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2006 Canadian National Jazz Maximum Jazz Award Nominees

Source: All About Jazz
March 15, 2006

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George Avakian's 87th Birthday Celebration at Birdland this Wednesday!

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

Come celebrate George Avakian's 87th birthday on Wednesday, March 15, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at Birdland, 315 West 44th Street just west of 8th Avenue, with George himself...

...who produced the first jazz album (1939-40), the first series of annotated reissues of classic jazz (1940), the first 100 pop LP's (1948) and established popular albums as the industry's biggest source of income (1954), which continues into the CD era...

...and this all part of the regular Wednesday engagement of ...

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The Berkeley Item - #272

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

During its Memphis heyday (1957-1975), Stax Records became synonymous with Southern soul music, churning out hit after exhilarating hit by artists like Booker T. & the MGs, Johnnie Taylor, the Staple Singers, Otis Redding, and Eddie Floyd. Choice tracks by those artists and five others are showcased in ten new single-artist STAX PROFILES CDs, compiled by musicians and industry figures including Elvis Costello (Booker T.), Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd (Floyd), Huey Lewis (Taylor), and MG guitarist Steve Cropper (Redding).

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Brazilian Music Legend Oscar Castro-Neves' New Mack Avenue CD "All One" Released 3/14/06

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

Brazilian Music Legend Oscar Castro-Neves Charms on his New Mack Avenue CD ALL ONE to be Released Tuesday, March 14

Oscar Castro-Neves To Tour Select Cities with Trio Mates Pianist Kenny Werner and Harmonica Player Toots Thielemans

3/14: WBGO FM Live Broadcast at J&R Music World in-store performance with Thielemans and Werner, New York, NY 3/16: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (Toots Thielemans Tribute Concert) 3/18: Pabst Theater Milwaukee, WI 4/6-8: Sculler's, Boston, MA ...

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Blue Note Records: Recent Releases on Sale & Last Chance Items

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

RECENT RELEASES SALE PRICE THROUGH MARCH 31st These recent jazz releases from Blue Note are on sale at www.truebluemusic.com through March 31st. Thelonious Monk Quartet At Carnegie Hall with John Coltrane (Sale price $12.98) The most amazing jazz discovery in years: a heretofore unknown November 1957 Carnegie Hall concert taped in excellent fidelity by the legendary Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, Ahmet Abdul-Malik and Shadow Wilson. And the music more than delivers on its promise. Andrew Hill - ...

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The Multiple Faces of Big Bands at the Dixieland Festival of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

The 13th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona will be held for the thirteenth time between the 3rd and 9th April 2006, although most of the activities will take place from Wednesday, April 5th on. The festival will take a special look at the world of big bands and sessions for school children will be increased up to 4,500 places--1500 more than last year. The festival in Tarragona will gather 25 bands, four more than last year, and four more locations ...

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"Simone" Simone and Ike Levin interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

While not the household name of her mother Nina, “Simone" Simone has been gradually establishing herself as a singer who continues the legacy of her sadly-deceased mother without losing sight of her own voice.

With a couple of gigs coming up in the near future in the Philadelphia area, AAJ correspondent Victor L. Schermer took some time to speak with “Simone" about her mother's work and, of course, her own. Read the interview here.

Also published today is Taran Singh's ...

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"The Magic Of Toots" A Celebration of Toots Thielemans At Carnegie Hall, March 16th, 8 PM

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

FUJITSU JAZZ FESTIVAL “THE MAGIC OF TOOTS" A Celebration of TOOTS THIELEMANS Starring “TOOTS" + Special Guests: HERBIE HANCOCK, IVAN LINS, ELIANE ELIAS, PAQUITO D'RIVERA, OSCAR CASTRO- NEVES, JOE LOVANO and Surprises"

CARNEGIE HALL, March 16th, 8 PM

“I can say without hesitation that Toots is one of the greatest musicians of our time on his instrument. He ranks with the best that jazz has ever produced"-- Quincy Jones

Fujitsu Jazz Festival ...

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