Jazz News

My Favorite Things with Russ Neff for the week of December 10, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2006

This week's music on “My Favorite Things," the online jazz radio show produced & hosted by Russ Neff. Stop 'N' Go - Victor Goines - New Adventures Love You Madly - Russ Kassoff - Somewhere The Girl From Rio - Royce Campbell - Trio By Starlight When You Wish Upon A Star - Chris Walden Big band - No Bounds The Reality - Irvin Mayfield - How Passion Falls Santa's Second Line - New Birth Brass Band - New Orleans ...

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The Jazzschool: Winter '07 Classes and Programs

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 11, 2006

The Winter 2007 Jazzschool catalog highlights an extraordinary array of classes, workshops, and programs for students of all levels, from beginner to professional, for the new quarter running from January 16 thru April 1. “The Jazzschool is dedicated to creating 'tailor-made,' tangible opportunities for its students to refine their craft, express themselves artistically, and simply enhance their everyday lives in the classroom and on the stage," says Executive Director Susan Muscarella, who founded the Jazzschool in 1997.

Vocalist Madeline Eastman ...

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Nonstop Sinatra December 12 on Sirius

Source: Sirius Satellite Radio
December 11, 2006

SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TO CELEBRATE FRANK SINATRA'S BIRTHDAY WITH 24 HOURS OF NONSTOP SINATRA MUSIC

Sinatra's Reprise recordings will be heard on Standard Time channel 75

The sounds of Sinatra will be heard on SIRIUS Satellite Radio all day on the 91st anniversary of his birth, with a special 24-hour broadcast on one of SIRIUS' commercial-free music channels.

Sinatra's 1961-1968 recordings for Reprise Records will be played nonstop, all day on his birthday, Tuesday, December 12, on Standard Time channel ...

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Signorello Debuts New Christmas CD At Blues Alley Tuesday, December 12th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 11, 2006

SIGNORELLO DEBUTS NEW CHRISTMAS CD AT BLUES ALLEY Tuesday, December 12th Blues Alley Two Shows 8 & 10PM Tix are $20

BLUES ALLEY 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW Washington, DC 20007 Daily 6:00pm-12:30am Tel: (202) 337-4141 Reservations Recommended http://www.bluesalley.com/

Signorello will perform selections from his Hey Man, Merry Christmas CD on Brown Dog Records

I'm John Signorello. Growing up with an Italian heritage in New ...

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Legendary Bassist Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sounds "Preview" Concert, Sun., Dec.10

Source: All About Jazz
December 9, 2006

Reggie Workman's SCULPTURED SOUNDS MUSIC FESTIVAL PREVIEW CONCERT Sun., Dec. 10/7pm SAINT PETER'S CHURCH

Just in time for the holidays, a “Preview" of Reggie Workman's upcoming Sculptured Sounds Music Festival (Feb.2007).

The concert features TRIO 3 (Oliver Lake (Sax) Reggie Workman (Bass) & Andrew Cyrille (Drums.) Musical symmetry in a sparse, yet tight rhythmic concept to totally open harmonies of the sax, bass & drums; Saxophonist/Composer and Art Blakey alum BILLY HARPER ...

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The Blue Note Label Group Earns 12 Nominations in 49th Annual Grammy Awards

Source: All About Jazz
December 9, 2006

The Blue Note Label Group earned 12 nominations in the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards for releases by artists including Anita Baker, Joe Lovano, Dr. John, The Color Purple, Martha Argerich, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Ian Bostridge.

The nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles, and the awards ceremony will take place Sunday, February 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast on CBS.

Vocalist Anita Baker, an eight-time Grammy Award winner, was nominated in ...

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Sonny Rollins Scores Grammy Nomination, Wins 'DownBeat' Poll

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 9, 2006

Also Tops 3 Categories in New DownBeat Readers Poll

Dec 7, 2006 -- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has received a Grammy nomination for his new Doxy Records CD Sonny, Please in the “Best Jazz Instrumental Album" category. The nominations were announced this morning in Hollywood; the awards presentation will take place in Los Angeles on February 11.

Rollins was also honored in DownBeat magazine's 71st Annual Readers Poll. He was voted Jazz Artist of the Year as well as top ...

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Winter '07 Concert Series at The Jazzschool, Berkeley

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 9, 2006

As the Jazzschool begins its tenth anniversary year, the school's Winter 2007 Concert Series was announced today by Executive Director Susan Muscarella. The series kicks off with a performance by pianist and Jazzschool alumnus Julian Pollack (right), who is now a freshman at New York University. “Julian embodies all that we're trying to do for our students," says Muscarella, who founded the school in September 1997. “This will be an exciting homecoming concert. Julian has been growing by leaps and ...

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