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Sherman Ferguson's "JazzUnion" CD Recording Finished...

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Sherman Ferguson's “Exciting" group,The “JazzUnion" has finally completed recording their “Debut"CD: “WELCOME TO MY DREAM..." The members of the band are:Carl Randall-Tenor Sax,Louis Van Taylor-Tenor & Soprano Saxes & Bass Clarinet,Trevor Ware-Bass(no relation to Wilbur),and of course on Drums & Percussion the leader Sherman Ferguson. The band has recorded eight(8)compositions,including two by the leader,and compositions with 'fresh' arrangements by Sherman and his “Brotherhood" of musicians.The tune list is as follows with composers in parentheses:"Mixed Nuts"(Ferguson),"Call It Whachawanna(J.Griffin),"Lester Left Town"(W.Shorter),"Black,Brown & ...

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Kelly Joe Phelps Album Coming July 10

Source: All About Jazz

Kelly Joe Phelps' new album titled Sky Like A Broken Clock (Rykodisc) is due to hit the streets on July 10. Please take a moment to read some of the kudos Kelly has won in the past alongside a pre-release review of the new album from the U.K. The new album is Kelly's first to enlist accompanying musicians, and he's chosen Larry Taylor (Tom Waits' band) on string bass and Billy Conway (Morphine) on drums.

“(Kelly is) a self-contained, flesh-and-blood ...

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Jazz Journalist Association Announces 2001 Award Winners: Joe Lovano Named Musician of the Year

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The Jazz Journalists Association held their annual awards event on Thursday, June 14 at Birdland (44th & 8th Ave., New York City) with over 200 journalists, photographers, broadcasters, new media professionals, musicians and industry executives in attendance. The capacity audience was treated to celebrity Master of Ceremonies Keith David and guest appearances from Lionel Hampton, Billy Taylor, Joe Lovano, Kenny Barron, Eliane Elias, Stefon Harris, George Wein, Howard Johnson, Larry Goldings, Hamiet Bluiett, Jimmy Owens, Jane Ira Bloom, and Regina ...

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Clifford Adams' "CLIFF NOTES" available at www.esrt.com

Source: All About Jazz

For Immediate Release New York- June 4, 2001: In another first from a timeless great, world renowned Jazz recording artist Clifford Adams, has signed an agreement with eSRT.com for what could be the next distribution paradigm for the music industry. “Consumer Direct Media Manufacturing" promises to be the music distribution model of the future. It allows consumers to buy CD's direct from the manufacturer. Best of all, the Artist maintains artistic and financial control. In what is being hailed as ...

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Avishai Cohen's International Vamp Band to release UNITY on Stretch Records - August 14, 2001

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Avishai Cohen and The International Vamp Band have recorded their first release for the Stretch Records titled UNITY. The ensemble, lead by Cohen, features players from four countries: from Israel Avi Lebovich on trombone and flute, trumpeter Diego Urcolo from Argentina, acoustic bassist Yagil Baras from Israel, drummer Antonio Sanchez from Mexico, and from Cuba, Yosvany Terry on saxophones. Avishai Cohen plays the piano and electric bass on eleven original compositions which he composed, arranged and produced. Cohen is the ...

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"Basinet croons for the state of the Sahrawis"

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18 June 2001 PRESS RELEASE The model/actress turned crooner, Cynthia Basinet, best known for her hit phenomenon “Santa Baby," recently returned from visiting the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Algerian Sahara desert after a first-hand assestment of a pending food crisis in the refugee camps. The invitation to visit the refugee camp was from the US-Western Sahara Foundation and the Sahrawi refugees. When asked about her trip to the Sahrawi refugee camps and meetings with their President, Ambassador, UN, MINURSO ...

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July 21 Premiere date for INSIDE OUT IN THE OPEN, new documentary on free jazz

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The new documentary, Inside Out In The Open, will premiere on July 21 in New York City. Directed by Alan Roth, Inside Out In The Open is an expressionist journey into the music known as free jazz. The 60-minute documentary revolves around the interviews with 11 such musicians, whose words are complemented by their music and that of other musicians. The premiere will take place on Saturday, July 21, 5:00 PM, at Anthology Film Archives, 32 ...

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