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GRAMMY WINNER " SHIRLEY HORN AND FRIENDS "& JAZZ LEGENDS UNITE TO AIDE THE AMERICAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND FOR WTC VICTIMS IN ATLANTA AT EARTHLINK LIVE

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EAGLE JAZZ TO RELEASE LIVE ALBUMS BY LEGENDS STAN GETZ AND DIZZY GILLESPIE ON NOVEMBER 6

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Pete Malinverni Trio at Smalls

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Pete Malinverni and Earl May at the Knickerbocker

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Jazz For Young People Season Begins with

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ADELAIDE HALL COMPETITION....5 C/D's Up for Grabs

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ADELAIDE HALL COMPETITION

To coincide with the release of Adelaide Hall's new double CD titled: ADELAIDE HALL...A CENTENARY CELEBRATION Avid Record Company have arranged with Global Music Network to give free copies to 5 lucky winners in a worldwide draw. For details on how to win see: www.gmn.com/contests/

The DOUBLE CD has been released to commemorate the centenary of Adelaide Hall's birth on October 20, 2001. The Cd contains over 50 of her early recordings, which she made ...

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Etta Jones: Highly Respected Jazz Singer

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Etta Jones was a fine jazz singer who made the most of her vocal talents. Although she had a major hit with "Don't Go To Strangers" in 1960, and was nominated for Grammy Awards in 1981 and 1999, she never became a household name on the level of her idols and principal influences, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington. She retained a loyal following wherever she sang, however, and was held in the highest regard by her ...

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Justin Time Records Continues Its Commitment to Quality and Diversity With The Release of Three New CDs: Russell Gunn's Ethnomusicology, Vol.2; This is Carmen Lundy; and It's Wonderful by the Susie Arioli Swing Band featuring Jordan Officer

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If one were attempting to design a prototype for the quintessential contemporary musician in the African-American tradition, trumpeter/composer Russell Gunn would be an ideal model. A certified member of the hip-hop generation by age 29 and geography (the hardcore ghetto of East St. Louis), Russell's early aspirations in the world of rap are fully evident in his musical vision.

Applying its energy, spirit and fiercely proud intellectual rage to the jazz idiom, he's created a synthesis that is truly singular ...

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