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Jazz Appreciation Month, April 2006 at Saint Peter's Church

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

THE JAZZ MINISTRY CELEBRATES

Jazz Appreciation Month, April 2006

April 2 2:30 p.m. -- Opening Celebration for Jazz Appreciation Month

5:00 p.m. -- Jazz Mass Rolando Briceo's Afro-Venezuelan Jazz Ensemble

April 5 1:00 p.m. -- Midtown Jazz at Midday Marion Cowings, vocals Harry Whitaker, piano

April 9 5:00 p.m. -- Jazz Vespers Pete Zimmer Quartet

April 12 1:00 p.m. -- ...

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Mt. Charleston Hotel Announces Inaugural Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Mount Charleston, Nevada--The Mt. Charleston Hotel, Event and Conference Center today unveiled plans for its inaugural Jazz Festival, taking place Friday, June 30 and continuing through Sunday, July 2.

Preliminary plans for the event, which begins Friday evening with a wine tasting at the hotel, will include a weekend-long exhibition of local artists from Art Encounter featuring works for purchase, a special area for children's entertainment, as well as a line-up of talented prominent local and national jazz musicians performing ...

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Eighth Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival Line-Up

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Eight Annual “Healdsburg Jazz Festival" Features Awe-Inspiring Line-Up Including Jazz Greats McCoy Tyner and Mark Murphy Celebration Takes Place June 1-11, 2006

HEALDSBURG, CA - From June 1-11, the quiet, bucolic town of Healdsburg and its surrounding vineyard appellations will reverberate with the sounds and beats of the world's greatest jazz performers. The 2006 Healdsburg Jazz Festival, one of Northern California's premiere annual cultural events, is pleased to announce that McCoy Tyner and his trio will appear as ...

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Ubiquity Readies REWIND! 5 For Release May 9, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

THE ORIGINAL, TREND-SETTING, GENRE-BENDING, CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED SERIES IS BACK! UBIQUITY READIES REWIND! 5 FOR RELEASE ON MAY 9, 2006 FEATURING 100% EXCLUSIVE & UNRELEASED COVERS FROM PSAPP, ?UESTLOVE, J*DAVEY, HENRIK SCHWARZ, THE REBIRTH & MORE.

About Rewind! 5: The Rewind! concept is simple - a selection of artists, producers, and bands record new versions of classic, underground, or favorite tunes that inspired them. It's not just a blast from the past; it is also a look at the tracks ...

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Little Charlie and the Nightcats to Perform in Fairless Hills

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

LITTLE CHARLIE AND THE NIGHTCATS TO PERFORM LIVE IN FAIRLESS HILLS!

“Little Charlie and the Nightcats take a healthy dose of blues and make it shmmy and shake with hip jazz and rolling retro-rock riffs punctuated with sizzling guitar and harp solos"--New York Post

Alligator recording artists Little Charlie and the Nightcats, touring in support of their latest CD, Nine Lives, will perform in Fairless Hills. The Sacramento-based blues and jump masters' music is fueled by Little Charlie Baty's jaw-dropping ...

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The Leif Arntzen Quartet - "All Ellington" Upcoming Appearances

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

The Leif Arntzen Quartet - “All Ellington"

Friday Night April 7th Two sets 9 pm - 12 pm Note: $7 drink/food minimum Cover: Tip Cup ($10 suggested donation)

The Skylight Room in Night & Day Restaurant 230 Fifth Avenue at President Street Park Slope, Brooklyn 718 399 2161 http://www.nightanddayrestaurant.com

Saturday, April 22 Straus Park Outdoor Concert 11 Am to 2 ...

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Denny Zeitlin Trio at Chicago's Jazz Showcase May 9-14

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

DENNY ZEITLIN TRIO Featuring Buster Williams, bass Matt Wilson, drums

Appearing May 9-14 at the Jazz Showcase 59 W. Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60610 312 670 2473 http://jazzshowcase.com/

Showtimes: Tues, Wed, Thurs: 8 and 10 Fri and Sat: 9 and 11 Sun 4 [matinee, children allowed] 8 and 10

Denny Zeitlin, internationally renowned jazz pianist-composer-psychiatrist, brings his world-class trio to ...

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Gene Perla and Scott Neumann In Europe

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Gene Perla and Scott Neumann will be in Europe during the summer of 2006, and they would like to play with you.

Their available dates are from July 16 through August 10 for concert and club performances, recordings, clinics, workshops, private lessons, consultations and/or other musical, recording techniques and music business collaborations.

This rhythm section has been playing together in various ensembles for over three years in many styles of music. They are experienced educators, and currently hold positions at ...

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