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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Terri Pontremoli is Lifting Detroit's Annual Jazz Fest to New Heights
Posted from All About Jazz News 1 hour 20 minutes ago
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Terri Pontremoli grew up as a gifted violinist in Cleveland, where she attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and, without skipping a beat, started teaching at the school at 21. A busy freelancer, she played for Cleveland Opera, accompanied entertainers like Sammy Davis Jr., worked as a studio mu... (original story)
RADIO/PODCAST: Raggy's off Limits Radio Show (#57) - Spiritual Sack Full of Dreams Part 3
Posted from All About Jazz News 1 hour 22 minutes ago
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You can DOWNLOAD this show or listen to the shows ON-DEMAND via our various hosts. Add your email address to receive the EXCLUSIVE mailout notifying you when each new show is available with tracklisting. Raggy's Off Limits Radio Show 27.08.08 (#57) - Spiritual Sack Full Of Dreams pt.3! There's NO... (original story)
GENERAL: Paquito D'Rivera Condemn the Arrest of Punk Rocker Gorki Aguila
Posted from All About Jazz News 3 hours ago
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Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophone and clarinet player Paquito D'Rivera has joined Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty in condemning Monday's arrest of dissident punk rocker Gorki Aguila by Cuban authorities. Cuban-born D'Rivera and Bloggers United for Cuban Liberty call for Aguila's immediate r... (original story)
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Jazz Speaks to the Soul
Posted from All About Jazz News 4 hours ago
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Vail Jazz Festival musicians wax poetic about a genre that defies definition VAIL, Colorado -- The definition of jazz has always been elusive. Ever since jazz emerged in the black communities of the South (most notably in New Orleans) in the late 1800s, it has been a style of music that relies heav... (original story)
WEB/TECH: Comcast to Cap Monthly Internet Use
Posted from All About Jazz News 4 hours ago
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Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month. On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of t... (original story)
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Obama to Speak at Hart Plaza; Detroit Jazz Fest Crew to Watch Clock
Posted from All About Jazz News 4 hours ago
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Leaders of the Detroit International Jazz Festival have been told that Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is planning to speak at a Labor Day rally at 11 a.m. Monday at the main amphitheater at Hart Plaza -- just one hour before the festival is scheduled to kick-off its final day. "We rea... (original story)
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Stay Golden, Smog: The Best of Golden Smog ~ 10-Track Listening Party
Posted from All About Jazz News 4 hours ago
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In the late '80s, Minneapolis was home to a tightly knit music scene that claimed its fair share of groups on college and alternative radio playlists. When they weren't playing in their own bands, singer Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run) and guitarists Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) Gary Louris (the Jayhawks)... (original story)
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Summer Continues to Sizzle with Jazz Vocalist Deeanne Gorman
Posted from All About Jazz News 5 hours ago
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WHO: Reginald Quinerly Jazz Quartet Reginald Quinerly, drums DeeAnne Gorman, vocals Tal Ronen, bass guitar TBA WHEN: Saturday, August 30th 9pm-12:30am WHERE: LANGAN'S 150 W. 47th St. (bet. 6th and 7th Aves.) Times Square/Theater District, N.Y.C. (212) 869-5482 - no cover - WHAT: Peter Chelnik's "... (original story)
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Wishbone Ash Plays a Winning Hand with the Real Deal Tour
Posted from All About Jazz News 5 hours ago
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Nearly 40 years after UK classic rock legends Wishbone Ash played their first gig, the band still logs thousands of miles playing 150 to 200 shows a year across two continents. Road-tested rockers Andy Powell and Muddy Manninen on guitars, Bob Skeat on bass and Joe Crabtree on drums deliver the good... (original story)
GENERAL: Diversion: Marimba Queens Meet Insane Bassist
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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Rifftides reader David Peterkofsky inquired about modern-day jazz marimba players. In the course searching, I ran across a 1940s soundie with marimbists galore. This has little to do with jazz, but it's an opportunity to see a bass player who makes Chubby Jackson seem catatonic. &nbs... (original story)
EVENT: Fourth Annual Mainstreet Jazz Festival in Stone Mountain, GA
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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STONE MOUNTAIN, GA - Mainstreet Community Services Association will bring together two of the best in Atlanta's jazz scene - saxophonist Antonio Allen and songstress Rai Ragland - at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, for the 4th Annual Mainstreet Jazz Festival at Mainstreet Clubhouse in Stone Mounta... (original story)
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Red Holloway Concert at Kiener Plaza Canceled
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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The free concert previously announced by St. Louis City Jazz that would have featured saxophonist Red Holloway performing this Friday, August 29 at Kiener Plaza has been canceled. Although as of this writing the show is still listed on the group's Web site, callers to the contact number (314-757-055... (original story)
GENERAL: Wilco | 8.22 and 8.12 | East and West
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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Words and Images by: Tony Stack Wilco :: 08.22.08 :: Les Schwab Amphitheater :: Bend, OR Wilco :: 08.22 :: Bend, OR Wilco's late summer tour has seen them crisscrossing the nation, hitting cities as spread out as Fairbanks, Alaska and Eagle, Idaho. This Saturday night concert in Bend, Oregon beg... (original story)
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Mosby Concert Raises More Than $5,000 for Nature Conservancy
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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The final tallies are in, and the results show that the benefit concert staged by St. Louis guitarist and composer Todd Mosby last month at Lucas School House raised more than $5,000 for the Nature Conservancy. You can read more about the event, the organization, and Mosby's efforts in this recap on... (original story)
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Detroit International Jazz Festival This Weekend
Posted from All About Jazz News 7 hours ago
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The 29th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival, taking place this weekend (8/29 through 9/1), will include Detroit Lions Pro Football Hall of Famer Lem Barney as guest emcee for the festival's tribute to the music of Marvin Gaye... (original story)
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