Jazz News

Jazz Alliance International Announces "Jazz Up Your Campus" Contest and www.gotjazz.info

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

Jazz Alliance International, Inc. (JAI), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to significantly expanding the global jazz audience through education, leadership and advocacy today announced its “Jazz Up Your Campus" Contest and its new web site www.gotjazz.info, an innovative gateway into the world of jazz and the jazz lifestyle. Dig hip-hop?, R&B?, Pop?... www.gotjazz.info celebrates the continuum of jazz and demonstrate how jazz relates to today's most celebrated artists.

The www.gotjazz.info “Jazz Up Your Campus" contest is designed to engage creative, culturally ...

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Sathima Bea Benjamin's Grammy-Nominated Album 'Dedications' Re-Issued

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

CELESTE RECORDS RE-ISSUES SOUTH AFRICAN JAZZ SINGER SATHIMA BEA BENJAMIN'S GRAMMY-NOMINATED ALBUM DEDICATIONS

ekapa records, in partnership with Celeste Records, is proud to announce the re-issue of South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin's masterpiece Dedications, available for the first time ever on DVD.

Recorded in 1982, and nominated for a Grammy award, Dedications showcases Sathima's singing and composing at their finest. Backed by pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, bassist Buster Williams, drummer ...

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Ron Simmonds ( www.jazzprofessional.com) just died this morning.

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

Ron Simmonds just died this morning. “http://www.jazzprofessional.com/" is silent. Ron Simmonds, a career trumpet player who played in very many of the great British, German and American jazz orchestras. For ten years he was Chief Editor (North America and the Far East) for the Deutsche Welle, Cologne and Studio Berlin. Ron had darm cancer and metastases in the liver and some more places. He got operated 2 days ago, the operation went OK, but still they gave him only 3 ...

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Wealth of Jazz October 27 - November 4 at Symphony Space

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

Symphony Space, at 2537 Broadway (95th Street) in Manhattan, will feature four major jazz events in its Leonard Nimoy Thalia over the next two weeks: 1) Thursday, October 27 Paris Combo – Only New York appearance Friday, October 27 @ 8:00 pm “[The] coolest sounds on either side of the Atlantic” (Billboard Magazine) Paris Combo is a delicious celebration of contemporary Paris, reflecting influences of blues, swing, Gypsy, flamenco, and North African rhythms. A jazzy and sexy version ...

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Helio Alves Quartet at Zinc Bar- October 25,26 and 27th Sets at 9, 11 and 12:30

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

October 24, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Helio Alves Quartet featuring Helio Alves - Piano Vic Juris - Guitar Santi Debriano - Bass Marcello Pellitteri - Drums Appearing at the: ZINC BAR 90 West Houston Street (corner of La Guardia Pl.) (212) 477 8337 October 25, 26 and 27th Sets at: 9, 11 and 12:30 Playing music from Helio's CD “Portrait in Black and White". www.helioalvesmusic.com “…pianist Helio Alves lets things rip with ...

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Les Paul (Tonight)-Mingus Big Band (Tue.) Kenny Garrett (Oct. 26-30) at The Iridium Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

October 24, 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 ED PALERMO BIG BAND PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA November 2 and November 9 Every Sunday Starting at 11:00AM Gospel Brunch featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE This Week ...

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21 Century Schizoid Music (Tonight) The Flail (Tue) Soul of the Blues (Wed) & More at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

October 24, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe Oct. 23 thg Oct. 30 Mon ...

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Earshot Festival Kicks Off with Spirited Jazz Outings for Hendrix, Johnson

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

By BILL WHITE SPECIAL TO THE POST-INTELLIGENCER Seattle

The Earshot Jazz Festival was off to an inspiring start Thursday night at the Triple Door, with Pyeng Threadgill putting the Gershwin touch on several Robert Johnson classics.

The young singer-arranger broke down the blues of “Dust My Broom" and “Dead Shrimp," recasting them in the musical phraseology of funk, scat, gospel, operetta and chain-gang moan.

Accompanied by guitar, bass and drums, Threadgill surprised and amazed ...

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