Jazz News

8th Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2006

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

8th edition of Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa will take place on 19th - 22nd of January 2006 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Short schedule: 19.01.2006 STAX GROOVE Tomohide Izumi - dance (Japan) Shun Taniuchi - dance (Japan) Munemichi Yoshida - dance (Japan) Atsushi Yoshioka - dance (Japan) Kuniaki Mogami - Dj 92 (Japan) (Best Beats Records) RELAX Llewy is Sel - rap, vocal, ...

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Gamble Brothers Evolve Memphis Soul Tradition, Jeff Powell Produces New CD

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

GAMBLE BROTHERS BAND EVOLVE THE SOUND OF SOUTHERN R&B WITH CONTINUATOR, DUE OUT FEBRUARY 21

Guitar-free Memphis band evokes lost sound of Stax, Hi and Muscle Shoals in third album, produced by Jeff Powell

MEMPHIS, TN -- The Gamble Brothers Band went to Ardent Studios in the heart of Memphis to lay down tracks for their new album, Continuator, on Archer Records, which will hit the streets on February 21, 2006. Produced by Jeff Powell (Big Star, Afghan Whigs, North ...

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Great American Songbook Blog Invitation

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

Great American Songbook and Great American Songbook Lyrics These blogs have been in operation since September with a mission to help preserve our heritage in the Great American Songbook as the important core of our American vocabulary. The blogs focus on the performers, composers and musicians who have made this unique heritage possible. Because of the wealth of subject material, lyrics have been given their own site, running alphabetically. It's here that one can find all the info we could ...

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New Orleans Relief: Purchase a Photo and Support a New Orleans Jazz Musician

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2005

Anyone who has ever visited New Orleans realizes that it is a place unlike any other. The city's vast history provides a unique cultural mix, and the musicians are as original and authentic as you'll find anywhere in the world. As a young photographer I was overwhelmed by this creative force, and sought to capture on film still images that might communicate this feeling. Ten years later I continue to return to New Orleans, the city that is an integral ...

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Jazz Pianist, George Kahn, Holds Holiday Benefit at LA's Catalina Bar and Grill

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2005

JAZZ PIANIST, GEORGE KAHN HOLDS HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER FOR PATH (PEOPLE ASSISTING THE HOMELESS) NEW CATALINA BAR & GRILL PERFORMANCE SET FOR TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20th, 2005 Jazz Pianist, George Kahn, returns to the new CATALINA BAR & GRILL with a holiday performance benefiting PATH: People Assisting The Homeless, Tuesday evening, DECEMBER 20TH, at 8:00 PM - 10 PM. George Kahn brings his “Make It Real Tour 2005" back to Hollywood, appearing with an all-star ...

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Pre CD Release: Barbara Sfraga & CSQ, Wed, Nov. 30th @ Satalla, 7PM

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2005

November 29, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] PRE-CD RELEASE CELEBRATION! Wednesday, November 30th @ SATALLA NYC's premier World Music venue 7:00 pm set www.satalla.com 37 W. 26th St. (6th/B'way) Reservations: 212.576.1155 $15. cover, 1 drink minimum Barbara Sfraga with Center Search Quest's Bass Artisan Christopher Dean Sullivan and Soundrhythium Michael T.A. Thompson with Pianist/Keyboardist/Vocalist Mala Waldron and Multi-Reedist Allen Won http://www.barbarasfraga.com $15. cover, 1 drink minimum ***** Review of Barbara Sfraga & Center ...

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Frank Hewitt's Jazz CD up for 48th Annual Grammy Awards

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2005

Frank Hewitt, has his Jazz CD entitled All That Jazz and Blues up for the 48th annual GRAMMY AWARDS. The album released on JC Records features the late, great Frank Hewitt on piano, and is released in Hewitt's memory. The album also features Frank's Jazz protg and friend James Cannings on guitar. James also produced this great album.

Voting for the Grammy Awards is cast by voting members only of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc., (NARAS) ...

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All-Star Concert - Evolution of Afro-Cuban Music

Source: All About Jazz
November 29, 2005

New York Histocial Society Slavery in New York: Musical Legacies Evolution of Afro-Cuban Music Wednesday, November 30th - 7:00pm Explore and celebrate the music that emerged from the introduction of enslaved African peoples to the Caribbean islands. The concert ranges from re-creations of the earliest known performance pieces, including original instrumentation in and about Cuba, through contemporary Latin jazz as it has subsequently made its way to, and evolved, in the United States. Featuring renowned musicians: David Amram (the first ...

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