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Rahsaan Roland Kirk Compliments of the Mysterious Phantom (Electronic Postcard)

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Freddy Cole and Roseanna Vitro Concert

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Freddy Cole and Roseanna Vitro will perform at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest Street, Roswell, GA 30075 on Friday, June 27, 2003, at 8pm.

Freddy Cole is a Grammy-nominated international recording luminary and an extension of the dynamic family of musicians that include late brother, Nat King Cole, and niece, Natalie Cole. He will perform music including smooth selections from his 2003 CD release “In the name of love". Popular songs from the CD include “Just to see ...

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Southampton Jazz Club at Southampton Arts Festival

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Southampton Youth Jazz Orchestra at Southampton Arts Festival

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Dianne Reeves in Concert at The Carlu, Thursday June 12th

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Although the du Maurier Downtown Jazz festival does not officially start until June 20th Downtown Jazz begins celebrating early with a concert by Dianne Reeves, sponsored by TD Canada Trust. She is one of the most important female jazz vocalists emerging from the legacies left by such notables as Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Carmen McRae.

In 2002, Dianne released her ninth Blue Note (11th overall) recording, The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan and credits the legendary Ms. Vaughan as inspiration ...

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Gene Ess Quartet @ the Blue Note - May 11, 2003

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Guitarist Gene Ess will perform with his quartet at the world-famous Blue Note Jazz Club on May 11, 2003. Joining Gene Ess are Ravi Coltrane on saxophones, Matt Garrison on bass, and Gene Jackson on drums.

Gene Ess brings his award-winning musicianship from a very diverse background. He grew up playing the classical piano, due to his mother being a classical pianist and a well-known piano instructor on the island of Okinawa; his early years were filled with the classical ...

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Fusion/Jam Allstars: Dennis Chambers And Victor Wooten Join Mike Stern At Blues Alley, Friday-Sunday, May 23-25

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Grammy-nominated guitarist Mike Stern, a noted solo artist, guitar hero, and veteran of bands such as Miles Davis, Steps Ahead, and The Brecker Brothers, returns to Blues Alley with two of his favorite collaborators: Drummer Dennis Chambers (now spending most of his time with Santana) and bassist Victor Wooten (of Bela Fleck & the Flecktones fame). Rounding out the band is Stern's regular saxophonist, Bob Franceschini.

One cannot underestimate the enthusiastic following for these musicians: For example, last year they ...

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The Erik Lawrence Trio to Perform at the VJC on Friday, May 9th

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Saxophonist Erik Lawrence moved to Vermont from New York last Fall, bringing with him musical sophistication, wide-eyed curiosity and an engaging, supportive attitude towards the local creative arts scene. After several months of living in Putney, Vermont, Erik has established himself as one of the finest and most versatile saxophonists in the Southern Vermont area and fits in comfortably with virtually any gig in any jazz style. Still, he spends much of his time traveling South on I-91 to continue ...

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