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Wycliffe Gordon hosts "What is Improvisation?" - Feb 8

Source: All About Jazz

J@LC continues its popular family concert series, Jazz for Young People, with What is Improvisation? on Saturday, February 8, 2003 at 11am and 1pm in Alice Tully Hall. Acclaimed trombonist and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra alumnus WYCLIFFE GORDON will host a lively hour of music and explanation. Through narration, performance and fun participating activities, Gordon will explore the many ways in which jazz musicians express themselves through improvisation.

Tickets to the Jazz for Young People ($10 ages 18 & under; ...

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Flamenco Nights At Jazz At Lincoln Center - February 11, 13 & 15, 2003

Source: All About Jazz

Festival

Announcing the Second Annual Bill Evans Festival at SELU, Hammond, LA, USA, Feb 20-22, 2003

Source: All About Jazz

The late, great jazz pianist, seven-time Grammy Award winner, and SLU alumnus Bill Evans was the most influential jazz pianist of his generation. The second annual Bill Evans Jazz Festival will take place February 20-22, 2003 and will include:

Grammy Award-winning pianist George Winston, one of the best known and most loved jazz pianists of our time (Columbia Theater for the Performing Arts Presentation).

The Eddie Gomez Jazz Trio, with Eddie Gomez, bassist, Stefan Karlsson, pianist, and Jimmy Cobb, drummer. ...

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Matthew Shipp and UK album collaborators Spring Heel jack tour the UK

Source: All About Jazz

An explosive series of live collaborations between the elite of the American and European improvisatory jazz scene and UK sampling and processing masters Spring Heel Jack land in the UK on January 22 for an 8 day tour.

The all-star line-up features artists who are celebrated in their respective fields. From the New York downtown scene come Matthew Shipp and his regular co-hort William Parker. They are joined by the inimitable British saxophonist Evan Parker, Spiritualized's frontman Jason Pierce and ...

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Technology

Mapping The Global Music Fanbase - Globaldust.com Launched.

Source: All About Jazz

Globaldust is an online demographic reference point for music fans around the world. Users can select their favorite band and see where other global fans are located. They can also add their own location to the band's fanbase to represent their community and country.

Other than being a fun resource to toy with, Globaldust allows worldwide artists to view demographic information about their fans. This is a helpful tool for bands, large and small.

The website has been in development ...

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