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A LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE TICKET PAIRS are being offered for CECIL TAYLOR'S SHOW AT THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM for one night only on Monday, August 31. The contest will end on Sunday, August 30, at 5:00pm ET. To win 2 free tickets to see Cecil Taylor at the Highline, follow the directions below and will contact you via email if you are a winner:TO ENTER: 1. Email your name and phone number to

A LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE TICKET PAIRS are being offered for McCOY TYNER'S CD RELEASE SHOW AT THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM FEATURING GARY BARTZ for one night only on Sunday, August 23. The contest will end on Saturday, August 22, at 5:00pm ET. To win 2 free tickets to see McCoy Tyner at the Highline, follow the directions below. We will contact you via email if you are a winner:TO ENTER: 1. Email your

Last night, Wall St. Journal rock and pop critic Jim Fusilli interviewed guitarist Kevin Eubanks, who will be playing at the Blue Note from tonight through Sunday. Check it out!Kevin Eubanks on Jazz, �The Jay Leno Show� and Playing in New YorkBy Jim Fusilli Getty Most people know Kevin Eubanks as the musical director for �The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,� a position he held since 1995. But prior

Kevin Eubanks returns to his old, premellow style at the Blue Note.Nate Chinen previewed Kevin Eubanks' upcoming performance in the New York Times' Sunday paper. The caption below the picture (above) prompted me to seek out some of Eubanks' less "mellow" performances.Here's some of that pre-mellow style:And this one, a personal favorite, with Pat Martino on Martino's '98 release "All Sides Now"

By THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: August 13, 2009 Pop Nate ChinenIn just a few weeks KEVIN EUBANKS will be back on network television, five nights a week, as the musical sidekick to Jay Leno. It�s a job he has honed to perfection, but it showcases only one side of his talent. Before versatility, amiability and polish became his trademarks, Mr. Eubanks was known as an aggressively nimble postbop

Dave Holland is bringing a brand new group called The Overtone Quartet to the Blue Note from September 8 - 13. I just had to post this amazingly deep and heartfelt solo bass version of Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. And below that is another favorite of mine...the great Chris Potter, who along with Holland, Jason Moran, and Eric Harland, make up the new Overtone Quartet.And here is Chris Potter at his