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Les Paul (Tonight), Mingus Big Band (Tue.) Nov. 23-27 Ernestine Anderson and Friends at The Iridium Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2005

November 21, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Sets at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS QUARTET EVERY TUESDAY THE MINGUS BIG BAND Sunday Gospel Brunch Resumes January 15, 2005 Until then nothing happening Sunday Afternoons at Iridium This Week at The Iridium Nov. 23-27 ERNESTINE ANDERSON and Friends featuring Frank Wess, Clark Terry and the ...

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The Thing with Joe McPhee at the Community Education Center Theater in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2005

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Friday, November 25 | 8pm THE THING featuring JOE MCPHEE with Joe McPhee, reeds/pocket trumpet Mats Gustafsson, reeds Ingebrigt Hker Flaten, bass Paal Nilssen-Love, drums Community Education Center (CEC) Theater 3500 Lancaster Avenue | Philadelphia When the trio started out they primarily performed the music of Don Cherry, hence the group's name. Since Joe McPhee's participation, the group's reportuar has included other ...

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Carlos "Patato" Valdes' Birthday Tribute featuring Candido & Nicky Marrero at Satalla November 25

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2005

"Carlos Patato Valdes is arguably the most melodic of all congueros. The inventor of the tuned conga drum, he sings on his instrument like no other percussionist" ~All About Jazz

New York, NY - November 2005 - Cuban percussion pioneer Carlos “Patato" Valdes celebrates his birthday with a little help from his friends on Friday, November 25 at Satalla World Music Club, 37 West 26th Street, NYC at 7:30 pm and 10 pm. Special guests include Candido Camero, Nicky Marrero ...

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Higher Ground & Sippiana Hericane Benefits CD/Digital Downloads November 22

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2005

On Tuesday, November 22nd, Blue Note Records will be releasing two Hurricane Relief benefit projects: Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert and Dr. John's Sippiana Hericane. Both are of course great titles and are of course for a very important cause. As we draw closer to the holiday season and farther away from Katrina, it may become easy to forget about the relief efforts still at hand.

Both Higher Ground and Sippiana Hericane are raising ...

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My Favorite Things For The Week of November 20, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2005

"My Favorite Things" http://www.mftjazz.com The Week of November 20, 2005 We open this week's edition of “My Favorite Things" with a tribute to Art Blakey from Jerry Gonzales & the Ft. Apache Band. We also listen to pianist Gene Harris in a big band setting and sample another song from New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley's new disc. Join us for all this and more on this week's edition of “My Favorite Things." Up Jumped Spring - Jerry Gonzalez - Rumba ...

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Inaugural Bali Jazz Festival overcomes terrorist bombing, plays as scheduled with a message of peace

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2005

KUTA, Indonesia - The inaugural Bali Jazz Festival came close to “point zero" after terrorist bombings killed 23 people here seven weeks ago. Sponsors and performers cancelled, tourist numbers plummeted, and dogs and security guards became the new welcoming face of the tropical island.

But the three-day festival featuring performers from 10 countries debuted on schedule Nov. 18 - two days after police named three captured men as suspects in the attacks.

Festival organizers regrouped to focus on issues far ...

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Tony Adamo -A Hit Record In the Air

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2005

Tony Adamo - A Hit Record In the Air For Immediate Release UrbanZone Productions - Franki LaMantia Knock, knock. Who's there? A hit record in the air. The inside buzz has started on Tony Adamo's new CD to be released in 2006. Record industry A&R executives have already been in contact with Adamo's producer, guitarist, Jerry Stucker about this new artist. Neil Larsen, keyboardist extraordinaire (Diana Krall, B. B. King, Greg Allman) was in Los Angeles earlier this month recording ...

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The Dom Minasi Trio at the 5C Cafe in New York

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2005

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