Jazz News

Either/Orchestra's "Yezamed Yebada" Reaches 10,000 Downloads at AAJ Download Center

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

The Either/Orchestra's “Yezamed Yebada“ (Buda Musique) was the first track to top 10,000 downloads at the All About Jazz Download Center.

To date, the Download Center has generated 826,000 downloaded MP3 tracks in a little over a year.

For the top 200 most downloaded tracks, click here.

If you're a jazz musician or a record label and would like to feature your music at All About Jazz, submit your track information today.

AAJ is also in the process ...

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Deborah Davis & The Blue Note Jazz Club are proud to announce the 10th Annual Jazz Benefit Concert for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

Jazz Vocalist, and Former U.S. Jazz Ambassador Deborah Davis & The Blue Note Jazz Club are proud to announce the 10th Annual Jazz Benefit Concert for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The benefit has been held annually the first Monday of the year since 1998. Deborah began campaigning for the Leukemia Society in 1997 by running a marathon in Dublin Ireland with the Leukemia Society Team in Training. Deborah finished the 26.2 mile marathon, while wishing she had skates the ...

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Guitar Lion Calvin Keys to play weekend set at Jazz at Pearl's, December 15-17

Source: Rocket Words
December 13, 2006

Soul/Jazz Master takes the Pearl's stage in San Francisco's historic North Beach District

Soul, funk, jazz, virtuosity, depth of experience, lightness of touch and intensity of spirit. Seasoned, yet young at heart. The words and phrases one could use to describe guitarist Calvin Keys barely seem to scratch the surface of what this great musician has to offer jazz audiences. Keys has had a 40-year career in music, yet plays with the freshness and power of constant discovery. His 2006 ...

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Scott DuBois Quartet tonight at the 55 Bar in New York City

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

The Scott DuBois Quartet will be playing tonight Wednesday, December 13th (2 Sets: 10PM and 11:30PM)

@ THE 55 BAR 55 Christopher St. 212) 929-9883

take 1 or 9 train to Christopher St. Station or take A, C, E, D, B, V or F train to W. 4th Street Station.

Scott DuBois - Guitar Loren Stillman - Soprano and Alto Sax Thomas Morgan - Bass Gerald ...

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Skirl Records Party featuring The Clarinets with Chris Speed in Philadelphia on December 15, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

Skirl Records Party featuring:

THE CLARINETS Chris Speed - clarinet Oscar Noriega - bass clarinet/clarinet Anthony Burr - bass clarinet

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THE NEW MELLOW EDWARDS Curtis Hasselbring - trombone Chris Speed - clarinet Trevor Dunn - bass Mike Pride - drums

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TREVOR DUNN/SHELLY BURGON Shelley Burgon - harp Trevor Dunn, bass

December 15, 2006

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Fund Drive for the CMS Archive Project

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

Fund Drive for the CMS ARCHIVE PROJECT

The Creative Music Foundation, Inc. announces a fundraising drive to preserve the CMS Archive: the large collection of live recordings of its world-renowned Creative Music Studio program. This collection of recordings is unique in its artistic scope: the CMS program featured some of the most outstanding and ground-breaking composers/performers in World Jazz, World Music, New Music, guiding ensembles of highly motivated emerging artists.

Through a combination of benefit festivals, grants, membership and private ...

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Live From Blue Lake: Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson Trio, 10-14, 10 p.m. E.S.T.

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2006

Please join www.bluelake.org this Thursday evening at 10 p.m. (same time as New York) for Live From Blue Lake featuring the Michigan State University jazz faculty led by alto saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy" Anderson and featuring bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Max Colley III. The trio will perform live from our studios over WBLV FM 90.3, WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids, and stream live over the web from www.bluelake.org. This is the first in a series of 5 live radio performances ...

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Chacho Ramirez and Metrotang's "Lights Out" CD Release Party at The Duplex

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2006

What: CD Release Party for Metrotang's Lights Out featuring bandleader/composer/drummer Chacho Ramirez

When: Thursday December 21, 2006 at 9:30 p.m.

Cost: $10 cover and 2 drink minimum

Where: The Duplex Cabaret Theatre 61 Christopher Street, at 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Reservations: (212) 255-5438 or online at The Duplex

Testimonials:

Lights Out, by percussionist Chacho Ramirez's new quintet MetroTang, pulsates with the heartbeat of urban Latin music. Combining salsa and jazz with his Cuban roots, Chacho has created a contemporary ...

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