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North Arkansas Jazz Society,
April 2008 Schedule:
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Jazz Events is brought to you by the North Arkansas Jazz Society, Robert@digjazz.com - www.DigJazz.com. If you know of events that would be of interest to jazz lovers please forward them to: Robert@digjazz.com
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Tune into KUAF, 91.3 FM for Shades of Jazz, from 10:00 PM to midnight followed by Good Night Jazz from Midnight to 1:00PM
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DOUBLE IMAGE - Jazz vibraphone and marimba duo to perform IN CONCERT on Monday, April 7 at 8:00 PM Giffels Auditorium in Old Main.
Presented by the U of A Music department: No charge for admission, but we will have a table set up to accept "Free Will" donations. Email: nragsda@uark.edu
DOUBLE IMAGE - the vibe-marimba duo consisting of DAVE SAMUELS AND DAVID FRIEDMAN - celebrates thirty four years of performing together. It was 1974 when these two masters of mallet percussion first created the unique combination of vibraphone and marimba. What emerged was a totally new sound and approach that has set a new standard for mallet percussionists everywhere.
Their recordings have received critical acclaim and their performances have been described as "spellbinding". Double Image performs music which spans many styles - from jazz standards and original compositions to through-composed pieces and spontaneous improvisations. As individuals, Samuels and Friedman have played and recorded with the elite in jazz, classical and popular music.
Dave Samuels has established himself as the top mallet player of his generation. He is recognized for his fresh new sound and creative approach to both the vibraphone and marimba. Samuels has demonstrated his versatility and gained world wide recognition by performing and recording with a broad scope of artists ranging from Gerry Mulligan, Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Stan Getz, Carla Bley and Pat Metheny to the Yellowjackets, Bruce Hornsby, Frank Zappa, The Fantasy Band and Spyro Gyra.
For over a decade, Samuels has been performing and recording with his group The Caribbean Jazz Project. Samuels' longtime association with Spyro Gyra lasted from 1977 to 1994 and includes 20 recordings. During that time, the Grammy-nominated group was named #1 Contemporary Jazz Artist and Contemporary Jazz Group of the л80s by Billboard magazine . Samuels has been voted "Best Vibes Player" in both Jazziz and Modern Drummer magazines and received numerous Grammy nominations.
David Friedman, internationally renowned vibraphonist, marimbist, composer and jazz educator, has his own musical message, born of fascinatingly diverse musical influences. Few jazz musicians can claim as broad a spectrum of performing and recording experience, ranging from Leonard Bernstein and Luciano Berio, to Bobby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Yoko Ono. Friedman has also been heard either live or on recordings with Joe Henderson, Horace Silver, Johnny Griffin, Jane Ira Bloom, Ron Carter and John Scofield. His compositions can be heard on Chet Baker's Enja release Peace with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Joe Chambers. Friedman's Enja recording Shades of Change, with pianist Gerry Allen, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Ronnie Burrage, was voted by Downbeat magazine "...one of the year's best 20".
There will also be giving a clinic Sunday night April 6 at 7 pm in the UA Band Hall.
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Sunday, April 6th, 5pm (new time)
The Andrew Sieff Group
Andrew Sieff - drums
George Mason - violin and guitar
Walter Savage- bass
Nathan McLeod - saxophone and flute
$8 at the door
275 E. Huntsville Rd., Fayetteville.
For more information call 582-2393.
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The Walton Arts Center Presents:
Bobby McFerrin, Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette
Baum Walker Hall - Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:00PM
Bobby McFerrin returns to Walton Arts Center! A ten-time Grammy Award winner, he is one of the world's best known vocal innovators and improvisers, a world-renowned classical conductor and a passionate spokesman for music education. He's joined in this unique concert by celebrated pianist-composer-bandleader Chick Corea, and Jack DeJohnette, often regarded as one of jazz music's greatest drummers. This will be a one-of-a-kind performance that you won't want to miss!
Ray Brown Tribute Band
Starr Theater Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Two Shows: 7:00PM and 9:30PM - Sat, Apr 19, 2008
Recognized for decades as the world's premier bassist, the legendary Ray Brown has influenced an entire generation of incredible musicians. Now, bassist Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green and drummer Gregory Hutchinson come together as the Ray Brown Tribute Band to keep the tradition alive and revisit some of Brown's classic tunes.
McBride, who blew the audience away last season with the Pat Metheny Trio, takes the art of acoustic bass to a whole new level. The co-director of The Jazz Museum in Harlem, McBride is also the Creative Chair for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the leader of the Christian McBride Band.
In 1993, Benny Green was named the first recipient of the City of Toronto's Glen Gould International Protege Prize in Music.
In addition to his two-year stint with the Betty Carter Trio, Gregory Hutchinson has collaborated with the Roy Hargrove Quintet, Joe Henderson, and a "who's who" of jazz royalty. Ticket at www.waltonartscenter.org or 479-443-5600
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Jazz at Bordinos Restaurant - 310 W. Dickson, Fayetteville 479-527-6795
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM In The Bar....no cover
Thursday, April 3
The Burson / Starr Trio
Claudia Burson-piano, Clare Starr-bass, Steve Wilkes-drums
This swinging trio has been on the stand since we began featuring jazz at Bordinos.
