Jazz News

The Clarke/Duke Project May 25 in Durham, North Carolina

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

THE CLARKE/DUKE PROJECT TO PERFORM LIVE AT THE CAROLINA THEATRE OF DURHAM IN MAY

DURHAM, N.C. - The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. will present THE CLARKE/DUKE PROJECT on Thursday, May 25 at 8 p.m. at The Carolina Theatre's Fletcher Hall.

Tickets are $35 and $30 with a Pick-3 Series discount, and are available at the Carolina Theatre box office at 309 West Morgan Street in Downtown Durham from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday and weekends from 1:30 p.m.-9 ...

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John Hicks: Prolific Pianist

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

Born: December 21, 1942 in Atlanta, GA Died: May 10, 2006 in New York, NY

By Todd S. Jenkins

John Hicks, one of the most versatile and prolific jazz pianists of the past four decades, died of internal bleeding in New York City on May 10, 2006. He was sixty-four years of age.

Born in Atlanta on December 21, 1942, Hicks was raised in Los Angeles where he absorbed Fats Waller, bebop and church music in the 1950s, ...

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Harlem Speaks Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald May 18, 2006 at The Jazz Museum in Harlem

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

Harlem Speaks Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Tribute Concert May 18, 2006*

Arthur Barnes, Arts Advocate May 25, 2006

Olu Dara, Cornetist/Guitarist/Singer June 8, 2006

Hank Jones, Pianist June 29, 2006

Ella Fitzgerald exploded onto the national stage right from the Apollo Theater into the hearts of ...

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Graham Collier Jazz Continuum Web Site Update

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

jazzcontinuum.com, the web site of veteran British jazz composer Graham Collier is now relaunched with a new design and new content. The new content includes 14 audio samples from his various records linked to downloadable PDFs of the music which the players started from. To mark the availability of all Graham Collier recordings as digital downloads from such on-line companies as iTunes and eMusic, there is also an 8 minute free download featuring long-time Collier collaborator Harry Beckett. This comes ...

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Patricia Adams at Ryles Jazz Club Thursday, May 18 9:00 pm

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2006

RYLES JAZZ CLUB Proudly Presents An evening with

Patricia Adams, vocals Ray Santisi, piano Greg Loughman, bass Gary Johnson, drums

Thursday, May 18, 2006 Ryles Jazz Club http://www.rylesjazz.com 212 Hampshire Street Inman Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts 9:00 pm $12 cover yummy snack menu Reservations 617 876 9330 Free Parking ...

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Saving Jazz Music, One Podcast at a Time

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

Mission Viejo, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2006 -- Many radio stations no longer play jazz music. Jazz clubs are disappearing from cities around the globe. Podcasts give jazz musicians an outlet to showcase their music instantly to fans worldwide. One podcast in particular has taken things a step further and created the first jazz record label born through this new medium.

Jazz is often referred to as a dying art form, but don't tell that to the handful of aficionados ...

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Bill Charlap Celebrates the American Songbook (July 2, Cooperstown NY)

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

The Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival presents Bill Charlap on July 2, 2006 at The Farmers' Museum Louis C. Jones Center, on Lake Road in Cooperstown, NY. Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Charlap will perform works by Porter, Berlin, Gershwin and more.

Charlap's albums include: Bill Charlap Plays George Gershwin: The American Soul; Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein; Love is Here to Stay; and Stardust.

“When he sits down to play, the result is an embrace, an act of possession."--Time Magazine

Festival ...

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Charley Harrison's Keeping My Composure Climbs Jazz Charts

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

COMPOSER/ARRANGER/CONDUCTOR CHARLEY HARRISON KEEPING MY COMPOSURE BIG BAND CD RELEASE CLIMBS JAZZRADIO CHARTS West Hollywood, CA--Composer/arranger/conductor Charley Harrison's KEEPING MY COMPOSURE, released on c3 Records, is climbing the Jazz Week and CMJ Jazz Radio Charts. As of May 15th, the CD was #24 on the Jazz Week chart and as of May 1, #37 on the CMJ Jazz charts. The CD features the Chicago Jazz Orchestra with special guest artists Freddy Cole, Kurt Elling, Sara Gazarek, ...

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