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Harlem Speaks Welcomes Basie Big Band Leader Bill Hughes Feb. 22nd 6:30PM-8:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 21, 2007

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 Bill Hughes, Trombonist/Band Leader Feb. 22, 2007 6:30pm-8:30pm Trombonist Bill Hughes, or “Mr. B" as he's affectionately called by the younger members, joined the Count Basie Orchestra in September, 1953 on a recommendation by the legendary saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess. Hughes will be the guest of Harlem Speaks on February 22, 2007. A 1952 product of Howard University School of ...

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Geri Allen at Zankel Hall Wednesday - February 28th 8:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 21, 2007

Geri Allen's Carnegie Hall Debut Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 7th Avenue between 57th & 56th Sts. New York City Wednesday - February 28, 2007 8:30 PM Box Office: 212- 247-7800 http://www.carnegiehall.org $44 - all seats Featuring Geri Allen, Piano; Darryl Hall, Double Bass; Jimmy Cobb, Drums; with Maurice Chestnut, Tap Dancer Geri Allen's Latest CD Timeless Portraits and Dreams “Timeless Portraits ...

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Toph-E & the 'Cats at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar Tuesday & Wednesday's November 7th & 8th 8PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 21, 2007

Every Wednesday in February! February 21st, and 28th Toph-E & the 'Cats Appearing at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar 254 West 72nd Street( bet.West End Avenue & Broadway) 212.579.0222 8:30 PM $ 10 http://www.sugarbarnyc.com Featuring: Clifford Carter (piano), Will Lee (bass & vocals), Ralph MacDonald (percussion), David Mann (tenor & soprano) and Chris Parker (drums) Chris Parker~Drums Clifford Carter~Keyboards Will ...

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Birth of Cool with the Bill Charlap Trio at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2007

THE BIRTH OF COOL Featuring The Bill Charlap Trio March 30 & 31 in The Allen Room Special Guests Include: Frank Wess, Warren Vach, Jerry Dodgion, Mary Stallings & Others! New York, NY (February 15, 2007) Jazz at Lincoln Center is proud to present the incomparable Bill Charlap Trio joined by some very special guests to present THE BIRTH OF COOL on March 30 & 31, 2007 in The Allen Room at 7:30pm and ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present Frank Kimbrough Trio March 23rd

Source: Improvised Communications
February 21, 2007

Friday, March 23rd at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Frank Kimbrough Trio Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets and more info are available here

Frank Kimbrough, piano; John Hebert, bass; Matt Wilson, drums

On Friday, March 23rd, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present the Frank Kimbrough Trio as part of the venue's ongoing 2007 Spring Jazz Series. Known as “a thoughtful and harmonically literate pianist, with equal taste for ...

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Tribeca Performing Arts Center Welcomes Sandra Reaves-Phillips February 23-24 at 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2007

Tribeca Performing Arts Center @ BMCC (199 Chambers Street) welcomes classic jazz and blues vocalist, Sandra Reaves-Phillips on February 23rd and February 24th at 8PM. Sandra Reaves-Phillips amazing career began in the award winning musical “Raisin". She has performed in “Black and Blue," “One Mo' Time," “Rollin on the T.O.B.A," “Blues in the Night," and “Further More." Sandra has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and numerous venues abroad. Her film credits include Round Midnight, where she played Buttercup and ...

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Two Classic Kenny Rankin Recordings Reissued; Silver Morning and the Kenny Rankin Album

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 21, 2007

AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH ON-LINE RETAILER CD BABY Two of Kenny Rankin's seminal recordings, 1975's Silver Morning and 1976's The Kenny Rankin Album, long sought-after by collectors, are now available on CD exclusively through CDBaby.com. This release marks the first time Silver Morning has been available on CD. Silver Morning is regarded as one of Rankin's finest recordings in a career that spans over three decades. Critic Steve Matteo called it “one of the best and most representative albums of that ...

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Blue Note President and CEO Bruce Lundvall to Give Berklee's Zafris Distinguished Lecture

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2007

Berklee College of Music has selected Bruce Lundvall, President and CEO of The Blue Note Label Group, to give the 14th Annual Zafris Distinguished Lecture for Music Business/ Management. In his lecture, “Reinventing Blue Note, and Other Adventures in the Music Business," Lundvall will provide a retrospective of his career, highlighting the transformation of Blue Note Records from an all-jazz label to the signing of multi-platinum artist Norah Jones. The event takes place Friday, February 23 at Berklee's David Friend ...

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