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Jair-Rohm Parker Wells on producing the Apple Loops bass libraries and his new Ayler Records release
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Submitted on 01/08/09 - For_Immediate_Release: United States of America (Press Release) December 25, 2008 -- What do Apple Loops, Reeves Gabrels, spoken word erotica, avant-noise band Machine Gun and the funkiest drummer of all time Jabo Starks have in common? Bassist Jair-Rohm Parker Wells who will be on tour this Spring promoting his new Ayler Records trio release. Jair-Rohm Parker Wells is an...
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Press Release by Jair-Rohm Wells
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Marcus Goldhaber Says Take Me Anywhere With New CD
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Submitted on 01/07/09 - Marcus Goldhaber takes a variety of classic and original jazz tunes and turns them into gold on his new release Take Me Anywhere. As the title suggest the sounds on the new album can literally take you anywhere at any time. This timeless music with the sounds of traditional jazz backed by smooth and reflective vocalizations is reminiscent of...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Barbara King Debut Perfect Timing For Rising New York Jazz Vocalist
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Submitted on 01/07/09 - Timing is everything in life and never is it more important than in the competitive landscape of the music industry.
Brooklyn, New York native Barbara King hopes that the title of her debut CD carries some truth. Perfect Timing is a strong recording and critics everywhere are becoming aware of her presence prompting Lloyd Sachs of the Chicago-Sun Times to...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russell Garcia Music at Iridium on January 14, 6:30 pm
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Submitted on 01/07/09 - CHARMED LIFE: THE MUSIC OF RUSSELL GARCIA
featuring
SHAYNEE RAINBOLT and her FOUR-TROMBONE BAND
"Sensational..." Talkin' Broadway
"Exhilarating..." LA Jazz Scene
"Beautiful..." Downbeat
BY POPULAR DEMAND
Encore Performance at IRIDIUM
JANUARY 14 - 6:30 PM
MAC Award-winning vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt has not only authentically recreated the classic era of 1950s and 60s pop/jazz albums by bringing into the studio one of the great arrangers of that era, Russell...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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Leiber-Stoller Big Band w/Count Basie Reissue Coming!
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Submitted on 01/07/09 - Leiber-Stoller Big Band w/Count Basie Coming Feb. 17th From Collectors’ Choice!
Artist: The Leiber-Stoller Big Band
Title: Yakety Yak
Put the Basie band together with Mike Leiber and Jerry Stoller and you have one gloriously swinging affair! In fact, this 1960 album probably has more legends on it than any other album on our entire Collectors’ Choice Music roster, starting with...
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Press Release by Dave
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Happy 70th Birthday, Blue Note Records
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Submitted on 01/06/09 - Today Blue Note Records celebrates its 70th birthday. The label was born on January 6, 1939 when a young jazz fan named Alfred Lion recorded two of his favorite boogie-woogie pianists at a New York studio. That first session (Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis - The First Day) proved to be the start of an illustrious history that...
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Press Release by Ontargetrita
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Andy Scott Announces New Album Don't Tempt Fate
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Submitted on 01/05/09 - ANDY SCOTT
Announces new album, Don’t Tempt Fate
AVAILABLE NOW EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH iTUNES
IN STORES JANUARY 12th, 2009
Performing @ Joe’s Pub, Wednesday, February 18TH, 2009 @ 9:30pm
New York City-based artist Andy Scott has turned down the amps of his previous work as “Goat” and set out on an organic and bluesy swing-tinged palate of warm storytelling on his new album, Don’t...
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Press Release by John Lavallo
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Gemini Soul Releases - Dark Skin Babies : The Movement - January 20, 2009 (Jazz/Funk Fusion)
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Submitted on 01/05/09 - Press Release: Gemini Soul’s Dark Skin Babies : The Movement
Gemini Soul’s Dark Skin Babies : The Movement to be released January 20, 2009.
San Francisco, CA – Gemini Soul, are known for their eclectic blend of jazz funk-fusion with an electronic element called "Cyber Jazz," announced the upcoming release of their new double album Dark Skin Babies : The Movement....
