Pascal Bokar Afro Blue Grazz Band
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Alexandra Jackson Releases 2 Ground Breaking Recordings
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Téka Watercolours of Brazil Appearing at Regattabar 7:30 pm Tuesday, October 23rd
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World-Class Pros Endorse YOU’RE IN THE BAND Cynthia Sayer’s Jazz Play-Along Program
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Dave Sewelson: Music for a Free World – New Recording
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Retro Jazz Singer Laura Ainsworth Announces National TV Debut, Multiple Award Nominations
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Exciting New Live Album Release CD From Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist LYNETTE WASHINGTON
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FRANK CUNIMONDO ALBUM, “EPILOGUE,” DUE FROM MCG JAZZ AUGUST 24
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First Annual Jazz Industry Day Conference Scheduled For September 13 In Philadelphia
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Texas Singer-Songwriter VINCE BELL Reading & Performance w/ RATZO HARRIS and VINNY GOLIA Sunday, August 12th 7 PM
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Frank Russell Live Interview WGN TV Aug 1st + NEW CD Influences
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Book Signing & Performance by Cliff Habian “Jazz Piano Essentials”
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Check Out Alexandra Jackson’s New Single “All One” – featuring Al Jarreau and Oscar Castro-Neves (Top 20 Billboard)
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New Digital Single from Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas “The House of Blue Lights” featuring Chicago pianist Willie Pickens
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AUDREY SILVER QUINTET Appearing @ Club Bonafide Wednesday, July 25th 8-9:15 PM
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Bobby Sanabria’s New CD “West Side Story Reimagined” Hits The Street’s Today
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AUDREY SILVER QUINTET Appearing @ Club Bonafide Wednesday, July 25th 8-9:15 PM
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Jazz In Europe Launches Print Magazine
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Happy Summer Tour! “My Heart Belongs To Satchmo” ROBERTA DONNAY & the Prohibition Mob Band
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Lyn Stanley Announces New Tribute Project The Sultry Collection: Julie London Set For Valentine’s Day 2019
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Bassist Oytun Ersan and his band of jazz fusion all-stars shine on his dynamic new release, Fusiolicious
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Bobby Sanabria’s New CD “West Side Story Reimagined” Aids Puerto Rican Relief Effort
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Book Signing & Performance by Cliff Habian “Jazz Piano Essentials”
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Russell Malone Receives Highlights In Jazz Annual Award
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AUDREY SILVER QUINTET Appearing @ The Cornelia Street Cafe Saturday, Jun 23 – 6:00PM
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New EP from Allen Austin-Bishop “Summertime”
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44th Annual Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash June 22-23, 2018 Hilton Garden Inn Edison/Raritan Center Edison, New Jersey
Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash
For buyers and vendors of 78s, LPs, CDs & memorabilia
44th Annual Jazz Record
Collectors’ Bash
June 22-23, 2018
78s, LPs, CDs & Memorabilia
Hilton Garden Inn
Edison/Raritan Center
50 Raritan Center Parkway
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Schedule & Events
Rare vintage videos each day:
Admission free with Bash admission or $5 for each film show only.
Friday
8:00pm: Rare film and TV clips by jazz collector and film historian David Weiner. Music researcher and film historian David Weiner presents two hours of rare film and TV clips, featuring jazz and pop artists from the 1920s to the present. Among the featured performers are soloists Louis Armstrong, Edmond Hall, Coleman Hawkins, Dave Tough, Benny Carter & more; the bands of Eddie Condon, Vince Giordano, Count Basie, Ambrose, Abe Lyman & Gene Krupa; and vocalists Elizabeth Welch, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Evelyn Dall, Bobby Darin, Buck & Bubbles & the Nicholas Brothers. Plus vintage musical cartoons, newsreel clips and Lobo, the Wonder Dog!
10:00pm: LOREN SCHOENBERG, Senior Scholar at The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, will present a listening session of recordings from the Bill Savory collection. Loren’s presentation will concentrate on recordings, including of Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, which, due to estate restrictions, could not be included in the recently issued Mosaic 6-CD set.
Saturday
2:00 to 3:30pm & 4:30 to 6:00pm:
Two separate film presentations: Will Friedwald’s Clip Joint returns and California jazz film archivist and researcher Mark Cantor will make his first appearance at the Bash. Details TBA.
WILL FRIEDWALD writes about music and popular culture for THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & VANITY FAIR (and reviews current shows for THE OBSERVER and Citiview). He also is the author of eight books including the award-winning A BIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT JAZZ AND POP SINGERS, SINATRA: THE SONG IS YOU, STARDUST MELODIES, TONY BENNETT: THE GOOD LIFE, LOONEY TUNES & MERRIE MELODIES, and JAZZ SINGING. He has written over 600 liner notes for compact discs, received ten Grammy nominations, and appears frequently on television and other documentaries. He is also a consultant and curator for Apple Music.
MARK CANTOR
With a vast archive of more than 12,000 films and clips, Los Angeles music maven Mark Cantor’s spectacular collection of jazz and blues performances is widely considered one of the world’s premier collections of American popular music on film.
Saturday
8:00pm: RON HUTCHINSON co-founder of the Vitaphone Project
This year, in addition to some vintage early talkie shorts and cartoons, Ron will discuss and present the recently restored 1930 Technicolor Paul Whitman feature, KING OF JAZZ. The beautiful restoration features Whiteman, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Frank Trumbauer, Bing Crosby and The Rhythm Boys and pop tunes like HAPPY FEET, A BENCH IN THE PARK, RAGAMUFFIN ROMEO and I LIKE TO DO THINGS FOR YOU.
