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Carl Allen & New Spirit at Sweet Rhythm Fri. & Sat. June 10th & 11th + Kitano Fri. & Sat. June 24th & 25th
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All About Jazz
May 31, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] “Aggressive without being intrusive, Allen balances the back-and-forth swaying of his rhythmic ideas with hard-boiled swing." - New York Times Fri. & Sat. June 10th & 11th Carl Allen & New Spirit featuring: Carl Allen - Drums Marcus Strickland - Tenor, soprano saxophone Ronnie Mathews - Piano Ben Wolfe - Bass appearing at SWEET RHYTHM, 88 Seventh Avenue South @ Bleecker St., Reservations: 212-255-3626 http://www.sweetrhythmny.com $20 ...
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Bill Moring and Way Out East Tues. June 7th John Birks Gillespie Auditorium 8:00 and 10:00 pm
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All About Jazz
May 31, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Bill Moring and Way Out East featuring Bill Moring-bass, Jack Walrath-trpt., Tim Armacost-saxophones, Steve Johns-drums appearing at John Birks Gillespie Auditorium in the New York City Baha'i Center, 53 East 11th Street (between University Place & Broadway). 8:00 and 10:00 pm Admission is 15.00, $10.00 for students. Tickets will be sold at the door, or call 212-222-5159 for reservations and information. http://www.billmoring.com celebrating the forthcoming release ...
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George Gee Swings At The Garage! Tuesday, May 31st + Tuesday, June 21st 8pm to 11pm
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All About Jazz
May 31, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] GEORGE GEE SWINGS AT THE GARAGE! The George Gee 17pc. Big Band will be debuting at The Garage Restaurant in New York City on Tuesday, May 31st from 8pm to 11pm, with a special program of big band swing jazz (for listening and dancing!). The Garage Restaurant is located in The West Village at 99 Seventh Avenue South (at Grove Street) – home of great food ...
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Skychefs, Tomchess and James Keepnews to Perform at Knitting Factory -- June 12
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All About Jazz
Improvisation goes global and undergoes electro-shock therapy at the Knitting Factory's Old Office on Sunday, Jun 12th, as Richi Debonis' Skychefs, the new inter-galactic free-funk rave group, joins forces with multi-cultural multi-instrumentalist Tomchess and computer-interactive guitarist and improviser James Keepnews for scorching sets of new, experimental beat-driven electronic explorations, drawing upon music from around the world for their inspiration. Skychefs lifts off from the template defined by the genre-exploding work of electric Miles Davis and late-century, slice-and-dice DJs, blasting into ...
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David Basse and City Light Orchestra at Topeka's Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
KANSAS CITY USA -- When the producers of A&E’s controversial television series “City Confidential" needed to explore the Kansas City Jazz scene for a new production, they contacted and filmed veteran musician David Basse. For the past twenty years, Basse has been at the forefront of the music scene in this legendary jazz capitol. David Basse carries on a tradition started many years ago by icons Charlie Parker, Count Basie and Jay McShann. He has played ...
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Free Summer Music at The British Library
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All About Jazz
Free Summer Music Tuesday Lunchtimes from 12.30 on the British Library Piazza, 96 Euston Road London NW1 For the second summer running, the Library’s Piazza will be home to a programme of lunchtime concerts. Jazz is the theme for this year’s series of free music events – so while the weather may be hot, the Piazza will be ‘cool’! Take a break and let the music take you! 26 July THE ORGAN TRIO Hammondist Mike Gorman lifts the jazz organ ...
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Folk festivals, Arts festivals, Jazz festivals, Music festivals and Cultural events with Viva the band
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All About Jazz
Folk festivals, art festivals, jazz festivals, music festivals and cultural events. Viva the band represented Australia at the Tainan International Chihsi Arts Festival in Taiwan in 2004 where they were showcased in street parades, a welcome by the mayor of Tainan and a series of live concerts and television performances daily throughout Taiwan over a period of two weeks. Viva the band has been engaged to perform again in Taiwan for a four week period during July 2005 for the ...
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Osami Mizuno's New Album TENMA
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All About Jazz
Osami Mizuno, a Japanese drummer, just released his first album titled “TENMA." The music packaged in this CD is based on Jazz, but it is NOT an ordinary so-called Jazz music...it's a mixture of various kinds of music; Jazz, Ambient, Rock, Classical, Japanese and Chinese music. That means, it is the real “Fusion" music. (Personnel) Osami Mizuno (ds) Morgan Fisher (key, arr) Kiyoto Fujiwara (accoustic-b) Liu ...
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