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Phil Woods Groovin' to Marty Paich

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

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Marvin Stamm/Ed Soph Project: "Live at Birdland" on Jazzed Media

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

Why a “live" CD? Why at Birdland? There are times when everything just seems right for doing something like this. The quartet had several bookings in the New York area within the space of eight days - a concert in Connecticut, the COTA Festival in Delaware Water Gap, PA, and four nights in Birdland in New York City. Ed Soph and I had been talking about recording another CD, and this seemed to be the perfect time. We’ve spoken often ...

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Concord Announces Release Schedule Through August, 2005

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

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Vocalist Melody Breyer-Grell appearing at Trumpets Jazz Club March 17th

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

March 2, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Vocalist Melody Breyer-Grell appearing at Trumpets Jazz Club March 17th Doors Open at 6 PM - Music starts at 7:30 6 Depot Square Montclair, New Jersey 973-744-2600 http://www.trumpetsjazz.com/ Best Vocal CD of 2004 - “The Right Time" - All About Jazz New York -- Annual Top 5 Critics' Poll MELODY BREYER-GRELL's debut CD, “The Right Time", tells a story. While vocalizing in a traditional melodic style, ...

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Rare PABLO MENENDEZ Appearance in New York MAKOR, March 15 8 pm

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

March 2, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] ZOHO Music L.L.C. Jochen Becker, Owner 431 Saw Mill River Road Millwood, NY 10546 Rare PABLO MENENDEZ Appearance in New York MAKOR, March 15 8 pm CD Release Party for his new ZOHO CD “Havana Blues Mambo" For Immediate Release ZOHO Music L.L.C. is pleased to announce that California-born, Havana / Cuba domiciled Latin fusion jazz guitarist PABLO MENENDEZ will have a rare live appearance in ...

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Columbus Recreation and Parks to Produce 2005 Columbus Jazz & Rib Fest

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

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James Blood Ulmer's "Birthright" Scheduled for May 24 Release on HYENA Records

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

Birthright: A right, possession, or privilege that is one's due by birth.

In a review of Robert Johnson: King of The Delta Blues Singers for DownBeat Magazine in 1962, music critic Martin Williams wrote: “The best blues deal in their own way with basic human experience, with things that all men in all times and conditions try to come to terms with." And here, nearly 70 years after Robert Johnson's mythical recording sessions that bared those infamous sides, James Blood ...

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The Ed Cherry Organ Project

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2005

The organ project will be performing @detour(349e.13th.bet.1st and 2nd.ave)friday,march 4 starting @9:30pm-1am w/: ed cherry-guitar jay collins-sax/flute brian charrette-organ diego voglino-drums upcoming gigs@: cecil's jazz club(w.orange,n.j.)/april 2 dizzy's club coca cola(jazz at lincoln center-nyc)/late sets/april 5-9 cape may jazz festival/april 15 ed cherry guitarist born:new haven,conn.-10/12/54 As a kid,Ed Cherry was initially attracted to rock and r&b.Only later did he get involved in jazz,partly as a result of the influence of his dad,a fan of the music.Ed recalls “confiscating his ...

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