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CD Release: Lucky 7s - Farragut

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2006

CD Release Lucky 7s - Farragut Available on Lakefront Digital (www.lakefrontdigital.com)

Contact Jeff Albert (225-303-6226 or [email protected]) or Jeb Bishop (773-988-1447 or [email protected])

Band website: http://lucky7s.org

Lakefront Digital is proud to announce the release of Farragut by the Lucky 7s. Farragut was recorded live at The Hungry Brain, and Enemy, in Chicago in March of 2006, and features original compositions by Jeb Bishop, Jeff Albert, and Matthew Golombisky.

Lucky 7s is the brainchild of Jeb Bishop ...

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Tear It Up With Clark Terry This Week On Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2006

Tune into Freedom Jazz Dance This Sunday from 5-7 on 90.1 FM.

5 - 7 PM Sunday WDCE 90.1 FM

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Marilyn Crispell, Saturday, Aug. 19--Maverick Jazz Series Woodstock, NY

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 10, 2006

Marilyn Crispell, jazz piano, Saturday, Aug. 19, 8 pm

WOODSTOCK, N.Y., August 8 , 2006 -- Maverick's first Jazz Series comes to a close on Saturday, August 19, when piano great (and Woodstock resident) Marilyn Crispell will give a solo performance at 8:00 p.m.

Marilyn Crispell is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. For ten years she was a member of the Anthony Braxton Quartet and the Reggie Workman Ensemble and has been a member of the ...

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Charlie Parker Festival and The Chorus of Poets This Saturday @ Tribes

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2006

In celebration of the annual Charlie 'Bird' Parker Festival, The Gathering of the Tribes Gallery, founded by Steve Cannon, proudly presents:

Master Conductor Lawrence D. 'Butch' Morris' CHORUS OF POETS

SATURDAY - AUGUST 12 - 6:00 pm - one show Tribes Gallery [email protected] 285 East 3rd Street #2 NY, NY 10009 212-674-3778

$5 Donation

THE POETS: Nora McCarthy, Alexander Biluish, Chantal Ughi, Justin Carter, Yasha Bilan, Angelo Verga, ...

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Jazz Chanteuse Mellani Day Releases Genre-Breaking CD 'Mostly True'

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2006

Colorado-based jazz chanteuse Mellani Day has announced the release of her first full-length, genre-breaking album

Mostly True, co-produced by renowned jazz pianist Eric Gunnison. The original vocal jazz-centric tunes feature a rich mix of genres from smooth jazz & blues to reggae & calypso, as well as a bluesy version of Huey Lewis' hit, “I Want a New Drug!" In addition, the songs “True Love" and “Progress" received Billboard Song Competition Honorable Mentions.

Mellani and her band Dazed will be ...

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Ubiquity to Release "Living with Owusu & Hannibal" in October 2006

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2006

UBIQUITY TO RELEASE LIVING WITH OWUSU & HANNIBAL, THE DENMARK-BASED PRODUCTION DUO'S FULL-LENGTH DEBUT, ON OCTOBER 10, 2006

Packed with street smarts, a cheeky sense of humor and forward thinking production this soul-tinged debut is made up of (mostly) down tempo songs. Juxtaposing glitchy digital beats, fat bottom end, and shiny synths with acoustic guitars and lush strings they retain their warmth and organic vibe but have been given a thorough roughing-up around the edges. The group's debut follows the ...

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Gospel Jazz in Action: Uros Markovic Group at University of the Streets, Sept. 20

Source: Jazz in the Village
August 10, 2006

Uros Markovic Group

Live in concert at

University of the Streets 130 E 7th Street (and Ave A) Second floor,above diner 7A New York, NY 10009

Wednesday, September 20 8:00 pm Donation $15 (or more)

Uros Markovic Group is a unigue music ministry designed to lift up Lord Jesus Christ. Come and witness Gospel Jazz--music with power of the Holy Spirit that literally changes lives.

“I was a ...

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Marc Cary's Focus Trio At Sweet Rhythm Fri & Sat, August 11-12

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 10, 2006

MARC CARY's FOCUS TRIO at SWEET RHYTHM

FRI & SAT, AUGUST 11+12 Sets @ 8,10 & Midnight 88 Seventh Ave. South Phone 212.255.3626

Leaping up the JazzWeek chart hitting number 12 this week with a bullet, Marc Cary is receiving overwhelmingly positive critical and audience acclaim for his new Motma release, Focus. The Focus Trio--featuring Marc Cary on piano, Sameer Gupta on drums and tablas and David Ewell on bass--is tight, right and could ...

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