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Singer Sofia Laiti at Sweet Rhythm on Tuesday October 11th at 8 PM & 10 PM

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

SOFIA LAITI at Sweet Rhythm 88 Seventh Ave. btw Groove/Bleecker For reservation tel. (212) 255 3626 Tuesday October 11 at 8 PM & 10 PM $15 Music charge + 10 minimum. with Carlton Holmes, piano Essiet Essiet, bass Vincent Ector, drums www.sofialaiti.com .."Her voice is a “fresh, deeply sensual at times, new sound that takes jazz in a new direction.” by eJazzNews. A singer whose heart and soul envelop her music. Laiti, who is originally from the northernmost arctic area ...

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Free program at Bard features 'ASR Records Artists the Erica Lindsay/Sumi Tonooka Quartet

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

BARD MUSIC PROGRAM PRESENTS AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AND JAZZ ON OCTOBER 19 Free program at Bard features 'ASR Records Artists the Erica Lindsay/Sumi Tonooka Quartet ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--The Bard Music Program presents a classical/jazz concert on Wednesday, October 19. Free and open to the public, the program will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Olin Hall. The classical section of the program features the Bard Orchestra, directed by ...

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Freddy Cole Documentary to Premiere at Westwood Int'l Fim Festival - Los Angeles

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

I am very happy to announce that I will have two films screening at the 2005 Westwood International Film Festival which will run September 30 - October 14th at the Majestic Crest Theatre in Los Angeles. The festival will host the world premiere of “The Cole Nobody Knows,” my recently completed documentary on musician Freddy Cole, the virtually unknown, yet equally talented younger brother of Nat “King” Cole. At age 73, with his current recording topping the jazz charts, Mr. ...

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Saving The Songbook: Aptos Jazz Singer Ron Kaplan Embarks On An Audacious Mission To Preserve The Legacy Of Tin Pan Alley And The American Musical

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

APTOS, CA - September 29, 2005 -­ On August 3, 2005, the great Tony Bennett turned 79, a number that doesn't sit well with Ron Kaplan. Yes, Kaplan is a big Tony Bennett fan, but his anxiety goes beyond that. The Aptos jazz singer is worried about the cultural legacy that Bennett represents. He's worried about the Great American Songbook.

As a result, Kaplan is embarking on a noble and ambitious project to preserve what he calls “our gift to ...

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Bone Marrow Drive Being Held To Save The Life Of Jazz Saxophonist Michael Brecker And Thousands Of Lives Each Year

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

LA JOLLA, CA - September 29, 2005 - A bone marrow drive in honor of internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker will be held on Sunday, October 16th from 1 - 5pm at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla. The goal is to expand the base of the national bone marrow registry, potentially helping to save thousands of lives per year, while simultaneously attempting to find a donor with a sufficiently close genetic match to Brecker.

Brecker ...

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"My best CD ever!" Ulf Wakenius- Notes From The Heart(ACT)

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2005

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Columbia Records To Release Burt Bacharach's "At This Time"

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2005

COLUMBIA RECORDS TO RELEASE BURT BACHARACH’S ‘AT THIS TIME,’ ON NOVEMBER 1st: NEW CD, WITH MUSIC AND LYRICS BY BACHARACH, STIRS MUSICAL AND EMOTIONAL PASSIONS

Album Marks First Time Bacharach Writes Lyrics for his Music and Unites Harmony and Love With Some Righteous Indignation...With Contributions From Elvis Costello, Dr. Dre and Rufus Wainwright

NEW YORK, September 29, 2005 – Columbia Records will release At This Time, a new album by Burt Bacharach, which combines his passion about life with new ...

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Second Annual Cayman Jazz Fest 2005

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2005

George Duke, Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh, Ravi Coltrane, Najee & Yolanda Adams to Headline a Lively December Weekend in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and BET Jazz have assembled some of the world's most renowned jazz, R&B and Gospel artists -jazz/R&B keyboardist George Duke, jazz/crossover legend Al Jarreau, smooth guitarist Earl Klugh, straight ahead tenor and soprano saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, pop-jazz saxophonist Najee, and stellar gospel vocalist Yolanda Adams - to headline the second annual Cayman ...

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