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"We Always Swing" Jazz Series Releases "Soulful Serendipity" Featuring James Williams & Bobby Watson
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All About Jazz
“We Always Swing" Jazz Series releases Soulful Serendipity. Historic CD Features James Williams & Bobby Watson in ONLY Duo Appearance & Recording “House Concert," recorded in Columbia, Mo., June 14, 2003, captures two jazz favorites in concert. COLUMBIA, MO—The “We Always Swing" Jazz Series announced it has just released the much-anticipated and long-awaited Soulful Serendipity, a live CD featuring the late pianist James Williams and saxophonist Bobby Watson in concert. The performance and recording, captured June 14, 2003, in Columbia, ...
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Rara Avis at the Vision Club on February 19th
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All About Jazz
Dog Day Estelle Woodward / Jeff Arnal Rara Avis with special guest Anders Nilsson Jeff Arnal - percussion Gordon Beeferman - keyboard Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, guitar Vision Club Series Clememte Soto Velez Cultural Center 107 Suffolk St. at Rivington, New York, NY 1 block north of Delancey (Delancey St. stop on the F train) 2:00 PM : $10 admission www.visionfestival.org ...
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Avi Rothbard Trio At Fat Cat in NYC
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All About Jazz
Weekend with Avi Rothbard Trio. live at Fat Cat NYC. February/17/2006: Avi Rothbard-Guitar, Mike Ledonne-Hammond B3, Joe Strasser-Drums, Guest: Julius Tolentino-Alto Sax. February/18/2006: Avi Rothbard-Guitar, Jared Gold- Hammond B3, Anthony Pinciotti-Drums. Guest: Julius Tolentino-Alto Sax. Sets are 10:30 PM, 11:30 PM and 12:30(A) More Info at www.fatcatjazz.com. CDs are on sale during the show for a discount price of $10!! “Of the many organ trio releases that have popped out over the past few years, Twin Song deserves a place ...
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Shobee's Wu Li at Bar Nine March 1, 2006
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All About Jazz
The Wu Li start their monthly party at Bar Nine in Hell's Kitchen. The line up could not be better. It features Shobee - electric trumpet, Adam Strum - guitar, Maxfield Gast - saxaphones and EWI, Ben Rubin - bass and Matt Zebroski - drums plus special guests. The Wu Li are forever searching for the ultimate high in groove and free improvisations connecting the world one show at a time. Bar ...
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Alex Heitlinger Art Lande Duo Performance Denver February 17th 2006
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All About Jazz
Creative Music Works and The Coalition For Creative Music present a unique evening of improvisational dialog with Alex Heitlinger and Art Lande. Alex Heitlinger was born in Minneapolis in 1980 and started playing the trombone at age 11 at the encouragement of his mother, a music teacher. He received a full scholarship to attend the University of Colorado in Boulder and received a BM in trombone performance in 2002 and was the first jazz player to receive the prestigious Fiske ...
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Jazz Greats Jay Thomas & Phil Dwyer Appear in Victoria/Nanaimo February 17 & 18
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All About Jazz
For Immediate Release Jazz Greats Jay Thomas and Phil Dwyer Appearing in Victoria/Nanaimo February 17 & 18 Jazz fans on Vancouver Island will be able to enjoy a rare treat when Seattle Jazz Legend Jay Thomas makes the trip north of the border to appear with award winning pianist and saxophonist Phil Dwyer. Jay Thomas has been a fixture of the Seattle jazz scene since the late 1970's and has appeared with a “Who's Who" of Jazz greats as a ...
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Bassist Alex Bellegarde, from Montreal, plays with Clarinetist Neal Haiduck in NYC
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All About Jazz
Bassist Alex Bellegarde, a prominent player on the Montreal scene, will join American jazz Clarinetist Neal Haiduck for a weekend of jazz in New York City, beginning Friday, February 24, when the duo will play swinging Modern Jazz with Rob Garcia, drums, and Nathan Bloom, guitar, at Detour, East 13th Street at First Avenue. Sets begin at 9 p.m. No cover. (Take the IRT to Union Square.) Bellegarde's visit is made possible, in part, by the generosity of the Conseil ...
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Sten Hostfalt Solo @ The Backroom, NYC, Feb 17th
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All About Jazz
Described as “An Innovator On The Cutting Edge On The NYC Scene", “Genuinely Innovative", Groundbreaking", “Virtuosic" & “Highly Exceptional" - TIME OUT NY, Guitar player Magazine, Cadence, Jazz Now, All About Jazz recommended microtonal guitar virtuoso/live electronica performer STEN HOSTFALT appears SOLO at THE BACKROOM (aka Freddy's Backroom), BKLYN New York on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17th 2006 at 9.30 pm/ no cover. venue address 485 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY / web http://www.freddysbackroom.com transit 1/2 to Bergen or ...
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