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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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Technology

Saxophonist Marco Pignataro Launches new Web Site

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2004

Performance / Tour

Two New CDs By Electric blues/Jazz Violinist John Ellington Blair

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2004

Electric blues/jazz violinist John Ellington Blair releases two new CD's on Park Avenue Records Intl.... www.vitarmaster.com....www.theorchard.com and all worldwide affiliates: artistdirect.com, amazon.com, etc. First release: The Master Creed produced by Blair and assisted by Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, George Benson.....second release: Resurrection From the Grave featuring Blair with Marvin Gaye at Radio City Music Hall New York 1978 with other surprise special guests....www.cdbaby.com/jeblair. Appearing weekly at the Lincoln Center Off Broadway Boutique Fri. and Sat. 4 to 8 ...

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Performance / Tour

Pianist Harry Whitaker at Sweet Rhythm on Monday June 7

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2004

Harry Whitaker is a UNIVERSITY. Born September 19th, 1942 in Pensacola, Florida, Harry began playing the piano at the age of five. When his family moved to Detroit for his junior high years, Harry jumpstarted a career spanning over four decades - Jazz! At 14, he was already beginning to make a living at it. Throughout high school he performed with a contemporary jazz quintet, playing gigs in and around Detroit. He soaked up all that the much-older and more-experienced ...

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