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News: Performance / Tour

Alyssa Graham Performs Live at Joe's Pub July 21

July 17, 2007

Saturday, July 21, 2007 7:30 PM - Special One Hour Set Only! Featuring: Alyssa Graham - vocals Jon Cowherd - piano Ben Wittman - drums Chris Berger - bass Douglas Graham - guitar JOE'S PUB 425 Lafayette St. ...

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News: Event

Henry Grimes Quartet at the "Let Your Motto Be Resistance" Photo Exhibit, Icp, Midtown, July 17th!

July 17, 2007

Brookfield Properties and The International Center of Photography proudly present “Summer on the Plaza" with the Henry Grimes Quartet featuring J.D. Allen, James Zollar, and Newman Taylor Baker in a musical salute to African-American heroes and heroines portrayed in the International Center of Photography exhibit “Let Your Motto Be Resistance," including Marian Anderson, Louis Armstrong, Nat ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Annie Ross at the Metropolitan Room Tuesday, July 17th

July 17, 2007

Jazz legend Annie Ross continues her run of Tuesdays at the Metropolitan Room At Gotham New York's newest and best music room 34 West 22nd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) New York City Reservations (212)206-0440 http://www.metropolitanroom.com/ Next Appearance July ...

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Article: Interview

Charles McPherson: Passionate Bopper

by Ken Dryden
July 17, 2007

Charles McPherson, one of many artists inspired by Charlie Parker, has been a professional jazz musician for nearly a half-century. Growing up in Detroit, he played in his school band and studied with pianist Barry Harris. Soon after he left for New York City, McPherson joined Charles Mingus' band and recorded with the bassist on numerous ...

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Article: Album Review

Steve LaSpina: Play Room

Read "Play Room" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
July 17, 2007

Juggling a whirlwind schedule as a musician, father and student means that bassist Steve LaSpina is always in constant motion. Play Room is a selection of original compositions that comment on the recent state of affairs in his life. The music is lively, contemplative, playful and always involving. The title cut serves as ...

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Article: Album Review

Andrew Cyrille with Greg Osby: Low Blue Flame

Read "Low Blue Flame" reviewed by Brandt Reiter

by Brandt Reiter
July 17, 2007

"Every once in a while, the saxophonist and drummer just have to be alone. So said the venerable tenorist Benny Golson in concert a few years ago, a coy grin creeping over his face, before launching himself into the stratosphere against his drummer of the evening. “Against, because that's often the form the sax/drums duet takes--a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Wade Barnes and the Bottom Line at Fat Cat Friday, July 20, 10 P.M.-1 A.M.

July 16, 2007

Address: 75 Christopher St./at 7th Ave., NYC Phone: 212-675-6056 Time: 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Featuring: Kiane Zawadi - Euphonium Terry Goss - Baritone Sax Dale Turk - Bass Trombone Ralph Hamperian - Tuba Bryan Carrot - Vibes Terence Conley - Piano Jeff Petraz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Prana Trio Performs at Chris' Jazz Cafe

July 16, 2007

Prana Trio: Sunny Kim, voice; Matt Aronoff, bass; Brian Adler, drums and cymbals Thursday July 19th 9pm-1am @ Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA Prana is a Sanskrit word translating into breath, vital energy, or life force. Yet its actual meaning goes beyond these descriptions; it ...

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Article: Album Review

Sonny Fortune: You and the Night and the Music

Read "You and the Night and the Music" reviewed by Joel Roberts

by Joel Roberts
July 16, 2007

While he's been overshadowed by other saxophonists throughout much of his career, Sonny Fortune has been an important force in jazz for many years, playing in a style that owes much to John Coltrane and was showcased in the bands of Coltrane's key collaborators, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner--as well as in a stint with Miles ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeff Newell's New-Trad Octet: Brownstone

Read "Brownstone" reviewed by Seamus Seoighe

by Seamus Seoighe
July 16, 2007

Brownstone, a type of sandstone that evokes the upper class urban town homes constructed at the turn of the 20th century, is also used to introduce the theme of Jeff Newell's latest release with his New-Trad Octet. An assimilation of marches and hymns dating from after the Civil War up to the early 1900s, “New in ...