Jazz News

NY Gypsy Jazz Workshop with Stephane Wrembel

Source: JazzMando.com
October 26, 2006

New York City area Django enthusiasts, look for Stephane Wrembel, native French and premiere Gypsy Jazz guitarist to present a Gypsy Jazz Guitar Workshop, Sunday, Dec. 3, 10 am to 3pm at Manny's Hat Mall, 28 West 38th Street NY, NY. Admission is $100, and well worth it to work with a legend. Wrembel has studied and played with many of Europe's finest, and is the real deal, as anybody who is involved in this genre of music will attest. ...

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3 Upcoming Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters NYC shows

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2006

3 Upcoming NYC Shows for GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS (Gary Lucas-- guitars and vocals Jerry Harrison--keyboards Ernie Brooks--bass Billy Ficca--drums Jason Candler--alto sax)--plus special guests

Saturday October 28th: opening the mammoth new club Brooklyn Sugar on the site of the old Domino Sugar complex in Williamsburg, 289 Kent Ave and South 2nd Street, Brooklyn, with the Sun Ra Arkestra

Saturday Nov. 4th: CMJ Music Marathon, Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York City, midnight - with special guests--to ...

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Rez Abbasi CD Release Concert Tuesday, November 28th at the Jazz Standard

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
October 26, 2006

Zoho Music Presents Rising New York Guitarist's Rez Abbasi's Bazaar

CD Release Concert

Tuesday, November 28th @ the Jazz Standard 2 Sets @ 7:30 & 9:30pm

Join Abbasi and his incredible band as they celebrate his latest release and Zoho Records debut Bazaar.

This critically-acclaimed guitarist has emerged as a bold new voice in Indian-inflected jazz music

“A fascinating mix of jazz-style improvisation and eastern tonalities and rhythms"--Stuart Broomer, Coda

“In some regards, the ...

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NPR Honors Five Historical Recordings Preserved by The Library of Congress in Five-Part Series, Saturdays Oct. 28 - Nov. 25

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2006

NPR HONORS FIVE HISTORICAL RECORDINGS PRESERVED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN FIVE-PART SERIES ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED WEEKEND

FIRST RECORDING FROM JERRY LEE LEWIS EXPLORED THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 28

OTHER RECORDINGS FROM JIMI HENDRIX, JOE LOUIS, MAMIE SMITH AND ARTURO TOSCANINI

Washington, DC - October 25, 2006 - NPR's All Things Considered Weekend has selected five historical recordings from the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry to present and analyze in a five-part series that begins this Saturday October ...

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Dave Stryker Quartet at the Goat, New Jersey, Oct. 27

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
October 26, 2006

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Eguie Castrillo and Friends at Berklee: Latin Meets Jazz, Thursday, November 9, at the Berklee Performance Center

Source: All About Jazz
October 26, 2006

The Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee Presents Eguie Castrillo and Friends: Latin Meets Jazz, Thursday, November 9, at the Berklee Performance Center

The Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee continues with Eguie Castrillo and Friends: Latin Meets Jazz, Thursday, November 9, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Ave., Boston. Acclaimed percussionist and Berklee associate professor Eguie Castrillo--who has performed with Tito Puente, Jennifer Lopez, Arturo Sandoval, Paquito D'Rivera, and others--presents a night of high-energy Latin jazz. ...

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Booker T. Jones to Appear at Malibu Arts Center on November 11

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2006

Booker T. Jones, founder and leader of Booker T. & the MGs, will appear at the Malibu Performing Arts Center on November 11.

Location: 23825 Stuart Ranch Road Malibu, CA 90265 310-456-6722 www.malibuperformingartscenter.com

Booker T.'s intriguing marriage of R&B and pop sounds has its roots in the clubs and studios of Memphis in the late '50s and '60s. The son of a high school math teacher and a school secretary, Booker T. ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present the Ben Allison Quartet December 1st

Source: Improvised Communications
October 25, 2006

Friday, December 1st at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Ben Allison Quartet Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Further details are available HERE

Ben Allison, bass and guitar; Ron Horton, trumpet and flugelhorn; Steve Cardenas, guitar; Michael Sarin, drums

Acclaimed bassist/composer Ben Allison will bring his quartet to New Haven's Firehouse 12 on Friday, December 1st in support of ...

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