Admission
General admission: $20.00 covers buyer’s admission for two days (Friday & Saturday).
After 5:00 p.m. Friday (including Saturday re-entry) and all day Saturday admission is $10.00.
Early buyers will be admitted Thursday evening after 7:30pm for $40.00.
Doors open 8:00am on Friday & Saturday
Hotel Reservations
Special hotel room rate of $119 per night, Thursday through Saturday. Other discount rates available for seniors, government employees, and members of AAA, AARP and the military.
For reservations, call hotel before June 7 and mention Jazz Record Collectors: 732-225-0900 or toll free 800-774-1500.
Or, to book online, use the following link for the special group rate.
Directions
By car:
IMPORTANT: Although the hotel address is on Raritan Center Parkway, it is safer to enter the hotel grounds from King Georges Post Road. For those approaching the hotel via Raritan Center Parkway, online mapping websites and GPS devices will instruct you to make a U-turn. Ignore those instructions and follow those below.
Via I-95 (NJ Turnpike) to exit 10. Keep right, follow signs for and merge into County Road 514 – Woodbridge Ave. Keep right and in less than ¼ mile take ramp to Raritan Center. Continue on Raritan Center Parkway. At the first traffic light turn left onto King Georges Post Road. Make first left to hotel.
Via Garden State Parkway south: Take exit 129. Keep right at fork and follow signs for County Road 501. Take CR 501 about 1.5 miles. Entrance to hotel is on right, just before Raritan Center Parkway.
Via Garden State Parkway north: Take exit 127 (Industrial Ave / Riverside Dr). Continue on Riverside Dr approximately 2 miles. Turn right on Clearview Rd and take it to end. Turn left on King Georges Post Rd. Hotel entrance is about ¾ mile on right, just before Raritan Center Parkway.
Via I-287 south: Continue to NJ-440 North and take exit for County Road 514 West – Woodbridge Ave. Keep right and in less than ¼ mile take ramp to Raritan Center. At the first traffic light turn left onto King Georges Post Road. Make first left to hotel.
From Outerbridge Crossing:
- Take NJ 440 South to exit for Industrial Ave / Riverside Dr and then follow directions as Garden State Parkway north, above.
OR
- Take NJ-440 South to I-95 exit toward County Road 514 (Woodbridge Ave) West. Merge into CR 514. Keep right and in less than ¼ mile take ramp to Raritan Center. Continue on Raritan Center Parkway. At the first traffic light turn left onto King Georges Post Road. Make first left to hotel.
By public transportation:
Convenient from Penn Station in New York City, Newark Penn Station, Newark Liberty International Airport and Trenton, NJ. Take NJ Transit to Metuchen station on Northeast Corridor line. From Philadelphia 30th Street Station, take SEPTA to Trenton, NJ and transfer to NJ Transit NEC.
From Metuchen Station:
[or any point within a 3 mile (5km) radius of the hotel] A free shuttle is available to hotel guests and attendees of the Bash. Call the hotel ahead of time for shuttle pickup. From NYC, Metuchen is one stop past Metropark.
Vendors / Dealers
Vendor space: All tables are 6ft x 3ft. Cost in advance is $85.00 per table for 2 days, $55 for Friday only or $35 for Saturday only. A 50% deposit is required. On or after June 20th, cost will be $90.00 per table (for 2 days) on a space available basis.
Dealer Setup: Dealers may set up on Thursday night after 7:30 pm. The room will not be available prior to that hour.
Payment Methods: Payment in advance by check or money order. Cash and checks will be accepted at the door.
In Memoriam
R.I.P. William “Red” Carraro
William “Red” Carraro, also known as The Jazz Hunter, was a Jazz Aficionado, well-known record collector/record dealer, and one hell of a Bass player too.
May 29, 1928 – July 11, 2010
For more information or to be added to
Jazz Record Collectors’ Bash mailing list, contact:
Art Zimmerman / P.O. Box 158, Jericho, NY 11753-0158
(516) 343-7440 / zimrecords@msn.com
Media Contact: Jim Eigo / Jazz Promo Services
272 State Route 94 South #1, Warwick, NY 10990-3363
(845) 986-1677 / jim@jazzpromoservices.com
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Happy Summer Tour! “My Heart Belongs To Satchmo” ROBERTA DONNAY & the Prohibition Mob Band
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Solitaire Miles Releases New Album “Jazztets with Willie Pickens”
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T.S. Monk Brings Jazz Finale to Geneva June 9th
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AUDREY SILVER QUINTET Appearing @ The Cornelia Street Cafe Saturday, Jun 23 – 6:00PM
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Gil Evans Birthday Celebration 6/1 Cutting Room
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Register Now: Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz Camp Early Bird Rates Expire May 31
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Available Now From MVD Entertainment Group New DVD: Randy Brecker – Quintet: Live At Sweet Basil 1988
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MCG Jazz Doc “We Knew What We Had” Wins Gold at Telly Awards
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Register Now: Jazz Institute of Chicago Jazz Camp Early Bird Rates Expire May 31
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David Helbock´s Random/Control “Tour d´Horizon“ From Brubeck to Zawinul CD Release May 25, 2018 on ACT Music
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The Sixth Annual Riverview Jazz Festival Returns to Jersey City!June 1-9, 2018
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Announcing Jazz Flute Bobby Ramirez Father’s Day Concert
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GHB Jazz Foundation / Jazzology Records – Summer Releases 2018
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