Jazz News

Cabaret singer Hildegarde dead at 99

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hildegarde, the “incomparable" cabaret singer whose career spanned almost seven decades, has died. She was 99.

The performer, who was credited with starting the single-name vogue among entertainers, died Friday at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital, said Don Dellair, her longtime friend and manager.

Born Hildegarde Loretta Sell in Adell, Wisconsin, she was known for 70 years simply as “The Incomparable Hildegarde," a title bestowed on her by columnist Walter Winchell.

During the peak of her popularity ...

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Henry Mancini Institute Events for August

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2005 – Schoenberg Hall – 8:00 PM HMI Chamber Orchestra Concert  Conducted by Vince Mendoza  With Alex Acuña, percussion; Dave Liebman, saxophone; John Peña, bass Location: Schoenberg Hall, UCLA Cost: FREE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2005 – Royce Hall – 8:00 PM Tribute to American Film Music  With Guest Conductors Paul Chihara, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Richard Kaufman, David Newman and Alan Silvestri  With Mike Lang, piano; Doug Masek, saxophone; Bing Wang, violin ...

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Gongzilla performing at World Cafe Live 8/21

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

Venue: World Cafe Live For tix or call 215-222-1400 Date of Show: 8/21 Sun Showtime: 9pm Dinner / Doors: 8pm Gongzilla with special guest The Fractals Artist Website: http://www.lolorecords.com/gongzilla.html Artist Bio: Another branch in the Gong family tree, Gongzilla was a reassembly of several of the members of early Pierre Moerlin's Gong and played a similar style jazz-rock fusion. Formed in 1994 by guitarist Ben Lozaga and bassist Hansford Rowe, ...

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Phil Woods DVD gets 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

The Phil Woods DVD documentary “A Life In E Flat", produced by Jazzed Media, has received the prestigious 2005 Videographer Award of Excellence in the Video Production/Documentary category. The Videographer Award of Excellence honors independent film and video projects that judges deemed were written, produced, and shot and edited in an exceptional manner. The Videographer Awards is an international awards organization that helps set the standards for the video production industry. Jazzed Media is based in the Denver metropolitian area, ...

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Jazz Baritone Saxophone Artist, B.J. Jansen, is selected as a featured artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival.

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

PRESS RELEASE: For Immediate Release What: Philadelphia Area Jazz Baritone Saxophone Artist, B.J. Jansen, is selected as a featured artist for the 2005 Mid Point Music Festival to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Website: http://www.mpmf.com/ When: September 21-24, 2005 (Showcase performance: 10:00pm, September the 23rd at the Blue Wisp Jazz Club http://www.bluewispjazzclub.com/ ) Where: Cincinnati, Ohio Contact: B.J. Jansen: B.J. Jansen, (609) 313-3752 or [email protected] Midpoint: Sarah Hawkins, (513) 509-0772 or [email protected] B.J. Jansen is selected to represent “Philadelphia Jazz” ...

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George Russell to Release New 2-CD Set of Live Music

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

Media Contact: Scott Menhinick, Improvised Communications (617) 489-6561 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 4, 2005 BOSTON, MA -- Legendary composer/bandleader and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master George Russell is proud to announce the October 18th release of his new live concert recording, The 80th Birthday Concert (Concept Publishing). This 2-CD set, recorded in June 2003, documents the highlights of his 80th birthday performances ...

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Sarah Lynch and Rick Germanson at Kavehaz Jazz Café Monday

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2005

New York City-based vocalist Sarah Lynch will mix it up with Rick Germanson on piano, this Monday, August 8th, at the 9pm set at Kavehaz Jazz Café (37 West 26th Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue). When Phil Springer (composer, “Santa Baby”) first heard Sarah Lynch sing, he likened her vocal quality to that of a trombone; Springer was the first to call her “a young Peggy Lee.” Since then, with Springer on piano, she has ...

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Weekly Jazz and Improvised Music series in Los Angeles

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2005

Club Tropical and Banana Bread Records Announce « Ear Orchard » Music Series Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, August 3, 2005 – Club Tropical and Banana Bread Records have inaugurated a new Monday jazz and improvised music series entitled “Ear Orchard.” “The series picks up where Sensound Music’s ‘Jazz on A Monday Vibe’ series left off. Our strategy is to extend the success of the existing Monday series and tighten the focus on providing fresh, provocative improvised music from emerging artists ...

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