis and Clark Terry, modern jazz masters Mark Egan, Michal Urbaniak and Don Braden, rockers Johnny Winter and Edgar Winter, as well as, European jazz artists Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Hendrik Meurkens and Johannes Mssinger.

FREE MP3 Download of “Higher Ground"

Resonance, Latham's second solo release, encompasses his diverse experiences culminating in a ...

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