Jazz News

Iridium Gospel Brunch

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Every Sunday Starting at 11:00AM Gospel Jazz Brunch in NYC featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to announce their new Gospel Jazz Brunch featuring Bishop Nathaniel Townsley, Jr. And The Gospel Jubilee beginning this Sunday, April 24th. If you have a desire to hear gospel ...

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Vocalist Veronica Martell Releases The Art of Intimacy

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

For Immediate Release Contact: Cheryl Hughey Apria Records 314-429-3450 [email protected]

VERONICA MARTELL The Art of Intimacy

With the release of Art of Intimacy on June 6, 2005, Veronica Martell is finally poised to bring her exquisite vocal stylings to American mainstream audiences - confirming what international audiences have known for years - Martell is “. . . a great voice that instantly catches you and keeps you beside ...

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Woodstock Quantum Ensemble at Colony Cafe Sat. May 21, 7PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

May 4, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Woodstock Quantum Ensemble Colony Cafe, Woodstock, NY Sat. May 21, 7PM Admission $8 Dom Minasi, Johnny Asia and Joe Finn, guitars Special guest vocalist Carol Mennie “Imagine a composite of guitarist Johnny Smith and saxophonist Eric Dolphy and you've got a good idea where Dom is coming from...."- Bill Milkowski http://domminasi.com/ Johnny Asia “ the mans' fusion of classic-flamenco-cosmological remains eternally memorable.....a cosmonaut to infinity... the ...

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International festival TIME IN JAZZ - Eighteenth edition - Berchidda (SS), Sardinia - Italy, 11-15 August 2005

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

Held in the middle of August, the international Time in Jazz festival will take place in Berchidda (Province of Sassari) and in some of the neighbouring towns (Monti, Oschiri, Ozieri and Nughedu San Nicolò) which will host most of the scheduled daytime gigs.

Having reached its 18th edition, Time in Jazz will present productions quite unlike those of its previous editions, by hosting a variety of expressions alongside jazz: visual art, cinema, ethnic, traditional and contemporary music and poetry, among ...

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Taj Weekes and Adowa, Hope and Doubt, (AlphaPocket Records/Jatta Entertainment; Tuesday, August 16, 2005)

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

New York, NY—Reggae recording artists Taj Weekes and Adowa will release their debut album, Hope and Doubt, on AlphaPocket Records/Jatta Entertainment on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. Produced by Weekes, engineered by Joe Blaney (Lauren Hill, The Clash, Prince) and mastered by Alan Silverman (Norah Jones, The Kinks Chaka Khan), Hope and Doubt is an album of finely-crafted classic roots reggae, with something to say.

With Hope and Doubt, New York-based Weekes takes listeners back to the Caribbean of his childhood ...

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JON REGEN Plays Rockwood Music Hall in NYC Friday May 6th @ 7:00 PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

CATCH JON REGEN LIVE ON FRIDAY MAY 6, 2005 FOR A SPECIAL FREE SHOW! 7:00 PM AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL IN NYC ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL 196 Allen Street (between Stanton & East Houston) New York, NY 212-477-4155 Visit http://www.jonregen.com for tour info, MP3's and more! What People Are Saying About Jon Regen's 'ALMOST HOME' Michael Hill gives a double concert ...

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Arnie Lawrence: Saxophonist, Educator, Peacemaker

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

Born: July 10, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY Died: April 22, 2005 in Jerusalem, Israel

Arnie Lawrence was one of the most tragically underappreciated saxophonists to ever come out of New York. Seemingly aware that he would never achieve the kind of attention that his formidable talents deserved, he threw himself into teaching in the mid-1980s, becoming one of the world’s foremost innovators in jazz education. Eight years ago he moved from New York to Jerusalem, Israel, where he ...

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7th Note Entertainment Artist Andre Delano Signs Distribution Deal With 33rd Street Records/Bayside Entertainment

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

Delano’s Album ‘Full Circle’ Due In Stores June 21, 2005 LOS ANGELES – Smooth jazz saxophonist Andre Delano has signed a national distribution deal with Bayside Entertainment, the distribution arm of Tower Records. California-based Bayside will be responsible for the distribution of Andre’s debut album “Full Circle,” set to be in stores June 21, 2005. “We’re very pleased to be releasing Andre’s debut album. He’s an incredible musician and a tremendous talent,” said Morty Wiggins from Bayside. An East St. ...

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