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THE GROOVE DIGGERS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF WWW.ZOOTSIMS.COM

Source: All About Jazz

A Website Dedicated To Jazz Saxophone legend, John Haley “Zoot" Sims.

Las Vegas, NV - November 25, 2000 - The Groove Diggers, a jazz band who perform a tribute to the late, great saxophone legend, John Haley “Zoot" Sims, announce the creation of a website devoted to the musical heritage of Zoot and the Sims family.

An enormous collection of photographs, documents and recordings, inherited by L.P. Sims (nephew of Zoot), will be shared on the website, www.zootsims.com, for jazz ...

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Mosaic Presents.....Max Roach Plus Four... and Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter December 6, 2000

Source: All About Jazz

Mosaic Records Presents Two Boxed Sets of Extraordinary Hard Bop -- The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions and The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter Sessions

Mosaic Records is proud to announce the release of two new boxed sets featuring three of the most provocative leaders of the hard bop movement. The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions includes 7 CDs comprising 95 tracks representing Roach's entire output for Emarcy and ...

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News Release - Fontella Bass and the Voices of St. Louis

Source: All About Jazz

December 6--Acclaimed gospel/soul singer Fontella Bass and her Voices of St. Louis group will release their debut album on Justin Time Records on March 27, 2001.

Travelin', a dynamic collection of 10 original tunes ranging from gospel to soul to jazz and blues, was recorded at the Four Seasons Media recording studio in her native St. Louis last September. The set was produced by Bass and Voices of St. Louis member Bahnamous Bowie.

Bass is the daughter of the great ...

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Trumpeter Ken Watters selected as Yamaha Performing Artist

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz trumpeter and Summit recording artist Ken Watters has recently been selected to be a Yamaha Performing Artist. This entails performing, endorsing, and recording on Yamaha musical instruments. The Yamaha Corporation will promote & sponsor concerts and educational master classes by Ken throughout the United States and elsewhere. Other Yamaha artists include drummer Elvin Jones, trumpeters Tiger Okoshi, Randy Brecker, and Bobby Shew, saxophonists Bobby Watson, Dave Koz and Eric Marienthal, and trombonists J.J. Johnson, Robin Eubanks, and Harry Watters. ...

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Mosaic Records Presents "The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions" December 5, 2000

Source: All About Jazz

Mosaic Records Presents The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions - Seminal Recordings of a Revolutionary Vocal Style

When the legendary Stan Kenton fortuitously heard The Four Freshmen performing in the obscure Esquire Lounge in Dayton, Ohio back in 1950, even that forward-thinking individual probably couldn't foresee their effect as pioneers of a new group vocal style. They would not only influence future groups like the Hi-Los and the Lettermen, but also pop legends like The Beach Boys and The ...

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IVO PERELMAN, TENOR SAXOPHONIST AND UNBRIDLED IMPROVISER, RELEASES TWO NEW ALBUMS -- THE EYE LISTENS, A TRIO DATE, AND THE HAMMER, A SERIES OF DUETS WITH DRUMMER JAY ROSEN

Source: All About Jazz

Masterful and daring improviser Ivo Perelman, a musician Bill Milkowski called in Down Beat “one of the most distinctive and imposing tenor sax voices to come along in years," has released two new albums that exemplify the remarkable scope of his powers: The Eye Listens, a trio date on Boxholder Records, and The Hammer from Leo Records, on which he is paired with drummer Jay Rosen.

Joined on The Eye Listens by two other hyper-kinetic improvisers--bassist Wilbur Morris and drummer ...

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New John Leitham/Jimmy Bruno CD-"Two For The Road"

Source: All About Jazz

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JAZZTRAX CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOUR PUTS SMOOTH JAZZ STARS AND HOLIDAY SONGS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Source: All About Jazz

LOS ANGELES, CA -- November 3, 2000 -- Familiar holiday songs will ring out with a new twist when contemporary jazz stars Jonathan Butler, Chris Botti, Alex Bugnon and Wayman Tisdale hit the road this winter for the eighth annual JazzTrax Christmas concert tour. (Note following tour list for local dates or visit the web page at www.jazztrax.com.)

The 18-city tour, which includes stops in Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Colorado Springs and Phoenix, kicks off December 1 in Northern California ...

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