Jazz News

5th Annual Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts Friday June 9 - 17th

Source: All About Jazz
June 9, 2006

9 Days / 600+ musicians / 170+ shows / 13 Venues / 50+ Free Concerts Etta James Concert SOLD OUT! Club Pass Sold Out Single Tickets Still Available for Club Shows and All Other Eastman Concerts

Rochester, New York--June 8, 2006-- The fifth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods, returns to Rochester June 9-17, 2006. Hear all genres of jazz performed by more than 600 of the world's leading musicians from ...

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Caramoor Jazz Festival Artist Change - Pianist Kirk Lightsely to Appear Aug. 5

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

The 2006 Caramoor Jazz Festival has announced the addition of pianist Kirk Lightsey to its August 5th all-day event. Lightsey will travel from Paris to perform a tribute to his old friend, the much beloved pianist John Hicks, who passed away on May 10th. John Hicks was to be featured at this year's Caramoor Jazz Festival, two full days of jazz on July 29th and August 5th.

Kirk Lightsey, who has lived in Paris for the last decade, developed his ...

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Alkimia: New CD Release by Franc O'Shea

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

Title: Alkimia Artist: Franc O'Shea Release: 06/06/06 Catalogue number: AZFO 001 Label: Azulah

Alkimia is a magickal journey through European, Eastern and African music that transports the listener to a place where cultural elements blend and transmute into a timeless experience.

Alkimia is a finely honed collection of compositions. Featuring the writing talents of Franc O'Shea, it reveals a plethora of world percussion instruments including cajons, tinajas, talking drums and tablas, set ...

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Gene Ess Group in NYC and PA, June 10 and 11, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

Gene Ess Quartet featuring Harvie S, Helio Alves, and Gene Jackson performing at Garage Jazz Cafe, NYC and Milford Music Festival, PA - June 10 and 11, 2006

June 10, 2006 11PM to 3AM Garage Jazz Cafe 99 Seventh Avenue South NY, NY 10014 212-645-0600

June 11, 2006 1:30PM to 3:30PM Milford Music Festival 116 East Harford Milford, PA 18337 ...

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Mercedes Hall June 10th at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

Mercedes Hall with her Trio: Glafkos Kontemeniotis - piano Frank Wagner - bass Kazi McCoy - drums

at Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St Saturday June 10th 9 & 10:30pm shows 212-989-9319 $15 Cover & $6 minimum http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com/

“Sizzling Jazz - Sensuous Blues"

Variety's Richard Gold wrote, “Leonard Feather, renowned jazz critic and author, doesn't flip for fakery or synthetic ...

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Carnival Skin to perform at the Montreal Jazz Festival on Monday July 3 at 9:00 PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

CARNIVAL SKIN is... BRUCE EISENBEIL - electric and acoustic guitars KLAUS KUGEL - drums, percussion PETER EVANS - trumpet PERRY ROBINSON - clarinet HILLIARD GREENE - double bass Stage location: MUSE D'ART CONTEMPORAIN, 22H Montreal Jazz Festival Muse d'Art Contemporain de Montral Salle Beverly Webster Rolph 185 Sainte-Catherine West 2006-07-03 at 9:00 pm in collaboration with Galaxie and 101,5 FM CIBL

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Mavericks of Jazz at the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

John Zorn's Acoustic Masada - Second show added!

TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival and RMS are pleased to announce that a second show for John Zorn's Acoustic Masada has been added on Wednesday, June 28, 10pm at The Music Hall. Sponsored by Eye Weekly. Previously announced is an earlier performance at 7pm, some tickets are still available. Tickets for the new show are $40 and $55, on sale Thursday, June 8 at 10am at Ticketmaster, Soundscapes and Rotate This. ...

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Neil Stalnaker's Tokyo Quartet New Release, ...And Now The "Bad News"

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2006

Neil Stalnaker's Tokyo Quartet New Release" ...And Now The “Bad News"

...And Now The “Bad News" is a project that actually began in 1992. During the past year, many listeners and musicians have asked me why I named the new recording ...And Now The “Bad News".

In August of 1991, I was told that I had throat cancer. At the age of 32, this was quite a shock. The doctor told me he had good news and he had bad ...

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