Jazz News

Roulette and Lily Maase present re:Disconnect // a long song for many people

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2006

Wednesday, September 27 Roulette: Location One 20 Greene Street (between Canal and Grand) New York, New York 8:30--11 pm $15 / $10 students

Guitarist, composer, and mixed media artist Lily Maase teams up with laptop extraordinary Christian Pincock to present re:Disconnect, her latest experiment in sonic architecture.

Presented as part of Roulette's fall 2006 concert series (www.roulette.org), re:Disconnect is part chamber performance, part multimedia installation, part long-form work ...

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My Favorite Things For The Week of September 24, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2006

This week's tunes on “My Favorite Things." Luck Be A Lady - Frank Sinatra - Sinatra At The Sands It's All In The Game - Harold Mabern Trio - Straight Street Sunny Side of the Street - Roberta Gambarini - Easy To Love The Bishop - Red Rodney Quintet - No Turn On Red Moon River - Jonathan Batiste Trio - Live In New York The Nearness of You - Victor Goines - New Adventures Russian Lullaby - John Coltrane ...

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San Jose Youth Jazz Orchestra Auditions

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2006

The San Jose Youth Jazz Orchestra is looking for the Bay Area's brightest young jazz musicians in the 9th through 12th grades. The SJYJO is an exciting learning opportunity for high school students interested in developing their skills. Members of the SJYJO will work with musicians from other schools and top local professionals to develop their sight reading, improvisation, and knowledge of the jazz repertoire. The SJYJO will have performances at the Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival and the San ...

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Trio X on Tour 10/02/06 to 10/07/06

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2006

TRIO X ON TOUR USA

Trio X 2006 Tour Itinerary

MONDAY, 10/02 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY Canton, New York

4-5:30PM LECTURE/WORKSHOP 7PM SOUND CHECKS 8PM CONCERT

TUESDAY, 10/3 COLGATE UNIVERSITY PICKER GALLERY HAmilton, New York

3:30PM RECEPTION 4:30PM CONCERT (1 intermission)

WEDNESDAY, 10/4 HIDEOUT Chicago, Illinois 10PM CONCERT: 2 SETS

THURSDAY, 10/5 CASPE TERRACE Waukee, Iowa ...

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Jazz Benefit to Drive Out the Bush Regime Monday, September 25th 6PM - 9:30PM at Minton's Playhouse

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 23, 2006

MONDAY, SEPT. 25 6 - 9:30 PM The World Can't Wait-Drive Out the Bush Regime Presents: Jazz Benefit to Drive Out the Bush Regime

featuring: WILLIAM PARKER (bass) ROY CAMPBELL (trumpet) RAS MOSHE (sax) MATT LAVELLE (trumpet) MICHAEL WIMBERLY (drums)

Minton's Playhouse 206 - 210 W. 118 Street between 7th & St Nicholas Ave

Special Benefit Performance

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Rhonda Smith, World Renowned Bass Player for Prince, Releases New Album

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2006

Rhonda Smith, longstanding bass player for legendary visionary Prince, has appeared on a myriad of magazine covers from Bass Player with the purple majesty himself to Bassics. Now she prepares to release her groundbreaking sophomore album RS2 featuring guest appearances from Prince, Sheila E., Fred Hammond and others

Redefining the role of gifted musicians who are also equally gifted vocalists, confessional singer/songwriter and bass player Rhonda Smith, is one of music's great undiscovered treasures. As a vocalist, the pearly tone ...

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2007 NEA Jazz Masters Announcement

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2006

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS TO ANNOUNCE THE 2007 NEA JAZZ MASTERS AT WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY'S SEASON PREMIER

Announcement will be part of October 6 Duke Ellington Jazz Festival concert at historic Lincoln Theatre in Downtown DC

Washington, DC - The audience at the October 6, 2006 concert opening the Washington Performing Arts Society's new season will be the first to learn the names of the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters. The concert features two jazz legends - NEA Jazz ...

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Mary Foster Conklin at The Jazz Bakery October 25 + The Villa Resort October 26-28

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 23, 2006

MARY FOSTER CONKLIN

Appearing Sunday, October 25

at The Jazz Bakery 3233 Helms Avenue Los Angeles, CA 8/9:30pm Reservations: 310-271-9039 http://www.jazzbakery.com/ and October 26-28

at The Villa Resort 67-670 Carey Road Cathedral City, CA Reservations: 760-328-7211 http://www.thevilla.com/

Mary Foster Conklin can be heard in clubs throughout New York City and beyond, both as a soloist and ...

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