Jazz News

All Rise by Wynton Marsalis

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2005

Royal Albert Hall Sunday | 2 October 2005 | 7.30pm London Philharmonic Orchestra Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra London Adventist Chorale with Wynton Marsalis Kurt Masur conductor Commissioned by Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1999, All Rise is an extraordinary, epic work on the scale of Marsalis's 1997 Pulizer Prize-winning oratorio Blood on the Fields. Unanimously hailed as a masterpiece by the critics, the work is a slice from the rock-face of musical culture; mirroring the career ...

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SoulfulSmoothJazz.com Radio Takes NYC and the World

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2005

SoulfulSmoothJazz.com Radio is blazing a sizzling trail with its abundance of listeners. This new internet station is growing each day with the creative direction of Sax Superstar Alfonzo Blackwell. Listeners tune in to hear a seamless blend of Smooth Jazz, Classic R&B and Soul. Listerners are tuning in from all walks around the world including America, Germany, France, England and etc.This new radio station is a phenomenon. It has already ganered the #1 ranking station of its kind.

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Alto saxophonist Dale Norris dead at 68

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2005

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Dale Norris, an alto saxophonist who played in the Stan Kenton Orchestra in the early 1960s and toured with the big bands of Tommy Dorsey and Henry Mancini, died of lung cancer Tuesday. He was 68.

Family members said Mr. Norris was diagnosed with the disease in April.

He went on to perform and record with Kenton and the NBC Staff Orchestra in New York City, and played with the big bands of Ralph Marterie and Buddy ...

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Blues singer and songwriter EG Kight performs in Nashville on July 11th

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2005

PRESS RELEASE Publicity Contact for EG Kight: Leslie Clouden (570) 584-4480 Venue Contact for Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar: (615) 242-5837 EG KIGHT APPEARS AT BOURBON STREET BLUES & BOOGIE BAR Five-time Handy nominee singer/songwriter EG Kight will be appearing at the Bourbon Street Blues & Boogie Bar in Nashville on Monday, July 11th. Showtime is scheduled for 9 pm. The “Georgia Songbird” and her band will entertain the audience with her trademark blend of blues-jazz-gospel-country and southern rock. ...

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Denver's Jazz89 KUVO Named Major Market Station Of The Year

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2005

DENVER, CO - June 30, 2005 --The radio industry is jazzed about Denver’s jazz89 KUVO, Celebrating 20 Years of Public Radio. The station was voted the Major Market Jazz Station of the Year by radio industry peers during the Jazz Week Summit, held June 23-25 in Syracuse, NY. In winning the prestigious award, the station bested outlets in sizable markets, including stations in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and Long Beach (CA). jazz89’s Arturo Gómez, who has been at ...

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Stephane Wrembel, French Gypsy Jazz Guitarist Plays FREE SHOWS at Amoeba Music Hollywood July 7-11th

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2005

Stephane Wrembel, Acclaimed French Gypsy Jazz Guitarist, Plays Live at Amoeba Music Hollywood in an Unprecedented 5-Night Residency- July 7-11 All shows are FREE and ALL AGES!! July 7,8 & 11 two 40 minute sets between 7 to 9pm July 9 & 10 two 40 minute sets between 4 to 6pm. Amoeba Music takes their commitment to showcasing developing artists and their music to new heights – with our first ever extended in-store residency. French guitarist and Hot Club of ...

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Music Returns to MoMA's Sculpture Garden with 'Summergarden 2005'

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2005

NEW YORK, June 29, 2005 - The Museum of Modern Art’s Summergarden series returns to the restored Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden for six Sunday evenings beginning July 17, 2005. Summergarden, a tradition that began in 1971, is part of MoMA’s long history of presenting live jazz and classical music in the Sculpture Garden. This year’s Summergarden is made possible for the first time by a generous grant from The Ethel P. Shein Fund for Music at MoMA, named for ...

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Gene Ess Trio @ Swanky's Speakeasy on June 30, 2005 9PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2005

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