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News: Performance / Tour

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Celebrates "Jazz Appreciation Month"

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Celebrates "Jazz Appreciation Month"

BOBBY SANABRIA, Multiple Grammy-nominated drummer & percussionist and the MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AFRO-CUBAN JAZZ ORCHESTRA TO CELEBRATE JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH AT DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009 at 7:30 and 9:30 pm CONCERT WILL ALSO COMMEMORATE TITO PUENTE’S BIRTHDAY (b. April 20, 1923) NEA JAZZ MASTER, CANDIDO CAMERO'S BIRTHDAY (b. April 22, 1921) and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Minton's Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday, 4/29/09

Minton's Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday, 4/29/09

On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse hosts a special celebration in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th birthday. From 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Darby Dizard and the Blue Millenium Orchestra, featuring several alumni of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, perform a set in honor of Ellington. Afterwards from 10:00 p.m. until closing, Patience ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Jazz Legacy Series Presents Legendary Singer & Drummer Grady Tate Performing at Creole

The Jazz Legacy Series Presents Legendary Singer & Drummer Grady Tate Performing at Creole

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club proudly presents Grady Tate & Quintet in concert as part of its Jazz Legacy Series on Friday, April 17th and Saturday, April 18th at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 Third Avenue, Corner of 118th Street, NYC. For over 40 years, Grady Tate has been one of the worlds ...

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News: Recording

Legendary Reggae Percussionist Larry McDonald Teams up with MCPR Music and Producer Sidney Mills to Present an Innovative Rhythmic Masterpiece Entitled, "Drumquestra"

Jamaican Dub Veteran Larry McDonald Premiers a Percussion Arsenal of New Works Off of His First Solo Record of His Storied Four-Decade Career NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record labels “Drum Fusion" project. McDonald, who is highly regarded by many as a premier ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Experimental Jazz with a Norwegian Accent

Avant-garde jazz has almost always had its sacramental side. Theres a reason for the devotion that some listeners bring to the mid-1960s music of John Coltrane. Or to the output of his fellow saxophonist Albert Ayler. The spirituality in these performances wasn't subtext or suggestion; it radiated out from a fervent core. Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, an ...

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News: Obituary

Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies

Manny Oquendo, Latin Band Leader and Stylistic Innovator, Dies

Manny Oquendo, the Latin band leader, timbale player and percussionist who was an expert with the tpico Cuban rhythmic style and later infused it into Latin jazz, died on March 25 in the Bronx. He was 78. The cause was complications from a kidney operation, said Andy Gonzlez, his musical director of 35 years in their ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New Jazz Series at Olive's, in Nyack, NY

New Jazz Series at Olive's, in Nyack, NY

After a successful two and a half year run, the weekly jazz series at Riverspace Arts in Nyack has been cancelled due to cost-saving programming cuts. The series sponsor, Rockland County Jazz and Blues Society is moving the community jazz series across the street to Olive's (118 Main St., Nyack, NY). The new series starts at ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World

Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World

BIRDLAND SCHEDULE LINDA LAVIN with BILLY STRITCH “Moments Like This" Monday, April 6 @ 7pm The London Times has written, “Equally gifted as a player and a singer, and doing both with no-holds-power, Stritch is not afraid to dazzle!" You won't want to miss a “Moment Like This," as these ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ringo: Out Walked the World's Most Famous Drummer

Ringo: Out Walked the World's  Most Famous Drummer

Paul McCartney was rehearsing at Radio City for a fundraiser for filmmaker David Lynch's foundation, which aspires to teach meditation techniques to a million at-risk youngsters around the world. Plenty of big-name stars came to play for the cause, among them Eddie Vedder, Sheryl Crow and Donovan. The biggest draw, though, was clearly McCartney and an ...

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News: Recording

Old Hollywood Glamour - Tamela D'Amico 'Got a Little Story'

Old Hollywood Glamour - Tamela D'Amico 'Got a Little Story'

Jazz songstress Tamela D'Amico's much anticipated album, Got A Little Story drops Tues. April 14th! The buzz that's been going around is “Timeless, evocative, sexy, and sassy, Tamela D ’Amico is fresh voice for your old favorites. A deconstructed and reinvented classic. The new identity of old school—Sinatra in heels!" While I agree with this, I ...


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