Jazz News

Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts in 2 Weeks

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2002

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Jazz Items Auction Ends June 1, 2002

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2002

I thought you might be interested in hearing about our latest auction. We will be holding a Vintage Instruments and Music auction on the 1st June 2002 which contains several jazz-related items. Please see below for further information.

Commission bids can be placed online now at http://www.cooperowen.com and the auction will culminate with a live event at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas on the 1st June 2002 at 20:30 PDT.

Thank you for your time, and if you have ...

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Broadcast Journalist Brian Madden's "A Jazz Affair" Video

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2002

A Jazz Affair is a video all about how one person became involved with the most magical of all musics, even before birth. For broadcast journalist Brian Madden, it was in his parents' blood, and they passed it on to him, like it or not. But he did grow to like it, and to love it.

His father, Richard, grew up in Cicero, Illinois, when the Austin High Gang was struttin' its barbeque from the influences of Satch and King ...

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Matthias Lupri Group with Rick Margitza and Mark Turner - Summer 2002 Tour

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2002

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Terrapin Station - A Grateful Dead Family Reunion To Take Place August 3rd & 4th At Wisconsin's Alpine Valley

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2002

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Michael Formanek Trio to Perform at Vermont Jazz Center on May 31, 2002

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2002

On Friday, May 31st at 8:00 PM, Michael Formanek will present his trio at the Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro, VT. Michael Formanek is known best in Southern Vermont for his contributions as staff bassist and monthly instructor at the Vermont Jazz Center. But in the jazz world, Formanek is regarded with tremendous esteem as an uncompromising bassist whose taste, impeccable sense of time, and dedication to creativity are indisputable. This has been proven by the jazz giants who have ...

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Concert Packages for the Best Venue in Seattle: George Benson, David Sanborn and More

Source: All About Jazz
May 20, 2002

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Reckless DC Music Releases: This Is The Afro-Semitic Experience by Warren Byrd and David Chevan

Source: All About Jazz
May 19, 2002

“The Byrd/Chevan alliance becomes all the more provocative.... and essential. Reflecting the spirit of this ensemble, the music is an alchemist's brew of traditional Jewish songs, pieces by African and African- American artists, and Chevan compositions or arrangements . . . a recording rich with the spirit of shared experiences and true brotherhood in its execution, noble and thought provoking in its construction" --Willard Jenkins, from the liner notes

African-American pianist Warren Byrd and Jewish-American bassist David Chevan continue their ...

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