Jazz News

Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra playing Sept. 11 at the Democracy Now! 10th Anniverary Celebration

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

Join Charlie Haden and the Liberation Music Orchestra, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, David Goodman and Bernard White for the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Democracy Now! (www.democracynow.org)

The evening features a special performance by jazz legend Charlie Haden and his Liberation Music Orchestra, as well as spoken word artist Sarah Jones and folksinger Dar Williams. The event is a DN!/WBAI benefit. The event will be preceded by a reception with Amy, Juan, David, Bernard, Charlie Haden and other special guests.

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Enter Music Media, Publishers Of The Highly Popular DRUM! To Roll Out Another Hit: Traps

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

Traps To Capitalize On The Growing Drum/Percussion Market to a $500 Million Industry

Enter Music Media, publishers of DRUM!, America's hip pop/drum percussion magazine that is distributed worldwide, will soon groove drummers with a new publication, Traps(tm) Magazine. The editorial and branding strategy for Traps: The Art of Drumming. Traps premiere issue will hit newsstands worldwide on September 1 of this year and will be online at www.trapsmagazine.com. Enter Music Media will publish Traps quarterly in 2007.

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Jazz Vocalist Sarah Partridge Opens Fall Schedule at Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

Vocal vixen Sarah Partridge, Good Morning America's “Break Out Artist," kicks of the fall season at the Algonquin Hotel's legendary Oak Room with a fresh take on jazz classics. This will be the debut of songs off her new CD, entitled You Are There: Songs for My Father, to be released on September 1.

September 5 - 9 (Tuesday - Saturday); Tuesday - Thursday, at 9 p.m.; Friday - Saturday, at 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

Oak Room at the ...

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The 29th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

An African Legacy: The 29th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert

The 29th Annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert (JCMC) celebrates the 80th birthday of the great master musician and the 20th year of the JCMC at Northeastern University.

The theme of this year's concert is “An African Legacy." This year the JCMC ensemble will return joined with featured guests, The Art of Black Dance and Music (ABDM) under the direction of Dr. De Ama Battle. Together they will offer a unique ...

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Barbara Sfraga & CSQ's upcoming NYC dates/release for "Timelessness Frozen in Time", Street Date Sept. 5

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

Barbara Sfraga & Center Search Quest CD Release for Timelessness Frozen in Time (Street Date: September 5) & Book Release for Barbara Sfraga's Book of Drawings “The Subway Series"

Upcoming NYC dates:

Sat., Sept. 2 1:00 PM 1 set @ TOWER RECORDS - LINCOLN CENTER (in the jazz section)

Wed., Sept. 20 11:00 for the Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival/Jazz @ Lincoln Center

Thu., Sept. 14 7:00 ...

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NYC Afro-Latino soul-jazzers Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta! to tour in Canada for first time Sep. 13 to 15

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

"...Ya Esta's music brought me back to my naked pagan roots." ~ Un Chin Magazine, New York City The first Canadian live performances of Bryan Vargas & Ya Esta!

Live from New York City, the 6-piece Afro-Latino funk/jazz/soul hurricane featuring former & original members of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

Official band websites: http://www.yaestamusica.com / http:// www.myspace.com/yaesta

Wed. Sept. 13 in Guelph @ E-Bar 41 Quebec St., Guelph www.bookshelf.ca/ebar With DJ Gury Gury for ...

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Keith Ganz Quintet featuring Donny McCaslin at 55 Bar Sept 5th

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

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Jazz Saturdays in September at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Cafe, Vallejo

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2006

Every Saturday Jazz Saturdays with a Poetry Intermission by Martha & Tony Mims 9-12pm. $10

Listen & Be Heard Poetry Cafe 818 Marin Street Downtown Vallejo phone # 707-554-4540

SEPTEMBER 2006 FEATURES AT LISTEN & BE HEARD POETRY CAFE

Saturday, Sept 2 CLOSED

Saturday, Sept 9 Muziki Roberson Quartet: Muziki Roberson, piano; Dave Ellis, sax; Aaron Germain, bass; Babatunde Lea, ...

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