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Performance / Tour

Danza Meets Jazz Saturday July 23rd at 8pm at The Triad

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2005

Saturday July 23rd, 2005 at 8pm DANZA MEETS JAZZ Angel David Mattos (piano) & the Jazz Boricua Quartet Featuring: John Benitez (bass), Jorge Castro (sax) and Hector Matos (drums) $10 admission - plus 2 drink minimum Doors open @ 7:30pm The Triad, 158 W. 72nd Street, bet. Columbus & Broadway, on the 2nd floor. Reservations: 212-362-2511 www.triadnyc.com NEW YORK, NY - June 27 (Press Release) - Over the past few years, a new approach and vision of “latinjazz" is being ...

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Performance / Tour

Les Paul Tonight-Mingus Big Band Tue.-Ed Palermo Plays Zappa Wed.-June 30-July 3 Jeff Berlin at The Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2005

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 Jazz Brunch in NYC featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE This Week at Iridium... June 30-July 3 JEFF BERLIN Next Week July 7-10 BUD SHANK WITH ...

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Recording

Buy Sean Wayland CDs here

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2005

Technology

Alfonzo Blackwell’s Creative Direction is Genius, #1 in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2005

Like Ray Charles’ recent CD, titled ‘Genius Loves Company’, Alfonzo Blackwell loves the company of the SoulfulSmoothJazz.com Radio Team that he currently heads up. In case you haven’t heard the latest news; Sax superstar, Alfonzo Blackwell is the Creative Director of the hot new internet radio station SoulfulSmoothJazz.com Radio which broadcasts “Live” from New York City. This pairing has garnered much industry buzz and has captured the #1 spot for the smoothjazz/classic R&B and Soul radio mix format. ...

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Performance / Tour

Groove Station and The New York Nonet performing at Trumpets in Montclair NJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2005

Trumpet’s Jazz Club Double Bill!!! The New York Nonet & Groove Station Wednesday, June 29th @ 8pm $10 cover Featuring: Joel Frahm, Roberta Piket, Pete McCann, Bud Burridge, Tim Horner, Mary Ann McSweeney, Mike Christianson, Barbara Cifelli, Todd Isler, Mike Leslie, Dan Cipriano, Cliff Lyons and Jim Cifelli Four Stars! Jim Cifelli’s concept for the nonet is as radical as Miles Davis’ Birth Of The Cool nine.... James Hale: Downbeat Magazine The trumpeter's proven his knack for crafting thick pieces ...

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Music Industry

French style music in Sydney

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2005

French style music is one of unique the features of Viva the band, managed by A Band For All Occasions. Viva the band perform a selection of popular French songs and tunes as well as Spanish, Gypsy jazz, Latin, salsa and American swing and jazz music. Their “French” music includes American swing and jazz music that was performed in Paris by Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker and the legendary “Hot Club of France” led by Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt. Many ...

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Recording

Johnny Rodgers CD release of Box Of Photographs

Source: All About Jazz
June 25, 2005

Johnny Rodgers will be making his eagerly-awaited solo album debut on August 9th with BOX OF PHOTOGRAPHS. Produced by Richard Barone, dubbed Manhattan’s musical “Man About Town" by The New York Times, BOX OF PHOTOGRAPHS features 12 tracks bursting with raw talent and sophisticated musicianship, from timeless pop tunes to expressive jazz to soul-stirring ballads. As Show Business reported, “The songs have ‘top-10 hit’ written all over them, and Rodgers performs them like a combination of Elton John, Billy Joel ...

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Music Industry

Trombone Page Of The World And TrombonesOnline.com Announce Merger

Source: All About Jazz
June 25, 2005

Press Release Trombone Page Of The World And TrombonesOnline.com Announce Merger Boca Raton, FL, June 10, 2005 – Trombone Page Of The World, the leading online provider of trombone content and searchable biographies and TrombonesOnline.com, a leading online provider of trombone equipment and related products, today announced a merger to be completed by July 1st, 2005. This merger will create the world’s largest trombone specific portal, enabling trombonist’s world wide to access information and purchase just about any kind of ...

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