Jazz News

Deborah J. Carter Releases "Daytripper" on Timeless Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

Deborah J. Carter releases her new jazz tribute to the Beatles with Daytripper (Timeless Records CD SJP 473)

For this project, Deborah and pianist Coen Molenaar wrote completely new arrangements for eleven standards by the Beatles. They recorded these pieces with drummer Enrique Firpi, bassist/producer/engineer Mark Zandveld, and guest musicians Ed Verhoeff (guitar), Joris Roelofs (clarinet) and Daniel Patriasz (percussion).

Here is an excerpt from the liner notes by Frits Lagerwerff (VPRO Radio & TV):

“By her interpretation of Lennon-McCartney ...

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Paul Kogut Trio Central New York Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

Friday April 14th 8pm Jazz Central 441 East Washington Street, Syracuse 315-479-5299 www.cnyjazz.org

Paul Kogut- guitar Peter Chwazik- bass Jim Johns- drums

Saturday April 15th 8pm Kirkland Arts Center 9 1/2 East Park Row, Clinton 315-853-8871 www.kirklandartcenter.org

Paul Kogut- guitar Dave Solazzo- organ Jim Johns- drums

Cadence Magazine says the music of Paul Kogut “might just ...

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Chris Washburne and SYOTOS Every Sunday at Smoke Sets at 9PM, 11:00PM, and 12:30AM

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

Chris Washburne and the SYOTOS band are now celebrating their 14th straight year playing every week in New York City. An unprecedented achievement in Latin jazz! You can now hear them every Sunday night at Smoke.

“SYOTOS is a New York Latin jazz institution." TimeOut New York

Their last release “Paradise In Trouble" on Jazzheads Records was nominated as the “Best Latin Jazz Record of 2004" by the Jazz Journalists Association and received 4 stars in Downbeat.

SYOTOS features:

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Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Celebrates 40 Years of Jazz at Emmanuel Church Boston

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, with vocalists Jerry Edwards and Grace Hughes, completes its three-concert series celebrating 40 years of Jazz at Emmanuel and 40 years of the Ellington Sacred Concerts with a concert titled Jazz Tapestry on Sunday, April 2, at 7:30 pm, Emmanuel Church, Boston. The concert will feature music by Ellington and musicians associated with him, who also performed at Emmanuel Church. The band will perform compositions by Jaki Byard, Abudullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand), and Mary Lou Williams, ...

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Steve Getz Presents Free Concert Series in Westchester

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

Steve Getz, former music director of Fat Tuesday's, The Blue Note, and Brooklyn's Steve Getz Music Hall, is presenting free jazz and classical concerts at St. Cabrini, a nursing home on the Hudson River in Dobbs Ferry, New York (Westchester County).

The concerts, featuring established jazz veterans as well as gifted young classical artists, take place every Saturday afternoon at 2:30 PM. While the artists perform for the elderly patients, the public is welcome to attend; reservations, which are on ...

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Kahil El'Zabar Interviewed, Barry Harris Profiled, at AAJ Today

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

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Rising Bay Area Vocalist Susan Getz Returns to Plush Room

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

Rising Bay Area Vocalist Susan Getz Returns to Plush Room

Weekend Engagement at Beloved Venue Rare Honor for Local Artist

The world is discovering distinctive, captivating singer Susan Getz. And there's no better time to find out what Getz's growing legion of admirers already know than at her upcoming return engagement at the famed Plush Room in San Francisco's York Hotel, 940 Sutter Street, Thursday through Saturday, March 30 through April 1, with shows at 8:00 and 10:00 pm. Tickets ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Presents John Pizzarelli, April 7 in Carmel, CA

Source: All About Jazz
March 16, 2006

MJF Expands Spring Jazz Concerts To Carmel's Sunset Center And “Monterey Live" In Downtown Monterey

Concert Series Offers Full Spectrum Of World-Class Charm, Class And Chops For Audiences Of All Ages MJF Presents: John Pizzarelli Friday, April 7, 8:00pm Sunset Center Mission Street at 8th Avenue Carmel By The Sea, CA 93921 $57/$42/$32 Ticket Information: 925-275-9255

With a lineup of superb jazz vocalists appearing throughout the ...

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