Jazz News

New Mark Egan Interview at Abstract Logix

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2006

By Souvik Dutta

One of the premier electric bassists of contemporary jazz, Mark Egan has distinguished himself as an in-demand session player, valued sideman and respected leader in his own right. His distinctive fretless bass sound has graced countless jazz and pop albums as well as award winning movie and television soundtracks. A charter member of the Pat Metheny Group, he has played on multi platinum-selling recordings by Sting, Arcadia and Joan Osborne and has also recorded with the likes ...

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Armen Nalbandian to Present Benefit Concert for ONE Campaign

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2006

On January 25th, 2007, Fresno Art Museum Musical Director/ Resident Artist Armen Nalbandian will present a special benefit concert of his monthly Rhythms of Art Jazz concert series with all proceeds being donated to the ONE Campaign. The concert will feature Nalbandian's original compositions inspired by the museum's current exhibited art of Lisa Esherick, whose work “represents the attitudes shaped by both art history and the cultural and political currents of contemporary life." This concert has Nalbandian returning to his ...

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Fasano & Comstock Bid A Fond Farewell To Danny's Skylight Room December 19

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 14, 2006

BARBARA FASANO AND ERIC COMSTOCK GOOD NIGHT and GOOD LUCK DANNY'S 346 west 46th street, NYC TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 @ 9:15PM $20 music charge / $12 minimum Reservations ~ 212.265.8133

Vocalist Barbara Fasano and pianist/vocalist Eric Comstock bid a fond farewell to Danny's Skylight Room. Both performers have appeared separately at the soon-to-be legendary club for over a decade, and in this past year, Danny's was the club ...

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JC Hopkins Biggish Band Featuring Andromeda Turre At Mo Pitkins December16TH 11:30 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 13, 2006

JC HOPKINS BIGGISH BAND featuring ANDROMEDA TURRE at MO PITKINS 34 AVENUE A NY,NY 10009 DECEMBER 16TH 11:30 PM http://www.mopitkins.com/

The JC Hopkins Biggish Band will be featuring the enormous talents of former Raelette, 24-year-old Andromeda Turre, on December 16th at Mo Pitkins. Ms. Turre will be taking a break from her starring role in the jazz musical “Murder Mystery Blues", based on the short stories of Woody Allen, to perform with ...

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Princeton Jazz Quintet (PJQ) at Iridium Jazz Club Tuesday, January 9th 6:30PM to 8PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 13, 2006

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com Tuesday, January 9th 6:30 to 8PM $15 Music Charge, $10 Min. The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to present the Princeton Jazz Quintet (PJQ) Tuesday January 9 6:30 to 8PM. The Princeton Jazz Quintet (PJQ) is comprised of five fine musicians who met and played jazz at Princeton in the '50's and for ...

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Jazz In Progress-Monk In Motion, featuring Gerald Clayton-December 18!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
December 13, 2006

The Tribeca Performing Arts Center Borough of Manhattan Community College Presents: Jazz In Progress-Monk In Motion - The Next Face In Jazz Presenting, In Concert, A Top Three Finalist In The Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition: Gerald Clayton - December 18 at 7:00 PM (Fall/Winter, 2006) The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, in partnership with the Thelonious Monk Institute, proudly presents Jazz In Progress-Monk In Motion on December 18, featuring in concert, Gerald Clayton, ...

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The Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival at Smalls-January 11-14

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
December 13, 2006

THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND surfaces The Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a newly formed collective, is an association of independent bandleaders with a shared commitment to improvised music. Through cooperative effort, members of the BJU strive to create greater awareness of their work The Brooklyn Jazz Underground Launch Festival To Take Place @ Smalls - January 11-14 (see details below) The Brooklyn Jazz Underground is: Alexis Cuadrado - www.alexiscuadrado.com, Shane Endsley - www.kneebody.com, Alan Ferber - www.alanferber.com, Anne Mette Iversen - www.annemetteiversen.com, ...

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Bebop Lives! Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

Bebop Lives!

Featuring James Moody & Charles McPherson with Roy Hargrove & Roberta Gambarini

January 26 & 27, 8pm, Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall

January 26-Friday Free Pre-Concert Lecture w/ Phil Schaap

New York, NY (December 12, 2006) Bebop saxophonists James Moody (tenor) and Charles McPherson (alto) are two of the greatest living players of this exciting style of jazz and they bring the swing to Frederick P. Rose Hall on January 26 and 27 in ...

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