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News: Award / Grant

Report From the Grammys

February 13, 2015

Jim Eigo of Jazz Promo Services sent along an email yesterday summing up what he saw and heard at the Grammys last Sunday. He flew out to Los Angeles to represent several Grammy nominees, and he took his two kids, Agnes, 16, and Jamie, 19. I asked Jim if he'd mind if I shared his email ...

Article: Jazz Near Me

The Dave Stryker Trio Swings A Log Church

by Gloria Krolak
October 10, 2014

Once through pastoral Medford Village in Burlington County, NJ, you arrive at Medford Lakes, a community of period log cabins under towering pine trees just off Stokes, the main road. In this onetime lakeside resort, hand-hewn from local wood, beckons a big cabin called Cathedral of the Woods. Russell Quigliata, who managed Cecil Payne until the ...

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All Smiles on Hilton Head Island

by Gloria Krolak
June 3, 2014

Fly, drive, bike or walk, if you can, to The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. But make reservations first or you may be going home early. This intimate jazz and blues club is booked solid every night weeks in advance, and I do mean every night. So it's been for 15 years, ...

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Sharp As Shark’s Teeth: The Hammerheaded Quintet

by Gloria Krolak
May 31, 2014

Dan Weeks, Ph.D, wears many hats: published poet (six books), professor of philosophy, assistant research professor at Rutgers University, and drummer of no slight talent. Yet, he insists he's not the leader of the Hammerheaded Quintet. Nor is the leader guitarist Chuck Welch, saxophonist Anthony Ware, trumpeter Ted Chubb or bassman Mike Noordzy. But Weeks is ...

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Rare Songbird at Lafayette Bar in Easton

by Gloria Krolak
April 29, 2014

Rara avis Michelle Glick was heard warbling recently in her natural habitat, a no-jive, real-live jazz bar. Also known as Easton PA's Lafayette Bar, a tavern that counts more beards and berets than baseball caps, she was coaxed out of her self-enforced retirement by owner Tunsei Jabbour. Tunsei (pronounced Tahn-sigh) promised her back-up by the Rich ...

News: Performance / Tour

Reverend Chris & The High Rollers In Collingswood Thursday May 1st!

April 21, 2014

The Jazz Bridge First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 East Collings Avenue in Collingswood, NJ presents Reverend Chris and The High Rollers on Thursday, May 1st. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. Pianist/bandleader/vocalist ...

Article: Interview

Justin Faulkner: Serving the Music

by Paul Naser
April 10, 2014

The rare balance of passionate ambition and mature dedication that are the hallmark of young professionals puts them in a category all their own. More often than not they began honing their skills at an early age and it seems as if life conspired to help them succeed. Justin Faulkner, the young drummer for the legendary ...

News: Performance / Tour

Danisa Fagan And Dr. Rojo In Palermo, Buenos Aires

April 6, 2014

On any Wednesday night in Palermo Hollywood, Buenos Aires, Argentina, music lovers can enjoy a sumptuous dinner and listen to the beautiful voice of Danisa Fagan and the fluid guitar of Dr. Rojo (Pablo Maitia). The setting is the elegant “La Trattoria Mattone” in the Argentine capital, a city inspired by Paris, Spain and Italy. Their ...

News: Performance / Tour

Victor North & Three Blind Mice @ Willingboro Library Thurs. April 17th!

March 15, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Jazz at the Library Concert Series at the Willingboro Library, 220 Willingboro Way in Willingboro Township NJ, presents saxophonist Victor North and Three Blind Mice on Thursday, April 17th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10, $5 for students and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz ...

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Brazilian Sounds Of Minas In Collingswood Thurs. April 3rd!

March 15, 2014

The Jazz Bridge First Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 East Collings Avenue in Collingswood NJ, presents the Brazilian jazz of Minas on Thursday, April 3rd. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 856-858-8914, 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. Formed in ...