Jazz News

Carlos Barbosa-Lima Only NY Concert Appearance The Dix Hills Center for the Performing Arts Sun, Oct 16th

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Carlos Barbosa-Lima Only NY Concert appearance Internationally renowned Brazilian acoustic guitarist Carlos Barbosa Lima will be making his only 2005 New York area appearance – and he will be featuring repertoire from his two recent new ZOHO CD releases “Frenesi" (ZM 200408) and “Siboney" (ZM 200414). Carlos will also perform selections from his next ZOHO CD “Carioca" which will be released in March 2006. Accompanying him ...

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New Africa Suite is now at iTunes

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

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Tribute to Steve Lacy October 6th 8PM at Merkin Concert Hall

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES World Music Institute, Thomas Buckner & Verna Gillis/Soundscape present TRIBUTE TO STEVE LACY (1934-2004): SONGS & MUSIC IRENE AEBI * ROSWELL RUDD * JOE LOVANO * DAVID LIEBMAN DON BYRON * JEAN-JACQUES AVENEL * JOHN BETSCH BOBBY FEW * GARY LUCAS * RICHARD TEITELBAUM DAVID WESSEL * THOMAS BUCKNER * JUDI SILVANO JEREMY UDDEN * GEORGE LEWIS * DANIEL TEPFER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005 8:00 PM Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W.67th ...

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Chico Freeman Quartet w/Hilton Ruiz Saturday, Oct 7th 8:00pm Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Creole Restaurant & Jazz Supper Club N'Awlins & Creole Cuisine 2167 Third at 118th Street, East Harlem, NYC http://www.creolenyc.com 212-876-8838 SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, Oct 7, 2005 Dinner from 6:00pm, Supper club First Show at 8:00pm: CHICO FREEMAN QUARTET with Chico Freeman-tenor sax and Hilton Ruiz-piano. Expect to hear a spectrum of jazz, a slice of recent jazz history, as Chico and Hilton take us on a ...

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Live Jazz show A House of Love

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

This is just a short update Regarding Mother J Productions' Live Jazz show A House of Love We have three Arts and Humanities awards for the state of Florida. Recently we have received the prestigious ACE/FAAE award from the First Lady of Florida Columba Bush and the Secretary of State Glenda Hood. Our Jazz show A House of Love raised over $20.000 for the American Red Cross Disaster from the effects of Katrina. We have raised over $25.000 for scholarships ...

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Secret Society Strikes Again

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

(New York, NY) — Secret Society, a new 18-piece band led by composer Darcy James Argue, returns to the scene with a gig at the Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery between Houston and Bleeker) on Tuesday, October 25 at 10 PM. The cover charge is $10. In their second New York appearance, Secret Society adds some exciting new players — including saxophonists Donny McCaslin (Dave Douglas Quintet) and Will Vinson (Mr. Vivo) — and welcomes the return of many Secret ...

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Latin American Songbook, featuring John Santos and Maria Márquez

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

Four renowned musicians from South America, the US, and Europe will join forces to present their own unique telling of The Latin American Songbook in Milwaukee's Latino Arts Auditorium on Friday, October 14 at 7:00 PM. The quartet comprises percussionist John Santos, Venezuelan chanteuse/composer María Márquez, pianist Murray Low and bassist Buca Necak. Together, this extraordinary “All Star" quartet will interpret classic standards by great Latin American composers such as Agustin Lara, Aldemaro Romero, and Armando Manzanero as well as ...

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Chicago Phrenology Fest Makes Jazz World Smaller

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 BY JOHN LITWEILER

Underground jazz musicians are an international community -- everyone seems to know everyone else, everywhere -- so it was only right that Americans, Canadians and Europeans representing several generations played together this week at the Hungry Brain nightclub on West Belmont. The occasion was the three-night Phrenology Festival, and on Monday, the second night, the program was cool jazz, hot jazz and utterly eccentric jazz. Did the stylistic juxtapositions reveal anything about ...

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