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Prestige Records to Release Saxophone Titan Sonny Stitt's "Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952"

August 2, 2006

Saxophone Titan Sonny Stitt's Major Contributions to the Jazz Legacy Are Spotlighted on Prestige Records' Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 When referring to some of Jazz' most outstanding contributors, words like underrated, overlooked and underappreciated are as common as the 12-bar blues. Rarely are these words more appropriately applied than in the case of extraordinary ...

Tanglewood Jazz Festival, September 1-3, 2006 in Lenox, Massachusetts

August 2, 2006

Featured Performers include Dr. John, Wynton Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Dave Brubeck, Ann Hampton Callaway, Irma Thomas, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, The Big Three Palladium Orchestra, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Marian McPartland The John Stetch Trio, Rachael Price, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, the Warren Wolf Quartet, Syncopation Dave Brubeck and Dr. John Performances Exclusive to Tanglewood ...

A 50th Anniversary Tribute to the Sounds of Forbidden Planet, August 24

August 2, 2006

SASSAS PRESENTS FOUR COMPOSERS INFLUENCED BY LEGENDARY FORBIDDEN PLANET SOUNDTRACK FOR FINAL SCHINDLER HOUSE CONCERT THIS SUMMER Fifty years ago, in April 1956, Louis and Bebe Barron finished the first completely electronic score for a full-length feature film, achieving, for the first time, a soundtrack free from dependence on conventional musical instruments. MGM's science fiction classic, ...

Mark Tonelli Group Featured On Innovative Concert Series Website

August 2, 2006

Montclair, NJ- Jazz group performs and educates on cyber music series Part of The Mark Tonelli Group's July 22nd performance on the Digital Cafe Tour (DCT) series and Broaden Your Band (BYB) educational clinic can now be viewed at the DCT's website, www.digitalcafetour.com. “Free," written by guitarist and composer Mark Tonelli, is available as a special, ...

Sten Hostfalt, Katt Hernandez at the Cinema, Philadelphia, Aug. 4

August 2, 2006

Blue Note Records Proudly Presents Joe Lovano's "Streams of Expression"

August 1, 2006

Featuring Joe Lovano's Streams of Expression suite & Gunther Schuller's Birth of the Cool Suite, a rearrangement of movements from the Miles Davis classic for an expanded version of Lovano's Grammy-winning Nonet. The album also marks the debut of the Aulochrome, a new instrument created for Lovano that combines two soprano saxophones & opens up new ...

Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang and the Dazz Band is "Miles High"

August 1, 2006

Grammy winner Skip Martin of Kool & the Gang and the Dazz Band releases his debut jazz CD Miles High today. “Are You Ready," the debut single with Skip on trumpet and vocals, features Wayman Tisdale on bass guitar and 6-time Grammy winner Ricky Lawson on drums. The 13-track CD also features sax man Ronnie Laws, ...

Firehouse 12 Announces Fall 2006 Concert Schedule

August 1, 2006

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Firehouse 12 is proud to announce its Fall 2006 concert season, which kicks off Friday, September 22nd with a solo performance by acclaimed pianist Matthew Shipp. All performances include two sets beginning at 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. respectively. Tickets are $15 for the opening set and $10 for the second set. ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: July 24, 2006

August 1, 2006

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 3 8 Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) (Verve Music Group) 292 252 +40 3 59 1 5 2 — — Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul (Palmetto) 261 74 +187 33 54 2 1 3 1 3 Mark Elf Liftoff (Jen ...

Ron Carter Quartet this Friday at the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space

August 1, 2006

STARRY NIGHTS LIVE JAZZ AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY'S ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Broadcasts Live Performances Every Other Month Starry Nights, the enormously popular series of live jazz performances presented the first Friday of every month, continues in the American Museum of Natural History's ...