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Paul "Spazzy" Winston Saturday January 27th, 7 PM at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 23, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121

Saturday January 27th, 7 pm One Set $15 Cover

Pianist Paul “Spazzy" Winston Michael Max Fleming-Bass

Paul “Spazzy" Winston played his first jazz engagement at a club called “El Bombin" in Cuernavaca, Mexico. On returning to the states, he composed some jazz pieces, one of which, “Vico-Vico," was named for another pianist ...

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The Sovereign Music Series at Berklee College Gets Wonderful with the Great American Songbook: The Music of Stevie Wonder, Feb. 25, Berklee Performance Center

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2007

BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2007 - The Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee continues with The Great American Songbook: The Music of Stevie Wonder on Sunday, February 25, at 8:15 p.m. at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. General admission tickets are $25.00 and available now at the Performance Center box office, or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketrmaster.com, or at 617-931-2000. For more information, call the Berklee box office at 617-747-2261. Under the direction of faculty members Ken Zambello and ...

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Emme Kemp Trio at Copeland's Restaurant & Full Bar January 26-27 and Two Weekends in February

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2007

Emme has a New Band!

With Special Guest master bassist Bob Cunningham!

EMME KEMP TRIO Returns To Copeland's!

Emme Kemp Trio: Emme Kemp - Piano / Vocals Bob Cunningham - Bass Don Eaton - Drums

7:30pm - 11:30pm Fridays & Saturdays: January 26th - 27th February 9th & 10th February 23rd - 24th

Copeland's 547 W 145th Street, New York, NY

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Colours of Ritual Black History Month Celebration at Kaye Playhouse Thursday, February 22, 2007 at 8:00 P.M.

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

THE GLOBAL AFRO LATINO AND CARIBBEAN INITIATIVE (GALCI) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA, PUERTO RICAN and LATINO STUDIES of Hunter College-CUNY PRESENT COLOURS OF RITUAL in CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH At Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College

New York, NY (January 11, 2007) - Take a journey of discovery from tribalism to technology, in honor of Black History Month. Experience a provocative juxtaposition of sacred music, imagery, and dance In Colours of Ritual, at ...

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Graham Collier at 70, and 6000 Plays of One of His Classic Tunes

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2007

Graham Collier opens his 70th birthday year with the issue on Cuneiform of the previously unreleased Hoarded Dreams, recorded by an all-star international band (Ted Curson, John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Tomasz Stanko and others) in 1983. One reviewer said of the concert 'This was something special in jazz writing; something that was reflected in the inspiration which the piece gave to the soloists', while another commented that 'The whole conception was bold and the playing magnificent'. (NB: If searching for ...

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Great Lakes Environmental Benefit Concert

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2007

Grammy nominated Liquid Soul will be playing their unique brand of jazz-funk at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in benefit of Great Lakes restoration and protection on February 2nd, at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from Ticket Master and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame box office at 216-781-7625. For more information contact: Tom Fuhrman Great Lakes Aid 501 E 38 Street Erie, PA 16546 ...

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Barbados Jazz Festival 2007 - January 8-14

Source: All About Jazz
January 22, 2007

By Bill King From my eyes to the distant horizon a mountainous blanket of clouds some as tall as a one hundred story building rise imperious above a coruscating sea below. I've seen this picture many times before but this particular moment it reads almost surreal as if the last details of an unfinished painting are being considered. The closer we descend towards Barbados I spot the contrasting colors ranging from aquamarine to cobalt blue profiling the circumference of the ...

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Chris Jentsch (Mon) Steve Lehman QNT (Tue) Soul of the Blues (Wed) Gnu Vox (Thurs) Ben Allison QT (Fri) & More This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe

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

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Mon Jan 22 8:30PM 21 CENTURY SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS: CHRIS JENTSCH (Chris Jentsch, guitar and compositions;John Mettam, drums;Chris Lightcap, bass;Dan Willis, reeds) SET 1 30 Minutes for Guitar, Drums, and Tape ...

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