2006 Zola, South African-born vocalist and Billboard Award-winning songwriter, will release her latest jazz/pop critically acclaimed CD Here With You at Boston's Scullers Jazz Club, on Wednesday, November 29. On this latest CD, Zola stretches her vocal talent and compositional palette like never before. 29.
10.2006 Eri Yamamoto Trio will play at BAMcafe, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY Tuesday November 6th. Originally from Osaka, Japan, Eri Yamamoto moved to NYC in 1995 to pursue a career in jazz.
Since then, she has established herself as one of the city's most creative and original jazz pianists and composers. 29.10.
2006 Out Of Sight Music presents ' There Will Never Be Another You', an historical, never-released CD/DVD set by Lionel Hampton featuring Sylvia Bennett. Lionel Hampton was one of the great masters of American music, a true national treasure, reinventing the vibraphone and combining dazzling musicality with good old-fashioned showmanship. Today a household name, Lionel Hampton has been honored in multiple ways, with schools, festivals, streets and nightclubs bearing his name, honorary university degrees, and a National Medal of the Arts granted him by President Clinton.
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10.2006 Paul Simon releases 'Outrageous' as the third single to be taken from his Gold-certified album 'Surprise' that has already sold over 600, 000 copies worldwide. The release follows his forthcoming UK November tour which starts Friday 3rd November at the Glasgow SECC, his first full UK tour since 1991.
A dynamic combination of Paul Simon's astute lyrical powers with a funk-infused guitar attack and exploratory sound sculptures courtesy of the song's co-writer Brian Eno, 'Outrageous' is one of the most distinctive moments of the masterful 'Surprise' set. 28.10.
2006 The Berlin Jazzfestival is taking place from 1?5 of November at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, clubs A-Trane and Quasimodo, Konzertsaal Bundesallee der UdK, and movie theatres Babylon Berlin:Mitte and Delphi-Filmpalast. Highlights will include New Orleans' legendary musicians Allen Toussaint, Eddie Bo and the New Birth Brass Band.
A visit "South of the border" to Austria's and Swiss' variegated musical output will range from Wolfgang Puschnig's Alpine Aspects to the Zen-like grooves of Nik B?rtsch's Ronin. 28.
10.2006 The International Association for Jazz Education returns to New York City for its 34th Annual Conference from January 10-13, 2007. The Hilton New York and Sheraton New York hotels will serve as the headquarters for the largest annual gathering of the global jazz community.
Upwards of 8, 000 educators, musicians, industry executives, media and students from 45 countries are slated to attend. 28.10.
2006 Suzanne Ciani, composer, recording artist, and winner of this year's Indie Award for Best New Age Album, will perform with featured guest flautist Matt Eakle at Merkin Concert Hall on Tuesday, November 7. 29.10.
2006 UMTV announced the November 20th 2006 double-disc album release of Carpenters 'The Ultimate Collection': the definitive collected works from one of the most enduring and influential acts ever, compiled and mastered by Richard Carpenter. 
29.10.2006 James Brown has confirmed a concert in Dublin's Olympia Theatre on Sunday 29 October.
"Soul Brother Number One", "The Godfather of Soul", "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Mr. Dynamite" - those are mighty titles but no one can question that James Brown has earned them more than any other performer. Few musicians have been so influential on the course of popular music.
And no other musician, pop or otherwise, puts on a more exciting, exhilarating stage show; Brown's performances still are marvels of athletic stamina and split-second timing. 29.10.
2006 Lance Reegan Diehl released Internal Construction in June of 2006 to critical acclaim and widespread popularity, including placement of the single, New Sworn Enemy, at #58 on Neil Young's Top 400 list. This album has also generated many other engagements including a new exclusive endorsement of the JamMate JM400 USB Guitar and Amplitube software. 29.
10.2006 Enter Music Publishing, publisher of diverse drum/percussion magazines worldwide, continues its Drum! Presents series with How To Play Drums.
This specially priced magazine/DVD package is designed to teach the basics of drumming in a step-by-step approach. 29.10.
2006 Paul Buchanan, vocalist and songwriter from Glasgow's trio The Blue Nile has announced a November UK tour with his brand new band with Robert Bell of The Blue Nile. The concert showcases the ambient folk and electronic pop from Blue Nile's magical back catalogue, along with some classic cover songs and exciting new solo material. 27.
10.2006 Putumayo World Music has teamed with the non-profit organization United for Colombia in a fundraising effort to help rehabilitate child victims of landmines in the Putumayo River valley and throughout Colombia. Putumayo will contribute $1 from the sale of each Radio Latino CD, to United for Colombia, with an overall expected donation of more than $200, 000 to benefit the country that now has the second highest number of landmine victims in the world after Afghanistan.
27.10.2006 Cell-nique, a new delicious "super green" beverage and dietary supplement company, announces that "Cell-nique Presents: An Evening of Sacred Sounds and Peaceful Intentions", will be held at Spirit New York, 530 West 27th Street in New York City.
The event will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct.
27, and will feature world music artists Girish, Snatam Kaur and Aine Minogue.
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