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— by Joe Curtis —

From the beginning to the ever lovin’ end, Ladies and Gentlemen … Mr. Johnny Pennino, is a pure joy to listen to. Man, what a sax player Mr. Johnny Pennino is!!! Incomparabe!!! He’s the kind of guy other sax players compare themselves to .. and look up to — without a doubt! Hailing from New Orleans, the Jazz Capitol of the World, Johnny grew up among the best musicians in the world, and is one of them. How can he not be, when he has inborn talent; as well as indelible musical influences like Louis Prima, Sam Butera’s immortal sax virtuosity, Al Hirt’s trumpet beauty, and Boots Randolf’s sax excellence to grow from. Tin ears would fair well in that kind of musical environment.

A Very Special Performance At The Iridium Jazz Club Of The Jazz All-Star Collective ScoLoHoFo Featuring John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland & Al Foster

First US club appearance in support of their new Blue Note CD OH!

FEB. 4-9 SCOLOHOFO is JOHN SCOFIELD-guitar, JOE LOVANO-tenor saxophone, DAVE HOLLAND-bass & AL FOSTER-drums.

Visiting maestro follows up master class with free concert

Ramsay Short

Daily Star staff

The last time Alex Wilson was in Lebanon he was stuck in a hotel band playing piano at a club in Kaslik. Contracted for three months, the experience was so bad he left after just one.

“The management of that place was terrible, we were stuck in a hotel on a hill, couldn’t really move around, everything that could go wrong went wrong,” he says.

— by Joe Curtis —

From the beginning to the ever lovin’ end, Ladies and Gentlemen … Mr. Johnny Pennino, is a pure joy to listen to. Man, what a sax player Mr. Johnny Pennino is!!! Incomparabe!!! He’s the kind of guy other sax players compare themselves to .. and look up to — without a doubt! Hailing from New Orleans, the Jazz Capitol of the World, Johnny grew up among the best musicians in the world, and is one of them. How can he not be, when he has inborn talent; as well as indelible musical influences like Louis Prima, Sam Butera’s immortal sax virtuosity, Al Hirt’s trumpet beauty, and Boots Randolf’s sax excellence to grow from. Tin ears would fair well in that kind of musical environment.

The Nation;s Largest Free Jazz Festival!

May 1-26, 2003

What: Presented by the City of Atlantas Bureau of Cultural Affairs, the 26th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will celebrate 26 Days of Jazz featuring legendary jazz artists Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Eddie Palmieri, and Bobby Sanabria y Ascension, as well as hot, new jazz sensations Soulive, Maysa, and Metalwood.

The Music Of Stan Kenton”
Thursday, February 27, 2003 At 8 Pm In The Juilliard Theater

Victor Goines, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies, Conducts
On Thursday, February 27 at 8 PM in the Juilliard Theater, the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra plays music of big band innovator Stan Kenton in a concert entitled Stan: The Music of Stan Kenton. Victor Goines, Artistic Director of Jazz Studies at Juilliard, conducts. The first half of the program includes such Kenton signature works as Artistry in Rhythm, Opus in Pastels, Youngblood, Concerto to End All Concertos, What’s New?, Interlude, and Kingfish. The second half of the concert features Cuban Fire Suite, Kenton’s famously exciting combination of big-band power and Cuban rhythms.

Tony Adamo is a gifted jazz vocalist/songwriter, and his new CD release, DANCE OF LOVE, is a big winner in the smooth jazz and jazz vocals category. A wide listening audience of the jazz community will find these collections of original material both entertaining and enjoyable.

Tony Adamo has a fine singing voice, and at times, he sounds like British singer, David Bowie. Tony Adamo is the David Bowie of the smooth jazz set, and Adamo has quite the unique voice.

TRAVEL ABOARD THE AMERICAN ORIENT EXPRESS’ “JAZZ” THEMED ITINERARY AND ENJOY A SAVINGS OF $500 PER PERSON *

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.–Discover the Antebellum South and the roots of jazz aboard a specially themed American Orient Express (AOE) itinerary this spring, plus receive $500* savings per person.

On the 8-day/7-night Antebellum South Jazz Train itinerary, March 13-20, 2003 guests journey between New Orleans and Washington, D.C. visiting great southern cities, plantations and jazz honky-tonks. Throughout this rail cruise, guests will enjoy a delightful recounting of the historic, cultural and entertainment roots that the South has brought to 20th Century Jazz.

Jazz Legacy, Inc.

In association with the

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

(New York Public Library)

Present

LARRY RIDLEY

“Bassist Extraordinaire”

Schombur Jazz Artist-in-Residence

And the

Jazz Legacy Ensemble

Sunday, February 16, 2003 at 3 pm

A quick reminder about the concert featuring Ajay Heble (piano) and Jesse Stewart (percussion) on Saturday January 25, 2:00 pm, at the Music Gallery, St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John Street at Stephanie in Toronto.