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 Herbie
Hancock, Cassandra Wilson Headline the 2008
Monterey Jazz Festival
 The
Monterey Jazz Festival launches its
second half-century as the West Coast's premier
live jazz event, Sept. 19-21 at the Monterey
Fairgrounds. Among this year's headliners: Cassandra
Wilson, Ledisi, Kurt Elling, Nancy
Wilson, Wayne Shorter, Joshua
Redman, Ledisi, Maria Schneider,
Bill Frisell, and Herbie Hancock. Read
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Bay
Area Saxophonist Hal Stein (1928-2008)
 On April 27,
the Bay Area jazz community lost a great
personality and an original voice: saxophonist
Hal Stein, who succumbed to lung
cancer after a valiant battle...
IAJE
Files for Bankruptcy; '09 Event Cancelled
 The
International Association of Jazz Educators
announced recently that the
organization, promoting jazz education for
40 years, has filed for
bankruptcy. Read
more...
Jazz
at Pearl's Finds New Owners, Stays Open
 Jazz at Pearl's
has received an "11th hour
reprieve" from local jazz lovers, and
the club will remain open for
business. The club's new owners haven't
been announced...
SFJAZZ Kicks Off Ninth Annual Spring Season
 The
San Francisco Jazz Festival celebrates
its ninth popular Spring Series March 6 through
June 20 with more than 40 concerts. Get the full line-up...
Cal
Performances Announces Spring 2008 Concerts
 Sonny
Rollins, Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis, Angélique Kidjo,
and the SFJAZZ
Collective are on tap at this spring's Cal Performances
concerts on the UC campus...
The
Manifestation of St. John Coltrane
 Each
year in San Francisco, John Coltrane is
remembered with a special tribute by the members
of St. John Coltrane African Orthodox Church.
Ross Perlin reports...
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