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News: Recording

New Rez Abbasi Disc, "Things to Come" out August 25 on Sunnyside

August 6, 2009

Pakistani-American Guitarist Rez Abbasi Releases Things to Come, August 25th on Sunnyside Records Album Features Stunning Composition and Improvisation From Culturally Diverse Top New York Musicians (Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Johannes Weidenmueller, Dan Weiss + Special Guests Kiran Ahluwalia and Mike Block) Sunnyside Records is pleased to present Things to Come, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi’s ...

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News: Recording

Stefon Harris and Blackout Return with "Urbanus" on Concord Jazz, August 25

August 6, 2009

Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris’s 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus. The new release picks up where 2004’s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with R&B, pop, hip-hop ...

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News: Performance / Tour

NOMO Live in Philadelphia @ M Room on August 12th

August 5, 2009

"This is the instrumental band to watch. Period." --All Music Guide Wednesday, August 12 2009 @ M Room 15 W. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA 21+ | $8 | 8:00PM OUT NOW: NOMO - INVISIBLE CITIES (UBIQUITY) Less than a year after the acclaimed Ghost Rock, NOMO have completed ...

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News: Festival

19th Annual Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend 2009

August 5, 2009

The 19th Annual Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival in memory of Pernell “Percy” Council, will take place on Labor Day Weekend (Friday, September 4 - Monday, September 7) at the Embassy Suites Hotel (Airport), 9000 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153 (215) 365-4500. The Scholarship Festival will welcome world renowned headliners to include trombonist, Don Collins; saxophonists, ...

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News: Event

Hollywood Bowl Extravaganza to Reunite Original Members of Return to Forever and All-Star Guests

August 4, 2009

Hollywood Bowl Extravaganza to Reunite Original Members of Return to Forever and All-Star Guests Corea, Clarke & White will be joined by vocal great Chaka Khan, violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty and original RTF guitarist Bill Connors on September 2, 2009 Chaka Khan, Jean-Luc Ponty and Bill Connors will take the stage with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke ...

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News: Recording

Jackie Ryan CD Release Gig for "Doozy" at Yoshi's on September 1

August 4, 2009

Jazz Singer Jackie Ryan to Celebrate the Release of Her New CD DOOZY at Yoshi's Oakland, Tuesday, September 1 Jackie Ryan will be joined by pianist Larry Dunlap, bassist Ruth Davies, drummer Deszon Claiborne, saxophonist Michael O'Neill, and trumpeter Steve Campos. Jackie Ryan--a note-perfect jazz singer with a naturally dramatic, beguiling and swinging sense of style ...

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Article: Live Review

The Philly Pops with Peter Nero: A Concert of Bernstein, Rodgers, and Webber

by Victor L. Schermer
August 1, 2009

The Philadelphia Pops with Peter NeroThe Best of Bernstein and the Riches of Rodgers--plus Andrew Lloyd WebberThe Mann CenterPhiladelphia, PA July 22, 2009 Should newer readers question why a concert of this kind is being reviewed on a “hard-core" jazz website, the simplest answer is because of the inseparable historical ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Grace Kelly Quintet to Perform at Scullers on August 27 in Support of "Mood Changes"

July 31, 2009

17-Year Saxophone Prodigy Grace Kelly To Perform at Scullers on August 27 in Support of Mood Changes Voted “Best Jazz Act in Boston" For The Second Consecutive Year in The Boston Phoenix's 2009 Best Music Poll PAZZ Productions is proud to announce that saxophonist Grace Kelly and her Quintet will perform at Boston's Scullers Jazz Club ...

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News: Recording

Visionary Percussionist Babatunde Lea's "Umbo Weti" - A Musical Tribute to Leon Thomas

July 29, 2009

Visionary Drummer/Percussionist Babatunde Lea Releases UMBO WETI - A Musical Tribute to Legendary Jazz Vocalist & Songwriter Leon Thomas Percussion virtuoso Babatunde Lea first envisioned a tribute to legendary jazz vocalist and composer Leon Thomas shortly after the singer passed in 1999. The efforts reach fruition on Lea's latest release for the Motma label, UMBO WETI. ...

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News: Recording

"Songs from the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey" on Concord Jazz - September 29

July 28, 2009

Ramsey Lewis to Release Concord Jazz Debut, Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, Available September 29 On September 29, Concord Jazz will release Songs From the Heart: Ramsey Plays Ramsey, the debut Concord Jazz CD from iconic pianist/bandleader Ramsey Lewis. At the age of 74, Ramsey Lewis has not only continued to be active in ...