Jazz News

Roni Ben-Hur in The Music of Elmo Hope at The Marriott Hotel-Brooklyn Bridge on Friday, June 24!!!

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur to Appear In THE MUSIC OF ELMO HOPE – June 17 & 24 With Bertha Hope on piano, Walter Booker on bass and Leroy Williams on drums At The Marriott Hotel In Brooklyn On June 28, 2005 Reservoir Music Releases SIGNATURE The New Recording from Guitarist RONI BEN-HUR Featuring John Hicks, Rufus Reid, Leroy Williams and Steve Kroon Roni Ben-Hur to celebrate “Signature” With two nights at The Lenox Lounge, July 22 & 23 “His belief in ...

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Reservoir Music Releases "Signature" from Guitarist Ron Ben-Hur on The First Day of Summer

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

RED CAT PUBLICITY J a s o n B y r n e 415 85th Street, #3R, Brooklyn, NY, 11209, tel 718 921 1330 Email [email protected] On June 21, 2005 Reservoir Music Releases SIGNATURE The New Recording from Guitarist RONI BEN-HUR Featuring John Hicks, Rufus Reid, Leroy Williams and Steve Kroon “ . . .a talented guitarist and composer . . .” – Nate Chinen, The New York Times “His belief in jazz as a beacon of enlightenment comes beaming ...

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Jazz In The Garden, Featuring Perry Conticchio

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

Kari-On Productions P.O. Box 436 Evans, GA. 30809 706.294.9996 [email protected]

Jazz in the Garden The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 6th Street/Constitution Avenue Washington, DC. Appearing: Perry Conticchio Quartet Friday, July 1, 2005 5:00–8:00 pm (Rain or Shine) (202) 289-3360 or visit www.nga.gov. Admission is free During jazz concerts, ...

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Tom Freund to Open for Ben Harper Tour

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

SHERMAN OAKS, CA - In response to the cancellation of the Zooma Tour, Ben Harper decided to perform a special tour of very small venues around the US and Canada to say thanks to his fans before he heads into the studio to work on his next album. The dates will commence in Vancouver, BC on July 12th and end at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA on August 1st, covering 16 markets along the way.

The opening act is Tom ...

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ASCAP to Add Seven Greats to Jazz Wall of Fame

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

New York, NY - ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman today announced that ASCAP will add seven music greats to the ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame at the organization’s New York City offices at a special reception on Wednesday, June 22, 2005. The invitation-only event will be hosted by Ms. Bergman at the ASCAP Gallery, One Lincoln Plaza (Broadway between W. 63rd and W. 64th Streets) from 5 - 7 PM.

The event will be highlighted by the induction of ...

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Reign In Blood by Erik Hinds

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

I've just released my solo H'arpeggione version of Slayer's classic Reign In Blood on Solponticello Records. It's available at cdbaby and amazon now. Here's the story: This project began a while back as a wink-wink challenge by a good friend: there’s an upcoming new music “folk” series in Athens and you should do something cool, like maybe cover Slayer? Yeah, I said, I just might. But yes, I knew immediately, I will. It’s no exaggeration to say Slayer helped sustain ...

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Vessels of Song: Vampire Suit at the Cornelia St. Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

Vampire Suit will be playing as part of the ‘Vessels of Song’ festival, a celebration of Klezmer and Gypsy music curated by Jay Vilnai taking place at the Cornelia St. Café, July 5th-10th. Vampire Suit will share the bill with Ribs & Brisket, on July 8th, starting at 10:30pm (Ribs & Brisket at 8:30pm). Cornelia St. Café is located at 29 Cornelia St., NYC. Festival tickets are $10 per night, or three for $25. More details at www.corneliastreetcafe.com ‘The music ...

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Jon Ballantyne 4tet Summer '05 Tour

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2005

PRESS RELEASE Award-winning jazz pianist/composer Jon Ballantyne (jonballantyne.com) will take his New York-based quartet on tour of the Canadian jazz festival circuit beginning Wednesday June 22, 2005 at the Calgary Jazz Festival. The quartet includes: Douglas Yates on alto sax/bass clarinet (Dave Douglas, Kenny Wheeler); Jeff Hirshfield on drums (Joe Lovano, John Zorn); and Boris Kozlov on bass (Mingus Big Band, Jeff Watts). Ballantyne has played and/or recorded with many of the finest musicians in jazz, including Joe Henderson, Billy ...

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