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Ayana Lowe's Jazz Combo presents: Remembering Billie and Bessie, October 7th 2 sets 6& 7:45 at 55 BAR

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
October 1, 2006

Ayana Lowe's Jazz Combo presents:

Remembering Billie and Bessie

A magical evening of music featuring the rare and the not so rare gems from the Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith's songbooks

Ayana Lowe - vocals, Patrizia Scascitelli - piano, Dave Croce - bass, Sean Thomas - drums

SATURDAY, October 7th

55 BAR - 55 Christopher St (btwn 6& 7th ave- take 1/9 train to Christopher) W. Village! 212 929-9883

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. (2 sets 6& 7:45)

NO COVER! 2 ...

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Scott DuBois Quartet Tonight at the 55 Bar in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2006

The Scott DuBois Quartet will be playing tonight Sunday, October 1st from 9:30PM - 12:30AM @ 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 ...

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Shamus Dark: Debut Album Release

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2006

"...aural film noir...delve into the dark side..." ~ evolutionofmedia.com

Songs For Suicidal Lovers is the debut album from enigmatic and reclusive vocalist, Shamus Dark. Despite living a life that could only have come from fiction (see www.shamusdark.com), and being involved with music for decades, this is the first time that a recording project featuring Shamus has seen the light of day. And as such it has been a labour of love, on which Shamus decided he must record ...

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Creole presents LaRe & Peter Hand this Tuesday 8pm

Source: All About Jazz
October 1, 2006

Creole Restaurant presents...

6x award-winning Jazz singer songwriter

LaRe featuring Big Band Composer/Arranger guitarist Peter Hand. Bass- Dan Fab.

Creole Restaurant 2167 Third avenue at 118th st This Tuesday October 3rd and Every Tuesday!

930pm-12am J A Z Z F E V E R Jam! Unbelievable array of World Class Jazz accompaniment at its finest the past few weeks and future bookings including: James Weidman-David Budway-Art Hirahara George Mesterhaze-John Dimartino.

Come and ...

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Listen Here! Receives Underwriting Support From Blue Note Records

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2006

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Listen Here!, the nationally syndicated public radio program hosted by award-winning jazz critics Neil Tesser and Mark Ruffin, is receiving underwriting support from Blue Note Records, the program's production company announced today. Blue Note is partially underwriting 13 episodes of the weekly program through the fall and the 2006 holiday season to promote new and recent releases by jazz artists Patricia Barber, Don Byron, Robert Glasper, Stefon Harris, Andrew Hill, Joe Lovano, Jason Moran, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and ...

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2nd Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Oct 4-8 / Free Megashow on The Mall

Source: Claudia Artzer
September 30, 2006

2nd Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival October 4-8 In the Nation's Capital and FREE on The National Mall With Classic, Latin and International Focus

Featuring Roy Haynes, Paquito D'Rivera, Randy Weston, Dr. John, John Scofield with Mavis Staples, Poncho Sanchez, Roy Hargrove

Charles Fishman, Dizzy Gillespie's former personal manager and producer, has lived in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, DC, for 21 years. Throughout his time in the city, he wondered why Washington was the only major capital city ...

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Aydin Esen's Extinction Out Now

Source: Michael Ricci
September 30, 2006

NEW RELEASE: AYDIN ESEN: EXTINCTION Extinction is the second release for the new Extinction label. Like its companion Light Years, Extinction presents a mind-blowing spectrum, testament to one of the most spectacular creative journeys in music. Aydin Esen, despite international fame, has until now largely flown below official radar. With Extinction, his most astonishing and audacious works have been unleashed.

Extinction opens with a monumental piano improvisation, “Es." Piano, of course, is Aydin Esen's terra firma, the instrument he has ...

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Jack Prybylski Releases Window Shopping and Signs with Innervision Records

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
September 30, 2006

Jack Prybylski Releases Window Shopping and Signs with Innervision Records

“...one of the most refreshing, stylish and urban new CDs we've heard this year"--SmoothJazz.com

Award-winning saxophonist Jack Prybylski (purr-bill-ski) has just announced signing on with Innervision Records for the 2006 release of Window Shopping. Prybylski will be “going for adds" on October 16, 2006 with his first single, “Bright Spot," which features Ken Navarro.

Teaming up with Innervision Records provided Prybylski an aggressive and fresh approach to the release of ...

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