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Press Release by Pearl Jazz Recording Label
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Grammy Winner Al Jarreau Headlines at All That Jazz Weekend
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Submitted on 01/02/09 - For Immediate Release
Contact: Jay D. Winer, Director of Public Relations
The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
290 Macon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804
(828) 252-2711 Ext. 2000 or (800) 413-4923
jwiner@groveparkinn.com
www.groveparkinn.com
GRAMMY WINNER AL JARREAU
HEADLINES "ALL THAT JAZZ" WEEKEND
Al Jarreau, Kevin Mahogany & The Godfathers of Groove, The Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Bonnie Bramlett and Vince Lewis will perform...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Freddie Hubbard 1938-2008
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Submitted on 01/01/09 - The jazz community is mourning another of its great masters. Legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard passed away December 29th in Sherman Oaks, California. Hubbard celebrated his 70th birthday in March with a special appearance at Yoshi's-San Francisco, along with The New Jazz Composers Octet, an ensemble organized by his manager and fellow trumpeter David Weiss. On Nov. 26th, however, Hubbard...
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Obituary by Peter Westbrook
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Maria Johnston Performs in the Dearly Departed!
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Submitted on 12/27/08 - We're excited to announce, the diversely talented Maria Johnston has accepted the lead role of Lucille in the Stockton Civic Theatre live production of Dearly Departed. The details of what will no doubt prove to be an amazing Live Production are:
January 14 – February 8, 2009 A Comedy by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones Directed by Jim Coleman Rated PG-13 (For Mature...
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Press Release by William Jackson
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John Temmerman Releases Third recording
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Submitted on 12/25/08 - Multi-reedist and Skokie, IL native John Temmerman’s new recording, Live in Evanston – John’s Mixed Bag captures his band in live quartet and quintet performances from 2007 and 2008. “It's a live recording, which is a first for me… Probably the last,” he says drolly in his characteristic dry manner. “I've learned that live recordings are much more involved...
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Press Release by John Temmerman
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Berklee's World Scholarship Tour Visits Australia for the First Time
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Submitted on 12/23/08 - Berklee College of Music, the world's premier college of contemporary music, will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events in Australia for the first time as part of the college’s World Scholarship Tour. Berklee’s A&I events offer talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. Auditions will be held in Melbourne on January 6, 2009,...
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Press Release by Mitzi Dorbu
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New CD Release, Looking To The Light
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Submitted on 12/19/08 - Indigo Dream Music releases a new single, 'Looking To The Light', an original song by Sylvia Winsby. Glowing jazz harmonies warm up the winter holiday season in this duo recording featuring Murray Low, Grammy nominated pianist, with Sylvia's heartfelt vocal. Their sound feels like a private concert in your living room, setting a mellow tone for gatherings or moments...
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Press Release by Sylvia Winsby
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Stephanie Jordan to honor Lena Horne at 40th N.O. Jazzfest
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Submitted on 12/16/08 - New Orleans, LA - The 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell (April 24-26 & April 30-May 3) will celebrate 40 years of musical and cultural history at next year's star-studded event. The Stephanie Jordan Large Band will perform during the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Saturday, April 25, 2009 in a special ‘Tribute to Lena...
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Press Release by Vincent Sylvain
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Marco Granados Celebrates The Music of Venezuela On New Release
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Submitted on 12/16/08 - New York, NY - December 16, 2008- Prepare to take a vacation unlike any other! Warm culture, proud tradition, and undeniable spirit come together in the form of passionate music with renowned flutist Marco Granados’ newest release Music of Venezuela. The record embodies the infectious joy of Granados’ homeland and serves as a whirlwind tour of jazzy, Latin America-inspired...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Heating Up The Winter Season
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Submitted on 12/14/08 - J-Mood Jazz Band takes these holiday classics for a fresh spin through the winter snow. These superstar musicians have a warm, inviting vibe that is irresistible. The interplay between the piano sax and vocals is remarkable. Note the opening track, "Jingle Bells". This standard melody jumps to life as the conversation between Mr. Carrozza's piano and Mrs. Carrozza's vocals...
