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Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights In Jazz Presents The Return Of The Jam Session on May 12
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Celebrates “The Return of the Jam Session,” May 12, 2022, 8:00pm 49th Season Finale of Famed Highlights in Jazz Series The Return of the Jam Session Saxophonists Peter and Will Anderson Pianist Ted Rosenthal Guitarist James Chirillo Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon Drummer Victor Lewis Trumpeter Brian Lynch Plus, surprise special guest! All concerts are at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center at 199 Chambers St., in Manhattan THERE WILL BE A BOX OFFICE NIGHT OF EVENT
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Complete Cuban Jam Sessions
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Just as American jazz musicians of the 1950s headed off to jam sessions following their last sets at clubs, Cuban musicians did the same in Havana. Between 1956 and 1964, musicians who dressed in guarachera shirts to play for tourists in hotels slipped into button-down shirts and slacks after at 3 a.m. and headed off to the studios of Ramón Sabat's Panart Records. There, a dozen or so guests who weren't due to play stood along the studio's parameter enjoying ...
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Maynard Ferguson: Jam Sessions
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Born in Verdun, Canada, Maynard Ferguson quickly outgrew the dance bands he played with in Montreal and Quebec. Though his main instrument was the trumpet, Ferguson could play a range of brass instruments in his teens. By the late 1940s, he was being courted by bandleaders in the U.S. who were eager for a hot trumpet—the rock guitar of its day—especially one who could double on instruments. When Ferguson came down to the States in 1948, he intended to join ...
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Jazz this week: Sean Jones Quartet, Delfeayo Marsalis & the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Nutria, a new weekly jam session, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features some top talent on trumpet and trombone, the local debut of an up-and-coming band from New Orleans, a new weekly jam session, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 28 Trumpeter Sean Jones returns with his quartet for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. Jones (pictured, top left) has been a frequent visitor to St. Louis in recent years, turning up ...
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Jazz this week: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, tributes to Oliver Nelson and Ella Fitzgerald, a new weekly jam session, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As Jazz Appreciation Month 2017 moves past the halfway point, the calendar of live jazz and creative music performances here in St. Louis takes a turn toward the historic, with events scheduled to pay tribute to St. Louis' own Oliver Nelson, as well as to Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Dizzy Gillespie, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 19 The Saxquest Jazz Orchestra will play the music of saxophonist, composer and St. Louis native Oliver Nelson for ...
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12 Points Showcase Club & Jam Session Serves Up Three Of The Best New Irish Jazz Bands
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All About Jazz
As if 12 Points main program wasn’t enough for serious music lovers, 12 Points Showcase Club & Jam Session puts three of Ireland’s hottest new ands under the spotlight from 11pm upstairs in Sweeneys. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 12 Points hijinks continue into the wee small hours with ‘fringe’ after-show gigs and improvisation-friendly jam sessions for 12 Points ticket holders, musicians and delegates. Three of Irelands most exciting emerging bands will lead the way, showcasing what Dublin’s experimental ...
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Jazz This Week: Gateway Jazz Festival, Moaje Jam Session, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
As the dog days of August wind down and we look forward to the start of the fall presenting season, here's a look at some of the more noteworthy live jazz performances happening in and around St. Louis this Labor Day weekend. On Friday night, singer Ann Dueren's trio will provide the music for the annual Queeny Park Art Fair; The Sidemen will play at Evangeline's; guitarist Tom Byrne's trio will perform at Thurman Grill; saxophonist Kendrick Smith leads a ...
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Bria Skonberg, Dave Bennett In Riverwalk Jazz Jam Session This Week
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an important contribution to the legacy of the music through their playing. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Firmly rooted in the language of ...
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Jazz This Week: River City Mess Around, a New Weekly Jam Session Debuts, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The live jazz and creative music offerings in and around St. Louis are bit less numerous than usual this week, thanks to several factors including the holiday weekend, the recent closings of Robbie's House of Jazz and a couple of other live music spots, and the temporary closing for renovations of Jazz at the Bistro. Still, there definitely are some jazz shows happening over the next few days, and here's where you can find them... Tonight, drummer Bernard Long Jr. ...
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Find Jam Sessions at Jazz Near You
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All About Jazz
Venues that host jam sessions can make this designation on their Jazz Near You listing page and any venue that hosts a jam session will see their listing appear under the “Host Jam Sessions" tab on the venue directory page. Like this... Venue owners or employees can claim administrative access to their Jazz Near You listing at any time. To update your venue listing as a jam session host, select “Yes" next to “Hosts Jam Sessions" under the “Details" tab. ...
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