NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Jazz Improv Magazine) - The first annual Jazz Improv LIVE! Convention & Festival 2007, The One International Convention For Jazz Fans - announces a preliminary schedule of headline events (see below for details), and Discount Advance Registration. Taking place this autumn in New York, October 25-28, 2007, at The New Yorker Hotel and Manhattan Center, at 34th Street & 8th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, right in the heart of the jazz world, the event will feature over 150 activities, a 12,000 square foot jazz expo area, and scores of performances, all day and evening, by leading and emerging artists covering the broadest array of jazz genres. Highlights include an exclusive U.S. appearance by the McCoy Tyner Trio featuring
Stanley Clarke and Jack DeJohnette which will be recorded live for release on Half Note.
Legendary jazz historians and authorities Ira Gitler, Dan Morgenstern, George Wein, Ashley Kahn, Michael Cogswell (Louis Armstrong Museum), Loren Schoenberg (Jazz Museum of Harlem), Gary Walker, WBGO are among the list of experts who will be appearing on panels, workshops and interviews about the music, history, recordings, and personalities. Plus, for those who make music - musicians, students, hobbyists, educators - there will be an entire event track focused on playing, improvising, composing, arranging and the ins and outs of the music business, led by some of the industry's foremost players. To take advantage of Advance Registration discounts, including a free bonus copy of Jazz Improv Magazine (300 pages with enhanced companion CD), call 1-888-472-0670, or use the secure automated registration form online at www.jazzimprov.com/live, or by mail to: Jazz Improv Convention Corporation, Murray Hill Station, P.O. Box 1813, New York, NY 10156. For information on SPONSORSHIPS and exhibiting, contact Jamie Cosnowsky, [email protected], 212-889-0853.
Thursday, October 25
Kickoff party/performance exclusively for Jazz Improv attendees in-store at Virgin MegaStores, Times Square location, NY with headliner to be named
Friday, October 26 (evening)
McCoy Tyner - Stanley Clarke - Jack DeJohnette All Star Trio (evening)
Pat Martino Quartet (evening)
Jimmy Heath Big Band (evening)
Geri Allen Trio (evening)
Sun Ra Arkestra (afternoon)
Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra w/Dave Liebman perf. Gil Evans'
Porgy & Bess (afternoon)
Bobby Sanabria (afternoon)
Mark Sherman with Joe Magnarelli, Allen Farnham, Tim Horner, Dean Johnson (afternoon)
Saturday, October 27 (evening)
Stanley Clarke Trio (evening)
Wallace Roney Group (evening)
Jazz Improv All Star Big Band & Guests (evening)
Roy Haynes Quartet (evening)
Pat Martino Guitar Workshop/Clinic (afternoon)
Stanley Clarke Bass Workshop/Clinic (afternoon)
Sunday, October 28
Sunday Brunch at Virgin MegaStores, Union Square
Other events may be added
Advance registration to Jazz Improv LIVE! is suggested so that attendees may obtain proper badges and credentials to ensure entry to the opening event.
Jazz Improv LIVE! is the only international convention for jazz lovers - uniquely designed for jazz fans - consumers - the segment that represents the largest group of customers for jazz records, products, and live performances. Unlike other events that require membership fees, and exorbitant attendance prices, jazz fans can experience four fabulous days of jazz at a very reasonable rate.
TO REGISTER to ATTEND Jazz Improv LIVE! Convention & Festival 2007: 1-888-472-0670, or use the secure automated registration form online at https://www.jazzimprov.com/live. Jazz Improv Convention Corporation, Murray Hill Station, P.O. Box 1813, New York, NY 10156.
