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Trumpeter, Educator Jim Rotondi Dies at 61
Jim Rotondi, a renowned hard-bop trumpeter, composer and educator, died suddenly on July 7 at a hospital in France. He…
Marcus Miller will host next year’s North Sea Jazz Cruise, which will be launched from Copenhagen on July 5, 2007. The cruise will then travel to Sweden, Norway and Germany before docking in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where it will serve as a floating hotel for the North Sea Jazz Festival, July 13–15, before concluding its voyage on July 17.
Confirmed acts include Dee Dee Bridgewater, James Carter, Roberta Gambarini, Roy Hargrove, Lionel Loueke, McCoy Tyner and Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood.
For more information go to: northseajazzcruise.com
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