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Message From The Jazz Foundation of America: One Year Ago Today ...

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 29, 2006

Hello Good People:

Today is the Anniversary of Katrina. I just thought you'd like a copy of this, so you could see all you have helped us to achieve, all the miracles we made possible, all because of YOU...

If you can, allow yourselves the time to read the entire release, the “Quotes from New Orleans" and the “Musician's Story" are something you won't want to miss because YOU directly effected their lives...

Love, Wendy

One Year Later ... Saving ...

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Performance / Tour

Dave Holland Quintet to perform in Toronto

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

Toronto - One of the most accomplished bassists in contemporary jazz, Dave Holland, returns to Toronto with a stellar cast of musicians on Friday, October 13, 2006.

Presented by Toronto Downtown Jazz and Emerge Entertainment, the Dave Holland Quintet has been hailed as one of the finest quintets assembled over the last decade. Nominated for two Grammy's and winner of numerous polls, collectively, their resumes read like a list of who's who in jazz. Their latest album, Critical Mass, is ...

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Recording

Trumpeter/Composer Brian Lynch To Release "Simpatico" featuring Eddie Palmieri Through ArtistShare

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

TRUMPETER/COMPOSER BRIAN LYNCH JOINS FORCES WITH LATIN LEGEND EDDIE PALMIERI TO CREATE “SIMPATICO" ON ARTISTSHARE

A prominent voice in Jazz and Afro-Caribbean music for two decades as a player and composer, trumpeter Brian Lynch releases his masterwork to date on Simpatico, an effervescent collaboration with Latin icon and piano innovator Eddie Palmieri.

“I've wanted to do this since I began working with Eddie 19 years ago," states Lynch. “Not just a collaboration, but also my take on what his music ...

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Performance / Tour

Jerry Vivino Quintet CD Release Celebration for "Walkin' with the Wazmo" (Zoho Music) at the Iridium Jazz Club Wed. Aug. 30

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 29, 2006

Jerry Vivino will be on the air with Bob Putignanano's “Sounds of Blue" on Wednesday at 11:00am, 89.1 WFDU, streaming live on the internet http://www.SoundsofBlue.com

THE JERRY VIVINO QUINTET

with Lew Soloff (trumpet), Brian Charette (piano), Mike Merritt (bass), and James Wormworth (drums)

Appearing on Wednesday, August 30th, 2006 The Iridium Jazz Club 1650 B'Way (at 51st) N.Y.C. Showtimes: 8:30 & 10:30pm Call for reservations: 212 582 2121 ...

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Performance / Tour

Peter Brotzmann / Han Bennink Duo at Vision Club, October 6, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

Friday, October 6, 2006 The Vision Club Series 2006 presents Peter Brotzmann / Han Bennink

First NYC Appearance of European Free Music Duo Since 1975

What: Peter Brotzmann / Han Bennink Duo Vision Club Series Fall Kickoff Dates/Times: Friday, October 6. 2006 Two Sets at 8 and 10 pm Place: Clemente Soto Velez SEA Theater 107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor Cost: $20 per set / $10 students and seniors “Peter ...

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Event

Arts In Motion Salutes The Provocateurs On Friday, Sept. 1 At The Philadelphia Museum Of Art

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

Arts in Motion, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit devoted to the evolution of classical music, takes over the Great Stair Hall of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, Sept. 1, challenging the audience's notion of what art can be with a cutting-edge tribute to the provocateurs---visionary subversives who have shaped the evolution of art--represented in the Museum's collection.

Live progressive music and mixed video collage inspired by the Museum's collections will surround the audience in the Great Stair Hall, pulsing with ...

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Performance / Tour

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

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

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 portrayal of the Black continuum from Africa through the Caribbean ...

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Recording

This American Life: Stories Of Hope & Fear on Shout! Factory

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2006

REVISIT THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF THE ACCLAIMED PEABODY AWARD* WINNING PUBLIC RADIO PHENOMENON

This American Life: Stories Of Hope & Fear

Two-Disc Compilation Boasts Stories by David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day) & John Hodgman (The Daily Show)

Contains Music by Thurston Moore, Blonde Redhead, Tortoise, RZA, Philip Glass, Calexico, Morcheeba, Mogwai and More

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Each week, some 1.7 million listeners tune-in to This American Life, an insightful, innovative radio program that broadcasts touching true-life stories ...

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