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Star-Studded, Diverse Lineup Headlines Firstenergy Berks Jazz Fest

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AAJ RADIO: Jazz Excursion Playlist Top Adds for Week of November 25, 2002

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Smoke Presents ONE FOR ALL Tonight!

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AllAboutJazz.com Update #66 - Herbie Hancock and John McLaughlin

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Matthias Lupri Group with Mark Turner/Walter Smith

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“"Chalk up “Same Time Twice" as a top contender for 2002! Feverishly recommended..."" All About Jazz, October, 2002

Fresh off a coast to coast tour of the Canadian Jazz Festivals and US dates this past summer, modern jazz vibraphonist Matthias Lupri returns this fall with his 3rd CD of original modern compositions entitled “Same Time Twice" on “Summit Records - DCD 337".

Modern original jazz with the sweet sounds of the vibraphone and the forward thinking ...

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Jazz Organist Bobby Forrester Goes Out Swinging!

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There were about 75 people packed into a small room at Leo F. Kearns Funeral Home on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park Queens on Tuesday evening November 26th, 2002. The people came to remember a great organist who played for such great jazz blues vocalists as Irene Reid and Ruth Brown. The service lasted about 45 minutes, and afterwards in true tradition some of the musicians who were close to Bobby Forrester played some of his favorite tunes. Surprisingly there ...

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Basin Street Records To Celebrate 5th Anniversary... Where It All Began

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Coming Friday, November 29th at 10pm CST:

Basin Street Records 5th Anniversary Party at Tipitinas Uptown sponsored by Semolina's Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers and Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen and Henry Butler, plus Irvin Mayfield, Bill Summers, Dr. Michael White, Edwin Livingston, Victor Atkins, Ricky Sebastian, Jason Marsalis, and many more!

Join the Basin Street Records family for a great party at the scene of our first recording...Tipitinas Uptown at 501 Napoleon. Call 504-895-8477 for tickets. ...

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The Blue Note Celebrates New Year's Eve With Chick Corea New Trio

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Featuring Avishai Cohen and Jeff Ballard And Special Guest GARY BURTON

The Blue Note salutes the new year with an exceptional New Year's Eve concert showcasing the Chick Corea New Trio featuring Avishai Cohen and Jeff Ballard with vibraphone legend Gary Burton as special guest, Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 7pm, 10pm, and 1am. Parts of the 10pm concert will be broadcast live on WBGO as part of the New Year's Eve special presentation Toast of the Nation. The Chick ...

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