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David "Fathead" Newman 75th Birthday Celebration Jan. 24-27 at Iridium Jazz Club Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM

January 17, 2008

David Newman will be a band guest of Paul Schaffer and The Letterman Show on Jan. 22nd WBGO Interview with Gary Walker Friday, January 25, 2008 at 9:00AM Jan. 24-27 DAVID NEWMAN 75th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION Warren Bernhardt on piano, John Menegon on bass, and Yoron Israel on drums Phil Woods (January 24) ...

News: Performance / Tour

Coolooloosh: Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Balkanic, Middle Eastern at World Cafe Live on Sunday, February 3rd

January 17, 2008

These are just a few of the sounds you can expect to hear at World Cafe Live on Sunday, February 3rd. A show not to miss! Recently at the invitation of Grammy nominated engineer/producer David Ivory (The Roots, Patti Labelle, Erykah Badu) Coolooloosh will travel to the US in January of 2008 to begin pre-production and ...

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Article: Album Review

Frode Gjerstad: A Sound Sight

Read "A Sound Sight" reviewed by A. Henkin

by A. Henkin
January 16, 2008

Even for a musician of Frode Gjerstad's stature--he has been active internationally since the early 1980s with a panoply of improvising brethren--New York can still be a tough town. Coming in as part of a short Christmas, 2007 tour, his gig at Jimmy's was unceremoniously cancelled. So he was to be found Dec. 11th packed into ...

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Article: Album Review

Jentsch Group Large: Brooklyn Suite

Read "Brooklyn Suite" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
January 16, 2008

It's nice to see that some of that grant-money floating around out there is being put to good use. Such is the case with guitarist Chris Jentsch's Brooklyn Suite, a 2005 live recording of a complex-yet-highly rewarding suite for 18-piece ensemble. Underwritten by the American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation, the project takes full advantage ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Setting Standards: New York Sessions

by John Kelman
January 16, 2008

It's hard to believe that Keith Jarrett's “standards" trio, with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette, has been around for a quarter of a century. It's not just the pianist's longest lasting ensemble, but one of most permanent line-ups in jazz history. To celebrate the occasion, ECM Records has released Setting Standards: New ...

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Article: Album Review

Arturo Stable: Notes on Canvas

Read "Notes on Canvas" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
January 16, 2008

Like so many of his Cubano compatriots, several of whom join him on this, his second date as a leader, percussionist/composer Arturo Stable is expanding the range of what is commonly called Latin jazz--and indeed scope of jazz itself--with original compositions that are drawn from myriad musical influences and, in the case of Notes on Canvas, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Quest Reunited at Birdland Feb. 6-9 Sets @ 8:30 & 11PM

January 15, 2008

QUEST REUNITED At Birdland Feb. 6-9 DAVID LIEBMAN (soprano and tenor saxophone, wood flute) RICHIE BEIRACH (piano) BILLY HART (drums) RON McCLURE (bass) 315 W 44th St (btw 8 & 9 avs) New York, NY 10036 (212) 581-308 Sets @ ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Paul Nash Jazz Cycles Wednesday, January 23rd at the Iridium Jazz Club Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM

January 15, 2008

Paul Nash Jazz Cycles Wednesday, January 23rd At IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM Featuring Kenny Rampton (trumpet) Bruce Williamson (soprano & alto sax) Tim ...

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Mingus Orchestra Tonight January 15th Sets at 8:30 & 10:30PM

January 15, 2008

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM This Tuesday January 15th Mingus Orchestra Alto Saxophone/clarinet/flute/soprano - Craig Handy Tenor Saxophone/soprano - Wayne Escoffery Trombone - Conrad Herwig

News: Music Industry

Utopia Records is Proud to Introduce to the World New Sultry & Soulful Smooth Jazz Flautist Shana Kaye

January 15, 2008

Shana Kaye - New on the Smooth Jazz scene Flautist/Vocalist. Shana is currently in the studio working on her much anticipated debut Smooth Jazz CD, Shana Kaye has created a unique style soon to be felt and heard. Her impressive musical feel & technique can be heard on two tracks from Alfonzo Blackwell's (alfonzoblackwell.com) latest CD ...