Jazz News

Jazz Singer Ronnie Wells Dies at Age 64

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2007

The Washington Post Jazz Singer Ronnie Wells-Elliston, 64 Friday, March 9, 2007; Page B07 Ronnie Wells-Elliston, 64, a versatile jazz balladeer and educator in the Washington area for more than three decades who co-founded the East Coast Jazz Festival in Montgomery County in 1992, died March 7 at Holy Cross Hospital. She had lung cancer. Mrs. Wells-Elliston formed the East Coast Jazz Festival with her husband, pianist Ron Elliston, in response to area schools' reducing or ...

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Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award Competition Accepting Submissions

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2007

The 4th Annual Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival presented by Paradise Cadillac, the City of Temecula, Riverside County 3rd district supervisor Jeff Stone, Paul & Diane Garrett; Altura Credit Union, and Co-Sponsored by DownBeat magazine is now accepting submissions for the Chuck Niles Jazz Music Award Competition. “We have inherited Chuck's private music collection, and we are in the beginning stages of building the Temecula Valley Cultural Arts & Music Center, that will be home to the Chuck Niles Memorial ...

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Collectors' Choice Music Reissues Jerry Butler's Mercury Years

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2007

Two Gamble & Huff-produced LPs contain Chicago soul singer's biggest hits such as “Hey Western Union Man" and “Only The Strong Survive"

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Jerry Butler was accorded the nickname “The Ice Man" by a Philadelphia DJ who once called Butler's show “the coolest thing I ever saw." That was in the early '60s after Butler had left the Impressions, with whom he'd scored the doo-wop hit “For Your Precious Love." More than 40 years later, he's still ...

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2007 West Coast Blues Hall of Fame and Award Show March 10 in Oakland

Source: imajinnWEST
March 9, 2007

Blues Hall of Fame Focuses on Family

OAKLAND--The 2007 West Coast Blues Hall of Fame and Award Show at Kimball's Carnival Jack London Square, 522 2nd Street, Oakland Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in Oakland will have a strong family flavor--one that will be certainly evident in the latest crop of inductees.

“Groups such as Little Stanley and the Five Brooks, the Fuller Brothers, the Whispers, the Green Brothers, the Stovall Sisters and Ike and Tina ...

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23rd Annual Lester Young Memorial Celebration Sunday, March 11, St. Peter's Church

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 9, 2007

The Jazz Ministry 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street New York, New York 10022-4610 (212) 935-2200

To Prez, With Love, 2007 Music, Memories & Reflections

The 23rd Annual Lester Young Memorial Celebration Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:00 P.M.

with Gene Bertoncini Rolando Briceo Don Byron Brian Delp, emcee Aaron Diehl Alan Ferber Nonet Bill ...

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Imagine One Song 33 Hours and 20 Minutes Long: May 12-13 in Phoenix

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2007

Imagine one song 33 hours and 20 minutes long writing and performed by some of the worlds best musicians! Why? To support live music and help promote the music and art scenes of various cities around the world.

After four very successful events in Italy, the Super Sessions come to America.

“33 1/3 PHX:" the first one in Phoenix and the first in the United States.

A world record, one of a kind music event designed to promote live music ...

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Raul Jaurena's Te Amo Tango Special Appearance Wednesday March 14th at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Queens

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 9, 2007

SOUNDBRUSH RECORDS and THALIA SPANISH THEATRE

invite you to celebrate the CD release of

Ral Jaurena's Te Amo Tango

WEDNESDAY MARCH 14, 2007" 7 PM

Please join us for a SPECIAL N.Y. APPEARANCE of Ral Jaurena with Uruguay's Sinopus Quintet, pianist Octavio Brunetti, and vocalist Marga Mitchell & Post-performance Reception

At THALIA SPANISH THEATRE" 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue" Sunnyside (Queens)" Subway # 7 Local to 40th St. Station. Buses Q60, Q32 to Queens ...

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Kirk Nurock's "Songs and Sonics" Featuring Jay Clayton & Miles Griffith March 15th at Sweet Rhythm

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 9, 2007

SWEET RHYTHM Presents A New Series:

KIRK NUROCK's “SONGS and SONICS" featuring JAY CLAYTON and MILES GRIFFITH" March 15th, 8:30pm

SWEET RHYTHM PRESENTS A DARING NEW SERIES

Thursday, March 15" SWEET RHYTHM" 88 7th Avenue South,NYC" 8:30-10:00 pm" (1 set)Reservations: 212 255 3626" $20 cover

Kirk's new “Crowd Sonics" are compositions for the whole jazz club. First, featured artists will perform selections from the Nurock songbook, ...

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