Jazz News

John Arnold's - Style and Pattern - To Be Released Oct. 11

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2005

BRAND-NEW ALBUM 'STYLE AND PATTERN' FROM DETROIT'S JOHN ARNOLD TO BE RELEASED ON UBIQUITY OCTOBER 11, 2005. INCLUDES “RISE UP" FEATURED RECENTLY ON MARTIN SOLVEIG'S ESSENTIAL MIX™

Ubiquity's resident dancefloor alchemist John Arnold has developed the energetic experimental sound of his 2003 critically-lauded debut full-length, Neighborhood Science, into Style and Pattern, a comprehensive new album of precisely tuned, devastatingly effective future funk for the club. Created and test-run over a series of live shows around the world, the album, was ...

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The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble August 14th@ The Colony Cafe 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2005

August 11, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CDM News Flash !! Guitar Summit The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble * Johnny Asia * Dom Minasi * Joe Finn featuring vocalist Carol Mennie August 14th @ The Colony Cafe 8PM 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY. . For reservations, please call 845.679.5342. Johnny Asia: http://www.angelfire.com Dom Minasi: http://www.domminasi.com Joe Finn: http://www.joefinn.net Carol Mennie: http://www.carolmennie.com Upcoming Dates: Thursday, September 8: Chris Kelsey-soprano sax, Dom Minasi-guitar, and Tomas ...

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Dee Dee Bridgewater to headline inaugural Ocean Beach Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2005

When: September 25, 2005; Noon-7pm

Where: Where Newport Blvd meets the ocean, Ocean Beach, CA

Admission: $25 for Jazz 88 Members; $35 for non-members

August 9 – KSDS (JAZZ 88) continues commitment to bring world-class Jazz to San Diego with the announcement of the First Annual Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Jazz Festival.

The September 25th event headlines the incomparable Ms. Dee Dee Bridgewater. Few entertainers have ever commanded such depth of artistry in every medium. Fewer still have been rewarded ...

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Kansas City Jazz Label Finds Distributions Solutions

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [ Full story: Music Industry News Network ] Kansas City USA -- With a brand new release by label co-founder, Alaadeen, titled “New Africa Suite”, making its commercial release in July 2005, 'ASR RECORDS management felt that the label needed to find a viable solution for secure online CD sales and major digital distribution. Especially since the new CD had been generating its own “buzz” and has already been met with qualified critical praise by professional jazz ...

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Guitar Summit With The Woodstock Quantum Ensemble

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2005

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Blues pianist Emery Williams Jr dies at 73

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2005

CHICAGO -- Blues pianist and songwriter Emery Williams Junior died today at his Chicago home at the age of 73.

Williams, who went by the stage name “Detroit Junior," died of heart failure early this morning at his home on the city's West Side.

Friends say Williams was a wild performer who would sometimes play the piano while lying on his back, despite having lost a leg to diabetes.

Williams was born in Haynes, Arkansas. He learned how to play ...

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Saxophonist and Composer Anthony Braxton Celebrated at Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2005

WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND MUSIC DEPARTMENT FÊTE SEMINAL SEXAGENARIAN, SAXOPHONIST, COMPOSER AND THINKER IN ANTHONY BRAXTON AT 60: A CELEBRATION, SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2005

Middletown, CT, August 9, 2005 - Seminal saxophonist, composer, thinker, MacArthur “Genius" Fellowship recipient and Wesleyan University professor Anthony Braxton will celebrate his 60th birthday with an extended series of discussions and performances investigating and celebrating his prolific body of work alongside scholars, students, and professional musicians. Co-sponsored by Wesleyan’s Music Department and ...

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3rd Annual Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival November 9 - 13

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2005

JAZZ IT UP ON THE BEACH - ANGUILLIAN STYLE - TRANQUILITY JAZZ FESTIVAL SET FOR NOVEMBER 9 - 13, 2005: A CELEBRATION OF STRAIGHT AHEAD JAZZ AT ITS BEST

Internationally Acclaimed Jazz Acts Scheduled To Appear: Freddy Cole, Eric Alexander, Marlena Shaw, Stefon Harris, David Sánchez, Claudia Acuña, Ravi Coltrane, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Garrett and Nicholas Payton

The Anguilla Tourist Board announces the third annual Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival, November 9 - 13, 2005. This year, the Tranquility Jazz Festival ...

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