Jazz News

The Jazz Museum In Harlem Announces Free Jazz Courses: Jazz For Curious Listeners

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 24, 2006

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/

THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM ANNOUNCES FREE JAZZ COURSES:

JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS

The Jazz Museum in Harlem proudly announces its new, free jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS. Classes will be held at the Museum's offices (104 East 126th Street, accessible by the 2/3/4/5/6 trains, the M60, 101, Bx15 buses and Metro-North) TUESDAYS, 7 p.m. ...

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Oct. 15: Music of Our Lives: An Extraordinary Afternoon of Kansas City Song and Dance

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2006

Music of Our Lives will feature professional performers from in and around Kansas City, with all proceeds directly benefiting the Foundation on Aging

KANSAS CITY, MO (August 2006) -- Kansas City's Foundation on Aging will host Music of Our Lives, a song and dance revue on Sunday, October 15 from 3:00-5:00 pm. The event will feature musical performances by some of the most beloved professional performers from the Kansas City area. Under the fine direction of Billie Mahoney, Kansas City's ...

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Club d'Elf To Release Long-Awaited Studio Debut "Now I Understand"

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2006

Boston's CLUB d'ELF to Release Long-Awaited Studio Debut NOW I UNDERSTAND on Accurate Records

All-star collective includes Mike Rivard, John Medeski, Billy Martin, DJ Logic, Reeves Gabrels, Mat Maneri, Duke Levine and many more

“The sound of the future is here." - Boston Magazine's “Best Of Boston"

“Club d'Elf combines the roaring avant-funk of electric-era Miles with the legato drift of the Grateful Dead...heady music that doesn't neglect the tail." - Time Out New York

Brooklyn, ...

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Carla Marciano 4tet at New Haven's Firehouse 12 on September 29th

Source: Improvised Communications
August 23, 2006

Friday, September 29th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Carla Marciano 4tet Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Tickets and info are available at http://www.firehouse12.com or (203) 785-0468 Learn about Carla Marciano at http://www.carlamarciano.it

Carla Marciano, alto and sopranino saxophones; Alessandro La Corte, piano; Aldo Vigorito, bass; Gaetano Fasano, drums

The Carla Marciano 4tet will ...

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Dekel Bor Trio performing Tonight, August 23, at Flute

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2006

The Dekel Bor Trio will be performing tonight Aug. 23rd at FLUTE

Flute 40 E 20th Street(br> 8-11 pm NO COVER

“Dekel Bor's evocative live guitar playing ... a fresh taste in music"--John Rockwell, NewYork Times

“Dekel Bor and his trio make some of the finest jazz that I have ever heard"--Neil Feldman, publisher, NOB Magazine)

Dekel Bor is a 26-year-old artist from Israel who has taken the jazz world by storm for his focused and ...

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Barry Romberg's Random Access CD Release Party at the The Rex Hotel

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2006

Romhog Records & The Rex Hotel presents Barry Romberg's Random Access at The Rex Sunday September 17th at 9:30 pm to celebrate the release of their new live CD Accidental Beef. Two time national jazz award nominee for best electric group, Random Access features some of Canada's finest musicians: Kevin Turcotte (trp), Kelly Jefferson (sax), Geoff Young (gtr), Rich Brown (bass), Blair Mackay (perc), David Occhipinti (gtr), and Barry Romberg (drums).

Not to be missed!

The Rex Hotel Jazz & ...

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Stephen D. Anderson's "Remembering the Rain: The Music of Bill Evans" CD Art of Life Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 23, 2006

Stephen D. Anderson Remembering the Rain: The Music of Bill Evans Art of Life Records AL1022-2 CD Now available for ordering via our web site's secure server! Art of Life Records is proud to present guitarist Stephen D. Anderson's recording debut. More than two years in the making, Stephen has created a sonic masterpiece with his unique solo guitar arrangements of Bill Evans' compositions. Stephen doesn't simply underpin the melodies of Evans's pieces with stock Jazz ...

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Doodle Studies and Etudes By Trombonist Bob McChesney

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2006

With Demonstration/Play-along CD

by Bob McChesney

“Doodle Studies and Etudes" by trombonist Bob McChesney was first published in 1992. For more than a thousand students and professional players it has proven to be an extremely valuable tool in improving fast legato skills on the trombone. Covering all aspects of the doodle tongue technique, this book was written for students, teachers and professionals alike. This complete method explains the fast legato technique in a step-by-step fashion, from how to correctly form ...

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