Jazz News

News from Fantasy Records - October 2005 Update

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

PRESTIGE PROFILES: The first new reissue-series release since the Concord / Fantasy sale / merger late last year will debut on October 25 with 10 specially-priced CDs and 10 bonus disc samplers, all drawing on the deep resources of the Prestige catalog.

Generously programmed discs by Miles Davis, Red Garland, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Eric Dolphy, Jackie McLean, Kenny Burrell, John Coltrane, Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, and - from Prestige's Bluesville imprint - Lightnin' Hopkins offer highlights from each artist's Prestige ...

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Douglas's Music Pays Tribute to a Silent Star

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

By Bill Beuttler Globe Correspondent October 24, 2005

At the Regattabar Friday, Dave Douglas and his Keystone band put on a multimedia presentation demonstrating how well cutting-edge jazz composition from the first years of the 21st century can be matched up with cutting-edge filmmaking from the first years of the 20th.

The occasion was the first of the group's two nights in town touting its new CD/DVD tribute to silent film star Roscoe ”Fatty" Arbuckle; the ...

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Hermosa Beach Honors Legendary Artists of 1940s

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2005

Plaques at Pier Plaza harken back to the days that jazz musicians help put the city on the world music map. By Deepa Bharath Daily Breeze

You had to strain your ears to listen to that music.

You had to focus and hear past the pounding techno beat, the hip-hop, whooping twentysomethings and the clinking of beer glasses and dishes on Sunday afternoon at Hermosa Beach's Pier Avenue to hear those perfect notes and that soft ...

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Grammy-nominated Jazz singer debuts new CD with L.A. concert on Nov. 12th

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2005

For Immediate Release – Press/Media Release: Concerts/Jazz Date: October 24th, 2005 Contact: David Ybarra, publicist (323) 654-6678 [email protected] CHRIS BENNETT LIVE Grammy-nominated Jazz singer debuts new CD with L.A. concert LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, November 12th , 2005, Grammy-nominated jazz singer CHRIS BENNETT will perform and debut her latest CD “Chris Bennett on Broadway” at the Ten20 Club in the Wyndham Bel Age Hotel in West Hollywood. Bennett rose to fame in the 1970’s as a Casablanca Records disco ...

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Oscar Lalo's Enchanting Jazz/Chanson Francaise Amalgam

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2005

October 23, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Oscar Lalo's Enchanting Jazz/Chanson Francaise Amalgam Frenchman Oscar Lalo's new CD, “Un Peu De Toi," is unique fusion of Jazz and French music. Inspired by Django Reinhardt and the Music of Hot Club of France with Stephan Grappelli, as well as French legends Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, and Michel Legrand, there’s a simple, pure and unaffected feeling to Oscar Lalo's music that crosses language barriers. Recorded in Paris in collaboration with ...

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College Night at Chris' Jazz Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2005

College Night At Chris’ Jazz Cafe: Keeping Jazz Alive And Well On the heels of a successful dry run, Tony Miceli, Philadelphia vibraphonist and University of the Arts and Rowan University adjunct faculty member, Curtis Institute of Music master class instructor and jazz musician announces the first official “College Night" at Chris' Jazz Café on Wednesday, November 2nd, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Entry fee or admission is $4.00. College Night is designed to: 1) cultivate and nurture new ...

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Bart Weisman: A Drummer Rolls In

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2005

By Sean Corcoran (for the Cape Cod Times) “This was where I was going to come someday,” he remembers thinking. “It just felt right: the water, the houses, the smells, everything. It was the whole feel, not just of Cape Cod, but of Provincetown. Everything was right.” Twenty-five years later, Weisman and his wife have a condo in Provincetown and a living room view of Cape Cod Bay. He compares that first glimpse of Provincetown to a similar moment of ...

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"Shirley Jazz" featuring Ricky Ritzel Tuesday October 25th 6:30pm at the Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2005

October 22, 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 For Immediate Release “Shirley Jazz" at the Iridium Ricky Ritzel sings the Shirley Temple Songbook One Night Only Tuesday October 25, 2005 at 6:30pm Ricky Ritzel is one of New York's most prolific, creative and innovative performers with a score of shows to his credit including these multiple award winners... “Man ...

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