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HEAVEN ON EARTH "Heaven on Earth'' An all-star collective led by saxophonist James Carter, organist John Medeski, and bassist Christian McBride, Heaven on Earth has out-Soulived Soulive with a batch of long, grooving jams.

The nitty-gritty organ trio Soulive were just right to keep up the momentum of the London Jazz Festival.

But while the wounds from his split with the funk band Soulive are still fresh, Toussaint Liberator is already bouncing back stronger than ever.

Seventeen years after it began tricking neo-Deadheads into listening to jazz, the trio of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood is the certifiable leader of an entire movement.

Bangor-based keyboard player Nigel Hall performs recently. Every musician, whether theya ll admit it or not, dreams of the day they get their big break.

The Westcott Theater This September The Westcott Theater entered into its second year of operation and its early success indicates that it will be Upstate New York's premier live music venue for years to come.

Although they held comfortable success in the northeast, things dwindled down when the band tragically lost bass player John Hall to cancer in late 2004 AGP soon parted ways.

Fans of progressive/jam band Revision can catch the trio at its various gigs. Or they can catch the group Dumpster-diving for cooking oil behind a local restaurant.

Ithaca-based jam band endures Dumpster-diving indignities to keep its environmentally friendly tour van going Jinelle Shengulette Revision, from left, is Nick Bullock, Devon Reehl and Jon Petronzio.

Few guitarists on the scene today can boast a longer, more diverse and accomplished career than that of perennial blues-jazz great Robben Ford.

It all comes down to timing. At the convergence of the launch of Royal Family Records, the release of the album "Up Here," and the celebration of 10 years in the business, the band Soulive presents "The Royal Family Get Down," a full-day live music festival to be held Saturday at the Pines Theater in Look Park.

Heaven on Earth Heaven on Earth Half Note ESSENTIAL "Diminishing'' You might want to dismiss the all-star jazz collective calling itself Heaven on Earth as a shameless attempt to jump on the Soulive bandwagon.

Cool show: Ken Vandermark was an unknown Chicago saxophonist in 1999 when, in the midst of a show at the Bop Shop, he received a phone call that he'd just been awarded the prestigious MacArthur 'Genius' Grant.

As previously reported, Brooklyn Bowl will celebrate the launch of its full Blue Ribbon food menu this week with a series of free shows.

Cool show: Ken Vandermark was an unknown Chicago saxophonist in 1999 when, in the midst of a show at the Bop Shop, he received a phone call that he'd just been awarded the prestigious MacArthur 'Genius' Grant.

As previously reported, Brooklyn Bowl will celebrate the launch of its full Blue Ribbon food menu this week with a series of free shows.

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is joined by his quartet for performances tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 and 11 p.m. 315 W. 44th St.; 212-581-3080. BLUE NOTE: Singer Tessa Souter, who mixes jazz with flamenco, Indian and Middle Eastern music, celebrates the release of her new CD with performances on Monday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. 131 W. Third St.; ...

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson is joined by his quartet for performances tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 and 11 p.m. 315 W. 44th St.; 212-581-3080. BLUE NOTE: Singer Tessa Souter, who mixes jazz with flamenco, Indian and Middle Eastern music, celebrates the release of her new CD with performances on Monday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. 131 W. Third St.; ...

The New York-based funk-powerhouse trio formed its own record label, Royal Family Records , released its latest studio endeavor, Up Here , which has been available as a download and will now be available on CD with a bonus live DVD today, July 7. The band has toured nationally this past Spring and launched their own festival, The Royal Family Get ...

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