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Trumpeter Eddie Gale & trombonist Dick Griffin bring avant-garde sounds to New England

Source: Avant Coast
September 27, 2006

Eddie Gale & Dick Griffin with Equal Time - Two Shows in Maine!

Monday, October 2nd - 7:30pm Railroad Square Cinema 17 Railroad Square Waterville, ME $10 admission at door

Tuesday, October 3rd - 7:30pm Studio AC at the Wentworth-Dennett School 78 Government Street Kittery, ME 03904 $10 admission at door

For more information: www.avantcoast.com [email protected] ...

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Firehouse 12 Presents Dave Allen Quartet November 4th

Source: Improvised Communications
September 27, 2006

Saturday, November 4th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Dave Allen Quartet Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Details available HERE

Dave Allen, guitar/composer; Loren Stillman, alto saxophone; Drew Gress, bass; Mark Ferber, drums

On Saturday, November 4th, New York-based guitarist/composer Dave Allen and his quartet will celebrate their debut CD, Untold Stories (Fresh Sound New Talent), with a ...

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7th Annual Django Reinhardt NY Festival - Nov 7 - 12 at Birdland NYC

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 27, 2006

Stolichnaya Russian Vodka Presents 7th Annual DJANGO REINHARDT NY FESTIVAL at its home, BIRDLAND - November 7 - 12

Starring:

The Schmitts. Dorado, Samson and Tchavalo--father, son and cousin-- return. Three true-blue gypsy guitar greats with large personalities from the Strasbourg region in France near Germany. Dorado actually lives on Rue Stephane Grappelli. They perform in the Manouche tradition, each with his own style, all virtuosos of the music of Django--hot, romantic, and joyous. ...

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Sten Hostfalt Ghost Factor Live Solo at Night and Day Sept. 27

Source: All About Jazz
September 27, 2006

New creative improvised music label SONUS REX presents

STEN HOSTFALT GHOST FACTOR LIVE SOLO CONCERT @ NIGHT & DAY SEPT 27th

Sten Hostfalt - guitar, electronics

at 8.30 pm

Night and Day 230 Fifth Ave @ President St. Brooklyn, NY no cover/$5 suggested http://www.nightanddayrestaurant.com

Time Out NY recommended and a Guitar Player Magazine editor's pick, described as “groundbreaking" by Jazz Review, “intriguing" by All About Jazz and “another angle on exploring tone colors that you will ...

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John Coltrane's "Fearless Leader" In Stores Today

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2006

CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN COLTRANE, PRESTIGE RECORDS PRESENTS...

John Coltrane Fearless Leader Prestige 2006

Nearly 40 years after his untimely departure at the age of 40, John Coltrane remains one of the most emotionally compelling and profoundly influential figures of contemporary culture; a symbol of passionate commitment, consummate artistry and the spiritual potential to which humanity can aspire. Incredibly, his glorious legacy was set forth, in a little over ...

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MoMA Presents Jazz Pianist Jason Moran And New York Times Music Critic Ben Ratliff In Conversation October 3

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2006

The Evening Features a Special Vocal Performance by Soprano Alicia Hall Moran WHEN: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 7:00 p.m. WHERE: The Museum of Modern Art The Roy and Niuta Titus 2 Theater 11 West 53 Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues EVENT: Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception: 8:00 p.m. The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art present a discussion between Jason Moran, jazz ...

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Oldest Surviving Blues Artist Henry Townsend Dies

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2006

Henry Townsend, who recorded every decade since the '20s, dies

--CHERYL WITTENAUER, Associated Press

ST. LOUIS - Blues guitarist Henry Townsend, who fled to St. Louis as a boy then stayed for a prolific career that spanned eight decades, died Sunday of pulmonary embolism in Grafton, Wis., where he was being honored. He was 96.

Townsend, who wrote and published hundreds of songs and accompanied musicians on hundreds more, began recording in 1929 and continued every decade since, an accomplishment ...

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AAJ Home Page Changes

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2006

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