Jazz News

PAETEC Jazz Festival to Premiere in Baltimore August 9-11, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

Baltimore-born Entrepreneur to Bring the Music Home! Rochester, NY--January 31, 2007--Get ready Baltimore! The nation's newest major jazz festival, PAETEC Jazz, is coming your way, promising to heat up the music scene this summer for three music-packed days August 9-11. Festival officials announced the new event at a news conference this morning at Baltimore's City Hall hosted by newly elected Mayor Sheila Dixon. “Considering the enduring history that jazz has in Baltimore, this is indeed a great day for the ...

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My Band Foot Foot's Shaggs Revue at the Cornelia Street Cafe on Saturday Feb. 17th

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

Saturday, Feb. 17th at The Cornelia Street Caf 29 Cornelia Street, NYC Two sets, starting at 9:00 $10 cover My Band Foot Foot: Shaggs Revue The Shaggs, three teenage sisters from New Hampshire, were a self-taught family “rock" band from the late 60's. They had creative energy and ambition, but knew little about music, could not tune their instruments and could not play any given tempo together. The results were, depending on ...

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Rochester Intl Jazz Festival Producers to Announce New Festival

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

Rochester International Jazz Festival Producers and Baltimore Mayor to Announce Major New Jazz Festival at Press Conference in Baltimore Wednesday Rochester Companies to Play Key Role WHAT Announcement of a Jazz Festival in the Inner Harbor and areas of downtown Baltimore in August 2007. WHEN Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 9:30 A.M. Mayor Sheila Dixon will unveil the Festival's official name and logo, introduce the event's two producers and corporate sponsor. The festival's producers, ...

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Carol Woods at the Iridium Jazz Brunch Sunday, February 4th at 1PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 31, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/

Every Sunday: The Iridium Jazz Brunch 11am-3pm

Scott Barbarino presents Barry Levitt's Vocal Jazz Workshop & Brunch

THE BRUNCH HOUSE BAND IS COMPOSED OF Barry Levitt piano/musical director Dave Schnitter Sax Cameron Brown Bass Anthony Pinciotti Drums

Feb. 4 Carol Woods ...

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Blujazz Productions Names Mitchell Feldman Managing Director of Chicago Based Cooperative Label

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

BluJazz Productions President Greg Pasenko today announced that Mitchell Feldman has been named managing director of the Chicago-based cooperative jazz label Pasenko co-founded in 1995 that specializes in producing and marketing independent jazz artists and ensembles. Feldman's jazz publicity and radio promotion company MFA provided those services for six of the past eight CDs released by BluJazz between the fall of 2005 and the fall of 2006. BluJazz's latest release, Offerings For A Peaceable Season by label co-founder and VicePresident ...

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Grammy Nominated Jazz Artist John Fedchock in Colorado February 18-24!!

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2007

GRAMMY-NOMINATED ARTIST JOHN FEDCHOCK APPEARING IN CLINICS, CONCERTS AND MASTERCLASSES IN COLORADO-FEBRUARY 18-24!

THE JOHN FEDCHOCK NEW YORK BIG BAND - UP & RUNNING New Recording Available March 20 on Reservoir Music

“Fedchock plays with a dark, virile, sharply etched tone, and he's as well organized and aware of texture in his articulate solos as he is in his terrific arrangements" --Neil Tesser, CHICAGO READER

Grammy nominated and world renowned trombonist, composer/arranger and big band leader ...

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New Jazz Series at Joseph Patelson Music House Opening Night February 7th 6PM Complimentary Wine & Refreshments

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 30, 2007

Announcing a New Jazz Series! Debut - February 7, 2007 6:00 - 8:00 PM In Collaboration with RobertaOnTheArts.com and Ernest J. Klein & Company International Supermarket “Hear the Music Come Alive" Open House - Wednesday Wine Events (February 7, March 14, April 11) at Patelson Music House Complimentary Refreshments, Networking, Live Music Browse Patelson's Extensive Selection of Sheet Music Joseph Patelson Music ...

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Al Green Announces 2007 UK Tour

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2007

"Unquestionably the greatest soul singer to come to prominence in the 1970's..." - Rolling Stone

Legendary soul and R&B sensation Al Green will perform several rare UK concerts in June and July. Kennedy Street is pleased to announce that tickets for Al Green's 2007 UK tour go on sale later this week. Tickets for the London dates will go on sale Thursday 1st February at 9am. Tickets for the Manchester and Birmingham dates will go on sale on ...

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