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Festival

4th Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

THE JAZZ (aka JAZZ SPOT CAFE) 179 Marcus Garvey Blvd Brooklyn, NY 11221 THE 4TH ANNUAL LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival is produced by owners of THE JAZZ :Lillithe Meyers, daughter Tiecha Merritt and bassist Kim Clarke.Concerts are the first Friday and all Saturday nights from 9-1AM during MARCH 3/3 cellist AKUA DIXON,pianist AZIZA MILLER & bassist KIM CLARKE 3/4 LAKECIA BENJAMIN GROUP 3/11 SISTERS IN SCAT! - ALLISON CROCKETT, ALVA ANDERSON (vocals and ...

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Performance / Tour

Seattle jazz performer Sandra Locklear to record March performances live

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

Sandra Locklear and the Inner Circle Jazz Quartet March 1 and 2, 2006 at 8 p.m. Jubilante S. Third St. and Burnett Ave. S. Renton, WA 425-226-1544 Enjoy a stellar jazz experience as part of the audience for a live CD recording by charismatic Seattle jazz performer Sandra Locklear and the Inner Circle Jazz Quartet at Renton's Jubilante restaurant Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March 2 at 8 p.m. This ...

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Event

EFDM 2006 May 4-7. Barcelona, Spain.

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

Frame Drums Europe is happy to announce the complete program for EFDM 2006.

It will take place from May 4-7, 2006 in Sant Pere de Ribes, a country town near Sitges and Barcelona. All participants will live together 4 days in a XVIth century country house (Can Ramonet). T

he program is:

May 4: Glen Velez: Techniques for frame drums. Welcome concert Andrea Piccioni & Paolo Cimmino.

May 5: Andrea Piccioni: Basics and advanced technique for Tamburello. Participation Murat Coskun. ...

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Radio

My Favorite Things For The Week of February 26, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

A celebration of Mardi Gras with Dr.John, The Wild Magnolias and Irvin Mayfield headlines this edition of My Favorite Things.

We also feature a new recording from South African vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin and some solo piano from Sir Roland Hanna. >p>Join us for this week's edition of My Favorite Things.

This week's tunes:

Rockin' in Rhythm - Duke Ellington - At The Alahambra

I'm An Old Cowhand - Monty Alexander Trio - Impressions In Blue

Rota 8 - Moacir ...

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Recording

Joe McPhee Survival Unit II with Clifford Thornton: N.Y.N.Y. 1971 on hatOLOGY 624

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

Joe McPhee Survival Unit II with Clifford Thornton: N.Y.N.Y. 1971 (recorded live at WBAI's Free Music Store, October 30, 1971) Producers note: I first heard these tapes during my visit to the U.S.A. in 1974.

The occasion was my first meeting with Joe McPhee and Craig Johnson of CJR Records. That meeting and the impact the music of these and other unreleased tapes had on me, are the reason I became a record producer. Originally this release was planed for ...

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Recording

Warne Marsh: Ne Plus Ultra on hatOLOGY 603

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

Performance / Tour

Digital Gypsy -- Performing This Wed. March 1 at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 8 PM -- Free Admission

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2006

Phil Smith's Digital Gypsy project performs this Wednesday, March 1 at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 8 PM. Admission is free. The line-up for this performance will be:

Daniel Carter - reeds + trumpet Marianne Giosa - trumpet + percussion James Keepnews - guitar, laptop + electronics Tim Keiper - drums + percussion Phil Smith - bass + electronics

Digital Gypsy will be joined on the bill by the Sabir ...

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Recording

Christian McBride's Long-Awaited 3-CD Set "Live at Tonic" Coming May 16 on Ropeadope

Source: All About Jazz
February 25, 2006

CHRISTIAN McBRIDE'S LONG-AWAITED 3-CD SET LIVE AT TONIC COMING MAY 16 ON ROPEADOPE

Featuring The Christian McBride Band with Geoffrey Keezer, Terreon Gully and Ron Blake, plus special guests Charlie Hunter, Jason Moran, Jenny Scheinman, DJ Logic, Eric Krasno and Rahsaan Peterson

Brooklyn, NY - On May 16, 2006, Ropeadope drops the long-awaited Christian McBride three-CD set Live At Tonic. The first new release in three years from the Grammy Award-winning bassist is his most electrifying project yet. He's joined ...

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