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Article: Profile

Don Byron: Thinking and Rethinking

by Riel Lazarus
July 25, 2006

Few musicians can lay claim to tackling the wild mix of music Don Byron has. No matter how hard critics and audiences try to corner him, the clarinetist and composer succeeds in slipping their grips, in search of new ground to break. And yet as predictably unpredictable as Byron has been, his approach to music remains ...

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Article: Live Review

Rochester International Jazz Festival Comes Of Age: A Report on the 5th RIJF

by Robert Iannapollo
July 25, 2006

5th Rochester International Jazz Festival Rochester, NY June 9-17, 2006 With its fifth edition, the Rochester International Jazz Festival has come of age. With attendance up 20% over the previous year, the event has become a boon to local businesses and an event of civic pride, one that the city can get ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Les Paul (Mon) Mingus Big Band (Tues) Vince Giordano (Wed) July 27-30 Kevin Mahogany In Celebration Of Johnny Hartman His Life, His Music at The Iridium Jazz Club

July 24, 2006

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 NEW SET TIMES BEGINNING JUNE 1, 2006 8:30 & 10:30PM, Fri. & Sat. 3rd Sets AT MIDNIGHT Note: Set Times for Les Paul Remain at 8 ...

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Article: Album Review

Mary Halvorson / Jessica Pavone: Prairies

Read "Prairies" reviewed by Celeste Sunderland

by Celeste Sunderland
July 24, 2006

Guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone bring barely audible remnants from the past to their new duo album, but also rustle with an air that is voraciously of the present. An ability to dream up fresh new palettes of sound for their instruments enables them to create strange but wonderful landscapes. Complementary ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Howard Johnson's 65th Birthday Celebration at Sweet Rhythm August 4th-5th

July 23, 2006

HOWARD JOHNSON'S 65th Birthday Celebration at Sweet Rhythm August 4-5 August 4th with GRAVITY!!! Six tubas played by Velvet Brown, Bob Stewart, HOJO, Joe Daley, Randy Andos and Earl McIntyre; plus Nedra Johnson, vocals & tuba; Melissa Slocum, bass; Yayoi Ikawa, piano; and TBA, drums. August 5th with the BearTones ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Atavistic Records: Down Beats and No Wave

by Clifford Allen
July 23, 2006

Imagining approaches to music as seemingly incompatible as free improvisation, minimalism, post-punk, noise, jazz and agit-ambient soundscapes brought together under one roof is a difficult proposition. It's uncommon in the music world for a label to have a vision that not only stretches across such boundaries, but is also totally in love with all sorts of ...

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Article: Film Review

Randy Johnston: Live at the Smithsonian Jazz Caf

by David Adler
July 22, 2006

Randy Johnston Randy Johnston: Live at the Smithsonian Jazz Café Mel Bay 2006 Archtop guitarists don't come more highly qualified than Randy Johnston. This live trio date finds him in excellent form, backed by bassist Tom Pietrycha and drummer Tony Leone. After an opening groove-jazz version of Hendrix' ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Paquito D'Rivera at the Blue Note, August 8-13, 2006

July 21, 2006

The Blue Note World's Finest Jazz Club & Restaurant 131 West 3rd Street NYC 10012 www.bluenotejazz.com (212) 475-8592 THE BLUE NOTE PRESENTS PAQUITO D'RIVERA SEXTET featuring Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet, alto sax) Alon Yavnai (piano) Oscar Stagnaro (electric bass) ...

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News: Event

LaRe Sings the Blues at Crossroads July 26 in Memory of Dinah Washington

July 21, 2006

Four-Time Award-Winning (Billboard Magazine) Jazz Singer-Songwriter Sings the Blues Crossroads presents LaRe sings the Blues in memory of Ms. Dinah Washington Crossroads 480 Amsterdam Ave/83rd st Upper West Side, NYC Wed July 26th 8-10pm 212-874-9984 No reservations required bar/lounge no cover

News: Performance / Tour

Duo Do Brazil at Cafe St. Bart's Saturday July 22nd

July 21, 2006

Remember Brazil, the movie? Well, that is the kind of voyage this pair of New York jazz scene veterans--L. Medelgi (guitar) and Danny Zanker (bass)--want to take you on. Jobim and the likes will be revisited with and added LSD or X flavor--you decide. Also some foray into world music. Free show Cafe St. ...