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An appearance by Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist, to benefit the Clearwater organization at the Tarrytown Music Hall is in keeping with his interest in the environment. Links from around the Jazz Internet, starting with a fake controversy about the role of old jazz music. Young, aka “The President of Jazz,” was born 100 years ago Thursday. The first album recorded live at the Vanguard, and still one of the best, was made by Sonny Rollins’ piano-less trio in 1956. Noisy but soothing, simple but dense, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen’s trio is primed to confront jazz history’s shadow on its home turf. L.A.-based AEG invested between $25 million and $30 million in the pop star’s comeback. BIRDLAND JULY SCHEDULE LEW TABACKIN and TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI QUARTET Wednesday-Saturday, July 1-4 @ 8:30 and 11pm Music Charges: $30, general seating; $40, premium seating Lew Tabackin is one of the few jazz musicians who maintains a dual musical personality. As a tenor saxophonist, he is a hard-driving, tough-toned player reminiscent of Sonny Rollins or Don Byas. But as a flutist, he can also sound … Jazz icon Sonny Rollins and acclaimed bandleader Maria Schneider added more hardware to their trophy cases this week after each won a trio of honours from the Jazz Journalists Association. Jazz legend Sonny Rollins and big-band leader Maria Schneider each were triple winners at the Jazz Awards, but it was 90-year-old pianist Hank Jones who struck the most sentimental chord. The jazz club’s hosting 2 benefit concerts June 30 featuring Denny Zeitlin, Jon Jang and Taylor Eigsti. Posted by Joe Maxfield NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The family of a jazz guitarist from New Jersey who was killed in the crash of a commuter plane near Buffalo, N.Y., in February has sued Continental Airlines and the flight’s operator.
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