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Performance / Tour

Dekel Bor Trio tonight at the GARAGE - NYC

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

The Dekel Bor Trio will be playing original music from thier upcoming debut “EMUNA" - produced by Robert Sadin Tonight May 18th - 11:30pm-2:30 am Garage is located at 7th ave. sounth and grove st. NYC No cover See you there! “Dekel Bor's evocative live guitar playing...a fresh taste in music “(John Rockwell, New-York Times) “Dekel Bor and his band are the future of jazz" (Joseph Harsonsky,Maariv) “Dekel Bor and his trio make some of the finest jazz that I ...

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Event

Spirit of Django Reinhardt Concert, Rose Hall, NYC, August 1

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

The SPIRIT OF DJANGO REINHARDT CONCERT 2006 AUGUST 1ST, 8 PM

Moves to Rose Theater FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center!

Presented by The Grand Marnier Foundation

Starring TCHAVOLO SCHMITT-Legendary Gypsy Guitarist DORADO SCHMITT-Gypsy Guitar Star FLORIN NICULESCU-Virtuoso Violinist LUDOVIC BEIER-Accordion Great SAMSON SCHMITT--Young Guitar Dynamo PETER BEETS-Top Dutch Jazz Pianist JOEL FRAHM-US Saxophone ...

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Festival

City Capital Entertainment Announces Date For 2nd Annual Carolina Soulfest

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

Raleigh, NC--May 18, 2006--The 2nd Annual Carolina SoulFest, SoulFest2006, will be held on Saturday, August 26th 2006 at the Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh N.C. The Carolina SoulFest is the premier R&B and soul festival in the Southeast and features many of today's hottest music artist and performing legends.

SoulFest2005 featured chart-topping artists Angie Stone, Kem, Floetry, Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Kindred, and Grammy Award winning artist Norman Brown. Nearly 15,000 enjoyed the music, vendors, and food last year. SoulFest2006 promises ...

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Festival

Grammy-Nominated Artist Dionne Farris Headlines First-Ever URB ALT Festival in Harlem

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

DIONNE FARRIS HEADLINES FIRST-EVER URB ALT FESTIVAL IN HARLEM, NYC SET FOR SUMMER 2006

URB ALT Festival Plays Historic Harlem Venues including The Apollo Theater and The Schomburg Center in June, July, August and September.

NEW YORK - URB ALT, the performance series dedicated to presenting the cutting edge of music and film, is taking a revolutionary step forward in creating the URB ALT FESTIVAL: URB ALT COMES TO HARLEM with four special nights spread out over the Summer beginning ...

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Recording

Marilyn Harris Joined by All-Star Big Band on "Round Trip"

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

Hot on the heels of Marilyn Harris' Future Street, Wrightwood Records presents Harris' Round Trip: a new album with original jazz songs, kicking big band charts, killer solos and swingin' vocals.

Inspired by the music of Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Neal Hefti, Buddy Rich, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Hank Mancini, Johnny Mandel, the Tonight Show Band and Don Sebesky, this release features the L.A. Jazz All-Stars Big Band. The instrumental solos are by some of Hollywood's finest jazz musicians, including ...

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Technology

Circular Records Website Relaunch

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

Performance / Tour

Sarah Hommel Drum All CD Release Celebration at the Cutting Room May 20th from 4 - 6pm.

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

A Sarah Hommel Drum All SaharaFord Records 6182001Z Street Date: Tuesday May 2nd 2006

CD Release Celebration performance at the Cutting Room May 20th from 4 - 6pm $15 cover 19 W 24th St (btw. Broadway and 6th Avenue) New York (212) 691-4065 http://www.thecuttingroomnyc.com/

A Sarah Hommel Drum All, the second album by percussionist/composer Sarah Hommel, is a live recording ...

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Event

Sydney Jazz Band to perform at The Hills Relay for Life for aid to cancer victims

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

Viva the band will be appearing at the Relay for Life event on Saturday the 20th May at 1.30pm. The band was referred for their appearance by Gareth Mc Cray a popular radio announcer at Radio 2CH.

The Relay For Life is an event where teams of 10 top 15 people take turns to walk or run around a local sports oval to raise funds for cancer research, education, support services and advocacy.

Viva the band will be donating 100 ...

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