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Billy Martin and John Medeski Release Duets Album on Amulet Records

Source: Allegro Media
March 1, 2007

Percussion Meets Hammond as Two Thirds of Medeski Martin & Wood Take Time to Collaborate

Billy Martin and John Medeski have celebrated their almost twenty-year-long musical relationship by releasing a duets album entitled Mago.

The album, which was produced by Martin and recorded over a span of two days in July, 2006, features Martin on drums and Medeski on Hammond B3 organ. Mago's highlights include expansive free-flowing spontaneous compositions that Martin and Medeski showcase with immense grace and passion; the ...

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Seattle's Ballard Jazz Festival Announces Artist Line-up for April 25-28, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

"...the Ballard Jazz Festival is simply a really wonderful time" --JAMBASE

ORIGIN RECORDS is pleased to announce the artist line-up for the 4th annual Ballard Jazz Festival. Running from April 25-28, the festival's highlight will be the Saturday evening mainstage concert at Mars Hill Performance Hall featuring the Paris-based MOUTIN REUNION QUARTET, the CARL ALLEN TRIO from New York, and the 2nd annual Festival Big Band, an all-star collection of Seattle-area High School musicians.

THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE ...

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Ubiquity Records to Release Nostalgia 77's 'Everything Under the Sun' on April 10

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

UBIQUITY RECORDS TO RELEASE: NOSTALGIA 77 Everything Under The Sun* on April 10, 2007

*Licensed from Tru Thoughts for simultaneous release in North America on Ubiquity Records

Ben Lamdin, the driving force behind Nostalgia 77, teams up with vocalists to create a beautiful cosmic jazz album that sounds as much classic, spiritual & Impulse-influenced as Cinematic Orchestra & Koop.

“I think a lot people find jazz intimidating and inaccessible and this hasn't been helped by certain musicians trying to rarify ...

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Phil Soussan Releases "Vibrate" CD

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

PHIL SOUSSAN Vibrate (Puss In Blue, 2006)

Bass player Phil Soussan has worked with many artists including Ozzy Osbourne, Jimmy Page, Toto, Billy Idol, Vince Neil, John Waite, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter and Richie Kotzen. During those times he was also active in writing songs for them, most notably, Ozzy's biggest hit single “Shot in the Dark." Phil recently released his debut solo CD, Vibrate, a collection of 12 songs written over the last couple of years that ...

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Tangerine Dream Announce Rare London Concert--April 20

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

To celebrate their 40th anniversary (1967 - 2007), 'Tangerine Dream' have announced their only UK concert at London Astoria on Friday 20th April. Tickets are now on sale from the Astoria Box office or can be ordered from See Tickets by phone or online.

Tangerine Dream: Live at London Astoria: Friday 20th April Astoria Box Office Enquiries: 020 7434 9592 Tickets: 22.50, Ticket Hotline: 0870 060 3777, www.seetickets.com

The band will perform the entirety of their forthcoming studio album Madcap's ...

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George Colligan Quartet Tue March 6 at the Jazz Standard

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 1, 2007

TUESDAY, MARCH 6th Sets at 7:30 & 9:30 GEORGE COLLIGAN QUARTET CD Release Party for Blood Pressure (Ultimatum Records)

The Jazz Standard 116 E. 27th St. NYC (betw Park and Lex) 212-576-2232 http://www.jazzstandard.net/

Featuring George Colligan - piano Steve Wilson - alto & soprano saxophones Vicente Archer - bass EJ Strickland - drums

Award-winning composer and player George Colligan first displayed his ...

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Abbott and Seroff Trace Origins of Blues and Jazz in New Book

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, “Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz By Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff University Press of Mississippi ISBN 1-57806-901-7, hardback, $75.00

In Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows, “Coon Songs," and the Dark Pathway to Blues and Jazz (University Press of Mississippi) co-authors Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff investigate the commercial explosion of ragtime in the early twentieth century and its effect on black performers. ...

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Maurice Brown at Blue Note March 2nd and Jazz Standard March 5th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 1, 2007

Maurice Brown & Soul'd U Out @ Blue Note Friday night, March 2nd @ 12:30 am

Maurice Brown & Soul'd U Out make their Blue Note debut! The lineup features some of the most talented musicians on the scene: Chris Rob on piano and vocals, Jeremey Most on Guitar, Joe Blaxx on drums, legendary bassist Fred Thomas, Maya Azucena on vocals and Maurice Brown on trumpet.

We're really excited to have Fred join the Soul'd U Out lineup. ...

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