Jazz News

A Centennial Tribute to Louis Armstrong

Source: All About Jazz

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Ray Mantilla in Italy

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To Be Re:paired - Iris Lord - Live in Hollywood - 10/16

Source: All About Jazz

Iris Lord's next performance,

“TO BE REPAIRED" *

will take place on Tuesday, October 16, 2001 at 8:00 P.M. at the Knitting Factory Hollywood 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90068 (323)463-0204

* - featuring; -musicians - Elijah Dittersdorf . . . electric banjo Charles Patty . . . guitar William Jeffery . . . drums Reggie Carson . . . bass Iris Lord . . . piano / vocals Gary Stern . . . percussion

- and actors - Patrick ...

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JOE HENDERSON TO BE HONORED AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH ON OCTOBER 22

Source: All About Jazz

Late saxophone legend's life and music will be celebrated in a song-filled tribute

The late saxophonist Joe Henderson will be honored at “A Celebration of the Life and Music of Joe Henderson" at St. Peter's Church in New York City on Monday, October 22nd, 2001 at 7:30pm. St. Peter's Church is located at 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street.

The event will feature performances by a number of jazz musicians, including Kenny Barron, Gary Bartz, Al Foster, Charlie Haden, Jimmy ...

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New discs from Dave Brubeck and Jacques Loussier due October 23

Source: All About Jazz

THE CROSSING, pianist Dave Brubeck's twelfth Telarc release, is inspired by his affinity for world travel and the wealth of experiences that come with it. The nine tracks represent the cross-fertilization of cultures at the core of all great art. Now in the eighth decade of his life, Brubeck remains one of the most prolific and influential jazz artists of any generation. An innovator since his earliest recordings, Brubeck has spent most of his life gathering and mastering an infinite ...

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Jazz Project plays at Dizzy's in San Diego

Source: All About Jazz

For immediate release: Sept. 21, 2001

The “Jazz Project" Big Band is currently engaged to perform the first Monday of the month at one of San Diego's most pleasant and intimate music venues, Dizzy's, 344 7th Ave in the Gaslamp area of downtown. The band is one of San Diego's brightest new jazz aggregations, composed of the area's finest amateur and professional musicians. The band rehearses Monday evenings at Victor's by the Bay and has been performing regularly in the ...

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Online jazzmagazine www.thejazzgazette.be dedicated to New Orleans music

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Dave Douglas' Witness - Seattle date added! (Sun, 10/7/01)

Source: All About Jazz

PeruviaNighTrain Productions and Wall of Sound

are very proud to present the *highly* acclaimed

trumpeter of John Zorn's Masada, among countless

other projects, with his latest band -->

* DAVE DOUGLAS' WITNESS *

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2001

@ the * SIT & SPIN * - Seattle, WA

-- located at --

2219 4th Ave. (between Bell and Blanchard)

club phone: 206.441.9484

$12 dos & adv.

(tickets currently avail. at ticketweb.com & avail.

starting Sat. 9/29 at Wall of Sound -- ...

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