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Jazz Band Classic performs "The Music of Benny Goodman" with clarinetist Victor Goines on May 10

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Contact: Allegra Klein, (212) 581-5933 [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JAZZ BAND CLASSIC CONcludes ITS THIRD SEASON WITH THE MUSIC OF BENNY GOODMAN AND FEATURES CLARINETIST VICTOR GOINES. Swing-Era Big Band Performs at Church of the Good Shepherd near Lincoln Center on May 10, 2005, at 7:30pm. Jazz Band Classic wraps up its third season with a peformance with clarinetist Victor Goines performing such Benny Goodman classics as “Let’s Dance," “Don’t Be ...

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Award-Winning Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum In Two Upcoming Performances

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] AWARD-WINNING FLUTIST/COMPOSER JAMIE BAUM IN TWO UPCOMING PERFORMANCES THE JAMIE BAUM QUINTET AT 55 BAR SUNDAY, MAY 15TH • Sunday, May 15th Baum and her Quintet — Jamie Baum on flutes, Taylor Haskins on trumpet, Jacob Sacks on piano, Johannes Weidenmuller on bass, and Jeff Hirshfield on drums — perform at the 55 Bar, 55 Christopher St. (btwn 7th Ave. So. & Waverly Place), NYC. Starts ...

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Billy Bang's Aftermath Band at the Jazz Standard Tues, May 10 & Wed. May 11 Sets at 7:30PM & 9:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES BILLY BANG's AFTERMATH BAND TUESDAY, MAY 10 & WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 7:30PM & 9:30PM JAZZ STANDARD 116 E. 26th STREET, NYC http: //www.jazzstandard.com Billy Bang: violin, bandleader/composer John Hicks: piano Ted Daniel: trumpet James Spaulding: alto saxophone, flute Curtis Lundy: bass Michael Carvin: drums Ron Brown: percussion Nhan Thanh Ngo: dan tranh Co Boi Nguyen: vocalist + Special Guests Butch Morris: conductor (May 10) Sonny Fortune (May 11) Billy Bang • ...

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Listen To A 'Live Performance' of The Dom Minasi Trio at CBGB'S

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Listen To A 'Live Performance" of The Dom Minasi Trio at CBGB'S Downtown Avant Music Series February 27th 2005 Dom Minasi • 12 string guitar ken Filiano • bass Jackson Krall • drums Dom' s home page: http://www.domminasi.com check out Dom's lead Sheets from his recorded CD's http://www.sheetmusicnow.com CDM News Flash! CDM Records & D.O.M. Music Publishing is proud to announce their affiliation with Sheet Music ...

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Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra - Tues May 10th 8:30pm at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

May 10, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra Explorations in Latin Jazz New Latin Jazz Series Tuesday May 10, 2005 8:30pm at the Cornelia Street Cafe $10, one drink minimum students $5 with ID ARTURO O'FARRILL - SON OF LEGENDARY BAND LEADER CHICO O’FARRILL & MUSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER’S AFRO-LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Arturo O'Farrill y Riza Negra - Explorations in Latin Jazz Arturo O'Farrill - ...

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AAJ Products and Apparel Now Available Through Café Express

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2005

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Percy Heath: Modern Jazz Quartet bassist

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2005

Born: April 30, 1923 in Wilmington, NC Died: April 28, 2005 in Southampton, NY

By Todd S. Jenkins

​​​​Bassist Percy Heath was the Modern Jazz Quartet’s secret weapon, perhaps the most subtle member of an outfit known for its hip delicacy. An ideal rhythm section partner, and the last surviving member of the MJQ, “Big P” died of bone cancer on April 28, 2005, two days shy of his 82nd birthday.

Heath was the eldest of three musical ...

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The Stolen Sweets bring old time jazz back to North Portland

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2005

The Stolen Sweets will be hosting two performances in the month of June in North Portland, a part of the city that once boasted an exuberant live jazz scene and numerous significant musical collaborations. Most Portlanders are unaware of the jazz playground that once existed in the part of town that is currently occupied by I-5, the Rose Garden and Memorial Coliseum. For years, Portland, Oregon provided a respite for jazz musicians touring from Seattle to Los Angeles. The bars ...

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