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Fulton Street Mall Kicks Off Second Annual Fulton Street Beat Concert Series in Downtown Brooklyn

June 8, 2007

Free Outdoor Concerts Showcase Music from the Caribbean, Latin America and New Orleans BROOKLYN, N.Y. - The Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA) hosts its second year of free, outdoor concerts at Albee Square in Downtown Brooklyn. The series premieres July 7 with music from Latin America, featuring Quimbombo and Willie Villegas y Entre Amigos. The August ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker CD Release Party Monday, June 11th at Sweet Rhythm

June 8, 2007

COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE MACK AVENUE RELEASE OF CARL ALLEN AND RODNEY WHITAKER MONDAY, JUNE 11TH SWEET RHYTHM 88 7TH AVENUE SOUTH NEW YORK, NY (212) 255-3626 SET TIMES: 8 & 10 PM CARL ALLEN - DRUMS ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Freddie Cole Featuring. Houston Person June 7-10 at the Iridium Jazz Club

June 8, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com/ Note: New Set Times Effective Immediately 8:00 & 10:00PM, Fri. & Sat. Late Nite Sets AT MIDNIGHT JUNE 7-10 FREDDIE COLE FEATURING HOUSTON PERSON “Freddy has an impeccable sense ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2007 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Tour to NYC and Paris

June 8, 2007

Monterey, California--The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce members of its 2007 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school all-star big band. Created as a part of the Monterey Jazz Festival's continuing commitment to jazz education, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra includes the most talented high school jazz students from all parts of ...

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Article: Opinion

Jazz and Poetry: The Words Project

by AAJ Staff
June 8, 2007

By Sam Sadigursky When most people think of jazz and poetry coming together, they immediately think of the jazz tradition of poems being read over a musical background, the famous image of the quintessential beatnik (you know, the beret, striped shirt, funky glasses...) fronting a band that plays a cool cool blues behind him. ...

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Article: Album Review

Metta Quintet: Subway Songs

Read "Subway Songs" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
June 8, 2007

Songs about trains have always been a part of the jazz lexicon. Billy Strayhorn's “Take The A Train was an early tribute to New York's 8th Avenue subway line, but its seems a while since the city's much maligned mass transit system has been honored in music. On Subway Songs the Metta Quintet presents a program ...

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Mike DiRubbo: New York Accent

Read "New York Accent" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
June 8, 2007

Despite its ever increasing international character, a good deal of the greatest jazz--particularly that performed in Manhattan clubs--is still played with a decidedly New York accent. The sound of the city is an urgent one--its tone dark, its rhythm intense. Saxophonist Mike DiRubbo speaks this language articulately, with a voice that clearly hearkens to his heroes, ...

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Matt Geraghty Project to Perform Thursday June 7th at Smalls Jazz Club , NYC

June 7, 2007

The Matt Geraghty Project performs music from his latest global jazz release “Passport" Thursday June 7th at Smalls Jazz Club. featuring: Indian Vocalist Satya Gummuluri Matt Geraghty (electric and acoustic bass) Sam Barsh (piano) Rez Abassi (guitar) Adriano Santos (drums) Alejandro Aviles (sax)

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Harlem Speaks Jam Session with Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars! Free! June 14th 6:30PM-8:30PM

June 7, 2007

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 Harlem Speaks Jam Session with Jazz Museum in Harlem All-Stars! Jam Session - Free! June 14, 2007 New York, NY - Due to a scheduling conflict, Nat Hentoff's appearance at Harlem Speaks on June ...

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Swedish Jazz Showcase at Scandinavia House June 13, 2007 at 7 PM

June 7, 2007

Scandinavia House presents two of Sweden's foremost jazz acts - Peter Asplund Quartet and Midaircondo - live in concert on June 13, 2007. The live jazz showcase is presented in conjunction with the seminar Swedish Jazz Now! and is open to the public and free of charge. Peter Asplund Quartet is one of Sweden's premier jazz ...