Jazz News

First Annual Bucks County Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

The first annual Bucks County Jazz Festival will begin Friday, June 23 in Doylestown Pennsylvania with various artists.

On Saturday June 24th, Chuck Mangione will perform at the Sellerville Theater at 6:00 and 9:30 PM.

On Sunday, June 25th, at 3:00p.m., the Eric Mintel Quartet will perform at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Doylestown, PA. The concert will feature new compositions by pianist/composer Eric Mintel and songs from his latest CD Four on the Floor. Joining Mintel are bandmates Nelson ...

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Richie Cole Plays Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge, Saturday July 1, 2006 at 7pm and 9pm

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

Denver, CO--Alto saxophone great Richie Cole will be performing at Dazzle Jazz Club on Saturday July 1, 2006. Shows are scheduled for 7pm and 9pm with a $15 cover charge. Reservations are highly suggested by management at Dazzle. Coming off eight sold out sets in New York City at The Jazz Standard and two highly successful critically acclaimed Releases Back on Top with the Alto Madness Orchestra and Richie Cole Meets Art Pepper, A Piece of Jazz History, Richie is ...

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Ajamu Akinyele's New Double CD "Black Magic The Cyber Jazz Experience" Now on Sale

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

It's June and it's time to celebrate! Ajamu Akinyele's new double CD Black Magic The Cyber Jazz Experience is now on sale for $13.98 at CDbaby.com, Amazon.com, and KKSF 103.7 FM, the Bay Area's #1 smooth jazz station. We're proud to present this CD at this affordable price for the Summer Madness Campaign because during the month of June, Ajamu Akinyele is gearing up for his most intense summer campaign designed to fill your summer with cyber bliss.

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Vineyard Vibes Festival, July 28-30, Features Jennifer Holliday, Bobby Sanabria & Ascension, and The Gospel Explosion

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

Vineyard Vibes returns to Martha's Vineyard, MA, to entertain Islanders and summer vacationers with three nights of stellar musical performances, the last weekend in July. For the past five years, Vineyard Vibes has built a reputation as an excellent showcase for some of Berklee College of Music's top students, alumni, and faculty, and as the premier music event on the island. The sixth-annual Vineyard Vibes will be no exception, presenting Latin jazz, R&B, and gospel artists. Individual ticket prices, times, ...

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Peter Madsen Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

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Roseanna Vitro Releases "Live at the Kennedy Center" on Challenge Records

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

Roseanna Vitro Live at the Kennedy Center featuring Kenny Werner, Tim Horner and Dean Johnson Challenge Records

Roseanna Vitro's conviction as a jazz vocalist spans a lifetime and has played out on stages and in studios alongside some of the most accomplished jazz instrumentalists known in the business. Throughout the years, Ms. Vitro has cemented her reputation as a musician's musician, a singer whose passion for heart-felt expression is self-evident, heard with each song ...

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Wu Li at Bar Nine June 7

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

This will be the last Wu Li show until August. If you haven't seen us, get down here and join the party on Wednesday June 7 at 8:30 PM. Another great reason to come down is to wish our guitarist Adam Strum the best as he heads off to North Carolina to get hitched. As always we'll be throwing down the illest grooves, jams and free improvisations.

Bar Nine is located on 9th Avenue between 53rd and 54th St. in ...

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Sherri Roberts at Catalina's Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 8:30pm

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2006

WHO: Sherri Roberts, nationally acclaimed jazz vocalist and San Francisco based recording artist.

Roberts will be backed up by San Francisco pianist David Udolf ,John Belzaguy on bass, Aaron Serfaty on drums, with guest Bradley Leighton on flutes.

WHAT: A live concert performance and album launch event to celebrate the national release of Roberts' third recording, The Sky Could Send You, which recently arrived in record stores on the Blue House Recordings label, an associate label of Pacific Coast Jazz. ...

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