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Thelonious Monk: Palo Alto
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
There are no bad recordings of pianist Thelonious Monk together with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Well, maybe two—when they were in a top-notch group assembled in the late 1940s to back a so-so vocalist named Frankie Passions, who recorded two lackluster pop songs. But starting in the fall of 1958, at New York's Five Spot, they began a working and recording relationship that lasted until 1969. Fortunately for us, most of their sessions were live. A new entry in the ...
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Palo! Fever Is Spreading Across The Nation As New CD, Palo! Live, Gains Airplay
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
MIAMI, FL – PALO! Live, the sophomore CD by Miami’s award-winning Afro-Cuban Funk band, PALO!, debuted at #20 on the CMJ World Music Chart. Recorded live in front of a standing room only crowd last August in Miami, the CD is now reaping airplay in the band’s hometown as well as across the country. Among the cities catching Palo! Fever are jny: Burlington, VT (WRUV); Boulder, CO (KVCU); Traverse City, MI (WNMC); Lexington, KY (WRFL); jny: Poughkeepsie, NY (WVKR), Grand ...
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Berklee Auditions Around the US for Lollapalooza Scholarship
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Chris M. Slawecki
Boston, MA: Berklee College of Music will be visiting 20 cities around the U.S. from November though March as part the Berklee World Tour, where the college conducts live auditions and interviews with students interested in pursuing their dream of studying at Berklee. The college's unique audition and interview process is designed to identify students who are most likely to succeed in Berklee's dynamic environment: applicants who are passionate, entrepreneurial, motivated, and who display talent and potential. Upcoming audition sites ...
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Berklee Auditions Around the US for Lollapalooza Scholarship
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Chris M. Slawecki
Berklee College of Music will be visiting 20 cities around the US from November though March as part the Berklee World Tour, where the college conducts live auditions and interviews with students interested in pursuing their dream of studying at Berklee. The college's unique audition and interview process is designed to identify students who are most likely to succeed in Berklee's dynamic environment: applicants who are passionate, entrepreneurial, motivated, and who display talent and potential.
Upcoming audition sites include Boston ...
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Phil Palombi Plays Scott LaFaro's Bass This Weekend at the Kitano
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Phil Palombi
A CD release Party at the Kitano in NYCFriday and Saturday nights, April 29th & 30th! In support of his newest release, entitled RE:Person I KnewA Tribute to Scott LaFaro, Phil Palombi will be leading a trio at the Kitano this weekend. Joining him on the gigs will be legendary pianist Don Friedman and drum great Eliot Zigmund. The special guest for the event, however, is Scott LaFaro's actual 1825 Abraham Prescott bass. This is the instrument that he recorded ...
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Lollapalooza Chile: The Killers, Jane's, Kanye, Fatboy
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JamBase
CHICAGO FEST GOES TO SOUTH AMERICA The lineup for the inaugural Lollapalooze Chile has been announced. 50-plus acts will perform on five stages at the two-day festival set to happen Saturday, April 2 and Sunday, April 3 in O'Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile. The job we did to gather these artists for 2011 was remarkable," says fest co-organizer Perry Farrell. Imagine gathering 60 artists while the contract ink is still wet. We put it together at a record pace as we ...
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Jazz Bridge Presents Saxophonist Michael Pedicin Jr. at Palombaro Club on October 13th
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Suzanne Cloud
Appearing on Wednesday October 13th at the Palombaro Club, 2632 E. County Line Road in Ardmore, PA, will be saxophonist Michael Pedicin, Jr. and his band, featuring pianist Dean Schneider, bassist Tim Lekan, and drummer Bobby Shomo. One show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 215-517-8337 This opening concert will kick off a new jazz series at the Palombaro Club from October 2010 through May 2011 that will be hosted by Michael Pedicin and ...
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Lollapalooza | 08.06-08.08 | Chicago
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JamBase
By : Cal Roach Lollapalooza :: 08.06.10-08.08.10 :: Grant Park :: Chicago, IL Official Lollapalooza 2010 Photo Gallery Lollapalooza 2010 Video Clips Lollapalooza 2010 Setlists Perry Farrell and the organizers of Lollapalooza get a D+ this year. They stretched the grounds out by several blocks, presumably allowing them to sell lots more tickets, but since the masses still clog the same main stages it's a net loss for fans. Sound problems plagued the main stage on the north end for ...
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PALO! Performs Live On WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat
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Ed Bell
Please join our audience for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, August 13, 2010 Featuring PALO! Join us for the invigorating sounds of Palo! playing Cuban music for a new generation. Jazz influenced keyboardist Steve Roitstein is joined by the tremendous vocalist Leslie Cartaya. Her voice has been described as sweet molasses with a dash of spice." They're joined by two ferocious percussionists, Philbert Armenteros, who also handles lead vocals together with congas, bata and ...
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Attorney General Investigates Lollapalooza
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All About Jazz
Local promoters struggle with radius clauses" preventing acts from playing competing shows
The Illinois attorney general's office is reportedly investigating Lollapalooza, the Chicago rock festival featuring Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire and Soundgarden, on antitrust grounds. As Rolling Stone first reported early this month, like Coachella, Bonnaroo and others, Lollapalooza has a radius clause" preventing acts from playing competing shows, in this case within 300 miles for 180 days before and 90 days after (read the full story, Summer Festivals Force ...
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