Jazz News

Benefit Reception to Aid Harlem Based Katrina Victims and Awards Recognition

Source: All About Jazz
December 14, 2005

Benefit Reception and Art Sale/Auction To Aid Harlem Based Katrina Evacuees Wednesday, December 14, 2005 6-10 p.m. @ Zipcode [formerly Uptown Jimmy's] 130th-131st Street and A.C.P. Jr. Blvd [7th Avenue] 15.00 Donation Complimentary Wine/Light Appetizers Proceeds to Benefit Harlem New Orleans Evacuees and including the 1st Annual Nia Awards to Councilman Bill Perkins Eugenia ...

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AAJ Visual Arts Center Tops 8,000 Images

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

“Hank & Elvin" by John Abbott

The All About Jazz Visual Arts Center now showcases over 8,000 jazz photos, paintings, and illustrations. With images added daily, AAJ has become the go-to source for jazz imagery on the web.

Recent additions include photo albums by John Abbott, Jose Manuel Horna and William Brown. We're also featuring a special series of New Orleans photos by Scott Chernis, as well as assorted photographs by Bill King, Juan-Carlos Hernández, Jos L. Knaepen, ...

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AAJ Tops 31,000 Visitors in a Single Day

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

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Eliott James: Multi-Talented Composer Mixes Jazz With Electronica And Rock

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

Los Angeles, CA -- Eliott James will release his new album “Cinematic Life" on January 10, 2006. The CD contains 11 tracks of jazz mixed with electronica and rock influences. James' is a composer, musician, poet, and celebrated author of three books on spirituality. While he has been involved in music for many years, this is his first entry into jazz. In fact, his musical background has been primarily in the singer-songwriter vein. “My grandfather was the start of it ...

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TV Appearance Weds. AM by ESP President Bernard Stollman

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

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Toronto Downtown Jazz Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

Toronto Downtown Jazz, in association with GMP Productions, introduces a series of concerts this winter to kick off the jazz festival's 20th Anniversary Season. This series, presented by JAZZ.FM91, boasts a lineup that will appeal to both the neophyte and jazz connoisseur, offering a little something to whet every appetite.

From Randy Weston's African Rhythms to the Cuban-based grooves of Cubanismo!, this Anniversary Series will get the city in the mood for jazz come June when the TD Canada Trust ...

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David Leonhardt Jazz Group "I'll Be Home For Christmas" New CD

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

December 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] David Leonhardt, jazz pianist and The David Leonhardt Jazz Group's new CD “I'll Be Home For Christmas" is a hit!. The critics are raving!! With lyrical piano, sultry vocals, a passionate sax, and an incredible band this CD achieves both the spirit of Christmas and the excitement of a live jazz performance. It is being played on over 250 jazz stations and has crossed over to ...

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Announcing the Independent Ear

Source: All About Jazz
December 13, 2005

December 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES ANNOUNCING: The Independent Ear The Independent Ear is a fascinating new feature of the www.OpenSkyJazz.com web site. The Independent Ear focuses on recommended recordings from the vast universe of independent jazz and related recordings, including CDs and DVDs. Today's digital technology -- plus major labels abdicating their responsibility to the music - has enabled and forced a growing legion of artists to record and distribute their own product, and encouraged numerous ...

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