Jazz News

BILLY TAYLOR PRESENTS WOMEN IN JAZZ MONTH ON GMN.com

Source: All About Jazz

Global Music Network (www.gmn.com),the leading Internet destination for jazz, opera and classical music, and Dr. Billy Taylor present “Women in Jazz Month." GMN.com dedicates the month of June to Women in Jazz, featuring live webcasts and interviews from the Fifth Annual Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, which took place May 11-13, as well as performances from Birdland, and the 2000 IAJE convention. Dr. Billy Taylor, artistic advisor for jazz for the ...

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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & FRIENDS JAZZ CHAT SERIES featuring CHICK COREA

Source: All About Jazz

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE & FRIENDS JAZZ CHAT SERIES featuring CHICK COREA Sonicnet.com/Yahoo! Chat Thursday, May 25, 9:00 PM, 6:00 PM PST

Go to: http://www.sonicnet.com/events

The Christian McBride and Friends Chat Series continues! Here's your chance to ask Christian about his past projects and his new cd scheduled for release this fall. The talented bass player has recorded and performed with several jazz greats including Benny Green, Joshua Redman, Kenny Barron and Jack DeJohnette. ...

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New CD Breda Jazz Festival 1999

Source: All About Jazz

MAY 25, IS THE DATE OF THE RELEASE OF THE CD BREDA JAZZ FESTIVAL 1999 THIS COMPILATION IS AN OUTSTANDING RECORDING OF LAST YEARS APPEARING ARTISTS.

The label FEEL THE JAZZ has made many CD's (58) on local jazz bands from BREDA, Netherlands and also they produce every year the festival CD. For classic jazz lovers is here the internetadres of the label www.spronk.nl.

This years festival takes place from June 1 until June 4. If you ever visit the ...

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RAVI COLTRANE RELEASES SECOND RCA VICTOR ALBUM 'FROM THE ROUND BOX' ON JUNE 6, 2000

Source: All About Jazz

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RCA VICTOR ARTISTS TO PERFORM AT 2000 BELL ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK CITY

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SINGER JODY SANDHAUS AT LANGANS , NYC 5/27, Saturday Evening

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Monarch Records receives BA's blessing on 2nd single from guitarist Dwight Sills "EASY"

Source: All About Jazz

MONARCH Records artist DWIGHT SILLS has received a recommendation from Broadcast Architecture, THE consultant for the Smooth Jazz Radio format. The new single 'Desert Skies' is on NAC Radio stations across the country.

This is the second recommendation for Sills and Monarch Records from Broadcast Architecture since the release of Dwight Sills' CD 'Easy.' Sills has received other honors such as R&R #4 Smooth Jazz Breakthrough Artist Of The Year!!!

Key major radio markets:

KCIY/Kansas City 8 KEZL/Fresno 8 WNWV/Cleveland ...

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Branford Marsalis to be Artist-in-Residence

Source: All About Jazz

SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2000 -- Internationally acclaimed saxophonist Branford Marsalis has been named as an artist-in-residence in the Music Department at San Francisco State University, beginning in the Fall 2000 semester. In his new position, Marsalis will work with SFSU students for extended periods several times during each semester. Saxophonist and music educator Andrew Speight, the present director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, has also joined the faculty in the SFSU Department of Music.

“It is an ...

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