Jazz News

Harri Stojka 'A Tribute To Gypsy Swing' Wed. Sept. 6th 11PM at the Living Room

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 5, 2006

September 6th, 11 pm!

HARRI STOJKA A Tribute To Gypsy Swing at THE LIVING ROOM 154 Ludlow St. NYC 10002 212-533-7235 http://www.livingroomny.com/

HARRI STOJKA'S CD A TRIBUTE TO GYPSY SWING OUT NOW ON ZOHO MUSIC

“Harri Stojka is a Roma Gypsy born in Vienna and raised with a guitar in his hands. His Tribute to Gypsy Guitar immediately brings to mind Django Reinhardt and his Quintet ...

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Flat Earth Society's New CD Available in the U.S. September 26th

Source: Improvised Communications
September 5, 2006

Psychoscout (Crammed Discs CRAM 128), the new CD from the Belgian big band Flat Earth Society (FES), will be released in America on September 26th through Ryko Distribution. Founded in 1998 by clarinetist/composer Peter Vermeersch, the group mixes whimsy and sophistication into a dynamic trademark sound that embraces influences ranging from rock to avant-garde classical to cartoon music.

American critics have called Flat Earth Society “a band capable of everything from beautiful chamber jazz miniatures to slinky crime-theme jazz noir ...

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Drummer Abbey Rader Launches New Website

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2006

The new abbeyrader.com is built around the two pursuits of Abbey Rader - music and Buddhism/ martial arts. The website features video of performances with David Liebman, Billy Bang, Frank Lowe and others, free MP3 downloads, albums for sale, photo galleries and more.

More about Abbey Rader:

Abbey lived in Europe in the late seventies and all through the eighties, where he performed with John Handy and Dr L. Subramaniam in quartet, as well as in trio with John and ...

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Karen Oberlin "Like Love: The Popular Songs of Andre Previn" at The Metropolitan Room September 14-17

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 5, 2006

Karen Oberlin Is Pleased To Announce Her Upcoming Appearance at The Metropolitan Room September 14-17

Show title: Like Love: The Popular Songs of Andre Previn

Dates: Thursday, September 14 7pm Friday, September 15 7pm Saturday, September 16 7pm Sunday, September 17 4pm

The Metropolitan Room 34 West 22nd Street (Between 5th & 6th Avenues) NYC

Reservations: 212-206-0440

http://www.metropolitanroom.com/

COVER CHARGE: $20 2-drink minimum (for MAC members ...

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Brian Allen NY this week with Malaby, Cleaver, Wooley and more...

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2006

Brian Allen NY Performances this week:

Brian Allen (trombone) with Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone) and Gerald Cleaver (drums) Wednesday, September 6 at Barbes, Brooklyn, NY 10pm www.barbesbrooklyn.com 376 9th Street (corner of 6th ave. Park Slope) The Kris Davis Quartet with Tony Malaby, Eivind Opsvik and Jeff Davis plays at 8pm.

Trio with Nate Wooley (trumpet) and Harris Eisenstadt (percussion) also on the bill is MoHa! (from Norway) ...

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Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert at Touhill Performing Arts Center in St. Louis on September 20

Source: All About Jazz
September 5, 2006

St. Louis to Host Maynard Ferguson Tribute Concert

TICKETS ON SALE TODAY at 10am to Honor the Jazz Legend at a Special Performance on September 20th.

ST. LOUIS--The Maynard Ferguson Family, in association with Steve Schankman and Contemporary Productions, will present a tribute to Maynard Ferguson on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of University of Missouri - St. Louis. The concert will be dedicated to the life and music of ...

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Four new Jazz/World Fusion releases by Gino Foti on the Net Dot Music label

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2006

BOSTON, MA. - Net Dot Music, Inc. announces the simultaneous release of four new full-length CDs in the jazz/world fusion genres by bass guitar and keyboard player Gino Foti.

Orbis Terrarum (14 tracks, 66:10) - Exploring the relationships between diverse musical traditions and the dichotomy of rhythm and melody of the bass guitar, this aural travelogue blends intricate ethnic rhythms, spacious melodies, and flowing solos with the passion, intensity, romanticism, and introspection usually associated with first-generation jazz-rock and world fusion ...

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The Moutin Reunion Quartet at Sweet Rhythm Thursday, September 7th

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 4, 2006

THE MOUTIN REUNION QUARTET will be appearing once again in New York on Thursday, September 7th. They will be performing at:

SWEET RHYTHM 2006 88 7th Ave. South (between Grove & Bleecker Streets) New York, NY 10014 Tel: 212/255-3626 http://www.sweetrhythmny.com

SHOWS AT 8 & 10 PM with $15 Music Charge

The Moutin Reunion Quartet is one of the most important new voices in jazz today. Co-led by identical twin brothers, drummer Louis ...

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