Jazz News

Jazz at Pearl's to present Enrico's Reunion Night on November 15

Source: Rocket Words
November 9, 2006

All-star musical alumni of legendary North Beach jazz venue will appear; Mal Sharpe, Jules Broussard and Ned Boynton among featured performers. When Enrico's restaurant and jazz club in San Francisco's famed North Beach district closed its doors for the last time on Tuesday night, October 31, 2006, San Francisco lost an historical treasure and a link back to the bohemian roots of this storied San Francisco neighborhood. Not only that, but the City lost ...

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Scott DuBois Quartet tonight at the 55Bar in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2006

The Scott DuBois Quartet will be playing tonight Wednesday, November 8th from 9:30PM - 12:30AM

at 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 Cleaver - Drums

$8 Cover ...

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Kurt Elling at Zanzibar Blue in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2006

Kurt Elling is the preeminent male jazz singer today. In a professional career spanning just over ten years, thirty-eight year old Elling has risen to international prominence as a jazz artist and singer. Each of his six albums for Blue Note records have been nominated for a GRAMMY award. His quartet has toured the world, performing to critical acclaim in Europe, Japan, Canada, Israel, and Australia, and at jazz festivals across the U.S. He has topped the Down Beat Critics ...

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Firehouse 12 To Present Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour December 15th

Source: Improvised Communications
November 8, 2006

Friday, December 15th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Details available here

On Tuesday, December 15th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will close its 2006 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour. Led by in-demand New York-based drummer/composer Gerald Cleaver, this acoustic sextet features trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, saxophonists Andrew Bishop and JD Allen, pianist ...

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Memphis' Stax Museum Hosts Jazz Photography Exhibit by Bassist Milt Hinton

Source: Stax Museum of American Soul Music
November 8, 2006

Fifty Intimate Photos Portray Behind the Scenes View of Jazz World

When Billie Holiday entered the recording studio in New York City in the spring of 1959, the glass of vodka she sipped didn't help her voice the way she thought it would. The session didn't go well. In fact, it would be the last recording session of her acclaimed life, which ended tragically later that year on July 17th. What was also recorded that day was her session on ...

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Friday : Hanson/Ughi + Circadians at Zeitgeist/186

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2006

s u b c o n s c i o u s c a f @ ZEITGEIST / SPACE 186 186 Hampshire St. Inman Sq. Cambridge, Mass. 02139 617.876.6060 ~ ALL AGES ~ www. zeitgeist-gallery.org

Friday, 10 November 2006 8:00 - 11-ish

rob chalfen & subconsciouscafe new chamber music presents

NATHAN HANSON & FEDERICO UGHI (Fantastic Merlins) opening: CIRCADIAN RHYTHM KINGS

NATHAN HANSON & FEDERICO UGHI (Fantastic Merlins) ...

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JC Hopkins Biggish Band featuring Andromeda Turre Friday, November 10th Swing 46

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 8, 2006

JC HOPKINS BIGGISH BAND featuring ANDROMEDA TURRE at Swing 46 349 W. 46th St. Btwn 8th & 9th Aves NYC (212) 262-9554 7pm - 11pm / $10 http://www.swing46.com

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH 9:00pm $10

Former Raelette, 24-year-old Andromeda Turre, joins Grammy-nominated JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band for a night of hard bop and original swing. For dancers and listeners alike. The band features “some ...

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Robert Glasper at The Philadelphia Museum Of Art November 17

Source: All About Jazz
November 8, 2006

Blue Note recording artist Robert Glasper combines a mesmerizing melodic sense with outstanding technique. Influenced by McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett, this pianist/composer exhibits a delicate touch and harmonic sense as recognizable as any of the aforementioned masters. Not yet thirty, Glasper is is already recognized as one of the most innovative pianists in jazz today.

ROBERT GLASPER Friday Nov 17 Sets @ 5:45 & 7:15 Philadelphia Museum of Art ...

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