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Jeff Shurdut and Daniel Carter in Lenore Von Stein's 1687 LIVE!

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"Jeffrey H. Shurdut. REMEMBER THE NAME!" -NBCTV, News 4, N.Y.

“Unique." “An Intellect-Provocateur." -Cecil Taylor

Jeff Shurdut is an Abstract Artist who says he's a realist because, “Nothing's more abstract than reality."

Shurdut's work has been documented by The New York Times, featured on NBCTV's “Live At Five," WLIW's “Metro Arts" programs, and written about in several publications abroad, including one with Marion Brown (France, 2001).

Jeff Shurdut received The Art Instillation Grant Award presented by Colombia University's Graduate School ...

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Hilmar Jensson/Jim Black/Andrew D'Angelo CD release at Tonic

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Saturday November 9, 8:00 pm, Tonic (107 Norfolk St., Manhattan)

Music from Hilmar Jensson's new CD Tyft (released October 2002)

Hilmar Jensson, guitars and electronics Jim Black, drums, melodica, electronics & virtual instruments Andrew D'Angelo, alto sax, bass clarinet & electronics

Hilmar is the guitarist in Jim's AlasNoAxis band, and these three musicians have been friends and musical associates since meeting in Boston in 1990 (the early days of Jim, Andrew and Chris Speed's band Human ...

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Victor Wooten Joins Mike Stern To Play Nov.-Dec. Dates In New York & Los Angeles

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Fusion Summit Goes Coast-To-Coast!

Grammy-nominated guitarist Mike Stern, a noted solo artist and veteran of bands such as Miles Davis, Steps Ahead, and The Brecker Brothers, returns to Iridium with a favorite musical guest: bassist Victor Wooten, best known for his tenure in Bela Fleck.

Earlier this year the incendiary, funky fusion of Stern and Wooten -- with drummer Dennis Chambers -- sold out a week of dates at Yoshi's in Oakland, California.

Starting November 26 (through December 1) Stern ...

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RealCastLive Announces TV-Quality Internet Jazz Concert Series

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MIAMI-- RealCastLive Corporation, a leading provider of “Live and Archived" TV-Quality Broadcasting services over the Internet, is proud to announce the “Lost Dizzy Concerts." These amazing never-before-seen concerts are Dizzy Gillespie's last two concerts caught on film before his passing. Jazz fans from all over the globe will be treated to a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to witness the great jazz man himself, starting on the 15th of November, 2002! But wait, this is only the beginning. From now until the ...

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AAJ-Phila: Nov-Dec 2002 PDF Issue Now Available!

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Maneri Ensemble Presents Micro-Tonal Jazz At The Vermont Jazz Center On November 10th At 3:00 PM

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This Sunday, November 10th at 3:00 PM, the Vermont Jazz Center will present the Maneri Ensemble, a unique group who “speak" an improvisational language that incorporates micro-tonal systems within creative music structures. This may sound a little heady, but quite simply, their music uses micro-tones as found in Turkish, and Albanian music, and combines them with the other elements of the jazz language. They perform both standard jazz tunes and free improvisations and inject notes that are found “between the ...

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Polish Jazz Legend Tomasz Stanko at Merkin Concert Hall Monday, November 4

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Monday, November 4 at 8 PM. Reserved tickets are priced at $22 available through the box office at 212-501-3330. Merkin Concert Hall is located at 129 W. 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam) www.ekcc.org

Renowned jazz trumpet player Tomasz Stanko visits New York City on his first-ever United States tour.

Stanko will be joined by an all-Polish trio, the pianist Marcin Wasilewski, the double-bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and the drummer Michal ...

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Come Celebrate Mose Allison's 75th Birthday!

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