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Please Help Drummer Jimmy Lovelace!

September 29, 2004

Drummer Jimmy Lovelace, perhaps more than anyone else, exemplifies the spirit of Smalls. His warm smile and gentle demeanor lit up many a night, and his playing there supplied the soundtrack for many of our lives. Jimmy's hip accompaniment is unparalelled in the eyes of many horn players, and he was always--always--the crowds' favorite, just as ...

Hank Johnson Trio and Vocalist Dianne Allen Take No Prisioners at Elk's Lodge

September 20, 2004

The Hank Johnson Trio consisting of Lon Livy on drums (filling in for Gary Smith), and “Cool Mike" Fitzbenjamin on bass and Hank Johnson on piano packed the joint! Vocalist Dianne Allen performed and showed she is truly a great vocalist who really can sing! She did a stunning version of Swinging Sheperd Blues, My Funny ...

Jimmy Lovelace Benefit Concert Sept. 19th, 7 pm, at St. Peter's Church

September 14, 2004

SEPT. 19th, 7 pm, at St. Peter's Church. 619 LEXINGTON AVE. at 54th St. Musicians performing: George Coleman, Hank Jones, Roy Haynes, Lou Donaldson, Lonnie Smith, Barry Harris, Jimmy Cobb, John Hicks, Brad Mehldau, Charles Davis, Louis Hayes, Chris Anderson, Harold Mabern, Charlie Persip, Bob Cranshaw, Earl May, Reggie Workman, Ben Riley ...

Niels Lan Doky Jazz Film-Hot Nights In Copenhagen

September 11, 2004

The pianist Niels Lan Doky conceived, wrote, co-directed and stars in a documentary film about jazz as a universal language. Mike Zwerin INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Wednesday, September 08, 2004 PARIS: The pianist Niels Lan Doky - part Vietnamese, part Danish, educated in America, and living in France - conceived, wrote, co-directed and stars in ...

The Brown Indian Band Features Accomplished Indian Classical Musicians in Concert with Jazz Musicians

September 5, 2004

The Brown Indian Band has been formed by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D'Cruz and features accomplished Indian classical musicians in concert with jazz musicians. Indian classical music is basically a lot like jazz in the sense that they both involve improvisation. Whereas Indian classical is linear and uses just one scale (raga) to improvise within a ...

"Intermission" Irwin at The Village Vanguard

August 24, 2004

Blujazz and The Cavalcade Of Music Foundation

August 18, 2004

On June 16 and 17, 2004, THE CAVALCADE OF MUSIC FOUNDATION and BLUJAZZ Records brought together some of the world's finest musicians to New York City to create a musical project and cd that deserves your attention. The official release date for this cd is Sept. 27th, 2004. The project is based around the music of ...

Stix Hooper Continues Flurry of Activity in 2004

August 16, 2004

Stix Hooper Continues Flurry of Activity in 2004 It all culminates with this. Stix has been named, ten times, one of Playboy and Downbeat magazines' top three drummers. As a composer, producer, actor, vocalist, songwriter, and recording company executive, Stix Hooper has at least as much, and quite possibly more knowledge about virtually all aspects of ...

August News From Fantasy Jazz

August 9, 2004

This summer, WATTSTAX is back in the news. Warner Home Video plans a DVD release 9/7; Fantasy/Stax will release the soundtrack CD 8/31; and PBS's P.O.V. will air the film the week of 9/6 in its first national broadcast. Originally billed as the “black Woodstock," Wattstax was a seven-hour concert for the benefit of the Watts ...

Tony Winner Hugh Jackman to Record Jazz Album

August 5, 2004

Hugh Jackman, who won the Tony and just about every other award possible for his performance in The Boy From Oz, will soon begin recording a jazz-based album. World Entertainment News Network reports that Jackman is collaborating with adult-contemporary singer Richard Marx for the project. Marx told WENN, “I love working with [Jackman]. The only problem ...