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Galt MacDermot and His New Pulse Jazz Band Premier "The City Suite" and Perform Excerpts from "The Tinderbox"

October 17, 2005

New York, New York – October 17, 2005 – Grammy and Tony Award-winning composer of HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Galt MacDermot will be performing with his New Pulse Jazz Band and Broadway singers at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall on Friday evening, November 18th at 8:00 PM. MacDermot will premiere The City Suite, to ...

NEC Celebrates Protean Gunther Schuller on 80th Birthday

October 17, 2005

“I Hear America”: New England Conservatory Celebrates Gunther Schuller’s 80th Birthday, November 14—22, 2005 Bruce Brubaker Directs Festival that Features New New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble, Schuller Chamber Music, Jazz Celebrations Include Collaborative Events with Boston Symphony Orchestra and Office for the Arts at Harvard University “Renowned as a composer, conductor, historian, publisher, hornist, and educator, ...

BINGO A CD Release Concert For Children and Their Jazz-Loving Parents

October 17, 2005

October 17, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Soundbrush Records is pleased to present… BINGO A CD Release Concert For Children and Their Jazz-Loving Parents.... NOVEMBER 20th at 4pm (concert will last one hour) At the NY Society for Ethical Culture-CEREMONIAL HALL 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West ...

Losing Legends hurts local jazz scene

October 16, 2005

The silence on the North Side is a little scary to anyone who loves jazz. Legends James Street Tavern closed a little more than two weeks ago, its owners citing “undercapitalization" and a feeble cash flow. The dark shadow of blame could be cast anywhere, but the most important point is simple. Right now, there is ...

John Scofield embraces Ray Charles tribute album

October 16, 2005

For a guitarist oriented toward rock and blues who grew up in the late '60s, familiarity with the music of Ray Charles was a given. John Scofield, who has forged a unique style combining adherence to blues roots with a more abstract manner embracing modal and free-form jazz, was no exception as a teenager. “I was ...

Jazz lovers sample life on the edge: Avant-garde artists lined up for Edgefest

October 16, 2005

Edgefest, Ann Arbor's creative-jazz event designed for the musically curious, returns for its annual run Wednesday-Saturday. As it has the past eight years, Edgefest mixes musicians of international and national acclaim with talented locals for shows at the Kerrytown Concert House and the Firefly Club. This year's event - the largest yet, according to director Dave ...

SF Jazz fest maintains a world view

October 16, 2005

While the San Francisco Jazz Festival continues to look far beyond the nation's borders, presenting a globe-spanning array of artists, it hasn't forgotten that charity begins at home. Reflecting the increasingly international nature of jazz, the 23rd annual installment the West Coast's preeminent jazz festival features artists from Cuba, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Benin, Sweden, the Netherlands, ...

Microtonal Guitar Virtuoso Sten Hostfalt New York Solo Concert

October 16, 2005

Microtonal Guitar Virtuoso STEN HOSTFALT plays a Midnight November 5th Solo Concert at The C-Note, 157 Ave. C (at 10th St.) New York, NY 10009. ph: 212-677-8142 www.thecnote.com “May Be Considered Groundbreaking" JazzReview.com “Another Angle on Exploring That You Will Not Want To Miss" Cadence “Editor's Pick" Guitar Player Magazine ...

Brave Combo Celebrating New Release "Holidays" with a Few Good Friends At Satalla on Nov. 14,15,16

October 16, 2005

Brave Combo will perform at Satalla, 27 West 26th Street, New York, New York, 10010 on November 14, 15 and 16, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.. Tickets for the event are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 day of the show. For twenty-six years, two-time Grammy Winning, Brave Combo, has blended musical experimentation with amazing talent. The result ...

Spiritual Music with a Jazz Interpretation

October 16, 2005