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James Hurt Live with slow to speak Saturday August 12th 8PM at DOPE JAMS. 580 Myrtle Ave. Brooklyn, NY Free

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 9, 2006

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Madeleine Peyroux: New Album to be released Sept 12th

Source: Gina Vodegel Writing Affairs
August 9, 2006

Half the Perfect World, Rounders Records (America's Premier Independent Label)

Madeleine Peyroux is either an old soul or was “born with it" (depending on one's theory about the flashpoint of artistry); that became apparent in 1996, with the release of her debut album, Dreamland, a remarkably knowing work in which the then-22-year-old singer brought commensurate insightfulness to material associated with Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, and Patsy Cline. Her decision to cover Edith Piaf's “La Vie en Rose" reflected the decade ...

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Janet Robbins Releases Second Volume In Ambient/Instrumental Series, "Carrying the Bag of Hearts, Interpreting the Birth of Stars, Vol. II" CD

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

"The music on Volume II is a continuation of music I began to write after my move to Woodstock. There is something in that area for me (for a lot of people) of a deep timelessness, where all is not comfortable, but rich in experience all the same. I was frequently moved to write songs that made me feel as if I was on a train in the middle of the night not knowing where I was being taken, or ...

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2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition & 20th Anniversary Gala Concert

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 20th Anniversary Gala Concert Hosted by Quincy Jones, Phylicia Rashad, and Billy Dee Williams September 16 - 17 Washington, DC - As part of its 20th Anniversary Celebration weekend, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will present the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition and 20th Anniversary Gala Concert in Washington, DC on September 16-17, 2006. The Competition will ...

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Legendary Brazilian Composer And Arranger Moacir Santos Dies At 80 Years Of Age

Source: GoMedia PR
August 8, 2006

Acclaimed Musician Had Recently Won Both Shell Music and Premio Tim Awards

Moacir Santos, the legendary composer and arranger whose body of work served to expand popular preconceptions of Brazilian music beyond bossa nova and Musica Popular Brasileira (MPB), died in Pasadena, California on Sunday, August 6th. Santos was recently enjoying a resurgence of interest in his career, thanks in part to the efforts of producers Mario Adnet and Ze Nogueira, and New York based record label Adventure Music.

“Moacir's ...

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Robert Tom Showcase at The Knitting Factory, Main Stage on Friday, August 11

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

Robert Tom - Vocals Mark Balling - Piano Eric Sittner - Bass Mike Bennett - Drums Friday, August 11th at 9:30 pm The Knitting Factory, Main Stage 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Robert Tom is back from touring the United States and Japan as the lead singer for The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Hear Robert sing with his wonderful ...

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Rainbow Promotions Announces Its Lineup For The 19th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

2006 Theme “All That Jazz... And More" Highlights Stars Of Smooth Jazz

Brian Culbertson, Everette Harp, Phil Perry, George Duke & Stanley Clarke, Howard Hewett And Many Others To Entertain Fans With 3 Days Of Great Contemporary Music

Long Beach, CA--Rainbow Promotions presents the 19th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival August 11, 12 and 13, 2006. The Festival again takes place at the breath-taking seaside setting of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, California. As with previous ...

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Tango At Night & Day in Park Slope

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 8, 2006

Night & Day 230 Fifth Avenue (at President Street) PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN, NY 11215 718-399-2161 $10 cover, $7 drink minimum, dinner available “One of the top ten meals of 2005" Tina Barry, Brooklyn Papers, January 2006 On August 19 at 9 pm, tango diva Maria Cangiano introduces New York City to the electrifying, new musical genre that fuses traditional Latin folklore and ...

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