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New CD By The Organizers - Hammond Jazz From Denmark

Source: All About Jazz
September 2, 2002

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Sachimay Records Releases Focus Quintet's "1-8 In 1"

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2002

The Focus Quintet: Jeff Arnal, Percussion; Anita Dechellis, Vocals; Dan Dechellis, Piano; Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Amplified Acoustic Guitar; Chris Forsyth, Electric Guitar

Brought together initially at the 2001 Big Sur Experimental Music Festival, these five friends from the East and West coasts have since collaborated on many projects in various configurations: Chris Forsyth and Ernesto Diaz-Infante's longstanding duo collaboration has resulted in three CD releases, a European tour, and an upcoming major American tour; Dan DeChellis and Jeff Arnal recorded a ...

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Ernesto Diaz-Infante & Chris Forsyth release "march" on Drimala

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2002

New compositions for electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, vocals and drums

Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Chris Forsyth have a longstanding duo collaboration that now includes three releases, many performances, a European tour, and a major upcoming American tour. Their third duo release, march, was recorded in Brooklyn, NY following their three week European tour in early 2002. This recording is a document of the concepts they honed together during numerous performances, train rides, conversations, and through collaborations with other musicians they ...

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Claudia Acu

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2002

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Kravis Center Jazz Programs 2002 - 2003

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2002

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Four Legenary Artists And Jazz Icon Marian McPartland Join Forces On The Latest "Piano Jazz" Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2002

August 2002 Releases From Concord Records

Beverly Hills, CA, August 30, 2002---Marian McPartland, the legendary jazz master, is equally acclaimed for her remarkable piano playing, as well as her far-reaching influence on the history of jazz. Next year McPartland celebrates 25 years at the helm of Piano Jazz, her Peabody Award-Winning show on National Public Radio. Both educational and entertaining, these distinctively relaxed one-hour programs feature the jazz icon in intimate piano duets with established, as well as new, artists. ...

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"Once In A Lifetime" Debut Album from Karen Lane Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

“Karen Lane is a fresh voice and presence on the UK jazz vocal scene. She has what I would describe as a rare combination of musicianship, technique and just plain “feel": one can sense that, even at this early stage of her European sojourn, her potential is that of someone who could command a worldwide, rather than a merely local, audience." --Keith Shadwick (London Jazz writer and critic, Jazzwise Magazine)

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Al Di Meola Continues To Broaden His Musical Horizons

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

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