Jazz News

Robert Cray in Philadelphia on June 4 w/ B.B.King -- New CD

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

LOS ANGELES – The Robert Cray Band, notched its 1,000th live performance as a unit at the beginning of 2005, just after completing their new album, Twenty. The new album combines the band’s skills with legendary, Grammy winning engineer Don Smith (The Rolling Stones, Ry Cooder, Miles Davis) to craft an intelligent and sophisticated CD that draws from a diverse pool of influences to create a signature sound and a varied menu of songs.

Twenty, like its predecessor Time Will ...

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Violinist Charles Burnham reunites with "Blood" Ulmer on new CD.

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

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Drummer Warren Benbow reunites with James "Blood" Ulmer, on new CD.

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

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Marc Willis at Caesar's Palace

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

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Lage Lund Quintet @ Smalls Tuesday May 10th

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

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The Stryker / Slagle Band at Blues Alley June 9th

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] The Stryker / Slagle Band at Blues Alley Thur. June 9th Dave Stryker-gtr Steve Slagle-sax Ed Howard-bass Steve Williams-drums 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW / 202-337-4141 http://bluesalley.com/ Guitarist Dave Stryker and saxophonist Steve Slagle are a rarity in jazz having stuck together while developing a group sound for close to 20 years. They have just recorded their first live CD entitled “Live at the Jazz Standard" due ...

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Jazz Impresario George Wein to appear on the JaRon Eames Show

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

This Wednesday night, May 11th at 1am on Channel 34 in Manhattan, The JaRon Eames Show will air part 1, “A Conversation with George Wein" founder of Newport Jazz-JVC music festivals. His autobiography My Self Among Others (Da Capo - foreword by Bill Cosby) is in book stores now.

This is a 4-part segment airing each week same time. It will be followed in late June by a conversation with the one and only Dr. Billy Taylor, and in July ...

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Gary Lucas Upcoming Shows May 12 thg Aug. 13 2005

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] GARY LUCAS UPCOMING SHOWS Thursday, May 12th The Livingroom, 154 Ludlow Street, NYC--Gary Lucas and Michael Schoen, acoustic, 11pm Saturday, May 14th Rubin Museum of Art, 150 West 17th Street, New York City - Gary plays acoustic steel guitar, 1-4PM Sunday, May 15th CBGB's Gallery, 313 Bowery, New York City - free jazz series: Gary Lucas and friends (Dee Pop, Ernie Brooks, Felice Rosser, Jason Candler), ...

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