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It's One, Two, Free At The AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival!

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Holly Watson, 408/792-4125 JUNE 24, 2002 [email protected] IT’S ONE, TWO, FREE AT THE AT&T SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL! Free Festival, Free Concierge Service and Free Gift

San Jose, Calif. – Visitors won’t miss a beat of the 13th Annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival presented by Southwest Airlines (Aug. 7 – 11) by booking convenient, overnight accommodations for this free event through San Jose’s free Concierge 888-SAN JOSE (726-5673). Hilton San Jose & Towers, this year’s ...

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Dreyfus Jazz Set to Release Birdology Collection

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Audubon Jazz Explosion Adds Heat to "Summertime" with New CD

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Audubon, Pa., June 27, 2002 - “Summertime" sizzles with the release of the Audubon Jazz Explosion's second CD. Titled “Summertime," the CD features classic big band and jazz numbers originally performed by the Count Basie Orchestra, Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd and the Buddy Rich Orchestra.

The CD goes on sale at the AJE's July 3 concert in Southampton, Pa., and is available for purchase at all the band's summer concerts, and online at www.jazzexplosion.com). “Summertime" will also be ...

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Mosaic Records Set To Release The Classic Columbia and Okeh Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang Sessions

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Mosaic Records is proud to announce the release of The Classic Columbia and Okeh Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang Sessions, the first collection in 40 years dedicated exclusively to these often overlooked pioneers. This outstanding 8-CD set sheds new light on violinist Venuti and guitarist Lang, two boyhood friends who became jazz' first full-fledged stars on their respective instruments.

In similar fashion to two other recent Mosaic sets The Complete Okeh & Brunswick Bix Beiderbecke, Frank Trumbauer and Jack Teagarden ...

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Jon Regen Profiled in July 2002 DownBeat Magazine

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The Jazz Gallery to Host Tribute to David X. Young

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On Wednesday, June 26, 2002, from 7-11pm, The Jazz Gallery will host a tribute to the late painter and photographer David X. Young. The event has been organized by his daughter, Eliza, to honor her father's legacy and to celebrate his seminal role both in an important period of jazz history and in the lives of countless musicians and artists who benefited from his generosity of spirit. The tribute will feature a retrospective exhibit of David's paintings and his photography ...

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Grassroots Greats Come Together Again For 3rd Walther's Grassroots Music & Arts Festival

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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Keller Williams, John Scofield, Charlie Hunter top biggest lineup to date Aug. 10 in Cockeysville, Md.

“All the best in the world of grass and roots." - SPIN Magazine Online

COCKEYSVILLE, MD (June 26, 2002) -- Continuing to build on the already vastly popular concept, WALTHER'S GRASSROOTS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL introduces its third edition this summer by gathering many highly revered acts on the grassroots touring circuit.

Bela Fleck and ...

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AllAboutJazz.com Update #61 - Jazz Lives!

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