Jazz News

Sammy Figueroa at the Jazz Standard, Mon. Feb 19th Sets at 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 17, 2007

SAMMY FIGUEROA & HIS LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION TO DEBUT MUSIC FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM “THE MAGICIAN" on Savant Records JAZZ STANDARD 116 East 27th Street (between Park & Lex) 212 576 2232 http://www.jazzstandard.net MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH 2007 7:30 PM 9:30 PM $15 Grammy-nominated percussionist SAMMY FIGUEROA and his LATIN JAZZ EXPLOSION will be performing at New York's distinguished jazz venue, The Jazz Standard, on ...

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Dave Stryker Organ Trio This Wed. Feb. 21 at the Jazz Factory

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 17, 2007

This Wed. Feb. 21 at the Jazz Factory 7:30 and 9:30 PM only $5! 815 W. Market St. Louisville, KY (502)992-3242 The great jazz guitarist Dave Stryker visits The Jazz Factory with Hammond B3 Organ giant Bobby Floyd, and drum great Jonathon Higgins, for a “can't-miss" evening of jazz entertainment. Whether he's fronting his own group (with 19 CD's as a leader to date), or as a featured sideman with ...

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AAJ Tops 1.3 Million Visitors in January 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2007

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Nat King Cole's Memory, Legacy is Unforgettable

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2007

By Shivonne Foster Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of singer and musician Nat King Cole. Years after his death, Cole's melodious songs are still recognized and enjoyed today by individuals of all ages. His strong legacy is still impacting aspiring musicians today. “He is definitely the most influential black musician to come out of Alabama," Brian Vickers, a senior vocal performance major, said. “It's inspiring because that's where I am from. Artists like Ray Charles were influenced ...

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Jazz Gets Its Moment at Swarthmore College (PA)

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2007

BY TIFFANY LIAO The strains of jazz music are growing stronger on the Swarthmore campus due to a number of new opportunities for jazz on campus. Thanks in part to a petition drafted and signed by Jazz Ensemble members, the traditionally classical music department is reforming in response to the growing numbers of jazz music students in recent years. “Jazz band has been much larger in the past few years than it has ever been and is overwhelmingly freshmen and ...

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West Texas Jazz Collaboration - Oldest Running Jazz Party

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2007

It was during a visit to Dick Gibson's famous Aspen jazz party that Dr. O.A. (Jimmie) Fulcher first conceived the idea of bringing world-class jazz to West Texas. Dr. Fulcher wondered why West Texas couldn't be host to a similar party. While in Aspen, he talked the idea over with some of the country's top jazz musicians. They liked the idea. Then Jimmie returned home and immediately set about the task of selling the plan to a number of his ...

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Firehouse 12 Opens 2007 Spring Jazz Series with the Steve Davis Quintet

Source: Improvised Communications
February 16, 2007

Friday, March 16th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Steve Davis Quintet featuring Mike DiRubbo Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are available online or (203) 785-0468

Steve Davis, trombone/composer; Mike DiRubbo, alto saxophone; Anthony Wonsey, piano; Dezron Douglas, bass; Eric McPherson, drums

New Haven's Firehouse 12 will open its 2007 Spring Jazz Series on March 16th with a two-set performance by the Steve Davis Quintet featuring Mike DiRubbo. ...

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British Jazz Guitarist Frank Evans Dies

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2007

Jazz guitarist, Frank Evans, passed away on February 6th 2007 at the age of 76. A former member of Tubby Hayes Quartet, Frank performed and recorded most often as a solo guitarist. Since the mid-sixties, Frank generally shunned the London scene, preferring to operate from his home in Bristol. He took up the guitar at the age of eleven and learned his craft, without formal tuition, through a lengthy apprenticeship in jazz clubs, ballrooms and restaurants ...

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