Jazz News

Tribute to Nick Brignola on Saturday June 4

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

KINDERHOOK — Baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan and pianist Pete Malinverni take the stage Saturday, June 4, in the final concert of the Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz Spring series at North Pointe Cultural Arts Center. The concert will also include an opening set by Jack Fragomeni and Brian Patneaude.

The program, produced by Planet Arts-one2one and sponsord by Reservoir Music, opens at 7 p.m. with an informal discussion among the players and audience. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets ...

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Barbara Steel Jazz Band Saturday, June 18th at Orbit East Harlem Restaurant & Bar Sets: 8, 9 and 10pm

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Barbara Steel Jazz Band Saturday, June 18th Sets: 8, 9 and 10pm Orbit East Harlem Restaurant & Bar 2257 1st Avenue at E. 116th Street Call for reservations: 212-348-7818 No Minimum, No Cover

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Alan Barnes' All-Stars ‘Swinging Down Broad Street’

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

The city of Birmingham is to host to an array of jazz events this summer as part of the Urban Fusion events programme.

The Urban Fusion ‘Summer of Jazz’ brings together some of the genre’s leading entertainers at various events across the city. Performers range from up-and-coming contemporary jazz artists such as Gwyneth Herbert and Soweto Kinch to veteran jazz legend Andy Hamilton. The line-up also boasts American superstars Joey De Francesco, the Hanna Richardson Trio and the Red Holloway ...

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JVC Jazz Festival - NY Presents - All For Paul: Les Paul 90th Birthday Sunday June 19th at Carnegie Hall 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES For Immediate Release Contact: Carolyn McClair McClair Public Relations (212) 721-3341 [email protected] Charles Bourgeois/Anne McDermott Festival Productions, Inc. (212) 496-9000 ALL FOR PAUL: LES PAUL 90th BIRTHDAY SALUTE PRESENTED BY GIBSON GUITAR at JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL – NEW YORK SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 8:00 P.M., at CARNEGIE HALL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm thrilled and awed by all the admiration I'm receiving surrounding my 90th birthday. I think it's wonderful and I'm so glad to ...

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Elisabeth Lohninger Debuts at Sweet Rhythm Tuesday, July 5th 8pm & 10pm

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Elisabeth Lohninger Debuts at Sweet Rhythm “A haunting alto of controlled force." (Jazz Improv Magazine) Tuesday, July 5th 8pm & 10pm Sweet Rhythm 88 Seventh Avenue South (Between Grove and Bleecker Streets) New York, NY 10014 Phone 212-255-3626 www.sweetrhythmny.com featuring Elisabeth Lohninger: voice Walter Fischbacher: piano Steve Doyle: bass Hari Ganglberger: drums Cover: $15 Minimum: $10 Elisabeth Lohninger Quartet: “Beneath Your Surface" available at Tower Records ...

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AAJ NY Presents Ted Curson & Henry Grimes (6/2) at Cornelia St. Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] History in the making!... THURSDAY JUNE 2nd, 2005 AllAboutJazz-New York Presents “1s & 2s: Music For Solo & Duo" FEATURING: TED CURSON (trumpet) & HENRY GRIMES (bass) “Ted Curson's 70th Birthday!" at Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com *8:30 and 10pm sets - $12 TED CURSON: Philadelphia trumpeter Ted Curson grew up hearing and playing jazz ...

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Ray Vega and the Latin Jazz Quintet at Flushing Town Hall June 3rd 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

June 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] FLUSHING COUNCIL ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS PRESENTS “LATIN JAZZ" WITH RAY VEGA AND THE LATIN JAZZ QUINTET at Flushing Town Hall When: Friday, June 3, 2005 at 8 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354 (one block east of Main Street in Downtown Flushing, at the corner of Linden Pl.) Free parking available Subway: 7-train to Main Street/Flushing Tickets: $30 general/$24 ...

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Marsalis, Cosby, Angelou in CBS 2/BET Jazz Documentary

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

For Immediate Release BET JAZZ Presents SOUNDS OF HARLEM: A SALUTE TO MUSIC Harlem’s musical history chronicled in television special June 1, 2005 (Harlem, USA) – Celebrating June as Black Music Month, BET Jazz will broadcast Sounds of Harlem, a salute to the musical legacy of New York’s culturally rich community of Harlem. Premiering Sunday, June 12, Sounds of Harlem is a one-hour look at the past, present, and future contributions that Harlem has made, and makes, to the foundation ...

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