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New England Conservatory announces residency by jazz drummer Lewis Nash April 10-12 and upcoming jazz concerts

Source: All About Jazz

IMG SRC="http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/media/LewisNash72.jpg" HEIGHT=205 WIDTH=186 BORDER=0 New England Conservatory is pleased to announce a residency by jazz drummer Lewis Nash including masterclasses and a concert, all free and open to the public, as part of the Jazz Masters Residency Program April 10-12.

Lewis Nash is a leading jazz drummer with over 250 recordings to his credit including the Grammy-award winning “Look What I Got" by jazz vocalist Betty Carter, the Grammy-award nominated “Random Abstract “ by saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the ...

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Geno White at Cape May Jazz Fest!

Source: All About Jazz

Yes indeed there ladies and gentlemen,Geno White will perform once again at the Cape May Jazz Festival,April 22 at High Noon,(12:00 pm) Carney's Other Room.

Be sure to get tickets early, Geno's show preceeds the grand finale Sunday JaM AND LAST TIME WAS SOLD OUT 3 days early.

White will apear with the inimitable Danny Blaze on piano playing duo versions of thier trio fusion material from the upcoming “The Octave Jester" (which will be available at cdstreet).

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GFB-E.COM: THE NEW DIMENSION IN INTERNATIONAL WEB PUBLISHING SCENE

Source: All About Jazz

Released by Media Records, GFB-e.com (www.gfb-e.com) is a music web publishing project rooted in the long experience in the Internet world (together Impulse Interactive, the Media Records' multimedial company) as well as in the record industry. It will dispense information, monothematic radio and become a high quality content provider. The quality is guaranteed by the high standard always held in Media Records projects. The “supersite" is a trip through the trends followed by European music lovers. GFB-e.com is:

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METHENY AND RODBY COMPLETE PRODUCTION OF NEW BRECKER

Source: All About Jazz

Pat and co-producer Steve Rodby just finished putting the final touches on Michael Brecker's latest album, an all-star event that includes Pat on guitars, Herbie Hancock on acoustic piano, Charlie Haden on acoustic bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums. They are joined on two songs by special guest vocalist James Taylor! The record features all ballads of all stripes, including two Metheny compositions “Sometimes I See" and “Seven Days". Also on the record are versions of Hancock's classic “Chan's Song" ...

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MATTHIAS LUPRI QUINTET With GEORGE GARZONE

Source: All About Jazz

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World's unofficial one-night stand at Bovi's Tavern in East Providence, Rhode Island

Source: All About Jazz

The April issue of Rode Island Monthy Magazine features an article by Rob Mariani on Bovi's town Tavern, where every Monday night for the last 30 years, thre has been live jazz with a 17-piece big band.

Located in the unpretentious little town of East Providence, Rhode Island, Bovi's has provided a venu for the Duke Bellaire Orchestra since 1965. Bellaire's group has been replaced on all but the first Monday night of each month by the John Allmark Orchestra ...

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Pianist Composer John Lewis Dead of Prostate Cancer

Source: All About Jazz

New York, USA - 30 March 2001 (PRN): John Lewis, the pianist and composer, died on March 29 at home in Manhattan. He was 80. The cause was prostate cancer.

Mr. Lewis was the pianist, musical director and guiding light of the Modern Jazz Quartet, the most successful small group in jazz, during its 45-year existence. He also was acknowledged as one of the few serious jazz composers of his era. He was described by Leonard Feather in the famous ...

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Bassist Matt Garrison announces April residency at New York's IZZY Bar

Source: All About Jazz

Electric bassist Matt Garrison is pleased to announce his April residency at the Thursday night spot at New York City hotspot the Izzy Bar. Put another way, Matt and crew will be playing every Thursday in April!

That's April 5, 12, 19, 26 11pm-1am

There is also a gig on April 21st in an earlier timeslot, 9-10:30

Matt intends to compile the best of the recordings from these gigs for release as his second solo CD!

The izzy is located ...

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