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Sony BMG Masterworks announces the first recording in a new, exclusive partnership with the world's leading flute player, Sir James Galway – O'Reilly Street, available worldwide on September 16, 2008. The album reflects an exciting collaboration between Galway and the hot, two-time Grammy-nominated Cuban music group, Tiempo Libre, acclaimed for its high-voltage timba music, an exuberant combination of Latin...

It would seem that a Senegalese griot singer who plays the traditional West African
21-stringed kora would have little to discuss musically with a German-born, New
York-based jazz trumpeter. But today’s cross-cultural fusions often transcend both
geography and genre, and whether it was fate or design that brought together Ablaye
Cissoko and Volker Goetze, it is we who are the beneficiaries. On October...

This November 11th, Motéma Music, the Harlem based record label that is home to Rufus
Reid, Marc Cary, Lynne Arriale and Roni Ben-Hur among other top jazz talent, will
release the first in their new ‘Jazz Therapy’ series of charitable fund raising CDs
produced in association with the Jazz...

 The Jeremy Milligan Quintet is performing at 7pm on October 25th, 2008 at the Unitarian Church , 121 North Pleasant St in Amherst in support of the new album ‘Still Moving’ scheduled for release this September.   Tickets are available at the...

To celebrate the thriving and ongoing relationship between Seattle's Origin Records and some of Chicago's top improvising musicians, Andy's Jazz Club presents 8 wide-ranging groups...

Trombonist Wayne Wallace has released the second installment in his trilogy, making each disc a compact microcosm of Latin-jazz, funk, R&B, soul, and tribal music and forming harmonious unions on each.  This second disc in this series entitled The Nature Of The Beat, features Melecio Magdaluyo and Ron Stallings on saxophones, Frank Martin on piano and synthesizer, and Louis Fasman on trumpet to mention only a few...

Las Vegas -- The much awaited return of the Buddy Rich Memorial Concert is now over. In late August, Cathy Rich, daughter of the late, legendary drummer Buddy Rich,...

Embedded along Peters Street, in the Historic Castleberry Hills District of Atlanta, sits a quaint unassuming loft.  Studio 281 is a serene brick structure that blends in well with its surroundings.  A red neon sign placed strategically...

Timbrando, the Meridian Arts Ensemble’s ninth CD, will be released August 12th on Channel Classics.  The appropriately titled CD (Portuguese for “making a tone” or “sounding,” related to the word “timbre”) is a cross cultural “travelogue” of music the group collected while on tour in Latin and South America and the U.S.  Several pieces were commissioned for their visit...

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No Illusion: There’s drama, sensuous guitar playing and mystique in an Eddie Benitez concert, but there’s no magic...

'Angel with the devil's eyes' is the the first single from Nick Langston's brilliant new album 'Captivated' and is available digitally from all major stores. It's the kind of cool song you'll be sure you've heard before - a laid-back contemporary jazz tune with all the makings of a classic.  Nick's laid-back vocals sail through the song, perfectly complemented...

Jay, who is a musician in the central region of Pennsylvania, plays in several bands. They are all diverse in their musical styles. Although music is not his full time profession, he spends hours practicing and performing in a variety of settings, from pit orchestras, to jazz combos, to big bands. The CD will feature 8 original compositions, from...

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The 2008-2009 Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee presents eight concerts featuring Melissa Ferrick, Eva Ayllon, Daniel Lanois, Wayne Shorter, and much more. Many of these artists will perform with Berklee students, faculty, or alumni, showcasing Berklee's own heavy-hitters alongside the best of contemporary folk, jazz, Latin, pop, and r&b. Berklee is pleased to welcome Borders as the supporting...

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