Jazz News

Dr. Michael Rossi Jazz Clinic and Concert Series at Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Thursday, February 8, 2007, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 6, 2007

Jazz Clinic and Concert Series at Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Thursday, February 8, 2007, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Dr. Michael Rossi, woodwind specialist and Associate Professor in the South African College of Music at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, will lead a jazz seminar on South African Music as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series. The series features musicians and music professionals with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their ...

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2nd Annual NEFJA Jazz Festival in Palm Coast, FL

Source: Phred, Inc.
February 6, 2007

PALM COAST, FL --- The North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) and the City of Palm Coast are pleased to announce that the Dave Valentin Quintet will head the lineup for the 2nd Annual NEFJA Jazz Festival, which is set for March 23 - 25 in Palm Coast, Florida. The venue for the multi-stage event will be Matanzas High School. “For two decades, the NEFJA's goal has been to bring first-class, live jazz to northeast Florida," says NEFJA President Muriel ...

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The Rafi Malkiel Quintet at the 92nd Street Y, Manhattan Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 2:00PM

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

Composer and trombonist Rafi Malkiel, originally from Israel, is an active musician in both the Jazz and Latin scenes in New York City. Leading his quintet, Rafi plays original compositions, as well as unique arrangements fusing Jazz and Latin-American standards with Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

The Rafi Malkiel Quintet will be playing selections from Rafi's debut solo album titled My Island, to be released in March 2007. The album features him as a composer, arranger, band leader, trombone and euphonium player. It ...

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The Rafi Malkiel Quintet at the Jazz Cafe @ Israel Non Stop 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

Sun, Feb 25, 2007 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM The JCC in Manhattan 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St New York, NY Israeli jazz musicians are making their mark on the NYC jazz scene and many of them are America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship alumni. Get a taste of an array of these talented groups and enjoy a light bite from a special festival menu offered by the JCC's own Cafe 76. The afternoon's lineup ...

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Chris' Jazz Cafe February Performances: Chris Potter (Feb 9-10) and Eric Alexander & Grant Stewart (Feb 16-17)

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

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Yellowjackets Keyboardist Russell Ferrante Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

2006 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Yellowjackets. It has been a quarter of a century of continuous evolution, both musically and in terms of changes in band personnel.

From their R&B beginnings with guitarist Robben Ford in '81 right through to the sophisticated and utterly distinctive brand of jazz that they play today, the Yellowjackets have moved with the times, absorbing different aspects of world music and adding new rhythms and influences to the pot.

Keyboardist Russell Ferrante took ...

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Chamber Jazz Ensemble News for February!

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

We've received very positive feedback on our brand new CD of original art music, and have really enjoyed sharing it with everyone. Now, it's gotten even easier to get your own copy. We're pleased to announce that you can now find us at iTunes (just search for “chamber jazz ensemble") as well as cdbaby.com chamberjazz and chamberjazzensemble.com. The Chamber Jazz Ensemble is a 10-piece group established to continue the tradition of Gil Evans' mid-size ensembles in the framework of modern ...

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Wendy Alane Wright's Debut Album "As I AM"

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2007

Wendy Alane Wright is a New York born bi-racial singer whose collaboration with Dutch producer Rene van Verseveld and group Def La Desh resulted in several dance, pop and club hits, notably her 1990 single Feel The Rhythm" which enjoyed rotation on VH1, BET and MTV. She enjoyed other solo hit singles “Unforgiven" in 1992. Wright co-wrote, co-produced and performed featured vocals on the Tatjana Simic pop hit “Feel Good which went Platinum in Scandinavia." A sought after vocalist Wendy ...

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