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The Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio Performs at Blues Alley January 23

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 19, 2007

The Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio at Blues Alley JANUARY 23, 2007 Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs celebrates the release of his latest album, Sack Full of Dreams, with a trio performance at Blues Alley on January 23, 2007. Joining Onaje are bassist Kenny Davis and drummer George Gray.

Harlem-born, Queens-raised pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs has enjoyed a career as first-call sideman, valued arranger and composer, producer, and most importantly, bandleader and recording artist. Many will remember him for his ...

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Westchester Arts Council Celebrates Black History Month with Mala Waldron

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2007

Westchester Arts Council Celebrates Black History Month

As part of a series of five LIVE @ the Arts Exchange performances by outstanding African American artists, soul/jazz vocalist and pianist, Mala Waldron will do a live performance on February 3rd at 7 p.m. Ms. Waldron carries on the legacy of her father, Mal Waldron, pianist for Billie Holiday, with a soulful concert of contemporary jazz originals, presented in conjunction with The NY Blues and Jazz Society. Performing alongside Ms. Waldron this ...

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Jazz Bassist Christian McBride Voices Personal Essay for NPR's "All Things Considered" - Monday, January 22

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2007

Washington, D.C.; January 17, 2007 - Celebrated jazz bassist Christian McBride will voice a personal essay for the NPR series This I Believe airing on NPR's newsmagazine All Things Considered, Monday, January 22. The theme: “The value of being cool." Taught to play bass by his father and uncle, McBride learned the art of being cool from his grandfather. “I believe it pays to be cool," McBride says in the essay. “Most people in this day and age are always ...

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Dave Brubeck Receives 2007 Arison Award

Source: Ellen Jacobs Associates
January 19, 2007

Jazz artist Dave Brubeck has been named recipient of the 2007 Arison Award, while novelist Allegra Goodman received the 2007 youngARTS Alumni Award, announced Bill Banchs, President of youngARTS, which administers both awards. Brubeck and Goodman were honored at the youngARTS Gala, which took place January 13 at the newly opened Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, FL. youngARTS is a program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA). As part of the evening's festivities, ...

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New Mosaic Box - Duke Ellington: 1936-40 Small Group Sessions (#235)

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2007

Ellington's late 1930s Small Group Recordings with Hodges, Cootie, Rex and Bigard raised the bar not only for Duke, but for all who came after... Duke Ellington: 1936-40 Small Group Sessions Limited Edition: 10000 copies 7 CDs - $119.00

Ellington is widely regarded as one of the most important composers in the history of music. Few would argue that at the time of these recordings, Ellington was at the beginning of his creative peak. In the ...

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James Silberstein Quartet at John Birks Gillespie Auditorium (Baha'i Center) Tues. January 23rd; Sets at 8 and 9:30

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 19, 2007

James Silberstein Quartet at the John Birks Gillespie Auditorium (Baha'i Center) Tues. January 23rd; sets at 8 and 9:30 212-222-5159 53 East 11th St. (btw. University and Bway) with/ Harvie S (bass) Jill McCarron (piano) Vince Cherico (drums) There's a $15 music charge.

The James Silberstein Quartet has performed in the New York area for several years. The Quartet performs an array ...

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Michelle Walker Live @ Smoke Sunday Jan. 21st

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2007

Michelle Walker Performs @ Smoke Sunday Jan. 21st Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker, a recent transplant from Washington, DC to New York City, will perform in concert at

Smoke Jazz Club Sunday January 21, 2007 6:00pm-8:00pm 2751 Broadway, New York, New York 10025(106th & Broadway) (212) 864-6662 http://www.smokejazz.com

Over the last few years, Michelle has begun to amass an impressive musical resume of concert and festival performances, including The Lincoln Center-Women ...

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JC Hopkins Biggish Band w/ Special Guest Todd Londagin at Slipper Room Jan 23rd

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 19, 2007

Special Guest Todd Londagin - the trombone-playing, tap-dancing co- founder of the acclaimed Flying Neutrinos - will croon some tunes with the Biggish Band at the Slipper Room on Tuesday, January 23rd

Arrive early and receive a free CD!

JC Hopkins Biggish Band featuring Andromeda Turre with Special Guest Todd Londagin Tuesday, January 23rd The Slipper Room 167 Orchard Street @Stanton Lower East Side / NYC (212) 253-7246 ...

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