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Don't miss the First Annual Newport Pacific Jazz Festival in Las Vegas/Henderson Nevada
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All About Jazz
Finding a Sydney Band for a Christmas party or function for your boss
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All About Jazz
Sydney businesses traditionally give Christmas parties and functions to their staff and associates during November and December. Some parties are held at their own premises, restaurants or at function rooms. The booking of the venue can be reasonably simple, most of the staff can suggest a suitable venue but “the band” in particular can be a trying task, nobody wants to be responsible for suggesting the “wrong band”. For someone that is suddenly placed in that position. where to start ...
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Gary Lucas Upcoming Appearances
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All About Jazz
August 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Just back from Russia where he performed on national tv ...off to Portugal with Fast 'N' Bulbous this week...Gary Lucas kicks off a monthly residence at NYC's Bowery Poetry Club on Friday Sept. 2nd before heading off to Europe for more shows in September. UPCOMING GARY LUCAS APPEARANCES: Saturday, Aug. 13th Jazz Em Agosto Festival, Lisbon, Portugal - Fast 'N' Bulbous, The Captain Beefheart Project featuring ...
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Jonathan Kreisberg Quintet @ FAT CAT friday and saturday August 12 and 13 10:00-1:00
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All About Jazz
August 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Fat Cat 75 christopher street (just west of 7th ave.) http://fatcatjazz.com/directions.htm Friday and Saturday-- August 12 and 13 10:00-1:00 10 bucks JK-guitar Scott Wendholt-trumpet Frank Locrasto(fri) and Gary Versace(sat)-keys Matt Penman-bass Mark Ferber-drums http://www.jonathankreisberg.com/ Also check out his new organ trio CD “NEW FOR NOW" on Criss Cross Jazz. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kreisberg3 Folks are saying-- “Kreisberg's sweetly self-effacing virtuosity....alternates and sometimes fuses jangly dissonance and sensuous lyricism." Anne ...
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Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour + Brazilian Fest This Weekend at Cornelia St. Cafe
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All About Jazz
August 12, 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 Fri Aug 12 GERALD CLEAVER: VIOLET HOUR (Jeremy Pelt, trumpet & cornet; ...
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Legend Cedar Walton at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
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All About Jazz
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola Performance Schedule for August 15-21 August 16-21 – Cedar Walton Quartet featuring Alto Saxophonist Vincent Herring AFTER HOURS WITH THE HELEN SUNG TRIO DL Media Alert: (New York, NY) August 15, 2005 - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola -- located in The House of Swing, Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall – presents week two of a special two-week run with legendary pianist Cedar Walton, leading his quartet featuring ...
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Bassist Keter Betts Dies at 77
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All About Jazz
BETTS, WILLIAM THOMAS “Keter" died of natural causes at his home on Saturday, August 6, 2005. The jazz great is survived by three sons, William Thomas, Jr., Jonathan and Derrick; two daughters, Jacquelyn and Jennifer; four grandchildren, his devoted companion, Roscoe Dellums, and numerous relatives and friends. Mr. Betts' wake will be held on Monday, August 15th at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC from 10 o'clock AM until the funeral service commences at noon. ...
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