Jazz News

Legendary Singer Helen Merrill Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

One of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, Helen Merrill started singing professionally sixty years ago when her warm voice paired with the Reggie Childs Orchestra in 1946. But that was just the start of a long and vivid story which would lead the talented young daughter of Croatian immigrants to make history in jazz by recording with [trumpeter] Clifford Brown and [arranger/bandleader] Gil Evans in the 1950s.

A legend in her own right, AAJ contributor Joao Moreira dos Santos ...

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Announcement: The Second Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

For international music and arts fans who want a close-to-home big-time international festival as in Europe and the Americas on this side of Asia, here's one you must add to your itinerary, the “Philippine International Jazz & Arts Festival", slated for February's “Philippine Arts Month" of next year, 2007. For this city-wide event, the country's biggest concert series, the producers of the festival, PIJazzfest Inc. will be bringing in, straight from Europe and the USA, today's “Big Four" of jazz ...

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Wolfgang Schalk Quartet at the Cornelia Street Cafe on Friday, November 17

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

Wolfgang Schalk - guitar/comp. Helen Sung - piano Andy McKee - bass Ian Froman - drums Friday, November 17 | 9:30 & 11:00 pm Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street New York, NY For reservations please call (212) 989 9319 or go to: www.corneliastreetcafe.com Wednesday, November 15 | 7:30 pm Embassy of Austria | Tickets: $15 3524 International Court NW Washington, DC ...

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Gypsy Jazz in Sugar Loaf NY Saturday, December 9, 2006 8:00 p.m.

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 6, 2006

GYPSY JAZZ WITH MAMA VIG featuring JAMIE MASEFIELD, FRANK VIGNOLA & GARY MAZZAROPPI Saturday, December 9, 2006 8:00 p.m. At The Pavilion at the Lycian Center, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY http://www.lyciancentre.com Tickets: $25 For Reservations call 845-258-3019 or Tickets can be purchased at Village Music 31 Main Street, Warwick, NY 10990 Phone: 845.988.5225 ...

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Arturo O'Farrill Jazz Clinic Series at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 6, 2006

Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Pianist and musical director of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Arturo O'Farrill will lead a Latin jazz seminar as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series. The series features musicians and music professionals with extraordinary links tojazz history in additionto being outstanding in their own right. The clinics are free and open to the general public. They take place onvarious Tuesdays, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM, in room ...

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Farewell Performance of the Mark Kleinhaut Trio

Source: Bennett Alliance
November 6, 2006

The Mark Kleinhaut Trio Performs at The Press Room November 12, 2006 Farewell performance before Mark Kleinhaut Relocates to Cleveland, Ohio Event Date: Sunday, November 12, 2006 Place: Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth NH Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM Info: 603-431-5186 “Jazz guitar aficionados should get to know about this closely-knit, swinging unit from the pine tree state led by one of the truly brilliant guitarists on the jazz scene today." --Bill Milkowski ...

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"My Favorite Things" with Russ Neff for the week of November 5, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

This week's music on “My Favorite Things" Happy Blues - Royce Campbell - Six By Six When You Wish Upon A Star - Chris Walden Big Band - No Bounds Alone Together - Bill Anschell - More To The Ear Than Meets The Eye All Bird's Children - Phil Woods Quintet - Into The Woods How Long Has This Been Going On - Shirley Horn - Light Out of Darkness Buzzy - Red Rodney/Ira Sullivan - North Sea Jazz Festival ...

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Jazzfever @ Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club every Tues @ 8pm-12am

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2006

Creole Restaurant features LaRe and Jazzfever Every Tuesday night with a sensational evening of Jazz!

Creole Restaurant 2167 Third Ave at 118th St Every Tuesday! LaRe-8pm Jazzfever Jam! 930-12am The hottest Jam in Harlem!

and look whos been supporting Jazzfever past line ups... James Weidman! George Mesterhazy! David Budway! John DiMartino! and look whos coming back! 11/7 Jon Davis 11/14 Art Hirahara 11/21 & 11/28 John DiMartino!

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