Jazz News

Kresten Osgood Trio with Oliver Lake & Michael Gregory Jackson at Cornelia Street Caf Thursday April 6

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2006

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St.

Kresten Osgood Trio

Oliver Lake, saxes Michael Gregorry Jackson, guitar Kresten Osgood, drums

Thursday April 6, 8:30PM & 10:00PM cover $10 + $6min.

This evening features a very specialmeeting of new ...

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Joe Chambers At The Iridium Jazz Club April 6 & 7

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2006

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets 11:30PM

April 6 & 7: JOE CHAMBERS BAND

Joe Chambers, drums Javon Jackson, tenor sax Vincent Herring, alto sax Joanne Brackeen, piano Dwayne Burno, bass

A member of the '60s fraternity that recorded some of ...

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With Ponderosa Stomp, Memphis is a Must-Visit Location for Music Lovers This May

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2006

From the three-day Ponderosa Stomp to the Beale Street Music Festival and the Blues Music Awards, Memphis has plenty to offer roots music fans in May.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- There's a reason they call Memphis, Tennessee the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. After all, Sam Phillips' Sun Records and Willie Mitchell's Royal Recording Studio still stand tall, as do dozens more recording studios, radio stations, and the Chisca Hotel, where DJ Daddy-O Dewey Phillips ...

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AllAboutJazz-New York April 2006

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

The problem with “Jazz Appreciation Month", as April has been designated, is that it presupposes that we have not been appreciating jazz all year. Of course, anything that gets jazz into the larger consciousness is a good thing for all involved but the real task is keeping it there as soon as May 1st hits and the National Bike Month people take over.

April here in New York is full of activity, government recognition or not. A Live From London ...

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Bassist/Composer Rufus Reid Performs with Peabody Jazz Students

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

March 30, 2006, Baltimore, MD: The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is pleased to announce that jazz bassist and composer Rufus Reid will be performing as a guest artist on Thursday, April 20th and Friday, April 21st at 7:30 p.m. in East Hall at 17 E. Mt. Vernon Place as part of the series Peabody Explores... The Art of Improvisation. Reid will perform original music and arrangements with Peabody jazz bassists and jazz student small groups on Thursday ...

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Over 200 additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

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Jeff Albert & Ed Barrett - Duets Vol 1 - Download Release

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

New Album Release

Duets Vol. 1 by Jeff Albert and Ed Barrett Download only, available from www.PepperEnterprises.com

For more information contact Jeff Albert at (225) 303-6226 or email [email protected].

Duets Vol. 1 is a collection of 8 improvisations by Jeff Albert (trombone) and Ed Barrett (guitar). It is available only as an internet download from Pepper Enterprises mp3 Store, which sells only high quality 256kbps mp3 file that are always free from any DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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Ron Horton Releases "Everything In a Dream" on Fresh Sound Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

Fresh Sound New Talent has just released trumpeter/composer Ron Horton's newest CD, Everything In a Dream, recorded in Brooklyn, NY, June 2005.

“Epitomizing the new face of the creative mainstream, Horton is equal parts swinging hard bop stylist, modern classicist and exploratory avant gardist. All these facets appear on Everything In A Dream, Horton's most definitive statement as a leader--his third overall and second for the Fresh Sound label". ~ Troy Collins, All About Jazz

About Ron Horton:

Horton was ...

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