Jazz News

New York Jazz Singer and Neighborhood Restaurant “Spark” Warmth on Pico

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

The Wilson Trio Collective deftly entertains every Thursday night at Spark Woodfire Grill on Pico Boulevard starring Stewart Wilson-Turner and his talented musicians Marco Dreice on bass/vocals, Marc Hugenburgeron on piano and Ed Smith on drums/percussion. Spark Woodfire Grill’s intention is to improve the ambiance of the restaurant, as well as the neighborhood, by offering complimentary music to enhance their upscale, grill theme and in turn offer the local clientele a place to call “home”. Originally from Manhattan, Stewart Wilson-Turner ...

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Oliver Lake Trio + Dave Burrell Duo in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

Ars Nova Workshop presents:

Saturday, June 11 | 8pm OLIVER LAKE TRIO with Oliver Lake, tenor saxophone Michael Gregory Jackson, guitar Pheeroan akLaff, drums

Oliver Lake (b. 1942) was a founding member of St. Louis' Black Artist's Group (BAG) - a collective akin to Chicago's AACM - which also included Julius Hemphill and Charles “Bobo" Shaw. In 1976, with Hemphill, Hamiet Bluiett, and David Murray, he founded the World Saxophone ...

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Malinverni Gospel/Jazz Artist Share Project

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

Believing that the musical forms Gospel Music and Jazz were “separated at birth", Pete Malinverni has set about reintroducing these two long lost siblings. To that end, he has been composing music for Gospel Choir and Jazz Quartet for several years and by now has quite a store of selections crafted into suites, featuring singing by a Gospel Choir and soloists and improvisations by some of the brightest lights in jazz today, all knitted together by a narration. This is ...

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34th Annual Jazz Record Bash June 24 - 25 - 2005

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

June 6, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES “ATTN RECORD COLLECTORS" 34th ANNUAL JAZZ RECORD BASH JUNE 24 - 25 - 2005 WHERE... Holiday Inn 4701 Stelton Road South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Phone/Fax # 908-753-5500...Email [email protected] Rates with discount $72.00 plus tax per nite NOTE! Must reference “JAZZ BASH" Please note: There are a limited number of rooms available at the discount rate. TABLES.. .$80.00 each Please note: There are a limited number of tables available. ADMISSION... $20 for ...

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Blues Titans Lonnie Brooks and Deborah Coleman will be rockin ’ the house in Maplewood on June 11

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

June 6, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Blues Titans Lonnie Brooks and Deborah Coleman will be rockin’ the house in Maplewood on June 11! Maplewood, NJ ––Two blues giants, Deborah Coleman and the legendary Lonnie Brooks, will be performing in concert on June 11, 8:00 PM at The Woman's Club of Maplewood, NJ. Lonnie Brooks defies simple classification by shaping his signature sound with rock& roll, R&B, Cajun boogie, country twang and hard ...

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Les Paul Tonight-Mingus Big Band Tue.-Ed Palermo Plays Zappa Wed.-Headhunters June 9-12 at The Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
June 6, 2005

June 6, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] 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 ...

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JVC Jazz Festival – New York presents Seven Steps to Jaco In A Tribute To Jaco Pastorius

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2005

NEW YORK, NY – Don’t miss an evening of fusion at its finest Wednesday, June 22, at 8:00 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre when the JVC Jazz Festival – New York presents Seven Steps to Jaco starring Steps Ahead (2005) featuring Michael Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Steve Smith, Mike Stern and Richard Bona plus a dynamic tribute Portrait of Jaco: Remembering Jaco Pastorius featuring Steve Bailey, Jeff Berlin, Richard Bona, Oteil Burbridge, Matthew Garrison, Will Lee, Christian McBride, Felix Pastorius, Gerald ...

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Miami Sax Quartet releases third CD Midnight Rumba featuring Arturo Sandoval and Jon Secada

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2005

The Miami Saxophone Quartet's newest release, Midnight Rumba, features the quartet joined by the inimitable Arturo Sandoval (trumpet/flugelhorn/piano) and Latin singing sensation Jon Secada, who performs Ed Calle's arrangement of Jon's hit song “Angel." The all-star Latin percussion section of Lee Levin, Richard Bravo, and Luis Gonzales helps out on several tracks, including Ed Calle's “Rice and Beans" and Gary Lindsay's arrangements of “A Night In Tunisia," featuring Arturo on trumpet and piano. Sandoval is also featured on Lindsay's arrangement ...

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