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Joe Sample Headlines A Very Special Benefit Performance
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All About Jazz
For Joe_There is No Place Like Home Concert Review by: Sheldon T. Nunn Venue - 1894 Opera House (Galveston, Texas, United States) September 17, 2005 - Musically speaking, Joe Sample stands as one of the most consistent and significant artists in jazz today. During his 45 years, first as a Jazz Crusader and then as a solo musician, Joe’s contributions to jazz are widely known and he has become a cultural icon amongst his fans and peers alike. His world-class ...
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U.S. Soldier Composes Aural Landscapes of Iraq
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All About Jazz
“Muse From the Front" columnist William A. Thompson IV featured on NPR All Things Considered Sgt. William Thompson IV, a reservist who was deployed in Iraq, is a third-generation jazz musician from New Orleans. But during his time in combat, he turned to a different musical form: Using his laptop, he records the sounds of war and incorporates them into compositions that he posts online. Thompson, who was called up for duty just before he was to graduate from the ...
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Dafnis Prieto Quintet The Best Of Cuban Jazz – "Out West" – October 2005
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All About Jazz
September 22, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES THE BEST OF CUBAN JAZZ – “OUT WEST” – OCTOBER 2005 DAFNIS PRIETO QUINTET Yosvany Terry saxophones Peter Apfelbaum saxophones Osmany Paredes piano Yunior Terry bass Dafnis Prieto drums Oct 12-16 Los Angeles, CA Jazz Bakery www.jazzbakery.com Oct 17 Santa Barbara, CA SOhO www.sohosb.com Oct 20 Albuquerque, NM The Outpost www.outpostspace.org Oct 21 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall/SF Jazz Festival www.sfjazz.org Oct 22 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Center ...
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Deborah Latz Fri. Sept. 23 at the Triad 9pm
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All About Jazz
September 22, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Just a reminder that tomorrow night, Friday, September 23 I'm singing at The Triad! Come and celebrate John Coltrane's birthday with us - we'll be playing a couple of his originals and one of his favorites. With me on the stand will be Timo Elliston on piano, Bob Bowen on bass and Elizabeth Keledjian on drums. The Deborah Latz Quartet offers up straight-ahead jazz vocals with ...
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John Stubblefield Memorial Service September 25th 7:30pm Saint Peter's Church
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All About Jazz
September 23, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Memorial Service for John Stubblefield 25th September 2005 7:30 pm Saint Peter's Church East 54th Street at Lexington Avenue New York City -Program- Andrea Brachfeld solo, flute “Amazing Grace" (spiritual) Pastor Lind Greeting Sathima Bea Benjamin solo, vocal “Come Sunday" (D. Ellington) Hubert Eaves III solo, piano “My Friend" (H. Eaves & J. 'D Train' Williams) Sonelius Smith Remembrances Amina Claudine Myers solo, piano “Dino" (J. Stubblefield) Anita Brown brass ensemble ...
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John Lindberg Quartet "Winter Birds" Concerts Celebrating Release Of New CD
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All About Jazz
September 23, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CONCERTS CELEBRATING RELEASE OF NEW CD: JOHN LINDBERG QUARTET, WINTER BIRDS between the lines 71203/Allegro Distribution Featuring Baikida Carroll - trumpet, flugelhorn Steve Gorn - bansuri flutes, clarinet, saxophone Susie Ibarra - percussion John Lindberg - bass, compositions These events will feature performances of pieces from the new CD, and signed copies will be available at the concerts. This quartet has been a working unit since ...
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Luvpark Hurricane Katrina Benefit at Zanzibar Blue in Philadelphia
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All About Jazz
Imani Records And Zanzibar Blue Present Luvpark In “A Show Of Luv” Hurricane Relief Concerts To Benefit The Victims IMANI Records recording artist, LUVPARK, is at it again. Not long after spearheading a fundraiser to purchase a new piano for Ortliebs Jazz Haus, Luvpark is teaming up with Zanzibar Blue to raise funds for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. There will be two concerts, Sunday, September 25th and Monday, September 26th, at Zanzibar Blue, located at 200 S. Broad St., ...
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