Jazz News

Bryant/Bendian/Merenda/Turner at Zeitgeist/Space 186 July 21

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2006

s u b c o n s c i o u s c a f e @ ZEITGEIST / SPACE 186 186 Hampshire St. Inman Sq. Cambridge, Mass. 02139 617.876.6060 ~ ALL AGES ~ www. zeitgeist-gallery.org

Friday, 21 July 2006 8:00-11:30pm $12 or b/o

“Reach critical jazz mass" with

Bryant / Bendian / Merenda / Turner!

Dave BRYANT - keyboard Greg BENDIAN - drums James MERENDA ...

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Onaje Allan Gumbs Performs at Kitano, 7/21-7/22/06

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2006

Following sold-out performances in December 2005, pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs returns to The Kitano Jazz Club on July 21 and July 22. Sets begin at 8:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

Harlem-born, Queens-raised, Onaje Allan Gumbs has enjoyed a career as first-call sideman, valued arranger and composer, producer, and most importantly, bandleader and recording artist. Many will remember him for his vital contributions to such Woody Shaw classics as Moontrane and Rosewood, to which he lent his exceptional composing and arranging ...

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MY AAJ and Calendar Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

New to MY AAJ? Have a question?

We've compiled a list of the top questions since our launch last week. For the answers to... Why should I become a MY AAJ member? If I'm registered site contributor or musician, do I have to sign up for MY AAJ? How do I choose a favorite musician? Where do I post local announcements? How do I append a comment to an article or CD ...

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Share Your Jazz Photos at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

You can share your concert and festival photos at the AAJ Visual Arts Center. To upload your photos, go to the Visual Arts Center, click the “Community Photos" album (see right column, page 3), then select “add photos" from the “>“ dropdown. You can upload as many images as you want at any time.

Please be consistent and title your images this way:

[Artist/Band Name] at [Venue/Event Name] in [City] on [Date] by [Your Name].

If you're a ...

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Guitarist Terrence Brewer releases "The Calling: Volume One" and "Volume Two"

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

Strong Brew Music is proud to release two full-length debut CD's from Guitarist and Composer Terrence Brewer. A musician for the last 20+ years, Brewer studied with legendary musicians/educators such as Charlie Hunter, Duck Baker, Mike Zilber, Mike Williams, and Mark Levine, to name a few. In addition, Brewer consistently performs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and has played with artists including Pete Escavedo, Bruce Forman, Kahlil Shaheed, Herb Gibson, Calvin Keyes, Ed Kelley, John Gove, Tuck and Patti, ...

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4th MOL Jazz Festival Budapest 2006

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

2006 is the fourth year of the MOL Jazz Festival Budapest - an event that has become a unique feature of the district of Ferencvaros (hitherto best known for its football team). Once more, between 13th and 17th September, the Festival will hold the attention of jazz lovers who, we believe, will turn out in droves again at the twelve venues in Ferencvaros providing the music. Apart from world class performers from abroad, the mainliners of the festival will still ...

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Sinatra pianist Bill Miller dies at 91

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

Bill Miller, who was Frank Sinatra's pianist for nearly 50 years until the singer's last performance in 1995, has died. He was 91.

Miller died Tuesday at a Montreal hospital of complications from a heart attack, his daughter, Meredith, told the Los Angeles Times.

“Bill Miller was the greatest accompanist that any popular singer ever had," Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., told the Times. “There was no one who had his touch, no one who had his taste."

When Sinatra died ...

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"Jazz Icons" Lost Vintage Jazz Concerts on DVD

Source: All About Jazz
July 18, 2006

LOST VINTAGE JAZZ CONCERTS DISCOVERED!

JAZZ ICONS(TM) DVD SERIES FEATURES UNSEEN CONCERTS FILMED FOR TELEVISION IN THE 1950s - 1970s: FIRST NINE TITLES INCLUDE ELLA FITZGERALD, DIZZY GILLESPIE, THELONIOUS MONK, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, COUNT BASIE, ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS, CHET BAKER, BUDDY RICH AND QUINCY JONES

“The release of Jazz Icons(TM) is like the unearthing of a musical time capsule-an audio-visual treasure trove of the music that changed the world. From Big Band and Bebop to Dixieland and Cool, ...

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