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Phil Woods Releases the "Unheard Herd" on Jazzed Media

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

JAZZED MEDIA PRESENTS: Phil Woods Unheard Herd CD JM1013 UPC 78370726980-1 Suggested List Price $15.98

Phil Woods & The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra perform the great Woody Herman Band Second Herd Bebop charts from the late 1940's. The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of trumpeter Ron Stout, is joined by alto sax legend Phil Woods and a host of LA's greatest jazz musicians including Ross Tompkins, Carl Saunders, Scott Whitfield, Andy Martin, ...

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Adam Unsworth: Philadelphia Orchestra Hornist Makes Jazz Debut With Groundbreaking CD and Two March Performances

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

Adam Unsworth, Philadelphia Orchestra French hornist and Temple University Instructor of Horn and Coordinator of Brass Repertoire, reignites the buzz on his jazz debut, excerpt this! The groundbreaking soundtrack for the French horn features six of Unsworth's original compositions. In addition to six songs for sextet, the CD includes three unaccompanied jazz works for horn by Unsworth, Les Thimmig and a Temple University commission by Dana Wilson, setting new boundaries for virtuosity on the instrument.

The release coincides with two ...

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Barry Levitt's Vocal Jazz Workshop & Brunch Sun.Mar. 12- Julian Fleisher at the Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

SCOTT BARBARINO PRESENTS BARRY LEVITT'S VOCAL JAZZ WORKSHOP & BRUNCH FEATURING THE BARRY LEVITT QUARTET BILLY MINTZ- DRUMSCAMERON BROWN- BASS DAVID SCHNITTER - TENOR SAX BARRY LEVITT - PIANO MUSIC YOU CAN BEPART OF... SELECT AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO SIT IN NEW GUEST ARTISTS EVERY WEEK EVERY SUNDAY 11am-3pm Sun.March 12-Julian Fleisher “The best of the new breed of hot, young jazz singers" ~ Rex Reed “He's got beat, drive. He catches the rhythm. His headlong enthusiasm is hard ...

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To Prez with Love, 2006 Benefit for The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Sunday, March 12 7:00 P.M.

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

To Prez with Love, 2006 Music, Memories & Reflections The 22nd Annual Lester Young Memorial Celebration Participants include: Emcee: WBGO's Sheila Anderson Don Byron Hank Jones Dr. Billy Taylor Harlem Blues & Jazz Band John Ellis Ike Sturm Rachim Rafik Williamson Michael Hashim Sarah McLawler Melissa Slocum Carol ...

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VGjazz Presents TK Blue Trio at the Madison Avenue Loft March 13th, 7 - 10 pm

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

VGjazz at Madison Avenue Loft 145 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor New York, New York 10016 (BTW: 31st Streets & 32nd Streets) 7 - 10 pm Cover $10.00 - 1 drink min.

Vertical Group Jazz Presents Jazz Monday's Featuring Today Hottest Young Lions of Jazz

@Various New York Venues

March 13th, 2006

TK Blue Trio: Talib Kibwe Gavin Fallow ...

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Sten Hostfalt Boston March 13th 2006 Microtonal Events

Source: All About Jazz
March 10, 2006

Sten Hostfalt's Boston, MA Monday March 13th 2006 events

4 pm - MICROTONAL GUITAR CLINIC Berklee College Of Music's Creative Workshop curated by Jon Damian. 1140 Boylston St. Boston MA http://www.berklee.edu 8 pm - LIVE RECORDING FOR FUTURE CD RELEASE - SOLO CONCERT @ The Zeitgeist Gallery 1353 Cambridge St. Inman Sq. Cambridge MA $ 7 suggested donation http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org

CD's at Amazon ...

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AAJ Visual Arts Center Upgrade (v1.4)

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2006

Abbey Lincoln by Sue Storey

Attn: Visual Artists

We've upgraded the Visual Arts Center (v 1.4) to take advantage of Google image search technology and to improve gallery navigation.

The following navigation/interface changes were made: When an album is selected the artist's name is bolded in the master list on the right. Album image count has been added to the Recently Added page. A “Return to Thumbnail Gallery" link now appears on the pages that feature the larger ...

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Tom Braxton - "Let's Stay Together" Hits the Airwaves

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2006

Los Angeles, CA - March 9, 2006 - Rendezvous Music recording artist Tom Braxton is set to release “Let's Stay Together" from his fifth CD, Bounce, on March 13, 2006.

Invitingly sexy, this Al Green classic combines old-school vibes with Braxton's smoothly seamless sax work. Smooth jazz bassist and former NBA great Wayman Tisdale, proclaims, “I love that sweet sound he gets on the horn."

Produced by Wayman Tisdale, Bounce was released by the Dave Koz label, Rendezvous Music, in ...

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