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Liz Magnes Performing "Baghdad Burning Suite" and Other Piano Solos Tuesday, July 25 @ 7pm Nuyorican Poets Caf

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

Rome Neal's BANANA PUDDIN' a JAZZ JAM AND OPEN MIC Tuesday, July 25, 2006 @ 7pm $10 Liz Magnes PERFORMING “BAGHDAD BURNING SUITE" AND OTHER PIANO SOLOS Magnes uses rumbling but unostentatious base lines to create a rolling undercurrent that gives a sinuous flow to her performance. It is a style that is quietly but so insistently rhythmic that when she applies ...

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The Spirit Of Django Reinhardt Concert August 1st at Frederick P. Rose Hall

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

THE SPIRIT OF DJANGO REINHARDT CONCERT 2006

AUGUST 1ST, 8 PM

Moves to Rose Theater Frederick P. Rose Hall Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center

Presented by The Grand Marnier Foundation

Starring legendary Gypsy guitarist TCHAVOLO SCHMITT, Gypsy guitar star DORADO SCHMITT, virtuoso violinist FLORIN NICULESCU, accordion great LUDOVIC BEIER, young guitar dynamo SAMSON SCHMITT, top Dutch jazz pianist PETER BEETS, U.S. saxophone great JOEL FRAHM and musical director/bassist BRIAN TORFF.

The SPIRIT OF DJANGO REINHARDT ...

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Harlem Speaks Honors Eddie Preston July 27 at The Jazz Museum in Harlem 6:30pm-8:30pm

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

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

Harlem Speaks Honors Eddie Preston

Eddie Preston, trumpeter July 27, 2006

Monsignor John Sanders, trombonist August 10, 2006

Charli Persip, bandleader/drummer August 24, 2006

Texas-born Eddie Preston will recount his 50+ year career of performing on trumpet with bands led by lights such as Johnny Otis, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Sonny Stitt, Charles Mingus ...

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Moacir Santos Wins Shell Music Award In Brazil

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

Moacir Santos, whose two recent Adventure Music releases, Ouro Negro and Choros & Alegria have earned considerable acclaim from such respected media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, DownBeat and JazzTimes magazines, has just been awarded the prestigious Shell Music Award for 2006 in his homeland of Brazil.

The jury unanimously chose Santos, citing both the status of his work as a composer and arranger and the significant role he has played in Brazilian music education. Bello ...

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Ohmega Watts US Tour Dates & New 12"

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

New Ohmega Watts 12" No Delay comes out 9/12 (UR12200 - Ubiquity's 200th Release!):

The new single features a brand-new cut with guest Surreal & two remixes of “That Sound" by PPP (Platinum Pied Pipers)

Hailing from Flatbush, Brooklyn, brought-up by Jamaican parents Milton Campbell aka Ohmega Watts moved to Florida and now resides amidst a bustling Portland, Oregon scene along w/ the likes of Quannum's The Lifesavas, Lightheaded, and countless others. His debut album, 2005's The Find, is 22 ...

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JD Allen, Eric Revis and Eric McPherson at The Blue Note, August 14

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

The JD Allen Trio at The Blue Note Monday, August 14th, 2006 8pm & 10:30pm

JD Allen, tenor / Eric Revis, bass / Eric McPherson, drums

Hailed by the New York Times as “a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic,elegant and hard-driving style," J.D. Allen is one of the most thoughtful jazz saxophonists on the scene today.

The Detroit natives' apprenticeship has largely been in New York, where he has performed, recorded, and toured with legends Lester Bowie, George Cables, Betty ...

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FAUX FAUX with Baikida Carroll, Tim Berne, Tom Rainey and Michael Formanek at The Cinema in Philadelphia, July 30

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Sunday, July 30 | 8pm FAUX FAUX with Baikida Carroll, trumpet; Tim Berne, alto saxophone; Tom Rainey, drums; Michael Formanek, double-bass The Cinema, 3925 Walnut Street | $12 General Admission Based in St. Louis, trumpeter/composer Baikida Carroll became a major figure in the Black Artists Group (BAG) in the 1970's. He appeared as featured soloist on Julius Hemphill's first two albums, “Dogon AD" and “Coon Bid'ness", on Oliver Lake's first album, “NTU," ...

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Saxophonist Sarah Manning's New ArtistShare Release: Live At Yoshi's: Two Rooms Same Door

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2006

On November 21st, 2005, West Coast based alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning recorded her second album live on the renowned stage at Yoshi's Jazz House. Newly released on the innovative web label ArtistShare, it is only available at http://www.sarahmanningmusic.com.

A couple hundred people attended the two shows that night at Yoshi's, the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times ran stories, and the Oakland Tribune highlighted the young player in a “Best of the Bay Area This Week" ...

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