Jazz News

What's New On Dom Minasi's Website

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

February 28, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News Letter What's New On Dom Minasi' s Website !! Sound! Movies! Pictures! * The Vampire's Revenge Banner with Sound: (homepage) http:// www.domminasi.com *The Video Pod Cast ( homepage): http://www.domminasi.com * New Trio Download with Dom on 12 String Guitar: Eric Dolphy's The Baron ( homepage ) http://www.domminasi.com *Gigs for 2006: http://www.domminasi.com/gallery.htm: *Up-dated Photo Gallery: http://www.domminasi.com/gallery.htm * New!: The Vampire's Revenge Photo Gallery with sound ...

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Andre Canniere Group's "As Of Yet" Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

The Andre Canniere Group, formed in early 2005, has been creating a storm in New York's modern jazz scene. They perform challenging yet accessible music full of evocative harmonic explorations and complex rhythms, complemented by thoughtful improvisation. Much of the music, all of which is composed by Canniere, is rooted in jazz, but also draws heavily upon other genres including pop, classical and folk music. Their first album As Of Yet is the culmination of the group's first year together, ...

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Henry Threadgill, Chris Lightcap, Claudia Quintet, Masada Rock, Benevento/Russo Duo Philadelphia Appearances in March

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

Wednesday, March 1 | 7pm SOULIVE + BENEVENTO/RUSSO DUO

Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce Street Receive a substantial discount (you'll pay only $10/ticket) by requesting the “Ars Nova" discount at the Annenberg box office on the day of show. Arrive early!

Soulive's latest album, Break Out, is full of beat-driven instrumentals and dazzling collaborations with a host of exceptional artists, including Chaka Khan, Ivan Neville, Corey Glover (Living Color), Robert Randolph and Reggie Watts (Maktub). ...

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Sonny Rollins at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts in Miami

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

Miami Light Project with promotional consideration from South Florida JAZZ, is proud to present the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins and his quintet in only his second South Florida appearance since the 1995 Hollywood Jazz Festival; in concert on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 8:00 pm at Gusman Center for the Arts in downtown Miami.

Colossus ... Legend ... Royalty ... Virtuoso ... Words alone can't express the impact Grammy Lifetime Achievement-awardee Sonny Rollins has had on music. At 75, he's taken ...

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Jamie Saft Interview at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

Keyboardist Jamie Saft has long been a fixture on the Downtown Music Scene in New York City, mainly for with his work for John Zorn's Tzadik label, although his work on Jane Ira Bloom's latest ArtistShare disc, Like Silver, Like Song is equally noteworthy.

In July, 2005, Saft released the first in a new series of albums featuring material from Zorn's second Masada songbook. Astaroth, Book of Angels Volume 1: Jamie Saft Trio plays Masada Book Two proves that it's ...

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Joe McPhee/Dominic Duval in Concert at Brooklyn College March 02, 2006 at 2:00 pm.

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

After Silence: The Art of Improvisation.

Joe McPhee and Dominic Duval Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 2:00 PM Levenson Recital Hall Brooklyn College Free Admission Travel directions:

SUBWAY Q Local to the Avenue H station, at Avenue H & East 16th Street. Walk 4 blocks east (you'll see the famous LaGuardia bell tower; walk towards that) to the Ocean Avenue entrance.

Q Local to the Avenue J station, at Avenue ...

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EthnoEccentric String Trio - Every Monday in March

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

The Ethnoeccentric String Trio (EE3),who debuted this last September at Barbes, will be in residence every Monday in March at Satchmo's Place, 347 Graham Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Performances will take place from 7pm to 9pm.

Music from EE3's brand new recording can be heard at www.vilnaismusic.com/sounds.html

Born of collaboration between violinist Skye Steele, cellist Christopher Hoffman and guitarist Jay Vilnai, the trio's members draw on scrapbooks from their various travels in the New York music scene and around ...

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James McMurtry's Political Anthem Causing Stir Across the Nation

Source: All About Jazz
February 28, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas -- “We Can't Make it Here," James McMurtry's musical commentary on the current state of the union, is creating a stir with critics, radio programmers, and politicians around the country. “I've always been a little put off by activists. So you know it's a dire situation when I have to become one myself," says McMurtry. McMurtry made the song available as a free download on his website during the 2004 presidential election. The response to the track was ...

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