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Press Release by Karen Frieske
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Garry Dial and Terre Roche-Us An’ Them: A Collection of National Anthems
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Submitted on 12/14/08 - New York, NY-December 9- Musicians have long set out to bring the world closer together with their music, but few endeavors have been as ambitious and successful as Garry Dial and Terre Roche’s Us An’ Them: A Collection of National Anthems (Made In New York). Jazz pianist/arranger/educator Dial and folk guitarist/singer-songwriter Roche have both sought to bring about positive...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Zach Bandolin Debut CD Single Release
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Submitted on 12/12/08 - Canada (Press Release) December 10, 2008 -- Zach Bandolin's debut single featuring the first single "Song for Mae" will be available for purchase early January 2009 via iTunes, Amazon (MP3), Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, GroupieTunes and Lala.
He is currently in the process of completing his first full-length album entitled "Pages from my book," co-produced by New Elk Records. This album...
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Press Release by Martina McFly
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Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 29 Grammy Awards
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Submitted on 12/10/08 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and one faculty member for a total of 29 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of fields, including pop, rock, rap, alternative, jazz, Latin, country, polka, producing, engineering, arranging, and composing. To date, 58 known Berklee alumni have won a...
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Jazz News by Mitzi Dorbu
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Yamaha Artist Endorsement given to Aziza Miller on 11/04/08
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Submitted on 12/09/08 - Aziza Miller was endorsed as a Yamaha Artist on Nov. 4, 2008. Aziza ( formerly known as Linda Williams) wrote the platinum hit song entitled La Costa which was recorded and reached platinum sales by singer Natalie Cole and was re-recorded by such artists as Ahmad Jamal, Jorge Dalto, Francisco agua bella, Phil Upchurch, Bill Perkins, to name a...
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Press Release by Linda Miller
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AccuJazz Internet Radio Now on Blogspot and Twitter
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Submitted on 12/08/08 - Leading jazz internet radio station AccuJazz.com is expanding its online footprint with a new presence on micro-blogging site Twitter (twitter.com/accujazzdotcom) and popular blogging network Blogspot (accujazzblog.blogspot.com).
Program director Lucas Gillan will update the two sites with info related to AccuJazz and its parent company, AccuRadio (accuradio.com), as well as his take on noteworthy jazz news. The Twitter feed and...
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Press Release by AccuJazz
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Red Rock Hot Club Release Some Hot Swing for 2009 with Gypsy Daydream
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Submitted on 12/07/08 - RED ROCK HOT CLUB RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW UP TO GYPTOLOGY: “GYPSY DAYDREAM” GYPSY JAZZ MUSIC CD
In collaboration with Red Rock Entertainment, the Django Reinhardt tradition continues with the eagerly awaited release of “Gypsy Daydream.” This disc includes fourteen newly recorded songs, including two new pieces written by Red Rock Hot Club creator Rich D’aigle. The Hot Club...
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Press Release by Rich Daigle
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Charmaine Clamor Releases A Filipino Serenade on FreeHam Records
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Submitted on 12/06/08 - Hailing from the regional town of Subic-Zambales, Charmaine began her singing career at age 3, entertaining passengers in the back of buses traveling to Manila. As time passed in her childhood, Charmiane provided a complement to her mother on piano as she sang kundiman (Filipino torch songs) and English classics. It was those fond memories that inspired her love...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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New Orleans Holiday Parade & All-Star Outdoor Jazz Concert
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Submitted on 12/05/08 - NEW ORLEANS 12/4/08 - There's no place like home for the holidays, and for the first time in several years, Canal Street will feel like home during the Canal Street: Your Home for the Holidays campaign. The Downtown Development District has a month of activities designed to bring people back to the famous corridor for shopping, dining and sight-seeing....
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Press Release by Vincent Sylvain
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