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Johnny Colon Trio Performing At Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2005

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Carli Munoz MAVERICK CD Release Party @ The Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
November 26, 2005

PUERTO RICAN PIANIST/COMPOSER CARLI MUNOZ CELEBRATES THE RELEASE OF HIS ALL-STAR TRIO CD “MAVERICK" ON NOVEMBER 30th @ THE JAZZ STANDARD IN NEW YORK CITY. *With Eddie Gomez, Lenny White and guest Chris Potter. “Kudos to Munoz for inspiring the best from the eminent, articulate and prolific sidemen that appear with him on his latest album, 'Maverick.' He can take pride in creating an outstanding set of performances on which his commanding musicianship stands on equal ...

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The Gordon Beck Quartet-"Seven Steps To Heaven" CD Art of Life Records AL1018-2

Source: All About Jazz
November 25, 2005

The Gordon Beck Quartet-"Seven Steps To Heaven" Art of Life Records AL1018-2 CD Now available for ordering via our web site's secure server!! Recorded live at the Franc Pinot Jazz Club in Paris, France on February 25th & 26th, 2005. This 62 minute live recording captures British Jazz piano legend Gordon Beck at the peak of his musical powers in a quartet setting featuring Bruno Rousselet on acoustic bass, Philippe Soirat on drums and special guest Pierrick Pedron on alto ...

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Ben Monder at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2005

Fresh off the release Oceana, his fourth CD as a bandleader, jazz guitarist Ben Monder will perform at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday evening, Nov. 25, as part of the Museum's “Art After 5" series. Monder, a musician in the New York area for over 20 years, has performed with a variety of artists, including Jack McDuff, Marc Johnson, and Lee Konitz, and has appeared on over 90 CDs as a sideman. He has also appeared with the ...

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Saxophonist Rob Scheps in Portland, Oregon with 3 Bands

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2005

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Jug band great Fritz Richmond dies at 66

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2005

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Fritz Richmond, a folk musician considered one of the world's finest players of the jug and washtub bass, died of lung cancer Sunday. He was 66.

Richmond became a key figure in the Boston folk music scene, where he worked as the house bassist at Club 47.

Drawing on his expertise as a U.S. Army helicopter mechanic, he strung the washtub bass with a steel cable, turning it into a usable instrument. To play it, he developed ...

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Ben Bowen Trio @ the Freeway cafe

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2005

On Friday December 2nd, The Ben Bowen Trio, back from an extended summer hiatus, returns to the stage with a gig @ the new FRWY cafe on King St E in Hamilton (www.frwy.ca). Please join us for an evening of laid-back jazz standards and melodic originals in this intimate community-minded “third space," while enjoying a cup of fair-trade coffee or tea, or perhaps something to nibble on. Show time is 9pm, and cover's $5 - Ben Bowen Project buttons still ...

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David Adler on Jazz/Hip-Hop in Slate Magazine

Source: All About Jazz
November 23, 2005

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