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"The Spirit of the Blues" at Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2006

Source: All About Jazz
July 21, 2006

LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS 2006 CELEBRATES “THE SPIRIT OF THE BLUES" AUGUST 4-27

All for FREE on the plazas of Lincoln Center!

WITH OUTSTANDING MUSIC PERFORMANCES OF JAZZ, BLUES, HIP-HOP, WORLD MUSIC AND MORE INCLUDING:

Sonny Rollins, Eddie Palmieri, Randy Weston, Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber, Chico Hamilton, Guy Davis, Mavis Staples, The annual “Roots of American Music" festival --and much more!

Celebrating its 36th season, Lincoln Center Out of Doors will present ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - August 2006

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

August 2006 - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Cedar Walton, Roy Haynes, Steve Turre, Vincent Herring, Dave Valentin, Fred Wesley, Hiram Bullock, and much more!

HAPPY HOUR! June 6 - September 3, Mon - Thur, 4 - 6pm

Jazz at Lincoln Center proudly announces the August 2006 lineup of performances at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, kicking off with The Eddie Durham Jazz Festival featuring Fred Wesley and Hiram Bullock. The legendary pianist and composer Cedar Walton starts a much welcomed two ...

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Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood Release "Out Louder" on Indirecto Records

Source: Michael Ricci
July 20, 2006

John Medeski - keyboards John Scofield - guitar Billy Martin - drums Chris Wood - bass It's a match made not above nor below, but rather in some altogether hipper, funkier place. We're talking John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood, plus guitar guru John Scofield. On their new release OUT LOUDER, they make music not of this world, yet rooted in the earth tones of jazz, funk, and blues. Music from the heart, ...

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Laurent Medelgi Trio at Mannhatta August 7th

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

Laurent Medelgi Trio

Live at Mannahatta Lounge August 7 11:00 pm-1:00 am 316 Bowery @ Bleecker St Free admission

Perfoming American jazz standards, in the stellar company of Dave Anderson on the bass (Hairspray, Lennon) and Lionel Cordew on the drums (Special FX, Mike Stern, Bill Evans), just back from a national tour with Mickael Francks.

Laurent will likely take the night off from his Broadway committments and return to his first ...

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Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group's CD Live in Seattle Released

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

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Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood Announce Northeast and Midwest Fall Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

MEDESKI SCOFIELD MARTIN & WOOD ANNOUNCE NORTHEAST AND MIDWEST FALL TOUR DATES

MSMW RELEASE OUT LOUDER SEPTEMBER 26 ON INDIRECTO RECORDS

On September 26, Indirecto Records releases Out Louder, the improvisation-fueled album from John Medeski, John Scofield, Billy Martin, & Chris Wood.

This fall, MSMW will embark on their first-ever headlining tour. Look for the collective to perform music from both Out Louder and Scofield's A Go Go. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood's current tour itinerary is as follows:

11/10/06 ...

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Trumpeter Malachi Thompson dies at 56

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

CHICAGO -- Malachi Thompson, a trumpeter who was a leading figure on Chicago's experimental jazz scene, died on Sunday, July 16, at his home on the South Side of Chicago. He was 56.

His death followed a long battle with cancer, Bob Koester, founder of Thompson's record label, Delmark, said.

Doctors told Mr. Thompson in 1989 that he had a year to live after he was found to have T-cell lymphoma. He later said the diagnosis transformed his music and ...

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Shapes from the USA in "De Regentenkamer" in The Hague, Netherlands

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2006

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