Come hear why they are everyone's favorite as they interpret the music of Coltrane, Miles, Bird and beyond!
Thursday, April 10
Matt and Gus
This father and son guitar team has been described by one listener as, "Wes (Montgomery) meets Jimmy (Hendrix). Veteran Guitarist Gus Smith teams up with son, Matt, proving that great music endures through the generations. These two masters of the strings cover standards, swing and more, with Clare Starr on bass.
Thursday, April 17
Outside the Lines
This dynamic trio returns to Bordinos with their unique blend of acoustic jazz. Stan D'Aubin (mandolin), Ed Nicholson (guitar) and Emily Kaitz (bass) perform in a wide variety of styles, including swing, Latin and blues, with some original tunes thrown in
Thursday, April 24
McLeod/Burson/Savage Trio
A first time appearance for these three bandleader! Nathan Mcleod on saxophones with Claudia Burson- piano and Walter Savage on bass. A not to be missed jazz event.
Bordinos Restaurant ╨ 310 W. Dickson, Fayetteville 479-527-6795
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Jazz Brunch at Copeland's Restaurant / every Sunday from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The Claudia Burson Trio
Copeland's - 436 N. Rogers Street, Rogers AR 479-246-9455
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Open jazz session Every Wednesdays at Iron Horse Coffee House-6:00-8:00 PM. 220 S. First Street, Rogers, AR 631-9977 Rogers All are welcome to play or sing. No cover charge.
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Monday Jazz Project at the Afterthought 2721 Kavanaugh Little Rock (501) 663-1196
April 7 - Pianist CHUCK DODSON with Brian Wolverton on bass and Dave Rogers, drums. Cover $5.
April 14 - Memphis legend TIM GOODWIN with Les Pack on guitar and Dave Rogers, drums. Cover $7.
April 21 - DR3 TOO with Brian Wolverton on bass, Les Pack on guitar and Dave Rogers, drums. Cover $5.
April 28 - Monday Jazz Project JAM SESSION with Steve Struthers at the guitar, Brian Worlverton at the bass and Dave Rogers on drums. Cover $5. Cover for jammers $1.
All dates at the Afterthought 2721 Kavanaugh, Little Rock. (501) 663-1196. The Monday Jazz Project is sponsored by The Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation (www.arjazz.org), with special assistance from the Afterthought Seating is General Admission. For more information on the Monday Jazz Project contact Cece Rich at (501) 228-9999.
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Thursday Nights at the Afterthought
2721 Kavanaugh Little Rock (501) 663-1196
The TED LUDWIG TRIO- Every Thursday night from 8:00PM till 11PM
Ted Ludwig is a world-class jazz guitarist from New Orleans, LA. After Hurricane Katrina, he relocated to Little Rock, AR where he continues to write, record, and perform some of the best jazz around. Ted and his trio (Bill Huntington on Bass, and Brian Brown on Drums) released a new CD entitled "Common Ground."
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NSU College of Liberal Arts, Department of Music, Jazz Studies presents. The NSU Jazz Combos in concert
Two nights, seven combos in all!
Wednesday, April 2nd - 8pm
VERVE
HARD BOP
MBASE
~and~
Thursday, April 3rd - 8pm
BLUE NOTE
LATIN COMBO
BODY AND SOUL
POWER PLAY
(Ticket office opens at 7pm, house doors open at 7:30)
NSU Jazz Lab
315 N. Muskogee Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
918-444-4603
http://www.nsuok.edu/jazzlab/concerts/index.html
Website, visit www.nsujazzlab.com, or call 918-456-5511 ext. 4603
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Jazz vocalist, Shirley Chauvin, and her group S'Wonderful
Presented by the Quapaw Community Center
500 Quapaw Avenue in Hot Springs, April 6, 2008, at 3:00 pm.
Chauvin's group has been featured in the Arts On Tour Brochure, sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, for the last 7 years and is often seen in concert throughout Arkansas. She also commutes to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area for special performances with the Glen Dorsey Orchestra. As a founding member of the Hot Springs Jazz Society she has produced 12 of the 16 entertainment segments of the annual JazzFest.
Chauvin will have three of Arkansas' most dedicated musicians. Pianist Clyde Pound, recent addition to Hot Springs, was a moving force on the Hawaii music scene for 30 years and continues to gain fans wherever he performs in Arkansas, even without his Hawaiian shirt. Bassist Allan (Papa Bear) Rogers often accompanies pianist wife Phyllis Emert when not performing with other area musicians. Drummer Brian Brown from Little Rock has been performing for over 40 years. There will be a cash bar available before the performance and during intermission. Complimentary appetizers will be served after the performance at a "Meet and Greet the Artists" reception. Come visit with these exceptional musicians as they share their many experiences in the music industry. Admission is $18 for Quapaw Community Center members and $20 for non-members
The funds from this jazz presentation will help with the acquisition of a grand piano for the Quapaw Community Center. For information call 623-9922.
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