Jazz News

Sonny Fortune Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2006

Sonny Fortune is one of the most exciting saxophonists in jazz today, with a searing sound that is all his own. Fortune served as a sideman with a variety of leaders, including Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria, Buddy Rich, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis and Nat Adderley, but it as a leader that he has truly made his mark in music. He currently leads a quartet, is co-leader with Gary Bartz and Vincent Herring of the cooperative group The Three Altos, and ...

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Saxophonist Sarah Manning at Yoshi's September 25th

Source: All About Jazz
September 19, 2006

"Manning plays--and writes--in what is unmistakably her own voice"-- Nat Hentoff

On Monday, September 25th, Yoshi's at Jack London Square in Oakland will play host to a very special engagement as alto saxophonist Sarah Manning takes the stage with her quartet. This one-night only performance will be celebrating the release of her second full-length album, which was recorded on the very stage she is set to return to. The album, Live at Yoshi's: Two Rooms, Same Door (ArtistShare 2006), was ...

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Jazz Musicians Michael Bisio, Reade Whitwell, Brian Kent Featured in Forthcoming DVD Release of Beat Angel - a film about "the Spirit of Jack Kerouac"

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
September 19, 2006

Bassist/composer Michael Bisio, drummer Reade Whitwell and saxophonist Brian Kent are featured in the film, Beat Angel to be released on DVD October 21. The film is about “the spirit of Jack Kerouac," and the date also marks 37 years since Beat Generation author, poet passed away.

On the 30th anniversary of his own death, the angelic spirit of Jack Kerouac (played by Vincent Balestri) returns to earth in the abandoned body of a street bum. “Jack" drops in at ...

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Pianist/Composer Michele Rosewoman's New CD Set for October 3 Release

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
September 19, 2006

With the October 3, 2006 release of The In Side Out (Advance Dance Disques AD 0353)--Michele Rosewoman's first new recording since 2000 and the fifth with her ensemble Quintessence--the renowned pianist once again makes a powerful creative statement that showcases the breadth and depth or her musicality and affirms in no uncertain terms her position as one of the most original and innovative instrumentalists and composers on the current global jazz scene. Rosewoman is heard with a core quintet featuring ...

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Blue Note Jazz Club announces 25th Anniversary schedule featuring Etta James, Dr. John, Taj Mahal and More

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2006

THE BLUE NOTE

World's Finest Jazz Club & Restaurant 131 West 3rd Street NYC 10012 www.bluenotejazz.com

***25th ANNIVERSARY***

SEPT 19, 2006 to NEW YEARS 2007 ETTA JAMES, TAJ MAHAL TRIO, CHICK COREA, MCCOY TYNER & PHAROAH SANDERS, ANDRE PREVIN, TOOTS THIELEMANS, JANE MONHEIT, DR. JOHN, JIMMY HEATH with BILL COSBY and more...

Throughout the fall and winter of 2006, the Blue Note Jazz Club will celebrate its 25th Anniversary with the friends and artists who have ...

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Armenia's Tigran Hamasyan Wins First Place in 2006 Thelonious Monk Internatioanl Jazz Piano Competition

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2006

THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY MUSIC LEGENDS JOIN POLITICAL LEADERS FOR STAR-STUDDED GALA

STEVIE WONDER HONORED BY FORMER SECRETARIES OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT AND COLIN POWELL

Armenia's Tigran Hamasyan Wins First Place in 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition

Washington, DC--The world's greatest jazz artists were on stage at The Kennedy Center last night to honor the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and its two decades of music education. Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron ...

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NYC Couple Blends Jazz and Gospel Styles For A Divine Listening Experience

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2006

A Marriage Made In Heaven

NYC Couple Blends Jazz and Gospel Styles For A Divine Listening Experience

Music is a vital element to the Christian faith. King David, famous for his soul-stirring Psalms in the Bible, wrote of singing new songs to the Lord using popular instruments during his lifetime, namely, the harp and lyre. Taking the same approach in the expression of their faith, through the saxophone and vocals, are Tyrone and Paula Birkett--a fresh jazz duo connected to ...

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Unique Design Services For The Music Industry

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2006

designX3 by hasiwens proudly announces the launch of a graphic design business that provides the music industry opportunities to present print and web based marketing campaigns in the three languages: English, French and German.

The uniqueness of designX3 by hasiwens is our ability to provide musicians, recording labels, festival presenters and musical instrument manufacturers the opportunity to reach a global market with effective communication. We feel that in today's highly competitive global music market, it is essential for companies to ...

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