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The Arlee Leonard Quartet Performs "Spirit In Song" Friday, December 8th At Minton's Playhouse Sets 10:00PM, 11:30PM & 1:00AM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 28, 2006

THE ARLEE LEONARD QUARTET PERFORMS “SPIRIT IN SONG"

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2006 SETS AT 10:00PM, 11:30PM & 1:00AM

MINTON'S PLAYHOUSE 208 W. 118TH ST. (Btw. St. Nicholas/Adam Clayton Powell) Harlem, NY 10026 2/3 Train to 116th http://www.uptownatmintons.com

RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED: 212-864-8346

FEATURING: ARLEE LEONARD - VOCALS & VERSE ART HIRAHARA - PIANO PAUL BEAUDRY - BASS JAZ SAWYER - DRUMS

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Sonny Rollins Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 28, 2006

Legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is a “household word," an innovator, and a “hardy perennial" in the jazz world. He came up, performed, and recorded with the likes of Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane. His musical evolution never stopped, and at 76, he continues to offer a hefty schedule of concerts worldwide.

Veteran AAJ contributor Victor Schermer caught up with Rollins a few weeks before a performance at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center, to talk about his career, his most ...

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Diana Perez Debut at Iridium November 30 6:45PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 28, 2006

Timeless Records Jazz Vocal Recording Artist Diana PEREZ Debut at Iridium November 30.

This charismatic and engaging vocalist, recently returned from performances in the UK, makes her first appearance at Iridium Jazz Club, where many jazz giants have graced the stage.

Perez was born in Harlem in New York City. Though photography was her first love, jazz is her lasting love. She moved to Europe in the early 90's and focused on performing, gaining a weekly residency at Amsterdam's Bemus. ...

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SFJAZZ Collective 2007/Dave Douglas New Member

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
November 28, 2006

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES NEW 'COLLECTIVE' LINE-UP FOR SPRING 2007

TRUMPETER DOUGLAS JOINS ALL-STAR OCTET IN SEASON DEVOTED TO REPERTOIRE OF MONK, NEW COMPOSITIONS BY BAND'S OWN MEMBERS

SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, has announced the Spring 2007 touring line-up of its all-star octet, the SFJAZZ Collective. Named “Rising Star Jazz Band of the Year" in DownBeat's 2006 International Critics Poll, the Collective returns in 2007 with seven ...

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JazzMando and E.&O. Mari, Inc. announce expanded line of jazz-friendly mandolin strings.

Source: JazzMando.com
November 27, 2006

On the heels of a year's popularity and rave reviews since the introduction the JM-11 flatwound mandolin strings, JazzMando annnounces the expansion of its Labella “JM family" strings with the new JD-13 “JazzDola" mandola strings. (A mandola is tuned in fifths like a mandolin only a fifth lower, CGDA.) Jazz and other more sophisticated chromatic music genres require strings that conducive to closed finger position playing, less fatiquing. The polished metal and lighter composite gauging allow lighter action for better ...

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Tony Adamo's new CD Straight Up Deal

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2006

Tony Adamo's Straight Up Deal Los Angeles, CA Roc Armani

It can't get much better than having the pair extraordinaire Ron McMaster and Al Schmit of Capitol work their magic on singer/songwriter Tony Adamo's new CD, Straight Up Deal. Ron McMaster completed the mastering while thirteen-time Grammy award winner Al Schmit mixed three of the songs. McMaster has mastered albums and CDs for the Bluenote Jazz Records catalog, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie and many ...

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Jazz Vocal Group Monday Off Celebrates New CD Release at the Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2006

JAZZ VOCAL GROUP MONDAY OFF CELEBRATES RELEASE OF “MONDAY OFF" THE JAZZ STANDARD - DECEMBER 4, 2006

Monday Off, the jazz vocal quartet hailed by the late Skitch Henderson as having “exquisite taste, rich creativity, fresh ideas, spread over a palate of standard repertoire" is celebrating the release of their long-awaited, self-titled CD at The Jazz Standard on December 4, 2006 with sets at 7:30 and 9:30 PM. This long awaited follow-up to their debut album ...

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AllAboutJazz-New York December 2006 Issue Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2006

As we lean back, seams bursting with turkey and all the leaves cleared in anticipation of upcoming snowfalls, a reflective mood takes over. We think back on the happenings of the past year: a move towards digital-only releases by such artists as Sonny Rollins, Dave Douglas and Bill Frisell and labels like Ayler and more musicians also releasing their own music like Rollins again, Ornette Coleman, Ellery Eskelin and a host of others. We take a moment to remember the ...

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