CD101.9 FM in New York presents an evening of soul and funk when
Tower Of Power and the
Average White Bank team up for a concert on Sunday, March 26 at the Union County Arts Center in Rahway, NJ……….
Herbie Hancock pays tribute to jazzmaster
Toots Thielemans at Carnegie Hall, Thursday, March 16, along with Brazilian superstar
Ivan Lins, 
Paquito D’Rivera,
Joe Lovano,
Eliane Elias,
Oscar Castro-Neves,
Kenny Werner and others……….New releases this week from…
Bonnie Bramlett & Mr. Groove Band (Roots, Blues & Jazz);
Donald Fagen (Morph The Cat);
Etta James (All The Way);
George Benson (In Your Ey
es, 1983 album);
Hugh Masekela (Hugh Masekela Presents The Chisa Years 1965-75 Rare And Unreleased); and
Jazz Crusaders (Paris Concert November 9, 2004 DVD)……….
Gladys Knight is working on her upcoming covers CD entitled
Before Me . It’s doe out on June 6 via Verve Records, the set features songs originally performed by
Ella Fitzgerald,
Duke Ellington,
Billie Holiday,
Nina Simone and
Sammy Davis, Jr., among others. Knight is also slated for a handful of upcoming shows on her itinerary, including tomorrow (March 16) in Huntsville, Ala., and Saturday in Westbury, N.Y. A six-date European tour begins June 30 in Birmingham, England. Track listing for
Before Me includes:
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, The Man I Love, Good Morning Heartache, Since I Fell for You, God Bless the Child, This Bitter Earth, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not for Me, I'll Be Seeing You, Stormy Weather and
Come Sunday……….
Tom Braxton has released his fifth CD
Bounce on the Rendezvous Music label. Produced by
Wayman Tisdale, the CD features
Al Green’s signature classic
Let’s Stay Together, weaving old school vibes and smooth jazz work by Braxton……….The
Dave Brubeck Quartet hit the Gold Circle Santa Cruz (CA) Civic Auditorium on March 15. Saxophonist
Bobby Militello, bassist
Michael Moore and drummer
Randy Jones make up the rest of the Quartet……….Jazz greats of the past, present and future will finally get what the music world acknowledges is due to them at the new International Jazz Spectacular being scheduled for later this year. All jazz artists who released an album between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006 will be eligible for a nomination. The event will be presented on global television by IJA through Tamar Entertainment.
Paquito D’Rivera, Joe Lovano, Eliane Elias, Oscar Castro-Neves, Kenny Werner and others……….New releases this week from…Bonnie Bramlett & Mr. Groove Band (Roots, Blues & Jazz); Donald Fagen (Morph The Cat); Etta James (All The Way); George Benson (In Your Ey
es, 1983 album); Hugh Masekela (Hugh Masekela Presents The Chisa Years 1965-75 Rare And Unreleased); and Jazz Crusaders (Paris Concert November 9, 2004 DVD)………. Gladys Knight is working on her upcoming covers CD entitled Before Me . It’s doe out on June 6 via Verve Records, the set features songs originally performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone and Sammy Davis, Jr., among others. Knight is also slated for a handful of upcoming shows on her itinerary, including tomorrow (March 16) in Huntsville, Ala., and Saturday in Westbury, N.Y. A six-date European tour begins June 30 in Birmingham, England. Track listing for Before Me includes: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me, The Man I Love, Good Morning Heartache, Since I Fell for You, God Bless the Child, This Bitter Earth, I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good, Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not for Me, I'll Be Seeing You, Stormy Weather and Come Sunday……….Tom Braxton has released his fifth CD Bounce on the Rendezvous Music label. Produced by Wayman Tisdale, the CD features Al Green’s signature classic Let’s Stay Together, weaving old school vibes and smooth jazz work by Braxton……….The Dave Brubeck Quartet hit the Gold Circle Santa Cruz (CA) Civic Auditorium on March 15. Saxophonist Bobby Militello, bassist Michael Moore and drummer Randy Jones make up the rest of the Quartet……….Jazz greats of the past, present and future will finally get what the music world acknowledges is due to them at the new International Jazz Spectacular being scheduled for later this year. All jazz artists who released an album between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006 will be eligible for a nomination. The event will be presented on global television by IJA through Tamar Entertainment.
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