Jazz News

Hadley Caliman 75th Birthday Celebration at Tula's, Seattle: Fri. January 12

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2007

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Rob Scheps/Glen Moore Duo, Portland, Oregon, Sat. January 13th in Portland, Oregon

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2007

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Janice Borla Group to Perform at Iaje Conference Friday, January 12 Sutton South - Hilton New York (2nd Floor) 1:00 P.M.

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 11, 2007

JANICE BORLA GROUP TO PERFORM AT IAJE CONFERENCE

Friday, January 12 Sutton South - Hilton New York (2nd floor) 1:00 p.m.

Janice Borla, voice Art Davis, trumpet/flugelhorn John McLean, guitars Dan Haerle, piano Bob Bowman, bass Jack Mouse, drums

Chicago-area jazz vocalist and Blujazz recording artist Janice Borla will be featured in concert with her group at this year's IAJE conference. Borla and her group will ...

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'Betto Debuts at IAJE Convention Trombonist Nelson Harrison Unveils His Icon At

Source: imajinnWEST
January 11, 2007

San Francisco Bay design firm, imajinnWEST and Pittsburgh native, Dr. Nelson Harrison have given 'birth' and the coming out party is the International Association of Jazz Educators' Convention in NY this week. 'Betto is the alter ego designed by Principle Djinn Carl Lewis and spawned by the veteran trombonist of the Count Basie Orchestra's pocket trombone. The trombetto is a one-of-a-kind brass instrument conceived in 1980 by Dr. Harrison. Fitted with a trombone mouthpiece, which gives it the timbre of ...

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Andrew Hill Trio to Open Spring Jazz Room Series at William Paterson University on February 11

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2007

Jazz composer and pianist Andrew Hill will open William Paterson University's Spring Jazz Room Series, one of the most prestigious university-sponsored jazz events in the country, on Sunday, February 11. His trio will include Eric McPherson on drums and John Herbert, a William Paterson jazz alumnus, on bass. The concert begins at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on campus. “Sittin' In," an informal jazz talk with the afternoon's artist, will be presented prior to the concert ...

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Matthew Shipp Solo Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at Tenri Cultural Institute

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2007

MATTHEW SHIPP SOLO SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 2007

TENRI CULTURAL INSTITUTE SETS AT 8 & 9:30 P.M., $15 PER SET 43A West 13th Street, NYC (btwn 5th and 6th Avenues) www.tenri.org

Matthew Shipp, having recently released a seminal solo piano CD, One (Thirsty Ear), will bring his unique and awe-inspiring instrumental and compositional virtuosity to a solo NYC performance. This is a rare opportunity to hear this important artist perform totally ...

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AAJ Site Traffic 2006

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2007

All About Jazz showed a steady increase in website traffic in 2006, topping one million visitors in both November and December. AAJ also set a single day record of 41,464 visitors on November 27th.

The following traffic figures do not include AAJ Bulletin Board visitors and impressions.

Month Visitors Page Impressions December 1,088,717 4,426,816 November 1,039,450 4,049,319 October 964,133 4,004,825 September 969,278 4,785,164 August 977,628 4,307,668 July 861,944 3,427,360 June 875,089 2,566,215 May 951,477 3,832,108 April 865,517 3,713,667 March 920,736 ...

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18th Annual Tribute to Bix Fest in Racine, Wisconsin

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2007

March 8-11, 2007 at the Racine, WI Marriott. Featured bands: From Denmark, the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys, England's Five Pods of Pepper, Studebaker Champions, Flatland Syncopators. Also: 1929 chorus line, two days of new/used records, books and sheet music. 12-hour bus tour of historical jazz sites, 1920s jazz lectures, rare jazz films, including contemporary films of traditional jazz festivals around the world, extra innings in the lounge, all night 78 record playing, live jam session, Bix buttons, birthday cakes and other ...

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