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Take the Scenic Route with Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2007

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM Listen via streamcast at www.wdce.org 804-289-UR90 Studio Web site at www.freedomjazzdance.net

Tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday--modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond--on 90.1 FM WDCE www.wdce.org, live from the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond.

This week I'll be featuring the cool new release from drummer Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts, master swing pianist Dave McKenna, bebop legend Fats ...

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Accessing All About Jazz through MY AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

MY AAJ and You You may have noticed a few areas at AAJ now require MY AAJ registration. What does this mean? First and foremost, All About Jazz is still 100% FREE to our readers. You can still read all the articles, reviews, interviews, and news stories you want. But with MY AAJ registration, you can additionally: Access our free daily MP3 downloads View and post jazz events in your area View and post local announcements View and post local ...

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Six Degrees Gets Closer to the Police, Beatles, & Pink Floyd with Backspin (out 3/6)

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project

In an era of seismic shifts in the music industry, the major record companies are dinosaurs, lumbering along, slow to evolve and, perhaps, doomed to extinction. Then there are the nimble little critters running around the dinosaurs' feet - the independent labels that have found a way to adapt to the music world's changing climate and seem poised to... well, inherit the earth.

Six Degrees Records, the indie label from San Francisco, ...

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Dionne Watwick: Live - New Concert DVD on April 3

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

On the occasion of her 45th year in show business, Image Entertainment is releasing a new live concert DVD featuring legendary vocalist Dionne Warwick performing her greatest hits. The concert was filmed during a sold-out performance in England on Ms. Warwick's 2005 tour.

The songs on this 100 minute feature length concert DVD include: Heartbreaker - Walk On By - Do You Know The Way To San Jose? - That's What Friends Are For - I'll Never Fall in Love ...

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Mary Foster Conklin Wednesday, March 7 @ 8PM and 9:30PM Enzo's Jazz Room at the Jolly Hotel Madison Towers

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 22, 2007

MARY FOSTER CONKLIN Wednesday, March 7 @ 8pm and 9:30pm 22 East 38th Street (at Madison Avenue) (212) 802 0600 in the Whaler Bar located in the Lobby. Complimentary antipasti served by Ristorante Cinque Terre $15. cover charge, 1 drink min. Sets are at 8pm and 9.30pm Praised by the New York Times as “a highly creative singer whose style blends cabaret and jazz so thoroughly as to defy any easy categorization," and “an ...

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Terry Silverlight Band at the Cutting Room in New York on April 26

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

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Brubeck Festival 2007: Words with Musicto Feature Dave Brubeck Quartet, Roberta Gambarini and Others

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Stockton, CA -- Dedicated to jazz, contemporary concert music, lectures and symposia, Brubeck Festival 2007 will be held from April 11-15 in Stockton, California. An annual event that celebrates the musical, intellectual, and philosophical ideas of Dave Brubeck, this year's festival is entitled Words with Music and honors the words and music of Iola and Dave Brubeck. In its sixth year, the five day festival includes nine concerts, symposia and lectures centered on the University of Pacific campus. The festival's ...

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2007 Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival: Jazz Musicians Wanted

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Call for performers / bands For the 2007 Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival The 9th Annual Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival will take place in Mobile, Alabama August 2nd through August 5th. The festival is funded in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Mobile County Commission and the City of Mobile. We are searching for experienced and emerging jazz talent to come out and perform during our jazz music festival ...

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