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It Feels Like Home: The Sounds of Coltrane

It Feels Like Home: The Sounds of Coltrane

Joe Lovano, jovial but focused, brought his tenor saxophone to his lips at Birdland on Wednesday night, taking charge without preamble or pause. With his first few notes he traced a syncopated vamp, quickly adopted by the bassist Lonnie Plaxico and the drummer Andrew Cyrille. Then Mr. Lovano pulled back, letting the groove lock in, and ...

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LaRe Sings Sneak Preview New CD at Kamasutra Lounge

LaRe Sings Sneak Preview New CD at Kamasutra Lounge

Kamasutra Lounge presents the 9x award winning Jazz Singer & Musician LaRe LaRe will be performing a sneak preview of her highly anticipated new cd with a great quarter. The cd is to be released this year sometime & the cd will be available. Kamasutra Lounge 30 west 52nd street NYC btw ...

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Woodlawn Cemetery Walking Tour of Jazz Greats

Woodlawn Cemetery Walking Tour of Jazz Greats

This Sunday, September 27, join the Friends of Woodlawn for a walking tour of the final resting places of the Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery. Among the notable musicians buried at the historic cemetery are: Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis, Coleman Hawkins, Bricktop, William Sonny Greer, W.C. Handy, Charles “Cootie" Williams, King Oliver, ...

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Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original

A book signing, conversation, and music performance with Robin D.G. Kelley (University of Southern California) and composer/pianist Randy Weston. Prize-winning historian Robin Kelley will discuss his most recent book, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Simon and Schuster, 2009), the first book on the pianist and composer based on exclusive access to ...

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"In the Best Possible Light": The Classic Jazz Photography of Herman Leonard

"In the Best Possible Light": The Classic Jazz Photography of Herman Leonard

Monday, October 19, 2009, 7:30 pm: A discussion of “In The Best Possible Light: Herman Leonard's Jazz," an exhibition of Leonard's work at Jazz at Lincoln Center. With Herman Leonard, photographer; Kellie Jones, Professor of Art History, Columbia University; and Leonard exhibition co-curators C. Daniel Dawson, Diedra Harris-Kelley and Garnette Cadogan. Introduced and Moderated by Robert ...

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Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage Cabaret Chocolat

Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage Cabaret Chocolat

An Autumn Night's Soiree with Tamar-Kali and Her Psychochamber Ensemble Tamar-Kali and her all-female Psychochamber Ensemble are joined by special guests, including The Main Attraction, Monstah Black, Keibpoli, Master of Ceremony “Marco the Magician," and a rare solo performance by chanteuse-accordioniste Marni Rice. The evening begins with an open bar mixer, followed by a ...

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Ron Carter Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday September 25th

Ron Carter Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday September 25th

Join us this Friday, September 25th for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview and performance session with legendary bassist Ron Carter with special guest Russell Malone. Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 About Dave Schroeder As a performer, Dave Schroeder’s main musical focus ...

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Beat Kaestli @ Zinc Bar

Beat Kaestli @ Zinc Bar

Vocalist & Bandleader Beat Kaestli will be performing with his group at The Zinc Bar in New York City on Monday, October 5th, 2009 in celebration of his newest release Far From Home - A Tribute to European Song. Set Time 7pm to 9 pm Soulful, sensitive singing. I am impressed by Beat Kaestli’s CD and ...

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British Flannel-Wearing Wall of Ragged Sound

When it comes to the young British band Fanfarlo, its mostly the trumpet. At the beginning of The Walls Are Coming Down, the groups current single, Leon Beckenham, playing that instrument, steers the song with a countermelody thats somehow both lethargic and triumphant while the singer Simon Balthazar muses on the descent of the would-be exorcist ...

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"Sky Jazz" a New Genre by Richard Shulman

"Sky Jazz" is Richard Shulman's new genre of music. “Sky Jazz" combines jazz elements of harmony, pulse, and improvisation with a deliberate goal of soothing and inspiring the listener. Full of melody and swing, the music delights on its own, while helping people to relax, meditate, and even heal. Have you ever encountered jazz with such ...


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