Jazz News

CINC Featuring Ken Vandermark, Paul Lytton & Philipp Wachsmann On Tour NOW!

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2006

See Them While You Can!

CINC sets out on a short North American jaunt to the east coast and Canada, beginning mid-June 2006 and concluding with the Suoni Per Il Popolo Music Festival in Montreal. These rare appearances are a 'must-see' for anyone who truly appreciates the raw-spirit, element of surprise and subtlety in the art of improvisational music. For this tour, Okkadisk is releasing a limited edition of CINC's self-titled cd comprised of live recordings from a European tour, ...

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Brazilian Piano and Vocals Maucha Adnet & Helio Alves at Terrace in the Sky June 13

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2006

"Jazz in the Sky"

Produced by RobertaOnTheArts.com

At TERRACE IN THE SKY 400 West 119th Street (bet. Amsterdam Ave & Morningside Drive) New York, NY 10027 212.666.9490

Reservations suggested for guaranteed seating Sky Grille & Cash Bar. No Cover!

LIVE MUSIC 7:30PM - 9:30PM BAR OPEN LATE!

Spectacular skyline views & river views ** Outdoor tapas & grille Superb wines & exotic drinks ** Great networking events

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The Ed Cherry Trio @ The River Room on June 9-10, NYC

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

The Ed Cherry Trio with Jared Gold-organ and Marion Felder-drums @ The River Room 145th and Riverside Dr. (Riverbank Park) Friday and Saturday, June 9-10, NYC 9 to 11:30 Ed Cherry played with Dizzy Gillespie from 1978 to 1992, performing in Gillespie's quartet, big band and with The United Nation Orchestra, which recorded the Grammy Award-winning Live at Royal Festival Hall (Enja). Gillespie died in 1993, and Cherry released his first recording as a ...

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Schoolhouse Rock Musical Director is Guest on Bionic Genius Podcast

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

After 50 years as a serious jazz musician and composer, Bob Dorough still finds his most requested songs are some catchy ditties he wrote to help teach kids how to multiply and use proper grammar. Dorough is the voice behind many of the 1970s Saturday morning Schoolhouse Rock segments, including “Three is a Magic Number," “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly," and dozens of others.

In addition to Schoolhouse Rock, Dorough has recorded with the likes of Miles Davis and Blossom Dearie, and ...

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UpSurge Jazz Poetry Ensemble NYC June 2006 Tour

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

UpSurge Jazz Poetry Ensemble NYC June 2006 Tour

Voted “Best of the East Bay" in 2003, UpSurge! is a septet of piano, bass, drums and four 'horns'-saxophonist and producer, Richard Howell, trombonist Angela Wellman, and jazzpoets Raymond Nat Turner and Zigi Lowenberg, who bend metaphors and split similes throughout the swinging ride. UpSurge! presents a A unique fusion of eclectic jazz and courageous poetry that reaches deep into your soul.

Friday June 9 6:00pm to 10:00pm ...

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Expanding the Boundaries at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

The essence of Jazz is that its boundaries are ever-changing, marked with innovation and improvisation. The programming at this year's TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival is an exciting, eclectic line-up of international musicians who push those boundaries into new territory.

A true innovator in avant-garde jazz, composer and saxophonist John Zorn will be playing with his quartet, Masada, on Wednesday June 28, at The Music Hall at 7 and 10pm. Based on the idea of creating a new radical ...

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Minasi//Hwang//Ulrich//Filiano Sunday, June 11th 6pm at The Downtown Music Gallery

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

Sunday, June 11th 6pm

Dom Minasi - guitar Jason Kao Hwang - violin Tomas Ulrich - cello Ken Filiano - bass

Performing Music From Dom Minasi's New CD The Vampire's Revenge

at The Downtown Music Gallery 342 Bowery between E. 2nd & E. 3rd Streets, New York Phone: (212) 473-0043 Toll Free: (800) 622-1387 http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com

What Critics Are Saying About Dom Minasi's The Vampire's Revenge:

“a ...

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New Jersey Jazz Society Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

Sanofi-aventis JazzFest 2006 to Donate a Portion of Profits to Katrina Relief for New Orleans' Musicians

The main event for the New Jersey Jazz Society's sanofi-aventis JazzFest 2006, New Jersey's longest running jazz festival, will be held on the campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey on Saturday and Sunday, June 10 and 11. A portion of the profits have been earmarked to help jazz musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. Already, the NJJS has collected almost $1,000.00 since ...

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