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This Week at the Iridium Jazz Club May 4-8 THE YELLOWJACKETS

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

May 2, 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 Sets at 8 & 10PM EVERY MONDAY LES PAUL AND HIS QUARTET EVERY TUESDAY THE MINGUS BIG BAND EVERY WEDNESDAY Scott Barbarino & The Cosmopolitans Variety Hour@7PM Every Sunday Starting at 11:00AM Gospel Jazz Brunch in NYC featuring BISHOP NATHANIEL TOWNSLEY, JR. AND THE GOSPEL JUBILEE This Week at Iridium... May ...

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Monthly Amram Jam At Cornelia Street Cafe Tonight! May 2nd 8:30PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

May 2, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tonight May 2ndTel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 MONTHLY AMRAM JAM AT CORNELIA STREET CAFE This series explores ...

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Audition for Jazz Vocal Competition - May 23, 2005, 1pm-7:30pm

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

Jazzmobile presents Michelob's Red Ribbon Jazz vocal Competition:

Grand Prize $1000 and a performance at the Croton Point Park Jazz Festival.

Auditions: Monday, May 23, 2005, 1pm-7pm Harlem School of the Arts 645 St. Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10030 (Bet. 141st St. and 145th St.)

Competition is open to legal residents of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut who are 21 years of age or older as of May 23, 2005. For ...

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Jazz Forum Arts Launches Concert Series @ The Allen Room, May 22

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

JAZZ FORUM ARTS LAUNCHES NEW CONCERT SERIES WITH DICK HYMAN AND DAVE FRISHBERG JAZZ PIANO SUMMIT Boasting a spectacular view of Central Park, The Allen Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall -- the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center at Broadway at 60th Street-- will be the site of the Jazz Piano Summit featuring two legends of the keyboard, Dick Hyman and Dave Frishberg, performing on Two Steinway Grand Pianos. This rare event on Sunday, May 22, 2005, with ...

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Gary Lucas Upcoming Shows

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

May 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] GARY LUCAS UPCOMING SHOWS: Wednesday, May 4th The Spitz, 109 Commercial Street, Old Spitalfields Market, London - Gary solo acoustic Thursday, May 5th The Tunnels, Carneigies Brae, Aberdeen, Scotland - Gary solo acoustic 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 ...

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Dom Minasi Trio 'Live' at CBGB's

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

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Historic concert release by British bandleade/composer Graham Collier

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2005

Historic concert on CD In March 1968 an all-star band gathered together to perform ‘Workpoints’, a composition by Graham Collier and the first Arts Council commission from a jazz composer, a grant that led to continuing support for jazz from the arts establishment. A recording of that concert will be released in May by the American label Cuneiform Records on a double CD that will also include contemporary photos and reviews. The musicians involved were Kenny Wheeler, Harry Beckett, Henry ...

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Don Joham Lighthouse All star Drummer from the '50s to the early '70s

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2005

Dear jazz fans, We are in search of Don Joham's rare recording's if you happen to have any with him in one of your old record collections please email the address below. So please keep your eyes open for that name Don Joham a great Jazz drummer and pianist, He played with many artist's, here are a list of great Jazz artists that Don Joham played or recorded with, had played in sessions or group music with Shelly Manne, Victor ...

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