Jazz News

WKCR 2005 Billie Holiday Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2005

WKCR FM (89.9 in New York) is pleased to announce the Billie Holiday Festival, a broadcast in celebration of the 90th birthday of the legendary jazz vocalist. From April 1st through April 15th, WKCR becomes Billie Holiday Radio—wall-to-wall Lady Day for two weeks, all day and all night. Holiday’s recorded legacy will take center stage, from her rarest recordings to her most celebrated, a full-scale tribute to the timeless musical splendor of the great Lady. Billie Holiday, born on April ...

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Drummer Honors Offically Dead Elvis

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

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The New MRC Trio & Barry Romberg's Random Access In Concert

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

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Madagascar's Jazz Train

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

The Jazz Train – Madagascar May 1st, 2005. Audiences in Madagascar tend to be open and eager to discover new and more complex music because traditional Malagasy musical expressions themselves are polyphonic, polyrhythmic and varied. However, because of its insular geographic situation, of a struggling economy, and since there are no accessible/affordable means of getting more than mass-produced CDs or tapes, Malagasy listeners have little access to “other" musical mediums. On the other hand, the musicians cannot get ...

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Online Trumpet Lessons with Brian Lynch Powered by ArtistShare

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

Brian Lynch is happy to announce the launch of a series of unique online trumpet lessons as part of his new recording project featuring Eddie Palmieri, in collaboration with the innovative website ArtistShare. Each lesson includes a downloadable audio lecture, practice exercises, streaming audio demonstrations of personal practice sessions, and more! In addition, Brian will provide personal feedback for his online students. The entire course of three lessons, covering trumpet basics, practice techniques, and improvisational concepts, can be accessed through ...

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BET Jazz Presents the 14th Annual St. Lucia Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

New Edition, UB40, The Isley Brothers, Chanté Moore, Kenny Lattimore, Pharaoh Sanders, Kevin Mahogany, Chris Botti, Beenie Man, and Others Scheduled to Perform

BET Jazz: The Jazz Channel and the St. Lucia Tourist Board will present a stellar and diversified lineup for the 14th annual St. Lucia Jazz, scheduled for April 29th-May 8th, 2005. Considered the “best party in the Caribbean," St. Lucia Jazz attracts over 10,000 visitors a year. The festival showcases more than a dozen acts in a ...

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Sean Jones Joins Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

Twenty-Six-Year Old Jones Fills Lead Trumpet Chair As He Puts Finishing Touches On Second CD Release for Mack Avenue Records

After six months of performances with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis, Sean Jones has announced that he has decided to accept the esteemed ensemble’s offer to become a permanent member as lead trumpet player.

“It is a great honor and privilege to perform with musicians of this caliber and diversity. I have learned a great deal from ...

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Mizar5 Interview with Dutch jazzpianist Harmen Fraanje

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2005

The Nederlandse Jazzdienst and the North Sea Jazz Festival granted Dutch jazzpianist Harmen Fraanje the Composition Assignment of 2004. Harmen released his first CD, ‘Sonatala’ in 2003, with his quartet (Nelson Veras, Hein van de Geyn and Matthieu Chazarenc). Their second album is scheduled to be recorded and will feature Magic Malik on flute as special guest. Harmen’s music IS his essence and both his concerts as well as recordings are designed to surprise and please a growing league of ...

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