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Dizzy's Place to Open on his 2004 Birthday

February 20, 2004

According to impresario Todd Barkan, the new jazz venue, Dizzy's Club Coca Cola is scheduled to open at the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex on Gillespie's birthday, October 21, 2004. Barkan, who ran the highly successful Keystone Corner club in San Francisco, is excited about the prospect -- and so are we! Named in honor of ...

Wes Montogomery Birthday Week Tribute at the Iridium Jazz Club, March 2-7

February 19, 2004

March 2-7 Wes Montogomery Birthday Week Tribute! Featuring: Jimmy Smith And His Trio With Special Guest Guitarists: Melvin Sparks, 3/2-3/3 Rodney Jones 3/4- 3/5 Larry Coryell, 3/6-3/7 The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to announce a very special birthday tribute to legendary jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery ...

Primordial Jazz Funktet Comes to New York's K'av'eh'az

February 19, 2004

The Primordial Jazz Funktet was formed in Atlanta, GA in 2002. The quintet plays original music that brings today's hip-hop, funk and jazz rhythms together with top New York jazz players. “The music is intense, but we always make it groove," says pianist Dan Furman, who brought the group to New York in 2004. The Primordial ...

The Jazz Composers Collective Fourth Annual Festival @ Jazz Standard

February 12, 2004

JAZZ STANDARD, NYC APRIL 13-18, 2004 The Jazz Composers Collective will present its fourth annual Festival @ Jazz Standard (116 E. 27th Street, NYC) from Tuesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 18. Since its formation in 1992, the Collective has distinguished itself as a unique, musician-run, New York City-based organization dedicated to fostering the ...

Tim Collins Quartet to perform at Niagara

February 11, 2004

Vibraphonist Tim Collins is bringing his quartet to Niagara this Tuesday, February 17th. Set times are 9:00 and 10:30pm with a $5 cover charge. Niagara is located at the corner of 7th street and Avenue A in the East Village. Performing with Tim will be saxophonist Jason Rigby, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Kyle Struve.

Trombonist Gregory Charles Royal Stars in Jazz Play: It's A Hardbop Life

February 10, 2004

IT'S A HARDBOP LIFE, the new jazz play that features top musicians as principal actors, will make its New York debut as a Special Event during the 2004 New York JVC Jazz Festival. The play will run for one week, June 22-27, at the Signature Theatre/Peter Norton Space. We are offering a limited number of Priority ...

Dexter Gordon's 81st Birthday Tribute! Feb. 24-29 at the Iridium Jazz Club

February 9, 2004

Featuring Jimmy Heath, Frank Wess, Ronnie Mathews, Rufus Reid, Winard Harper Show Times Nightly At 8:00, 10:00 Dexter Gordon, who would have been 81 this year, was born on February 27, 1923 in Los Angeles, California. He began studying clarinet at 12 and later moved to alto, then tenor saxophone. At the age of 17, in ...

Frits Landesbergen Big Band with Madelaine Bell, Laura Fygi and Joke Bruijs

February 6, 2004

Universal Jazz Exhibition, Genova 2004

February 5, 2004

Universal Jazz Exhibition Genova - Magazzini del Cotone (Porto Antico), Italy March 17-21, 2004 The Universal Jazz Exhibition (Jazz Expo) is the first cultural event of 2004, when Genoa is going to be the Cultural City of Europe. The goal of the Exhibition is to present jazz and all the ...

'Possible Fireworks' - Jane Scarpantoni, John Hollenbeck, Roy Nathanson, Stomu Takeishi

February 4, 2004

On Friday February 6 at 8 PM, BRIC Studio (Brooklyn Information and Culture) opens its spring season and its “Possible Fireworks" series with alternative-music cellis Jane Scarpantoni, jamming with drummer John Hollenbeck, saxophonist Roy Nathanson and bass player Stomu Takeishi. The concert is at BRIC Studio, 57 Rockwell Place (off Fulton Street), in the heart of ...