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Post by Gua on Apr 9, 2005 8:58:36 GMT -5
For those Jazz fans amoung us.......... Tickets are on sale NOW for... The 13th Annual Capital Jazz Fest The World's Largest Showcase of Contemporary Jazz! June 3-5, 2005 Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, Maryland • • • • • Three days of live jazz and more! Friday, June 3 8pm-11pm George Benson Chaka Khan Saturday, June 4 12 noon - 10pm Boney James Joe Sample Lee Ritenour & Friends featuring Ernie Watts, Patrice Rushen, Alex Acuña, & Brian Bromberg The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Kim Waters, & Marion Meadows Ledisi Mindi Abair Brian Culbertson Sunday, June 5 12 noon - 10pm Kenny G Lalah Hathaway Paul Jackson, Jr. Spyro Gyra Marcus Miller The Jazz Attack! featuring Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, & Peter White Plus: Winner of 2005 Capital Jazz Challenge competition will perform on main stage • • • • • Also.... 2nd Annual Capital Jazz Challenge Competition International Food • Fine Art and Crafts Artist Meet & Greet Sessions Poetry Readings • After-Party & Reception • ...and more! Hosted by Smooth Jazz 105.9 (Washington) and Smooth Jazz 104.3 (Baltimore) Tickets on sale now! Visit www.capitaljazz.com for complete info! The Capital Jazz Fest® is a capital jazz® production   |
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Post by MissTara on Apr 12, 2005 6:55:13 GMT -5
Thanks Gua! Whaddy'a say momma. Lets go... I think Ken-du would enjoy that too. We'll just have a smoke break when Kenny G comes on.  |
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Post by Elbridge on Apr 12, 2005 14:48:36 GMT -5
For those of who you despise Kenny G., you'll love reading this horrific dismemberment of the curly-haired sax blower. Check this out: Pat Metheny on Kenny G.Ed |
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Post by Elbridge on Apr 12, 2005 14:52:41 GMT -5
P.S.: There's not a single Jazz act involved in the Capital Jazz Fest. There hasn't been in quite a while. Amazing what people refer to as "Jazz" these days.
Ed
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Post by Gua on Apr 12, 2005 14:56:48 GMT -5
P.S.: There's not a single Jazz act involved in the Capital Jazz Fest. There hasn't been in quite a while. Amazing what people refer to as "Jazz" these days. Ed What about Joe Sample  |
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Post by Elbridge on Apr 12, 2005 15:39:03 GMT -5
Joe Sample started as a Jazz artist but he started playing fusion early on and now he's instrumental R&B all the way. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the players on the bill are beneath contempt or anything. I'm just saying that they aren't Jazz by any stretch of the imagination.
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Post by MissTara on Apr 13, 2005 5:58:10 GMT -5
For those of who you despise Kenny G., you'll love reading this horrific dismemberment of the curly-haired sax blower. Check this out: Pat Metheny on Kenny G.Ed Well from what I could understand of that, it sounded pretty harsh. Way to go Pat Metheny!  |
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Post by brunneng on Apr 13, 2005 7:45:11 GMT -5
P.S.: There's not a single Jazz act involved in the Capital Jazz Fest. There hasn't been in quite a while. Amazing what people refer to as "Jazz" these days. Ed I always thought Spyro was kind of jazzy. To be fair, it does say "and more". Lots and lots of "and more"! ;D Enjoy your festival! ...get ready... |
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Post by Elbridge on Apr 13, 2005 12:01:42 GMT -5
Spyro Gyra is mostly instrumental pop. Again, it's not that they aren't good. They just aren't jazz.
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Post by brunneng on Apr 13, 2005 12:08:02 GMT -5
Spyro Gyra is mostly instrumental pop. Again, it's not that they aren't good. They just aren't jazz. Ed I actually haven't heard them in 25 years or so. We used to stock them in the jazz section around 1979 or 1980. ;D ...all I need... |
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Post by Elbridge on Apr 14, 2005 2:30:01 GMT -5
I actually haven't heard them in 25 years or so. We used to stock them in the jazz section around 1979 or 1980. ;D ...all I need... They're still stocked in the "Jazz" section which makes little sense. Most, if not all, the acts termed "smooth jazz" are essentially R&B and pop acts without the instruments or R&B-inflected Pop music. You gotta love the way the term "jazz" is thrown around so freely. When I think of "jazz", I don't think of Boney James or Richard Elliott - neither of whom do anything even remotely related to "jazz". I think of Thelonius, Duke, Ahmad Jamal and the like. Ed |
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Post by Gua on Apr 14, 2005 5:51:18 GMT -5
For those of who you despise Kenny G., you'll love reading this horrific dismemberment of the curly-haired sax blower. Check this out: Pat Metheny on Kenny G.Ed This is an excellent read....This basically verifies everything I always thought about Kenny G...I personally thought his stuff was BOrrringg and definetly not Jazz.  |
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Post by Gua on Apr 14, 2005 5:54:59 GMT -5
Joe Sample started as a Jazz artist but he started playing fusion early on and now he's instrumental R&B all the way. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that the players on the bill are beneath contempt or anything. I'm just saying that they aren't Jazz by any stretch of the imagination. Ed Ed, I don't remember the fusion period, I just remember his "crusaders" period and then the solo albums. I saw him in a solo concert in Greenboro a number of years ago and he was awesome.....this man plays and knows his "Instrument". |
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Post by brunneng on Apr 14, 2005 7:16:07 GMT -5
They're still stocked in the "Jazz" section which makes little sense. Most, if not all, the acts termed "smooth jazz" are essentially R&B and pop acts without the instruments or R&B-inflected Pop music. You gotta love the way the term "jazz" is thrown around so freely. When I think of "jazz", I don't think of Boney James or Richard Elliott - neither of whom do anything even remotely related to "jazz". I think of Thelonius, Duke, Ahmad Jamal and the like. Ed You can be our jazz man! How about a thread listing 25 of your favorite jazz artists or bands, Ed-O? I'm sure I will have heard of most of the older ones, but who is jazz and young?  ...if your first lover broke your heart... |
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Post by MissTara on Apr 16, 2005 12:08:15 GMT -5
Ed, I don't remember the fusion period, I just remember his "crusaders" period and then the solo albums. I saw him in a solo concert in Greenboro a number of years ago and he was awesome.....this man plays and knows his "Instrument". Kenny G was in Greensboro? Oh I see, they hadn't invented "advertising" yet. ;D |
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