Jazz News

Victoria Horne & Bob Cunningham At Baton Rouge NY - Friday May 12, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

A LeTang biz Presentation: Victoria Horne, Bob Cunningham & The New York Band! At Baton Rouge Restaurant! Friday May 12,2006 9:00pm - 1:00am Vocalist Victoria Horne: Jazz to Blues & More... You can study all the greats, but if you weren't born with the pipes, you'll never cut it as a jazz vocalist. Or, you can be like Horne, who clearly has augmented her deliciously smoky voice with extensive listening to the likes of ...

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De La Soul to perform at Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

One of the greatest forces in hip-hop, De La Soul will be performing at Harbourfront Centre on Friday, June 23, 2006 as part of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival. Tickets $29.50 are on sale now and are available at at Play De Record, Rotate This and Ticketmaster (416) 870-8000 or www.ticketmaster.ca

Almost twenty years ago De La Soul broke out onto the hip-hop scene and created a stir with their eclectic sampling and clever rhymes. Their debut album, ...

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Hollywood & Highland Summer Jazz Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

Hollywood & Highland Center Summer Wine & Jazz Series Returns

Schedule Is Jam-Packed With Big Names

(Hollywood, CA) - April 27, 2006 - Steve Huffsteter Big Band and Poncho Sanchez are just a couple of the many renowned jazz performers who will be blowing their horns and beating their drums as the Hollywood & Highland Center's Summer Wine & Jazz Concert Series sponsored by kjazz 88.1fm radio station returns in June.

(Back by overwhelming demand, this summer's jazz concert series ...

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Michelle Samuels Presents "Pure Imagination" Saturday May 13th and Saturday May 20th, 2006 - 8PM The Dorothy Jones Theater at The Singers Forum

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

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Cass Harrison is back with a New CD "Sauce From The Source"

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

"A poly-rhythmic jazz interpretation of an emotional mixture - hot, spicy, smooth and sensuous."

Cass Harrison is back!

The brilliant pianist/composer presents a stunning display of piano virtuosity.

New York-born, Cass Harrison studied classical piano and composition at Julliard. He traveled with the big bands of the 40's and his own groups throughout the United States and South America. He is remembered for his award-winning MGM jazz recordings of the Cass Harrison Trio: The Duke And I and Wrappin' It ...

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Boston Pops First-Ever Jazz Fest to Include Berklee Jazz Cafe Featuring Students Performing Before and After Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

This year, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will launch their first-ever jazz week, May 23-27, with some of the genre's hottest artists backed by the big-band sound of America's orchestra.

The 2006 Boston Pops Jazz Fest features two critically acclaimed jazz artists: guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on May 23, 24, and 25; and singer Jane Monheit on May 26 and 27. The BSO is also partnering with Berklee College of Music to present the Berklee Jazz Cafe, featuring ...

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Gene Ess Quartet featuring Mika Pohjola, Harvie S, and Greg Ritchie performing at Jimmy's Freestyle Jazz - May 11, 2006 10PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2006

Gene Ess Quartet: Gene Ess, guitar Mika Pohjola, piano Harvie S, bass Greg Ritchie, drums

Jimmy's Freestyle Jazz May 22, 2006 10:00 pm 43 East 7th Street NYC 212-982-3006 www.Freestylejazz.com

Guitarist Gene Ess draws the traits that identify his style with firm brush strokes. On the one hand, we have his jazz streak, and on the other hand, his exquisite sensitivity with ...

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Ann Hampton Callaway, Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel to teach Jazz Master Class at Singers Forum NYC

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2006

Tony-nominated singer/songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway and Grammy winners Laurel Masse and Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer will come together for the first time to teach a master class in jazz vocals for Singers Forum, New York's premiere vocal academy.

The class, “Sing the Swing," will take place on July 10th and 11th, from 7-10 pm in The Dorothy Jones Theater at Singers Forum. Participating students will be chosen by auditions on May 31 and June 1, but auditors are ...

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