Jazz News

Jazz at theThe Cajun Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2004

Dixieland and swing nightly 8 - 11 as backdrop to a New Orleans dining experience. Sunday brunches and Wednesday lunches are also accompanied by live music.

Welcome to New Orleans: It all began in the 18th century when the Acadians, deported from Canada to the United States, founded New Orleans. As time went on the influence of the Spaniards, the Native American Indians, and the West Indians blended customs and traditions to create the state of Louisiana and the Cajun ...

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Eighty-Eights Label Releases The Great Jazz Trio

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2004

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Sirius Sends You to Newport!

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2004

Just picture it: a sunny afternoon in New England, the breeze blowing gently off the water, dazzling sailboats anchored in the bay, and the sounds of jazz filling the air. . .

You could be there with the SIRIUS Summer Getaway to Newport!

We'll fly you and a friend to Newport for an unforgettable vacation: Tickets to the JVC Jazz Festival Three nights at a historic Newport hotel Romantic dinner for two at a gourmet restaurant Couples massage at a ...

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New Moon Meets Bop Street - Free Music in Ballard - July 10

Source: All About Jazz
July 1, 2004

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Jazz Journalist Association (JJA) Gathering at the Montreal International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2004

If you're headed to the 25th anniversary edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival you're invited to join your JJA colleagues, musicians and others from the jazz community at a cocktail-hour get-together.

The location is Montreal's leading jazz venue, just a 10-minute walk west from the festival's media centre.

Here are the details:

When: Tuesday, July 6 from 4 to 7 p.m. Where: The Upstairs Jazz Club, 1254 Mackay Street (between Rene Levesque and Ste. Catherine) ...

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BMI / New York Jazz Orchestra 16th Annual Concert Set for July 15

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2004

BMI/NEW YORK JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO PRESENT 16th ANNUAL SHOWCASE CONCERT AT MERKIN HALL

Thursday, July 15, 2004 at 8:00pm Merkin Hall Abraham Goodman House 129 West 67th Street New York City FREE and open to the public

The BMI/NEW YORK JAZZ ORCHESTRA, a 16-piece modern repertory ensemble featuring leading New York musicians, will premiere new works created in the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. The Workshop, directed by jazz greats Jim ...

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Mosaic Records Announces The Release Of The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2004

Mosaic Records proudly announces the release of The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, a 7-CD set that covers the guitarist's output on the Verve, Norgran and Decca labels from 1952 to 1959. Tal Farlow's incredible technique not only had guitarists shaking their heads in amazement, but other instrumentalists, during a time when bebop still captured the ears of the modern jazz listener and practitioner. He seemed more able than his peers to take what Charlie Christian had put forth on ...

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Dave Burrell Full-Blown Trio Record Release Show: July 7 at Tonic NYC with William Parker and Andrew Cyrille

Source: All About Jazz
June 30, 2004

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