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Ohmega Watts Tour Dates November 4 - 11

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2005

Ohmega Watts Tour Dates November 4 - 11

FRI 11/4 - PITTSBURGH, PA Ohmega Watts @ Shadow Lounge 5972 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh PA 15206 www.shadowlounge.net P: 412-363-8277, 18+, $10

SAT 11/5 - CLEVELAND, OH Ohmega Watts @ Touch SupperClub 2710 Lorain Ave, Cleveland OH 44113 www.touchohiocity.com P: 216.631.5200 21+, $5

SUN 11/6 - INDIANAPOLIS, IN Ohmega Watts @ The Vogue w/ Digable Planets 6259 ...

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Latin Grammy for Best Tango Album Pablo Ziegler's Bajo Cero

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

Zoho Music is pleased to announce that last night, November 3, 2005, Pablo Ziegler's Bajo Cero was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tango Album at the 6th annual awards presentation! Pablo Ziegler Bajo Cero ZMR 200504 www.zohomusic.com Learn more about this Latin Grammy Award winning artist: http://www.pabloziegler.com/ Pablo Ziegler Appearances November 18 Walton Arts Center; Starr Theater, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA 7.00 PM and 9.30 PM Pablo Ziegler Trio, Ziegler(Piano), Claudio Ragazzi (Guitar) ...

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Mosaic Select 20: Charles Tolliver on Mosaic Records

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

“Musically, the question on the table for Tolliver's generation at the dawn of Strata-East's inception was deciding what parts of bebop tradition remained visible in an age set on fire by Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra. As can be heard on this and his other Strata-East releases, Tolliver's Music Inc group proposed clear answers to such questions, with meaty and melodious playing that celebrated the classical virtues of swing, virtuosity and the unbridled expressionism and spontaneity ...

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Mosaic Select 19: Pacific Jazz Piano Trios on Mosaic Records

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

Featuring Russ Freeman, Richard Twardzick, Jimmy Rowles and Clare Fischer

“I think you will find it advantageous to give these performances repeated listening. His facile imagination demands close attention. Dick Twardzik said of his own playing: 'Development is not my primary consideration. The ability to project ever-changing emotions or moods, plus rhythmic freedom, is far more important to me.' - Russ Freeman, 1956, original liner notes"

This set reinstates a number of important piano recordings made for Pacific Jazz (and ...

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Miami New Times Magazine chooses The Van Dyke Cafe as Best Jazz Club for the 2005

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

The Van Dyke Does It Again... “Under the able musical direction of bassist Don Wilner, Upstairs at the Van Dyke remains Miami's premier jazz club. No other venue comes close in terms of consistency -- 365 days per year. (Check the Website for calendars and newsletters.) And in terms of consistently high quality, nothing can match the club's rotating cast of regulars: Wilner, Mike Orta, Rose Max, Wendy Pedersen, Goetz Kujack, Sammy Figueroa, Turk Mauro, Jos Negroni. If they're not ...

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New CD Release "No Soap Radio" from Barry Romberg's Random Access

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

Romhog Records is proud to bring you its 8th release, “NO SOAP RADIO", Barry Romberg's Random Access, Part 4. This is the latest installment & fourth in the Random Access series from the man who brought you The MRC Trio & Inside Out. The Random Access project 2005 National Jazz Award Nominee for Best Electric Group has evolved from a studio experiment into a killer live band. This latest cd features some of Canada's finest musicians: Hugh Marsh (violin), Kevin ...

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Claude Black & the Detroit Bebop Tradition makes live CD Nov. 17 in Toledo, OH

Source: All About Jazz
November 4, 2005

Toledo's “own" Claude Black, one of a crop of great jazz pianists nurtured in Detroit during the Bebop era, will tape his second CD, Claude Black, his piano & The Detroit Connection, in a concert/recording session at Murphy's Place in Toledo, Thursday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m. Schooled in Detroit, Claude ranks among a select company of pianists that includes Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, and Sir Roland Hannah. All are celebrated for their inexhaustible innovation, propulsive rhythms, and perceptive chordings. ...

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Marc Ribot to Appear with Charlie Peacock @ Jazz Standard - November 9th

Source: All About Jazz
November 3, 2005

Charlie Peacock - piano Marc Ribot - guitar (just added) Jeff Coffin - tenor saxophone Maurice Brown - trumpet Felix Pastorius - electric bass Matt Wilson - drums WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Shows at 7:30pm & 9:30pm At JAZZ STANDARD 116 E. 27th St., NEW YORK, NY Tickets: $20 212-576-2222 One of the top songwriters, producers and performers in pop and ...

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