Jazz News

Paula Lammers at Harvest Festival, Lakeville, Minnesota, 9/21

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

PAULA LAMMERS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September, 2005

*Premier Minnesota Jazz Vocalist, Paula Lammers Blankets You with Seduction*

GOING FOR ARTIST PREVIEW/CD REVIEW

Paula Lammers, currently embarked on a National press campaign to bring awareness to her debut release “Blanket of Blue.” Lammers is a classically trained vocalist that found her niche in jazz. Her blend of precision and beauty takes vocal jazz to new heights. A resident of Minnesota she comes from a lineage of strong performers. In the National ...

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45 plus hours of improvisation. Not just a jam. Separating the men from the boys.

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

45 plus hours of improvisation, not just a jam, separating the men from the boys. While there have been 30 and 48 hour long jam sessions recorded in past years these involved straight blues and jazz standards. At 33 1/3, 45 and now 45B-Side all the non-stop music is totally improvised. Rotating musicians from many genres and countries take part creating music on the spot and continue for 45 plus hours. This years 45 B-Side held in Padua, Italy on ...

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey To Release New Studio Album

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Set to Release New Studio Album The Sameness of Difference on October 11, 2005

Produced by Joel Dorn and Featuring Interpretations of Music by The Flaming Lips, Charles Mingus, Brian Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Neil Young, Dave Brubeck and Bjork, as well as, Five Original JFJO Compositions

New York, NY - Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey return on October 11, 2005 with their brand new studio album, The Sameness of Difference, on Hyena Records. Helmed by ...

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Shemekia Copeland Celebrates New Release with Performance in Collingswood

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

"Young Shemekia is the most soul-shaking, big-voiced blues singer in years." - Village Voice

“Volcanic delivery and straight-from -the-gut realism...a masterful blend of fiery blues, ballsy ballads and electrifying rockers." - Vibe

Grammy-nominated and Harlem-bred vocalist Shemekia Copeland celebrates the release of her new CD, The Soul Truth, with a live performance in Collingswood. Legendary Stax guitarist / songwriter / producer Steve Cropper produced Copeland's The Soul Truth, flavoring the recording with solid doses of Memphis ...

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BET Jazz, VH1 Classic & VH1 Soul to Broadcast 'Higher Ground' Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

BET JAZZ, VH1 CLASSIC AND VH1 SOUL TO BROADCAST HIGHER GROUND HURRICANE RELIEF BENEFIT CONCERT AND AUCTION FROM JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER IN NEW YORK CITY

HOSTED BY LAURENCE FISHBURNE AND FEATURING WYNTON MARSALIS, HARRY BELAFONTE, TERENCE BLANCHARD, KEN BURNS, SHIRLEY CAESAR, CYRUS CHESTNUT, PETER CINCOTTI, BILL COSBY, ROBERT DENIRO, RENEE FLEMING, DANNY GLOVER, HERBIE HANCOCK, JON HENDRICKS, NORAH JONES, DIANA KRALL, ABBEY LINCOLN, JOE LOVANO, IRVIN MAYFIELD, BETTE MIDLER, TONI MORRISON, AARON NEVILLE, DIANNE REEVES, MARCUS ROBERTS, PAUL SIMON, ...

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Alligator Recording Artists Roomful of Blues to Perform Live in Arden

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

ALLIGATOR RECORDING ARTISTS ROOMFUL OF BLUES TO PERFORM LIVE IN ARDEN!

“A sheer joy...contagious, finger-popping, head-bopping grooves...the horns blast loud & proud...explosive & electrifying." - Blues Revue

The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band, Roomful of Blues, will celebrate the release of its new Alligator CD, Standing Room Only, with a live performance in Arden. The great Count Basie called them, “the hottest blues band I've ever heard." DownBeat said the band is “in a class by itself." Without ...

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Sonny Rollins and John Scofield To Judge International Songwriting Competition Jazz Category

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

ISC Is Now Accepting Entries For 2005 - Enter Your Songs Now Deadline for entries: October 14, 2005 One of the largest and most prestigious songwriting competitions in the world, ISC offers entrants a chance to win over $100,000 in cash and prizes, including an Overall Grand Prize package of $10,000 (US) in cash and $20,000 in merchandise. ISC is open to both amateur and professional songwriters of every level, and all jazz musicians/songwriters are invited to submit their original ...

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Po'Jazz at The Cornelia Street Cafe Thursday, September 15th, 2005 6 - 8 p.m.

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2005

September 15, 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 For immediate release Po'Jazz at The Cornelia Street Cafe Poetry in Partnership ...

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