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Performance / Tour

Waaw Band & Rashanim at Knitting Factory Old Office, Wednesday 30th June

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Knitting Factory Old Office

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Waaw Band & Rashanim

Wednesday 30th June

Wednesday, June 30th African Jazz Group the Waaw Band and rocking, improvising Jewish power trio Rashanim will perform at The Knitting Factory in the Old Office. The Knitting Factory is located at 74 Leonard Street and the Old Office is in the basement of the club. Tickets will be $7.

Waaw Band's original approach to African Jazz is now being heard throughout the New York music scene exciting ...

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Website

AAJ Tops 13,000 Visitor Mark on June 1, 2004

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Performance / Tour

Hadley Caliman & Rob Scheps at Mt. Hood Jazz Fest August 8th in Portland

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Festival

Cayman Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Recording

Marsalis Music Celebrates Second Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Opinion

JJA Jazz Awards 2004

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Celebrates Excellence in Musicianship and Journalism Dick Gregory Is Set To Host the Eighth Annual Event

Dave Brubeck, Hank Jones, Marian McPartland, Roy Haynes and Wayne Shorter Nominated for “Lifetime Achievement"; Dave Douglas, Jason Moran, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis Vie for “Musician of the Year"

New York -- The Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) Jazz Awards 2004, the eighth annual presentation of honors to jazz musicians and their supporters by the organization representing more than 400 writers, broadcasters, ...

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Recording

A New Kind of Blue with Randy Brecker, Andy Snitzer, David Finck, Victor Lewis and more!

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the release of “Kind of Blue" and Gary Guthrie has plied his “what if" curiosity by producing one of the more intriguing jazz records of 2004 - A New Kind of Blue, a fresh version of Miles Davis' classic. Featuring recent Grammy winner Randy Brecker channeling the spirit of Davis, Guthrie's studio group - dubbed “g.org" (pronounced “g - dot - org") - stretches the “New Blue" well past the 45-minute limits of ...

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Performance / Tour

Matthias Lupri Group w/Donny McCaslin - Rochester Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

“Lupri, a migrant from rock drums to jazz vibes, plays fast, loose, and at the top of his game" Down Beat, December '03

Matthias Lupri Group w/ Donny McCaslin

Rochester Jazz Festival - Friday June 4 Max Of Eastman Place 6:15 and 10:00 pm Club Pass

Fresh off a mini tour of the North East and recording a new project, with his group and adventurous electronic trumpeter Cuong Vu(Pat Metheny) and Mark Turner, modern jazz vibraphonist Matthias Lupri and group ...

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