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Burt Bacharach And Ron Isley Pair For CD Out November 11th

October 7, 2003

LOS ANGELES, CA - Legendary R&B vocalist Ronald Isley and distinguished producer songwriter Burt Bacharach and have teamed to create an impeccably recorded landmark collection due for release on DreamWorks Records on November 11th. Produced by Bacharach and co-produced by Isley, the as-yet-untitled album was recorded in Hollywood in July of this year, with Isley singing ...

Blue Note Records Inks Deal with Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Al Green

October 7, 2003

On November 18, 2003, Blue Note Records will release I Can't Stop, the new album by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and towering soul music figure Al Green. The album was recorded at Royal Studios in Memphis, TN, the same studio that gave birth to Green's unprecedented string of hits in the 1970's; a string ...

Symphony Space Thalia Fall Music Presents Strayhorn

October 7, 2003

Symphony Space Thalia Fall Music presents “Something to Live For: The Music and Lyrics of Billy Strayhorn" featuring Michael Hashim and Andy Bey on Friday, October 24, 2003, at 8:30 pm, at Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, www.symphonyspace.org. Tickets: Individual Tickets: $21; $16 Members; $18 Students/Seniors ...

New Orleans Photographer Steven Forster Wins Alpha Award for Jazz Image

October 7, 2003

New Orleans, La. - Award-winning photographer Steven Forster won the 2003 Alpha Award for a photograph of Grammy winning jazz legend Al Hirt with Bourbon Street icon Chris Owens. The Fashion Group International of New Orleans hosted the 18th annual Alpha Awards gala for fashion and design at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Saturday night September ...

Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Band to Celebrate Gillespie Birthday Week

October 7, 2003

Jazz Bassist and Scat Singer Chubby Jackson Dies in Rancho Bernardo

October 7, 2003

Jazz bassist and scat singer Chubby Jackson died in Rancho Bernardo, California on Oct 1, 2003 just shy of his 85th birthday. Chubby was often called the cheer leader of Jazz for his enthusiasm and humor that was so much a part of his musical career. He was respected for his incredible energy on and off ...

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May 18, 2003

Treehouse Project To Perform Three East Coast Dates

May 16, 2003

New Documentary Release: "Oscar Aleman: A Swinging Life"

May 16, 2003

Jazz historian Leonard Feather raved, “If anyone ever mentions Django Reinhardt to me again, I shall stare coldly. Aleman has more swing than any other guitarist on the continent." JazzTimes Magazine considered him one of the ten most underrated guitarists in the history of jazz. He astounded Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington tried to lure him ...

Universal Music Canada To Distribute Maximum Jazz Label

May 15, 2003

Universal Music Canada proudly announces that it will be the new distributor of Maximum Jazz. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia and founded five years ago by President Brian Watson, Maximum Jazz has released 25 albums by acclaimed artists including Juno Award Nominees Metalwood, Brad Turner, Chris Tarry and Kate Hammett-Vaughan. Maximum Jazz will be distributed through ...