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Festival

The Jazz Composers Collective Third Annual Festival @ The Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz

THE JAZZ STANDARD, NYC MARCH 11-16, 2003

The Jazz Composers Collective will present its third annual Festival @ the Jazz Standard from Tuesday, March 11 through Sunday, March 16 (116 E. 27th Street, NYC). Since its formation in 1992, the Collective has distinguished itself as a unique, musician-run, New York City-based organization dedicated to fostering the development, performance and documentation of new works. Under the artistic direction of bassist Ben Allison, the Collective and the Jazz Standard are ...

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Event

Jazz Talk: Jazz And Social Protest

Source: All About Jazz

Technology

GlasJAZZ goes 'LIVE'

Source: All About Jazz

Scotland has some of the world's top jazz musicians. The GlasJAZZ 'live audio' page is a new section of the site giving you the chance to check out an extended audio clip taken live from the gig! This month, the clip comes from the Chris Clark Trio with special guest Paul Harrison on keys. It was a superb afternoon of live jazz at the top of its game! Catch the monthly live audio clips on the ...

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Performance / Tour

Juilliard Jazz Orchestra Highlights Big Band Innovation In "Stan: The Music Of Stan Kenton"

Source: All About Jazz

Thursday, February 27, 2003 At 8 Pm In The Juilliard Theater

Victor Goines, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies, Conducts

On Thursday, February 27 at 8 PM in the Juilliard Theater, the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra plays music of big band innovator Stan Kenton in a concert entitled Stan: The Music of Stan Kenton. Victor Goines, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at Juilliard, conducts. The first half of the program includes such Kenton signature works as Artistry in Rhythm, Opus in Pastels, ...

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Music Industry

Jazz Returns To 47th Street!

Source: All About Jazz

The Sutherland Community Arts Initiative (SCAI) presents “No Room For Squares," a celebration of jazz solidarity and the renewal of the Bronzeville jazz spirit. “No Room For Squares," will feature Delmark recording artist and Bronzeville native Malachi Thompson and his Freebop Band featuring legendary saxophonists Gary Bartz and Billy Harper. This event will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2003, at The Spoken Word Cafe, 4655 S. King Drive. Shows at 9pm and 10:30pm. SCAI has received a $500,000 grant ...

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Performance / Tour

Revised Iridium Schedule: February

Source: All About Jazz

Obituary

Luis Daniel "Chichito" Cepeda Died

Source: All About Jazz

Performance / Tour

Beatnik: Live Music & DJ fusion from The Jam Session Collective

Source: All About Jazz

The Fez Club, Market Passage, Cambridge, UK. 2nd Sunday; March 9th - Headline Band; Rick Hudson & The Boogaloo Band. www.boogalooband.co.uk Special Guest DJ - 100 Club & Colony Club. (London) Justina Chase. Support band - The Don Schwartz Trio

UK Drummer Rick Hudson has emerged as a strong force in the UK jazz/funk scene. Under the tutelage of UK Hard Bop legend Tommy Chase, Rick has delivered strong energetic performances that ...

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