San Jose Jazz Community

By Andrew Gilbert

for the Mercury News

Posted on www.mercurynews.com: 01/14/2010

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For jazz musicians the road to Europe isn't paved with gold, but since the 1960s flying across the Atlantic has became an essential rite of remuneration for American improvisers, who would often be hard-pressed to make ends meet relying solely on stateside gigs.

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Senzala Restaurant and Stage expands music program by adding a bi-monthly jazz jam and an impressive Big Band line up every Wednesday

Senzala Restaurant and Stage

250 East Java Drive

Sunnyvale, CA. 94089
(408) 734-1656

www.senzalarestaurant.com

In addition to its already impressive Thursday through Saturday music line-up, Senzala Restaurant and Stage is adding an all ages jazz jam every 2nd

Ubatuba Brazil Camp 2010 is a week of music master classes on the sands of Ubatuba, Brazil. Created by the founders of California Brazil Camp, Dennis Broughton and Mestre Marcelo Pereira, this week-long event brings together master musicians ranging from the legendary Hermeto Pascoal and Jovino Santos Neto to percussion master Jorge Alabé.

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San Jose Jazz winter series - 9 'special' Sunday shows at the Improv

By Richard Scheinin

When Geoff Roach began mulling over possibilities for this year's Winter Jazz Series in downtown San Jose, he found himself thinking about jazz clubs versus jazz concerts. Fans always enjoy heading to a club - Yoshi's in Oakland or San Francisco, the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, among others - to see a top band refining its repertoire and concept before moving on to the next club.

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The Joe Ferrari Big Band and Combo has two exciting events this month, and they hope you'll be able to join them for some Holiday Fun and Cheer at one or both of the following:

December 21st - Open Rehearsal, 7:30 - 9:30. Get together with friends and family at the Sunnyvale Moose Family Center, 905 Kifer Rd., Sunnyvale, for two hours of big band music for your dancing and listening pleasure.

"I have been remarkably fortunate in life.  Growing up in a suburban middle class family, I got a great education in public schools and graduated from a state university with a valuable engineering degree.  I have been employed at good companies, run a successful consulting business, and co-founded a very successful ventured-funded startup.  A long while ago, I began to think about how I could pay back some of this good fortune I have had.

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If you love modern jazz piano, then you simply cannot miss Piano Summit III: The Richness and Beauty of Modern Jazz Piano. Saturday, December 5th, the Palo Alto Jazz Alliance, Palo Alto Adult School, and KCSM FM 91.1 present an evening of enthralling music at Woodside Priory School Rothrock Performance Hall, located at 302 Portola Road in Portola Valley.

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Announcing Third Annual Silicon Valley Composer Showcase, March 14, 2010

Calling all local composers! Here is a chance to get your music heard. At our 2010 Winter Series, the Full Spectrum Jazz big band will play compositions by local composers. For the last two years, this competition produced some of the most exciting music heard at the series.

 

Here is how to get your music heard. Submit no

 Side Man by Warren Leight
A moving, dramatic-comedy stage memoir of a '40s jazz musician
through the twilight years of the big band, Side Man is a haunting,
blues-y tale full of characters who will stay in our hearts and minds
for a long time.

Directed by: Dale Albright

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On Sunday November 8, 2009, trombonist Mike Rinta will perform from 8pm-11pm at Anna's Jazz Island in Berkeley, CA, located at 2120 Allston Way.

After backing up scores of jazz and funk stars such as Sly & the Family Stone, Herbie Hancock, and Carlos Santana, Mike Rinta debuts his solo record with a dynamic group of local headliners to join him in celebrating the release of his debut solo