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Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2005

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AAJ "Extended Analysis" Reviews and Multiple Reviews Now Listed at CD Review Center

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2005

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Adventure Music Underwrites Nationally Syndicated "The Song Is You"

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2005

ADVENTURE MUSIC TO UNDERWRITE “THE SONG IS YOU” AS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RADIO PROGRAM MOVES TO NATIONAL SYNDICATION

Adventure Music, an independent record label focusing on the music of Brazil, has announced that it will be the exclusive underwriter of “The Song Is You,” which will be syndicated nationally by Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network as of May 1, 2005. “The Song Is You, an inventive music/talk radio program created, hosted and produced by veteran public radio personality Bonnie Grice, has aired ...

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R&B singer Richard "Rick" Lewis Dies at 71

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2005

PHILADELPHIA -- Richard (Rick) Lewis, a member of the doo-wop group the Silhouettes whose song Get a Job soared to the top of the charts in 1958, died yesterday. He was 71.

Lewis died of multiple organ failure at Albert Einstein Medical Center.

Lewis wrote “Get a Job," the group's one big hit. It sold nearly two million copies and led to tours and appearances on Philadelphia's American Bandstand. Years later, the group Sha Na Na took its name from ...

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The Frank & Joe Show (featuring Frank Vignola & Joe Ascione) To Release "66 2/3"

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2005

New York, NY - The Frank & Joe Show (featuring virtuoso guitarist Frank Vignola and world class percussionist Joe Ascione) return on May 10, 2005 with their brand new album entitled, 66 2/3, on HYENA Records. The group, which is currently a sextet, also includes rhythm guitarist Ken Smith, bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and percussionists Chuck Ferruggia and Rich Zukor. A 13-track collection, 66 2/3 is The Frank & Joe Show's second album to date and features defining performances of songs ...

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Seattle's Earshot Jazz presents Sam Rivers Trio and Ellery Eskelin in May concerts

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2005

EARSHOT JAZZ PRESENTS JAZZ INNOVATORS IN SPECIAL MAY CONCERTS Sam Rivers Trio w/ Doug Mathews & Anthony Cole Thursday, May 19, 8pm at Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park Legendary jazz innovator Sam Rivers has been called “a National Treasure." The venerable saxophonist, flutist, pianist, and composer who, approaching 82 years of age, is still playing with extraordinary energy and inventiveness, is one of the most important figures in progressive jazz. He brings to town his highly original trio, ...

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Playboy Jazz Presents First Live Concert at The Rose Bowl

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2005

Now in its 16th year, the “Pasadena Summer Fest" keeps growing, and this year moves its traditional Memorial Day weekend festivities to the Rose Bowl, located at 1001 Rose Bowl Drive in Pasadena.

On May 28, 29 and 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., the festival traditions will remain the same with five great events presented simultaneously under the “Pasadena Summer Fest at the Rose Bowl” banner: Playboy Jazz at the Rose Bowl, the Family Fun Fest, A Taste ...

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International Worskhop to take place in Tuscany, Italy

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2005

An international jazz workshop will take place in Tuscany, Italy, this summer with a truly exceptional faculty from the Netherlands and USA: Harold Danko (piano), Hein Van de Geyn (bass) and Hans van Oosterhout (drums). Students enrolled at a music program, music teachers or professional musicians who want to know more about jazz improvisation or fairly strong amateurs, with a passion for jazz, have the chance to participate in this extraordinary full-immersion musical happening. The workshop takes place from 11-16 ...

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