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B.B. King and Backbeat Books Celebrate 80 Years of the Blues
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All About Jazz
San Francisco—On September 16, 2005, blues legend B.B. King will celebrate his 80th birthday, and Backbeat Books will mark this milestone with the publication of B.B. King: There Is Always One More Time. The inaugural entry in Backbeat’s Lives in Music series, There Is Always One More Time combines biography and discography, charting B.B. King’s life from his childhood in rural Mississippi up to his first studio session. Each album of King’s distinguished career is then analyzed and critiqued, with ...
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Panel Discussion at Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept. 3
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All About Jazz
The Jazz Journalists Association Presents A Provocative Panel Discussion on Sept. 3: “The Big Cross-Over: Jazz, Classical, Pop and Beyond” at The 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Lenox, MA --The Jazz Journalists Association, an international group of writers, editors, photographers, broadcasters, filmmakers, educators and media professionals, will present a panel discussion [produced by JJA member Toni Ballard] entitled “The Big Cross-Over: Jazz, Classical, Pop and Beyond.” The panel will be held at the Seranak, the Koussevitzky Estate, across the street from ...
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Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour September Schedule
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All About Jazz
August 29, 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 Iridium's Classic Night Club Hour September Schedule $20 Cover $15 Food/Beverage Min. Room opens at 6pm for Dinner All Shows at 7pm Saturday September 10 THE DON REBIC TRIO DAVID FINCK-BASS, MICHAEL BERKOWITZ-DRUMS Friday September 16 JOAN CROWE'S CD RELEASE PARTY “BIRD ON THE WIRE" TED FIRTH, JAY LEONHART, SCOTT NEUMAN, ...
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Les Paul Tonight-Mingus Big Band Tue.-Ed Palermo Plays Zappa Wed.-Sept. 1-4 Carla Bley's Lost Chords at The Iridium Jazz Club
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All About Jazz
August 29, 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 Sets at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS QUARTET EVERY TUESDAY THE MINGUS BIG BAND EVERY WEDNESDAY ED PALERMO BIG BAND PLAYS THE MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA Every Sunday Starting at 11:00AM Gospel Brunch featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE This Week at The Iridium ...
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Kne-O'chaw Hampton will be Interviewed by Jaijai Jackson, the Daughter of Bassist Chubby Jackson
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All About Jazz
August 27, 2005 -- Kne-O'chaw Hampton will be interviewed by Jaijai Jackson of Five String Productions. Jaijai Jackson is the daughter of jazz legend-bassist Chubby Jackson. JaiJai recently launched her own jazz radio show through xradio.biz/lasvegas as the “Woman of Jazz." Jackson brings her experience and background to the benefit of launching new independent jazz artists on worldwide radio. Xradio.biz is the official independent music supporter of all genres of music. Her format encompasses traditional swing jazz from her father's ...
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Y'All of New York Presents
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All About Jazz
Friday, October 21st at 8:30pm Y'All of New York presents: “Something is Coming, Again" featuring James Jabbo Ware and The Me We & Them Orchestra with special guests The Living Room at St. Peter's Church 619 Lexington Avenue (at 54th Street) in New York, NY Tickets are $20 ($10 for seniors and student with ID; free for children under 12) To reserve tickets, call (212) 874-4448 ...
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Jazz news from India
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All About Jazz
Jazz in India has arrived, especially amoung Goans who have consistently produced their own legends in this great art form that originated in America. Hennessy cognac has supported jazz for decades through a series of 'Hennessy smooth jazz concert tours' featuring American artistes signed on by the famed Blue Note label. Breaking tradition for the first time, Hennessy has signed on an all Goan jazz band based in Mumbai for a series of performances at some of the best jazz ...
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Vocalist Francina Connors' Uptown Jazz @ Penang, Every Wed, in Sept.
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