Jazz News

Satoko Fujii Trio Releases Bell The Cat! On October 1

Source: All About Jazz

Bell the Cat!, the fifth album by Satoko Fujii's New York trio with bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Jim Black may be their most varied - and most daring - yet. With each new recording, the rapport between the trio members grows deeper and the risks they take are greater. With each recording, Fujii's concept for the trio matures and her composing for it channels their creativity in new, exciting, and unexpected directions while giving them plenty of freedom to ...

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Realia Music Inc. Acquires International Indie Music Catalogues

Source: All About Jazz

VANCOUVER, BC: The largest wholly independent online music licensing agency, Realia Music Inc. (www.realiamusic.com) has acquired hundreds of new titles in three non-exclusive deals.

The pre-cleared titles are from the music catalogues of Pravda USA (Chicago), audio-origin (New Zealand) and DGB Records (Seattle) have been added to the online catalogue in full length mp3 format for indie-visualists to access with the same one-stop sourcing to licensing process that makes Realia Music unique and the best deal for independents (both musicians ...

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Grooves Up Front: Terri Lyne Carrington November 21 - 23

Source: All About Jazz

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"Renaissance Man" Stephen Croes Named New Music Technology Dean At Berklee College Of Music

Source: All About Jazz

BOSTON, MA, October 11, 2002 -- Berklee students are lucky to have a veritable Renaissance man in their midst. Stephen Croes is just settling into his position as dean of the Music Technology division at Berklee College of Music as the fall semester at Berklee commences.

Croes' comprehensive career includes an eclectic and wide body of work in a variety of musical roles. These include mixing, engineering, producing, orchestrating, conducting, arranging, writing, programming, sound design, and performance on keyboards and ...

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Multi-Grammy Award Winning Rock/Pop Legend Billy Joel To Play With Jazz Harmonica Great Toots Thielemans At Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz

*ONE NIGHT ONLY* - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2002 - 8:00pm & 10:30pm

Legendary singer, songwriter and pianist BILLY JOEL joins in with the Toots Thielemans Quartet for an extraordinary evening of music as part of Toots Thielemans' 80th Birthday Celebration at the Blue Note. The event marks Billy Joel's Blue Note debut.

This is the first concert of a week-long celebration paying homage to the acclaimed harmonica player as he turns 80. Each night Thielemans and his Quartet will be ...

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Jazz in the Schools Tour - Fall 2002: "Arroz con Bebop"

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC) will present Arturo O'Farrill and his Latin Jazz Quintet in its first installment of the 2002-03 Jazz in the Schools Tour entitled “Arroz con Bebop." The group will be visiting New York City metropolitan schools October 21 - November 1, 2002. The 50-minute program is designed to introduce Latin jazz to young people through participation, demonstration, and performance. Key topics include the common roots of jazz and Latin music, important stylistic characteristics, and historical and ...

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A Centenary Celebration In Honor Of Harlem Poet Langston Hughes

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PERFORMING ARTS SERIES PRESENTS A CENTENARY CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF HARLEM POET LANGSTON HUGHES

The late poet Langston Hughes--whose incredible work helped shape the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s--embraced the world of jazz and gave powerful voice to the struggle for freedom during much of the 20th century. In honor of his 100th year, the University of Nevada, Reno's Performing Arts Series presents “A Centenary Celebration: The Langston Hughes Project with the McCurdy Wright Consort," a tribute to Hughes's creative ...

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John Geggie Concert Series Returns To The National Arts Centre

Source: All About Jazz

The Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre (NAC) is presenting an encore series of five concerts featuring renowned bassist John Geggie and special guests. Last year's sold out series was a critical and artistic triumph. At the series launch on Saturday, October 19, 2002, at 8pm, Geggie welcomes trumpeter and vocalist Floyd Standifer Jr. from Seattle, WA and Toronto pianist Nancy Walker. You will be entranced by an evening of classic interpretations of the Great American Songbook as well ...

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