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Bill King's Jazz Preview September 5, 2005 JazzFm.91.1

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2004

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Hard Workin' Jazz Show For Labor Day Weekend!

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2004

Tune into FREEDOM JAZZ DANCE this Sunday from 5-7 pm EST on Richmond Indie Radio www.wrir.org. This week the hardest workin' show in jazz will feature the Michael Ross Quartet, Bill Barron, Dizzy Gillespie, Herb Ellis, Skip Gailes, Wayne Shorter and Charlie Haden. More vinyl treasures will be unearthed during my always surprising Records From Aunt Ruth segment and pick your favorite version during the FJD exclusive Two Of A Kind segment (registered, trademarked and servicemarked to Freedom Jazz Dance ...

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25th Annual Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2004

For the complete schedule, click here WHO: The 25th annual Ford Detroit International Festival includes more than 60 national, local and student bands. The headliners include Aretha Franklin, Ramsey Lewis, Lou Rawls, Gerald Wilson Orchestra, Jon Faddis, Larry Coryell, Chico Hamilton, Jon Hendricks, Lenny White, Houston Person, Oscar Castro-Neves, Carl Allen & the Art of Elvin and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band featuring Louis Hayes. The 25th edition of the festival has two dedicatees: Elvin Jones, the Pontiac-born jazz innovator ...

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Bass Extremes at the Iridium Jazz Club Sept. 14 - 19

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10019 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121, www.iridiumjazzclub.com Set Times at 8, 10 and 11:30 (third set Fri. & Sat.)

Sept. 14-19 BASS EXTREMES VICTOR WOOTEN, OTEIL BURBRIDGE, STEVE BAILEY DERICO WATSON ON DRUMS SPECIAL GUEST ANTHONY JACKSON (FRI ONLY)

Oteil Burbridge joins forces with Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, collectively known as Bass Extremes, to push the envelope ...

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Lafayette Gilchrist in Philadelphia @ Chris' Jazz Cafe / Friday, September 10th

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

“Rhythms slide from slow strutting blues to staccato hip-hop breaks. Horn sections burst like big-band blossoms only to splinter into wide-screen free-fall soloing. The bass and drums kick up a funky mettle behind Gilchrist's wiggly lines, which hopscotch from stride to vamp to spacey tangents to tight motifs all before you know what's going on. It's a beyond-genre force that runs you over and leaves you flattened with a smile." - Baltimore City Paper

Lafayette Gilchrist is a rising star ...

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Synergy Music Unveils New Look & Logo With Sept. 7th Releases by Paul McCandless-Art Lande Quartet, Alex Heitlinger Sextet & 2-CD Catalog Compilation

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

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Fire into Music Tour Coming to de Pere, Wi.

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Introduces Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2004

New York, NY - On October 21, 2004, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) proudly opens the doors of its new jazz club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The club, located in JALC's new home at Frederick P. Rose Hall (FPRH), offers spectacular views and serves a jazz inspired menu seven days a week. Subscribers may call for reservations as of today at 212-258-9595 or via www.jalc.org. The general public may call for reservations beginning September 13. The club featured artist sets are ...

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