Jazz News

Antoinette Montague CD Release Concerts

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

Pretty Blues CD Release Celebration! Two Hot Dates in August - and a Jazz Fashion Show in September

Antoinette Montague with the Bill Easley Quartet John DiMartino (piano) Paul West (bass)

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2006 When: 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm Location: The Bacchus Room at Bona Fides Restaurant 60 2nd Avenue (between 3rd and 4th Streets) New York, NY Tickets: two-drink minimum ...

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On the 75th Anniversary of His Death, Jazz Legend Bix Beiderbecke Remembered in Sunnyside

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

Bix Beiderbecke is probably the most discussed jazz musician of his time. He is held in a very high regard in which legend and performance are intertwined. Beiderbecke made the first of his 250 recordings in 1924 and his last in 1930, ten months before his death. On August 6, 1931 at the young age of 28 Bix died of lobar pneumonia at 43-30 Bliss (46th) Street in Sunnyside, Queens. Thanks to the financial donations of the Office of Assemblywoman ...

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Pete Zimmer Quintet at Cecil's Jazz Club Friday, August 11th 9pm

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

Please join the Pete Zimmer Quintet as they continue to celebrate Burnin' Live at the Jazz Standard this Friday at Cecil's Jazz Club in West Orange, New Jersey.

Pete Zimmer Quintet featuring: Michael Rodriguez - Trumpet Joel Frahm - Tenor Saxophone Toru Dodo - Piano David Wong - Bass Pete Zimmer - Drums

at Cecil's Jazz Club 364 Valley Road West Orange, NJ

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Carmen Lundy August 22 Jazz in the Plaza, East Orange, NJ

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

Carmen Lundy and the New Songbook Artists

Robert Glasper - piano Curtis Lundy - bass Jason Brown - drums Mayra Casales - percussion City Hall Plaza in East Orange, NJ August 22, 2006 7:30PM Free Jazz in the Plaza, East Orange, NJ

“Now, for those who've missed some or all of Lundy's seven previous albums, there's this two-disc set, recorded live at LA's Madrid ...

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Bik Bent Braam from the Netherlands tours the US and Canada 2 - 9 September

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

Bik Bent Braam performs without a setlist - it employs a strategy known as “bonsai-ing" in which the musicians all provide input, calling out tunes in mid-phrase and deciding tempo and instrumentation, to generate a new musical direction for the ensemble. Pianist/composer Michiel Braam aims to allow his large ensemble to work with the same flexibility and nuances as a trio would. For this program he wrote 13 compositions, one for each band member, inspired by their specific qualities.

Line-up: ...

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Laurent Medelgi and Apria Recording Artist Bartosz Hadala Saturday at Cafe St.-Barts

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

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Legends of Jazz Marantz Sweepstakes

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis and Marantz, the best in home electronics have partnered up to bring you an amazing sweepstakes!

The GRAND PRIZE is:

ZR6001 and this home theater receiver is based on the award-winning Marantz SR5600, but features DAvED technology. It has 90 Watts x 7 amplification, HD component video switching with upconversion, and creates life-like surround sound!

The Marantz DV6600 universal DVD player outperforms a lot of pretenders to the performance throne and out-conveniences them, too. ...

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AAJ Musician News: Regional Calendar, Regional News, Video of the Day

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

All About Jazz recently updated our “Making AAJ Work For You“ page for musicians. It now includes several new sections that we would like to bring to your attention.

Our latest innovations allow you to: Post your performance dates to the AAJ regional calendar (you can now reach readers locally) Post regional announcements to the AAJ News Center Feature a video performance at the AAJ Video Center Find industry contacts like publicists, venue reps, and festival reps

All About Jazz ...

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