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News: Festival

George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55

July 9, 2009

In Newport, RI, August 7 - 9, 2009 and CAREFUSION NEW YORK JAZZ FESTIVAL in New York City, June 2010 New Names for Jazz Festivals at Historic Sites NEW YORK, NY, David Schlotterbeck, CEO of CareFusion, announced today that the corporation will be the title sponsor for George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 in Newport, RI. In ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Lee Morgan: Tom Cat

by Matt Marshall
July 6, 2009

Lee Morgan Tom Cat Blue Note / Music Matters 2008 (1980) Tom Cat continues Music Matter's program of re-releasing generally unavailable Blue Note sessions from the 1950s and 1960s on 45-rpm vinyl double albums. As Michael Cuscuna explains in the liner notes from the original 1980 release, Tom Cat was ...

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Article: Profile

Relentless Groove: The Life of Jymie Merritt

by Christopher Slone
June 27, 2009

Over the past fifty years there have been many stalwarts who've directed the course of jazz, but none is more deserving of tribute than Jymie Merritt. Although he has been unjustly under-recognized, his muscular bass playing has anchored many of this music's most prestigious ensembles, and in the process, he has helped to shape the genre ...

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News: Event

Legendary Jazz Club Baker's Celebrates 75 Years

April 30, 2009

4 days of special programming to highlight Baker's anniversary The owner of Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit's legendary jazz club on the brink of its 75th anniversary, pauses as he considers the question: What's your most memorable night at the club? Advertisement A big smile spreads across John Colbert's face and he reaches for scrapbook photos of ...

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Article: Opinion

Fulfilling what has been lacking...

by AAJ Staff
April 18, 2009

By Mickey Bass Jazz, as we once knew it, has become a thing of the past. For a lot of years clubs and promoters have been saying that this music is dead. My response to that statement is, “How can jazz be dead when its creators are still alive and well and creating?" ...

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Article: Live From New York

April 2009

by AAJ Staff
April 4, 2009

Edward SimonEd Simon TrioVillage VanguardNew York City March 1, 2009In any circumstance, it would be worth hitting the Village Vanguard to hear Edward Simon (Mar. 1st), one of the most gifted pianists of our day. But the presence of guest saxophonist Mark Turner--back in undiminished form after a ...

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Article: Interview

Clifton Anderson: Legacy

by Maxwell Chandler
March 30, 2009

Clifton Anderson has been on a lifelong journey of artistic evolution. From his start as a child surrounded by a musical family, to formal education mixed with the practical experience of live gigs, Clifton's odyssey is ever-unfolding. Whether playing as a long-standing member of his uncle Sonny Rollins' band, helping to run the Doxy label or ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Legendary Trombonist Curtis Fuller; the Jazz Legacy Series

March 2, 2009

Creole Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, proudly present: The Jazz Legacy Series Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole" with the flavor of internationally known jazz artists... toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant supper clubs and you have our ;Jazz Legacy Series. Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC; bringing ...

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News: Recording

"Just a Little Taste," the Debut CD from Denver-Based Trumpeter/Educator Al Hood, Due February 17

January 27, 2009

A masterful trumpeter with a wide range of experience in the jazz, classical, and academic arenas, Al Hood has previously recorded and/or performed with the Phil Collins Big Band, Curtis Fuller, and orchestras led by Ray Charles, Arturo Sandoval, and Richie Cole. He's a longtime member of the eclectic, classically oriented Denver Brass as well as ...

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