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Brazilian Jazz at the Society of California Pioneers

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2004

The Society of California Pioneers presents Fall Music Series

Saturday, August 7, 2004 1pm to 2pm Free

Join us for a free musical afternoon with “Caminho do Mar" which means “Walk by the Sea" in Portuguese. This Brazilian jazz trio brings the best of Brazilian music to the Bay Area. Caminho do Mar will provide us with a musical journey through the lush harmonies, beautiful melodies, and diverse rhythms of Brazil!

The Society of California Pioneers, ...

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Roy Davis Jr.'s "Chicago Forever" lands September 28

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2004

UBIQUITY RECORDS TO RELEASE GLORIOUS NEW FULL-LENGTH FROM LEGENDARY CHICAGO-BRED PRODUCER

Roy Davis Jr.'s much-anticipated, all-new full-length album will be released worldwide September 28, 2004 and contains three tracks with Detroit R&B singer Terry Dexter (including “If You Wanna," a Miami Conference pick and Billboard chart hit) as well as appearances from Ayro, Common, Waajeed, and Khalid.

With recent DJ gigs racking-up airmiles between Russia, France, Canada and all over the USA, a steady stream of production work for Warners, ...

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Montreux Premieres in Hi-Def July 23

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2004

THE WORLD-RENOWNED MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL AND THE BEATLES CLASSIC MOVIE “A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" TO PREMIERE THIS SUMMER EXCLUSIVELY IN HIGH-DEFINITION ON VOOM'S RAVE HD

Rave HD To Serve As Home To The North American HD Premiere Of The Montreux Jazz Festival And World Premiere Of A Hard Day's Night In HD

Montreux Jazz Festival Programming To Debut July 23rd And A Hard Day's Night To Premiere August 7th

JERICHO, NY, July 12, 2004 - One of the music industry's ...

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Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers On Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 13, 2004

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New England Conservatory Appoints Faculty, Interim Director of Choral Activities

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2004

New England Conservatory Appoints Jazz Trombonist Andre Hayward to Faculty, Conductor Amy Lieberman As Interim Director of Choral Activities

Andre Hayward, jazz trombonist for the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, has been named to the New England Conservatory faculty. Amy Lieberman, an alumna of NEC's Preparatory School, will become NEC's Interim Director of Choral Activities for the school year 2004-5.

Born in Houston in 1973, Andre Hayward started playing trombone and tuba at age 11, performing in his junior high school ...

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Turks & Caicos First Annual Music And Poetry Festival, Sept. 1-5

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2004

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Dr. Billy Taylor Launches New Website

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2004

The most comprehensive website ever created for a jazz musician. Offering MP3 files, sound clips, and nearly one hour of video featuring: Classic performances of Billy with his Trio, with Max Roach and David “Fathead" Newman, with a Big Band, and playing solo piano (Kennedy Center Tonight A Salute to Duke). Interview with Billy where he discusses his practice regime and his influences and mentors with PBS host Charlie Rose. Rehearsal, interviews and performance of Billy's composition “Homage," commissioned by ...

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Gene Ess Quartet with Donny McCaslin, Kenny Davis, and Gene Jackson @ Kavehaz

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2004

Gene Ess Quartet with Gene Jackson, Kenny Davis, and Donny McCaslin at Kavehaz Cafe - July 16th & 17th, 2004.

Guitarist Gene Ess and his quartet will be performing at the Kavehaz Cafe on July 16th and 17th, 2004. Set begins at 10PM.

Gene Ess - guitar Donny McCaslin - saxophone Kenny Davis - bass Gene Jackson - drums

Kavehaz Jazz Cafe 37 West 26th Street New York, NY 10010 ...

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