Jazz News

Singer Bobby Short dead at 80

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

NEW YORK - Bobby Short, the suave, tuxedoed cabaret singer who epitomized Manhattan glamour and sophistication with renderings of the great American songbook, died of leukemia Monday at 80.

Calling Short “an American treasure," Cafe Carlyle, the nightclub at the Carlyle Hotel where Short was an institution since 1968, said it would close Monday in homage to the musician who helped make it famous.

Over the years, Short withstood constant changes in popular music tastes, from Sinatra to Springsteen to ...

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Jazz Journalists Association's Ninth Annual Jazz Awards Celebrates Excellence in Musicianship and Journalism with Final Nominees

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

New York -- The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA), representing more than 400 writers, broadcasters, photographers and new media professionals worldwide, announces final nominees in 40 categories of achievement for the Jazz Awards 2005, its ninth annual ceremony honoring jazz musicians and their supporters. The Jazz Awards is a benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America's Musicians Emergency Fund, and for the Jazz Journalists Association's educational initiatives.

The 2005 JJA Jazz Awards celebration, a cocktail-and-supper party with musical entertainment, will be ...

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Eric Mintel Quartet: Arusha Lutheran Medical Center Benefit Concert

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

Arusha Lutheran Medical Center Benefit Concert at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 West Main Street, Lansdale PA 19446-1998

The Eric Mintel Quartet will perform a benefit concert and jazz workshop in Lansdale, PA for the Arusha Lutheran Medical Center located in Tanzania. This fund-raising concert sponsored by Trinity Lutheran of Lansdale, PA and St. John’s Lutheran Church of Phoenixville, PA will provide much needed financial support for the new hospital. The fundraising goal is $20,000 and $17,000 has already been raised. ...

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Dianne Reeves Performs Saturday, April 23 8 p.m. at Union County Arts Center

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

With her strong, agile voice, rhythmic virtuosity, and improvisational ease, Dianne Reeves was clearly born of jazz. Union County Arts Center, 1601 Irving St., Rahway, NJ is proud to bring Reeves to the Rahway Theatre on Saturday, April 23 at 8 p.m. Free shuttle service is available to theatre when you park in the newly-completed Rahway Parking Garage. Dining suggestions are available through the box office. In addition, patrons with special needs can be provided for by also speaking to ...

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Upcoming jazz/improv events at The Shedd, Eugene, OR

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

Improvisation/Composition Workshop: Erik Friedlander & Topaz Tuesday, March 29, 2005 The Shedd, 868 High Street, Eugene 7:00 p.m. Erik Friedlander’s Topaz Wednesday, March 30, 2005 The Shedd, 868 High Street, Eugene 7:30 p.m. Dave Holland Big Band Sunday, April 10, 2005 The Shedd, 868 High Street, Eugene 7:30 p.m. Phillip Greenlief & Theresa Wong Tuesday, April 12, 2005 The Shedd, 868 High Street, Eugene 7:30 p.m. Luciana Souza Quartet Thursday, May 5, 2005 The Shedd, 868 High Street, Eugene 7:30 ...

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The Richie Hart Trio Milford Fine Arts Council Center for the Arts Friday, April 8, 2005 7:30 PM

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

March 21, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Friday, April 8, 2005 Milford Fine Arts Council Center for the Arts presents... The Richie Hart Trio Richie Hart,guitar; Rick Petrone, bass; Joe Corsello, drums 40 Railroad Avenue South Milford, CT 06460 (in the former Eastbound Railroad Station building) 203-878-6647 Jazz & Art of Trio Series 7:30 PM, Tickets $12 You can always tell when a guitarist has spent any substantial amount of time on the ...

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Clarice Assad-One Night Only March 25 at 8PM appearing at Satalla

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

March 21, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] CLARICE ASSAD For One Night Only March 25 at 8PM Clarice Assad's debut recording “Introducing", introduces listeners to an astounding young talent. • Assad's music is her own blend of classical and jazz textures subtly infused with the Latin rhythms of her native Brazil. • Assad's facinating vocal improvisations are embodied with scat techniques and cascading scales that take on sparkling lives of their own. • ...

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JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band Thursday, March 24th at The Slipper Room 10PM

Source: All About Jazz
March 21, 2005

March 21, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Join JC Hopkins and his accomplished Biggish Band this Thursday night at the Slipper Room, featuring the beautiful and talented Queen Esther: Thursday, March 24th The Slipper Room 167 Orchard St. @ Stanton Lower East Side, NYC 10pm / $8 http://www.slipperroom.com Downtown NYC burlesque lounge, The Slipper Room welcomes songwriter JC Hopkins and his Biggish Band on Thursday, March 24th, performing original songs based in bop ...

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