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Jazz Guitarists Jimmy Bruno Releases Second Volume of Live Concert DVD with Mel Bay Records

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2004

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Will Sellenraad & Root Down, FRI & SAT @ Detour NYC. Feat... Gary Versace & Darren Beckett

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2004

***Will Sellenraad & Root Down*** **Will Sellenraad- guitar** **Gary Versace- organ** **Darren Beckett- drums** *** get down... Friday, September 17th 9:30pm 1:30am Saturday, September 18th 9:30pm 1:30am Detour 349 East 13th Street @ 1st Ave. NYC :: 212.533.6212 *** Hey folks, please join us for a very special fall weekend engagement at our favorite spot in NYC! We ...

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3 Shades Of Blues

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2004

Featuring Taj Mahal, Randy Weston, Corey Harris, Abdou M'Boup, Mamadou Diabate, Ricky Skaggs, Wycliffe Gordon, Mark O'Connor; Holmes Brothers, Marie Knight, Joey DeFrancesco, Houston Person and more! On October 25, 26, & 27, 3 Shades of Blues is celebrated at Jazz at Lincoln Center's (JALC) Frederick P. Rose Hall (FPRH) at 8pm, featuring a different style of blues each evening. Roots, country and soul are spotlighted in the series. Tickets are available at the Frederick P. Rose Hall box office ...

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Jimmy Heath to perform at University of the Pacific September 24th

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2004

NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath To Perform With Brubeck Institute Jazz Sextet, Pacific Jazz Ensemble And Open World Russian Jazz Delegation

NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Jimmy Heath, the Open World Russian Jazz Delegation, the Brubeck Institute Jazz Sextet and the Pacific Jazz Ensemble will play a concert at University of the Pacific's Faye Spanos Concert Hall on September 24th starting at 7:30 PM. Celebrating the universal language of jazz, the concert will highlight the Open World Russian Jazz Delegation, a ...

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Cassandra Wilson to Appear At Jazz At Lincoln Center's New Home on October 22

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2004

Grammy-Award winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson will perform her first concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center's (JALC) Rose Theater, located in Frederick P. Rose Hall (FPRH) on October 22 at 8pm. For tickets, visit JALC's Frederick P. Rose Hall box office (open Monday-Saturday 10am-8:30pm and Sunday 11am-8:30pm) on Broadway at 60th Street, call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500, or visit www.jalc.org. This concert is sponsored by Altria Group. Glamorous songstress, Ms. Wilson, Time Magazine's 2001 Best Singer, graces JALC's Rose Theater with her ...

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Greg Burk Quartet's Carpe Momentum (Soul Note) Coming Oct. 12th

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2004

ROME, ITALY -- Pianist/composer Greg Burk is proud to announce the October 12th release of Carpe Momentum, the debut release from his quartet and his second as a leader on Italy's legendary Soul Note label. Burk's latest ensemble features him leading frequent collaborators, including renowned Boston-based tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi and in-demand New York drummer Gerald Cleaver, through his trademark excursions between memorable original melodies and the spontaneity of free improvisation.

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AllAboutJazz-New York Presents BILLY LESTER (9/19 at 5pm)

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2004

HUDSON VIEW GARDENS PERFORMING ARTS GROUP PRESENTS “SUNDAYS AT 5"...on Sunday, September 19 at 5 pm BILLY LESTER performs a rare solo jazz piano concert! at Hudson View Gardens 116 Pinehurst Ave./corner of 183rd. (just Take The “A" Train - as they say - to 181st Street. It's right off the Hudson River!) Reservations: 212-923-7800 x1555 *Suggested Donation: $12 Presented and hosted by: Laurence Donohue-Greene (Managing Editor, AllAboutJazz-New ...

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Clark Terry Interview with NPR's Richard Steele on the Eight Forty-eight Program

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2004

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