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Matt Catingub to Perform in Rochester, NY
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All About Jazz
Jazz great Matt Catingub will be performing with the Greece Jazz Band, directed by Chuck Huffine, on Saturday, June 18th, 2005, 7:00 pm, at Olympia High School Auditorium, 1139 Maiden Lane, Greece. The Big Band will be performing Matt’s original composition and arrangements. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students, and are available at the door. Multi-talented musician Matt Catingub wears many hats: Saxophonist, Woodwind Artist, Conductor, Pianist, Vocalist, Performer, Composer, and Arranger. In 1979, Matt was asked to join the ...
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Free (NYC) Midtown Jazz Series, Every Tuesday in June
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All About Jazz
WBGO/JAZZ 88.3-FM is pleased to announce this year’s line-up for the Spirit of Jazz concert series being held in partnership with Oris Swiss Made Watches and Tourneau, the world’s largest watch store. The concerts will be presented each Tuesday in June from 12:00 noon until 2:00 PM at the atrium of the Tourneau Time Machine, located at 57th Street @ Madison Avenue in midtown Manhattan. Concerts are free and open to the general public. In announcing this year’s concert program, ...
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Jazz and Classical music to reach sublime heights during opening days of Montreal Chamber Music Festival
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All About Jazz
Solzhenitsyn, Doxas, Neidich and Rouleau join an international array of artists presenting works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Gershwin and Messiaen Montréal, May 16, 2005 — The Montreal Chamber Music Festival, which runs from May 26th to June 18th 2005, starts its 10th season off on a high note by presenting three evenings of back-to-back concerts immediately after its prestigious gala event on the 25th of May. Jazz and classical music lovers are invited to congregate at the Festival’s signature site, the ...
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Singer Sofia Laiti w. James Weidman at Kavehaz on Monday May 23rd at 10 pm
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All About Jazz
Kavehaz 37 West 26th Street (6th&b'way) No cover Sofia Laiti who has been called one of the finest jazz singers performing today by critics, will be performing jazz standards and songs by B. Dylan, L. Cohen, Piaf etc. Sofia Laiti braves the U.S. jazz scene armed with a sultry, sensual voice some say is reminiscent of Marlene Dietrich and a fresh, new sound that takes jazz in a new direction. Her latest CD “You Don't Know Me" is available at: ...
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Keyboardist Sean Wayland Self-Releases Australian Rhythm Changes
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All About Jazz
It took quite some time to finish (over 2 years). I recorded it here in Sydney. I did a number of sessions in various studios here. 4 of the tracks feature the band of Chad Wackerman, James Muller and Brett Hirst. We recorded with engineer Guy Dickerson at Chad’s studio. Sadly Chad has returned back to L.A. I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with him here. He really is an unbelievable musician with an original approach. ...
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National Jazz Awards (Canada) Coming June 21, 2005 - Vote!
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All About Jazz
How many awards show take place during summer months? Very few! Most are crammed somewhere between mid - February to mid April. After considerable reflection and a desire to put the frigid months behind we’ve decided the fourth edition of the National Jazz Awards Canada should occur during the arrival of the summer’s solstice and as a preamble to the ever-successful TD Canada Trust Downtown Jazz Festival. We asked those who attended the grand gala at the Winter Garden Theater ...
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Barry Romberg's Random Access nominated at the 2005 National Jazz Awards
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All About Jazz
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