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Recording

Tom Schuman's Jazz Electrifies Listeners

Source: All About Jazz

Event

No Respect - Duval/Rosen/Whitecage w/special guest Perry Robinson at Knit Old Office NYC 4/22/02

Source: All About Jazz

Music Industry

Jazz Standard Schedule For 4/9-14 & 4/16-21

Source: All About Jazz

Recording

Medeski Martin & Wood’s “Uninvisible” Set For April 9th Release

Source: All About Jazz

SPRING TOUR CONFIRMED

On April 9th, Blue Note Records will release Uninvisible, Medeski Martin & Wood’s 10th studio album and follow-up to their experimental recording The Dropper. Produced by longtime collaborator Scotty Hard (The Word, Prince Paul, Deltron 3030, Wu-Tang Clan), Uninvisible marks the next step in the trio’s constantly evolving musical vision.

MMW will kick-off the first part of their spring tour on April 7, headlining the 3 Rivers Music Festival in Columbia SC. The 13-date run will include ...

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Festival

7th Annual Big Sur JazzFest, May 3, 4 & 5, 2002

Source: All About Jazz

The non-profit Big Sur Arts Initiative announces the strongest lineup yet for the Seventh Annual Big Sur JazzFest, May 3, 4 & 5, 2002. Internationally recognized stars Brad Mehldau Trio, Russell Malone Quartet and Omar Sosa Septet top a diverse roster of talent set to perform throughout the Big Sur area, known for its stunning natural beauty. Proceeds from the event fund arts enrichment programs for Big Sur youth and adults.

Wide-ranging styles of jazz with an appeal to all ...

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Music Industry

Top vocalist Ian Shaw teams up with rising star Clare Teal

Source: All About Jazz

Rumours are spreading around the UK jazz circuit that two of the hottest jazz vocalist have teamed up together and recorded a duet. Ian Shaw, signed to Milestone Records and already one of the most respected male vocalists to come out of the UK, is said to have been delighted to be asked to appear on a forthcoming release by Clare Teal, One of the UK's most talked about new voices. Details are sketchy at the moment, but the word ...

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Event

Wynton, Whoopi, Savion, Stevie, & Vanessa: J@LC Spring Benefit

Source: All About Jazz

Harlem has long been the home and inspiration for generations of musicians, including Eubie Blake, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and countless others. Honoring this community’s integral role in the development of jazz, Jazz at Lincoln Center (J@LC) will hold its inaugural spring benefit, entitled “Comin’ Home to Harlem,” in the newly-renovated historic Apollo Theatre on Monday, May 20, 2002 at 7:30pm.

World-famous actress and comedian WHOOPI GOLDBERG will host the event, which will also feature legendary singer ...

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Performance / Tour

Tim Lyddon trio

Source: All About Jazz

Contact info: Tim Lyddon 42 Diamond St. #16 Brooklyn, NY 11215 718 389-6496 [email protected] www.pianojazz.net

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Tim Lyddon trio Appearing at Club Europa Sunday,April 14, 2002 8 - 10 pm with bassist Tom Hubbard and drummer Marcello Pellitteri

Pianist/composer Tim Lyddon describes his approach to music as “uncompromised, what I feel from the heart, drawn from my life’s experiences.” His extraordinary trio CD, I’ve Traveled So Far on Essence Jazz Records proves his point.

“Tim Lyddon is ...

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