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One World at Sweet Rhythm Mar. 7-9

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482 Music to Release Natto Quartet Debut April 1st

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Chicago-based independent label 482 Music is proud to announce the April 1st release of the debut recording by the San Francisco Bay Area's Natto Quartet (formerly Trio Natto). Recorded live in concert at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, California in August 2002, Headlands (482-1018) features seven freely improvised works created by the group's unique instrumentation of shakuhachi, koto, piano, and live electronics.

By collectively leaving the traditional and cultural roles of their acoustic instruments behind, shakuhachi player ...

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Hank Johnson Trio to perform at Parlor Jazz in Brooklyn!

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On March 15th, 2003 the Hank Johnson Trio featuring Gary Smith on drums and “Cool Mike" Fitzbenjamin on bass and The Incomparable Hank Johnson on piano will light up the stage at119 Vanderbilt Avenue (between Park and Myrtle Avenues). 7:30 P.M. Check out for more details the Jazzbone Records website: http://www.jazzbonerecords.com

The trio will perform some original compositions of Stuart H. Tresser, plus some standards and classics. This is a rare opportunity to see Hank do his stuff up close. ...

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Rene Marie and Allan Harris perform tribute to Billie Holliday at the Kennedy Center

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"Trumpet Legends At 65" At The Iridium Jazz Club Feb. 18-23

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Inspired Jazz Artistry From Renowned Ensemble Leader-Composer Toshiko Akiyoshi And A Classic Piano Trio, The Drummonds, Highlight Two New True Life Entertainment CD Releases

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Inspiration is often the root of great musical performances, and the manner in which this quicksilver of all tuneful conjurers is shared among instrumentalists and conveyed to audiences fairly determines a work's uniqueness, power and success. Two new CD releases from True Life Entertainment give proof that the imaginative and situational well-springs that inform memorable jazz are, indeed, disparate and vast. On Hiroshima--Rising From the Abyss from the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra featuring Lew Tabackin, recalling the cataclysmic use of ...

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Another Kind Of Blue: The Latin Side Of Miles With Paquito D

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Blue Note Schedule Of Events: March 2003

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Sunday, March 2, 2003 - 12:30pm & 2:30pm East Meets West Jazz Brunch Yoko Suzuki Quartet featuring; Yoko Suzuki (saxophone); Anthony Wonsey (piano); Kengo Nakamura (bass); Donald Edwards (drums) Tickets: $19.50, includes brunch and 1 drink

Monday, March 3, 2003 - 8:00pm & 10:30pm Monday Nights at the Blue Note Na-2 (vocalist) Tickets: $10.00 at table / $5.00 at bar

Tuesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 9, 2003 ...

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