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Jazz Executive Charlie Lourie 1940-2000

Source: All About Jazz

Charlie Lourie, a pioneering jazz industry veteran and co-founder of the distinctive jazz label Mosaic Records, passed away December 31, 2000 from cardiac arrest. He had been suffering from sclera derma for the past three years.

Lourie was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 20, 1940. A graduate of The New England Conservatory, Lourie worked throughout the '60s in the greater Boston area as a clarinetist with various chamber groups and symphony orchestras (including the Boston Symphony and the Boston ...

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Mark Isaacs CD "Closer" (Naxos) getting rave reviews on All About Jazz and elsewhere!

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Mark Isaacs Closer (Naxos Jazz 86065-2) -- Released October 2000

Australian composer/pianist Mark Isaacs makes music for listeners to “feel", whether big, sweeping emotions, or subtle ephemeral light touches. With the eight self-penned tracks on Closer, Isaacs - with terrific accompaniment from four fellow Aussies including the remarkable James Muller on guitar -- establishes an intuitive ambience of beguiling beauty and colour. It's a CD that demands the listener get 'Closer'.

The versatile Isaacs is among Australia's leading composers/musicians and ...

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JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL - February 6-11, 2001

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Jazz Composers Collective Festival Press Release Printable .pdf version THE JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL @ THE JAZZ STANDARD February 6-11, 2001

The Jazz Composers Collective will present its first annual Festival from Tuesday, February 6 through Sunday, February 11 at the Jazz Standard (116 E 27th Street, NYC). Since its formation in 1992, the Collective has distinguished itself as a New York City-based ...

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Jazz Bassist and Historian Milt Hinton Dies at 90.

Source: All About Jazz

We sadly note the passing of Milt “Judge" Hinton on Tuesday, December 19. Hinton died at a hospital in Queens, NY after an extended battle with Parkinson's disease.

During his distinguished 70-year career, Hinton performed with almost every luminary of jazz and popular music, from Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Paul McCartney. He is one of the most-recorded musicians in the history of the business.

Hinton also documented ...

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Geno White opens Pat Martino shows.

Source: All About Jazz

Geno White is the opening act for jazz legend Pat Martino! ** Two shows. 7:30 & 10:30 pm on Saturday January 20th,2001. The TIN ANGEL. 20 South 2nd St.(off of Market St.) Philadelphia PA.

**Tickets $20.** Don't miss this oportunity to see the master on his hometown turf. Mr.Martino will be performing in a duo setting with Jim Ridl-piano.

Likewise Geno White will be performing in a guitar/piano setting with Danny Blaze. This indeed is a special event with White ...

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Augusto Enriquez y su Mambo Jazz Band

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Robert Stewart - Nat The Cat, The Music of Nat King Cole

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Red Records New Release Robert Stewart - Nat the cat, the music of Nat King Cole Robert Stewart, ts Ed Kelly, p Mark Williams, bs Sly Randolph, dr K. Stewart, piano - R. Stewart, fl on tracks 1, 3 This entire album is dedicated in loving memory of the great Nat King Cole. May his spirit and his music live through eternity. Robert Stewart One of the most impressive hard bop tenor saxophonists to emerge during the 90s, Oakland, CA ...

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Red Records New Releases

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