Chico Hamilton

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Legacy's Complete Albums Collections Presents Three New Box Sets By Four Of The Greatest Composers/Leaders/Players In Jazz: Charles Mingus, The Thelonious Monk Quartet, Weather Report With Joe Zawinul And Wayne Shorter

12:01 PM — May 22 —
Source: PR Newswire

NEW YORK , May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz: CHARLES MINGUS - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA & RCA ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 7 titles, 10 CDs. THE THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 6 CDs. WEATHER REPORT – THE COLUMBIA ALBUMS 1971-1975 ( Columbia /Legacy) – 6 titles, 7 CDs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060130/LEGACYLOGO ) Newly assembled and affordably priced, this latest wave of jazz titles in the Complete Album Collections box set series will be available at the PopMarket.com website – http://complete.popmarket.com – as well as at all general retail starting July 30th through Columbia / Legacy , a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT . Read More

Around The Jazz Internet: May 18, 2012

6:17 PM — May 18 —
Source: NPR

Among the notable musician deaths of this week was go-go pioneer Chuck Brown. Read More

Jazz Listings for May 18-24

6:37 PM — May 17 —
Source: The New York Times - New York NY

Full reviews of recent jazz performances: nytimes.com/jazz. Read More

NJPAC Announces Schedule of Events

4:59 AM — May 10 —
Source: Montclair Patch - Montclair NJ

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced its schedule for the 2012-13 season, which is filled with new festivals, curatorial and artistic collaborations, and community partnerships, programs and artist outreach that will take place within and beyond its stages. Read More

NJPAC Announces Schedule of Events

12:03 PM — May 9 —
Source: Belleville-Nutley NJ Patch

NJPAC Announces Schedule of Events

5:28 AM — May 8 —
Source: West Ward Patch - West Ward NJ

NJPAC Announces 2012-2013 Season: Includes More Curtains, New Festivals, Community Partnerships, NJPAC Debuts and Year-Round Programming

5:57 PM — May 3 —
Source: Broadcast Newsroom

Celebrating 15 seasons of bringing the worlds premier artists to its three Newark stages, and the first full season under the programming leadership of John Schreiber, President and CEO, and David Rodriguez, Executive Producer/VP Programming, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced an exciting and engaging 2012-13 Season filled with new festivals, curatorial and artistic collaborations, and community partnerships, programs and artist outreach that will take place within and beyond its stages. Read More

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: The Blackhawk Gets Its Due

3:20 PM — Apr 25 —
Source: All About Jazz

During my years of labor at KGO-TV in San Francisco, I never passed the parking lot a block away at Turk and Hyde without regretting the injustice of a world that puts more value on the storage of automobiles than on preserving historical landmarks. Read More

Frank Malfitano to host Syracuse Jazz Fest highlights series on WAER-FM 88

11:50 AM — Apr 25 —
Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse NY

The countdown to the 30th edition of the M&T Syracuse Jazz Fest will be marked by a five-part radio series on WAER-FM88. "Best of Syracuse Jazz Fest" kicks off with broadcasts at noon and 9 p.m. Read More

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: A Conversation with NEA Jazz Master David Baker

5:17 AM — Apr 24 —
Source: All About Jazz

David Baker on the cello, which became his second instrument after an accident ended his trombone days. Read More

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