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Dmitry Ishenko Trio featuring Steve Lacy live at the Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge, MA

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

The Dmitry Ishenko Trio is making its Boston debut at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, MA on April 21-22, 2004. The trio features bassist Ishenko, soprano saxophone giant Steve Lacy, as well as guitarist Geoffrey Miller. Featuring compositions by Lacy, Monk, and Ishenko, the group's sound is chamber-like and intricate, yet also agressive and angular at the same time. This is the first time that Steve Lacy appears with this kind of instrumental lineup, and the shows are guaranteed to ...

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Available Today: The Dave Rempis Quartet's Out of Season (482 Music)

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

Dave Rempis Quartet Out of Season (Document Chicago Series #5) 482 Music 482-1021 Street Date: April 20th, 2004 http://www.482music.com/albums/482-1021.html

Dave Rempis :: alto and tenor saxophones Jim Baker :: piano, analog synthesizer, and violin Jason Roebke :: bass Tim Daisy :: drums

After nearly four years of developing their voice as an improvising collective, Rempis (Triage, Vandermark Five, Thread Quintet, Territory Band) ...

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John Coltrane Home: Public Hearing Date Set for the Landmark Designation in Dix Hills, NY

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

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Mocean Worker Returns With 'Enter The Mowo!'

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

ENTER THE MOWO! among Top 100 Downloads on iTunes!

“...Fantastic..." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

“There's a growing body of work combining jazz and electronica, and the best record the fledgling genre had produced, until now, was probably St. Germain's 'Tourist.' Adam Dorn, aka Mocean Worker, has bested St. Germain with his new album, Enter the Mowo!" - Salon.com “The triumph of MoWo! is Dorn's ability to make his funky dance tracks sound as warm, live, and inviting as the classics ...

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Jazz Giant Joseph Kennedy Jr. Dies at 80

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Noted violinist Joseph J. Kennedy Jr., the patriarch of jazz in Richmond who enjoyed international acclaim as a jazz performer, composer and educator, died Saturday in Richmond. He was 80.

Mr. Kennedy, one of the most prominent names among the world's jazz violinists, was director of jazz studies at Virginia Tech from 1984 until his retirement in 1995. He was one of the first black members of the Richmond Symphony.

In 2001, he was honored with the Living ...

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Howard University Presents Jazz Showcase at Twins Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

Washington, DC - Howard University's premier vocal jazz ensemble, Afro Blue and The Howard University Jazztet will be featured at a concert to be presented at Twins Jazz Club on Tuesday, April 20, 2004.

Also to be featured at the showcase will be Howard University's other two jazz vocal ensembles, Sassy and A Whole Lotta Jazz Singers, as well as selected solo jazz vocalists. The concert will be held at

Twins Jazz Club 1344 U Street, NW

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Benny Golson

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

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Kim Delaney, Kyle Secor And Cristian De La Fuente Star In Lifetime Original Movie 'Infidelity'

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

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