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Performance / Tour

BIG SUR ARTS INITIATIVE PRESENTS THE 7TH ANNUAL BIG SUR JAZZFEST

Source: All About Jazz

Friday, March 15, 2002 For Immediate Release For more information contact: Tom Birmingham (831) 667-1530 www.bigsurjazz.org [email protected]

BIG SUR ARTS INITIATIVE PRESENTS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BIG SUR JAZZFEST

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 ...

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Performance / Tour

Brad Mehldau Headlines at the Seventh Annual Big Sur JazzFest, May 3, 4 & 5

Source: All About Jazz

Friday, March 15, 2002 For Immediate Release For more information contact: Tom Birmingham (831) 667-1530 www.bigsurjazz.org [email protected]

BIG SUR ARTS INITIATIVE PRESENTS THE SEVENTH ANNUAL BIG SUR JAZZFEST

Book / Magazine

The New Book “Bebop Improv Concepts” Is Now Available As An Ebook

Source: All About Jazz

Author, Hans Fahling, has compiled practice techniques and teaching philosophies in this book & CD package which allows a player to progressively construct a musical foundation on his/her instrument along the lines of this self-learning method. The book methodically prescribes practice drills for musical concepts that will be successively applied in playing-type situations, which are supplemented by the provided CD full of illustrations and play-along tracks.

In this ebook version – available world-wide through www.hansfahlingworkshops.com - the music is to ...

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Education

Berklee College Of Music Presents Music Career Expo 2002

Source: All About Jazz

Ron Fair, President of A&M Records To Deliver Keynote Address

BOSTON, March 18, 2002 -- Get ready for Music Career Expo 2002, for music students, music college alumni, and anyone interested in a music career. The Expo takes place on Saturday, April 6, 2002 from 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Hynes Convention Center, 900 Boylston Street, Boston. Attendees are encouraged to pre-register for the Expo, which continues to draw large crowds each year.

Admission at the door is ...

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Music Industry

Video Footage of Jane Monheit and Dave Holland at the 2001 Monterey Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz

Pacific Grove, CA March 18, 2002. Endorphin Productions Inc. announces its new website, www.endorphin.com, that presents high quality quicktime videos focusing on stories about people, places, and events happening on the Monterey Peninsula.

We have two new stories on Jane Monheit and Dave Holland at the 2001 Monterey Jazz Festival. A Monterey Jazz Festival story is coming soon.

A fast connection, DSL or cable modems, are recommended for downloads of our quicktime movies.

Endorphin Productions Inc. is a video production ...

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Performance / Tour

Jeff “Tain” Watts Leads Nights Of Drumming In “Citizen Tain” April 18-20

Source: All About Jazz

Preview of 2002-03 “Year of the Drum” season. Part of Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2002.

As a preview of its 2002-03 “Year of the Drum” season, Jazz at Lincoln Center will welcome one of the most dynamic drummers today, JEFF “TAIN” WATTS, to lead three nights of percussion-driven jazz on April 18, 19, & 20, 2002 at 8pm in the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse. The concert is entitled “Citizen Tain,” which is both a song written by longtime bandmate ...

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Obituary

Shirley Scott: Leading Lady of Soul Jazz

Source: All About Jazz

Shirley Scott was a leading figure in one of the most popular of all jazz movements, the off-shoot of hard bop known as soul jazz. The style was led by Hammond organ players like Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff, and although her initial ambition was to succeed on piano, Scott established her reputation on the Hammond B3 alongside these titans. She developed her own distinctive approach to the instrument. Despite her slight build, she was a ...

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Technology