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STAGE IS SET FOR THIS WEEK'S SAXOPHONE SALUTE TO JAMES MOODY: 8/24 - 8/29

Saxophonist, flautist, composer, and vocalist James Moody has long been considered one of the world's finest jazz musicians. In a career that has spanned seven decades, Moody has performed with most of jazz's biggest names, including Dizzy Gillespie, who employed him as the band's saxophonist from 1946 until Gillespie's death in 1993.Though originally booked to play this week, Moody has been

HALF NOTE RECORDS UPCOMING RELEASE: KENNY WERNER'S NO BEGINNING NO END

On August 17, Half Note Records will release Kenny Werner's largest and most ambitious project to date - No Beginning, No End - featuring Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, a string quartet, perucssion ensemble, 40+ woodwinds and a large choir. The piece is a tribute to Werner's late daugther Katheryn, who passed away unexpectedly and tragically in 2006. The eventual work that became No Beginning, No End

BLUE NOTE EMERGING ARTIST SERIES PRESENTS: NADAV REMEZ GROUP

Check out this amazing guitarist and composer - a recent grad of NEC in Mass. - with an all-star group featuring Nadav Remez, guitar Myron Walden, alto saxophone Jonathan Greenstein, tenor saxophone Shai Maestro, piano Noam Wiesenberg, bass Ziv Ravitz, drums Special guest: Itamar Borochov, trumpetCheck out this video clip of their soundcheck today before the show opening for Ron Carter Trio