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[Beantown Jazz Festival]
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival
September 18-26, 2009
Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival Schedule
Below is a list of selected CDs by performers playing at this
years festival, you can also see a display of these items at the
library.
Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: but not for me.
CD 3143 Check Availability
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| Ahmad Jamal performs on:
Friday, September 18, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 10:00 p.m.
"Noted for his
outstanding technical command and identifiable sound as a piano
stylist, Jamal impresses fellow musicians and record buyers alike with
his innovative, minimalist approach.":
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Dedication by Jazz Revelation Records (JRR)
CD 31265 Check Availability
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
"Jazz
Revelation Records (JRR) presents two artists Alex Wintz and Jordan
Seigel from its latest release, Dedication. JRR is student-run,
artist-driven record label created to present the top jazz composers
and performers at Berklee College of Music. Gathered from all over the
globe, JRR artists speak the language of jazz in a new way.":
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Braggtown by The Branford Marsalis Quartet.
CD 28865 Check Availability
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| The Brandford Marsalis Quartet will be performing:
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
"The "new" Branford Marsalis Quartet includes 18-year-old prodigy
Justin Faulkner on drums, Eric Revis on bass, Joey Calderazzo on piano,
and, of course, Branford Marsalis on saxophone.":
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Hearsay by David Sanborn
CD 10641 Check Availability
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| David Sanborn performs on:
Friday, September 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
"Renowned
and revered the world over as one of the greatest saxophone players of
all time, two-time Grammy winner David Sanborn is an artist whose music
has inspired countless other musicians while creating a body of work
that spans the genres of rock 'n' roll, r&b, pop, and jazz.":
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Portrait of Kevin Mahogany
CD 18456 Check Availability
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| Kevin Mahogany performs on:
Friday, September 25, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
"In 2003 and 2004, Mahogany, along with Kurt Elling, Jon Hendricks, and
Mark Murphy, toured extensively as the Four Brothers. Mahogany now
tours in various configurations and conducts jazz clinics around the
world.":
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Flirting with twilight by Kurt Elling.
CD 19089 Check Availability
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| Kurt Elling performs on:
Friday, September 25, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 10:00 p.m.
"[Elling will perform] "Dedicated To You"—Kurt Elling Sings
Coltrane/Hartman, Featuring Joel Frahm and the Laurence Hobgood Trio.
The original 1960s era recording captured lightning in a bottle when
the two legends came together, and Elling has made it his mission to
put his own mark on what was a seminal moment in jazz history.":
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Blue soul by Joe Louis Walker.
Annex CD 5970 Check Availability
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| Joe Louis Walker performs on:
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
"Walker
is a true blues virtuoso whose skills as a singer, guitarist,
songwriter, and producer have earned him a dedicated legion of fans
around the world. He's recorded with B.B. King, James Cotton, Bonnie
Raitt, Taj Mahal, Steve Cropper, Ike Turner, and Branford Marsalis,
among many others.":
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Cuban odyssey by Jane Bunnett
Cd 22956 Check Availability
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| Jane Bunnett performs on:
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 3:10 p.m.
"Jane
Bunnett, the Toronto soprano saxophonist, flutist, and bandleader, has
built her career at the crossroads between Cuban music and jazz. Twice
nominated for Grammy awards and a fixture of the nominations for
Canada’s Juno awards, she has turned her bands into showcases for the
finest musical talent from Canada, the United States, and Cuba.":
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Fly to forever by Donna McElroy
CD 29698 Check Availability
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| Donna McElroy performs:
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 12:50 p.m.
"Listen to the soulful voice of the Donna McElroy Quartet together with
Berklee faculty George Russell on piano, John Lockwood on bass and
Yoron Israel on drums.":
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Chase the Fire by Wayne Naus and Heart & Fire
CD 11147 Check Availability
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| Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble with Wayne Naus, Special Guest Little Joe Cook perform on:
Saturday, September 26, 2009, 4:30 p.m.
Wayne Naus is the leader of Heart
& Fire Latin jazz octet (with whom he recorded Chase the Fire) and
Berklee faculty group Moksha. He is a touring member for the Buddy
Rich, Maynard Ferguson, and Lionel Hampton bands.:
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