Jazz News

Harlem Speaks Series Continues in April - Jam Session (April 7) Milt Grayson (April 21)

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2005

April 3, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Harlem Speaks Series Continues in April Jam Session (April 7) Milt Grayson (April 21) New York, NY (April 1, 2005) Harlem Speaks, the ongoing discussion series of the Jazz Museum in Harlem (held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m.) which gives overdue tribute to people whose lives and legacy ...

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Mack Avenue Records Signs On As Headline Sponsor of This Year's Detroit International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2005

Mack Avenue Records, the Detroit-based independent jazz label, has announced that it will be the title sponsor of this year’s Detroit International Jazz Festival. The label has stepped in to fill the sponsorship void left after the Ford Motor Company decided not to renew its sponsorship commitment to the festival, which is the largest free music festival in North America.

Tom Robinson, the label’s president, and Gretchen Valade, its CEO, issued a joint statement, saying, “We are pleased to have ...

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Daniele D'Agaro with Jeb Bishop, Kent Kessler & Robert Barry : Chicago Overtones on hatOLOGY 613

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2005

For a couple of years, D'Agaro has been frequently boarding planes destined for Chicago – thanks to John Corbett and Art Lange, whose good offices have sprouted collaborations between European musicians and exponents of the Chicago scene, which for about a decade has been bursting with new activities... It was Fred Anderson who drew D'Agaro's attention to drummer Robert Barry... The other members of D'Agaro's quartet, trombonist Jeb Bishop and bassist Kent Kessler, are among the heavyweights of the Chicago ...

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David Liebman, Ellery Eskelin, Tony Marino & Jim Black : Different But The Same on hatOLOGY 615

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2005

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Send NEIL SEDAKA to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame !

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

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Complete April & May Freestyle Jazz Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

April 2, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES deepop presents: FREESTYLE EVENINGS Post Bop, Avant Jazz & Other Hardcore Creativity CBGB'S LOUNGE 313 BOWERY • 212-677-0455 • www.cbgb.com Now EVERY Sunday AND WEDNESDAY! Shows start @ 7pm All shows $10 for entire evening SUNDAY APRIL 3 7pm - Reuben Radding, Sayuri Goto, Federico Ughi, Daniel Carter 8:30pm - Henry Warner, Billy Bang, William Parker, Rashid Bakr 10pm - Steve Backowski & Ravi Padmanabha WEDNESDAY APRIL 6 7pm - David ...

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Alex Blake at The Lenox Lounge - Zebra Room

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

The Alex Blake Quartet Friday April 15th & Saturday April 16, 2005 The Lenox Lounge - Zebra Room Jazz Club - Bar - Restaurant Alex Blake has performed and recorded with Manhattan Transfer, Stan Getz, Pharoah Sanders and several other notables in Jazz. Currently Alex has a successful album “Now is the Time," featuring Pharoah Sanders, and continues as the bassist for Randy Weston. Taking his new original music uptown...Experience the incredible style and cool intensity that is Alex Blake! ...

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2005-2006 Performing Arts Series Pre-Season Ticket Sale Starts at the University of Nevada, Reno

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2005

The 2005-2006 Performing Arts Series presented by the University of Nevada, Reno has yet another stellar season planned at a down-to-earth price. Featuring a diverse selection and the crème de la crème of performing artists from across the country, the Performing Arts Series is offering pre-season ticket discounts for its package of five performances, for savings of as much as 42 percent if purchased by Aug. 1, 2005:

• Family/$90 (includes one adult and one student under age 17)

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