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Tim Cunningham Revs Up with Manchester Rd.
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Submitted on 02/21/07 - Soulful and sexy, this R&B saxophonist shows both a tender and funky side in MANCHESTER RD. The CD kicks off with the grooving title-track that serves as a testament to the saxman's ability to burn up the keys on the horn, while songs like "Sadie" and "Heart, Mind & Soul" show a level of emotional maturity that can only...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Kennedy Center Concert Available
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Submitted on 02/19/07 - The Vince Lewis / Steve Abshire Quartet concert performed Feb 7, 2007 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC is now available through a link from www.vincelewis.com. The quartet includes Vince Lewis and Steve Abshire on guitar, and the terrific rhythm section of Tommy Cecil (b) and Chuck Redd (d). This complete one hour performance plus some great archived music...
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Press Release by Vince Lewis
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World Whos Who in Jazz Cabaret Music and Entertainment
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Submitted on 02/19/07 - Press Release
Times Square Press http://www.timessquarepress.com
JUST PUBLISHED, THE BOOK OF THE SEASON:
WORLD WHOS WHO IN JAZZ, CABARET, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT (6 VOLUMES)
In collaboration with the Federation of American Musicians, Singers and Performing Artists (FAMSPA) http://www.federationofamericanmusicianssingersandperformingartists.org Times Square Press has just published 3 massive volumes (1,940 Pages, large format) of the WORLD WHO¡¦S WHO IN JAZZ, CABARET, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT....
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Press Release by carol lexter
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Retired NBA Superstar Trades Basketball for Billboard Charts
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Submitted on 02/17/07 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Francisco, CA--February 19, 2007--Retired NBA Superstar, Terry Cummings has made a smooth transition from the NBA to the recording studio. The former NBA star formed the Cummings Entertainment Group several years ago to manage his record, film, internet, and multimedia ventures. Terry, a self-taught musician, has recently found a home for his signature style of smooth...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Victor Valente
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Submitted on 02/14/07 - Greatmoon Records and Victor Valente Publishing proudly announce the release of Alto Saxophone extraordinaire Victor Valente's Sophmore studio CD entitled "New Life," which will be released on April 27th. The title track (inspired by Victor's experience of leaving his long time residence in the Bronx to come back to New Bedford, Ma. his place of birth and starting a...
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Press Release by neo
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Count Basie, Duke Ellington & more featured in PBS documentary 'The Soundies'
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Submitted on 02/14/07 - A very special historical music documentary to be aired on PBS in March 2007 chronicling the first music video format known as "The Soundies". Presented by four-time Grammy nominee Michael Feinstein, The Soundies: A Musical History is a must-see for jazz music and history enthusiasts everywhere, as PBS brilliantly captures never before seen footage of the greats that started...
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Press Release by Glenn Holmes
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Richard Hart Releases Fearless Shores
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Submitted on 02/14/07 - A veteran of the music scene, Hart has opened for jazz legends like Ron Eschete, Tom Scott, Russell Malone, McCoy Tyner, Mel Torme, and Kirk Whalum.
Seasoned by the American and European tour circuit, previous partnerships include a successful tour with Larry Pierce (Blood, Sweat and Tears).
Hart’s studio work and writing talents eventually landed him an appointment as...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Slim Man is Back with Solstice
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Submitted on 02/14/07 - In a world where the art of original songwriting seems to be lost, find solace in the new CD Solstice from singer/songwriter Slim Man.
Solstice features that singular Slim Man sound, a style J.D. Considine (Rolling Stone) calls "...a near-perfect example of how jazz and soul can be combined as pop." Add Spanish guitarist Marc Antoine to the mix,...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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It's all systems go for Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2007
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Submitted on 02/14/07 - Organisers of the 8th Annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival 2007 announced a further 12-African and overseas artists that will perform at this year’s festival scheduled for Friday 30 and Saturday 31 March.
The 12-names that were revealed to the media today at the Johannesburg's Standard Bank Gallery join the initial line-up of 22-groups announced in January. A total...
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Press Release by Eric Alan
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Andrew Neu and a Stellar Cast Launch
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Submitted on 02/13/07 - Saxophonist Andrew Neu has shared the stage with the likes of Sir Elton John, Peter Nero and The Philly Pops, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Manchester, Mel Torme, Malcom-Jamal Warner, The Four Tops and The Temptations, among others. This nationally acclaimed saxophonist, arranger and composer has also recorded with such names as Sister Sledge, Manhattan Transfer and jazz legend Buddy DeFranco....
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Firehouse 12 Announces 2007 Spring Jazz Series
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Submitted on 02/13/07 - Firehouse 12 will launch its 2007 Spring Jazz Series on March 16th with a performance by Hartford-based trombonist Steve Davis' quintet featuring New Haven native, saxophonist Mike DiRubbo. This weekly series, which presents jazz and creative improvised music concerts in an intimate 75-seat performance space inside a state-of-the-art recording studio, will continue through early June.
All performances will include...
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Press Release by Scott Menhinick
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Highly Esteemed Blues Drummer Chico Chism Dead At 79
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Submitted on 02/08/07 - Napoleon “Chico” Chism, one of the most well traveled and busiest blues drummers of the 20th century, passed away Jan 28, 2007 at age 79. His health had been in decline since he suffered a stroke in 2002 in his adopted state of Arizona where he had resided in Phoenix since 1986.
Chism is probably best known as Howlin’ Wolf’s...
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Obituary by Gary Tate
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Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace
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Submitted on 02/08/07 -
400 W.43rd Street, Suite 21L • NY, NY • 10036
News Release
CONTACT:
Debra R. Cerritelli
212.202-0515
Jazzmgmt@aol.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RICK DELLARATTA AND JAZZ FOR PEACE TO CELEBRATE
5TH Anniversary of their Historic United Nations Concert!
New York, NY– Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace will celebrate their Historic United Nations Concert with a World Tour in 2007. On September 25, 2002, Jazz for Peace...
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Press Release by Debra R. Cerritelli
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James Moody Scholarship Fund Benefit Concert
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Submitted on 02/07/07 - JAZZ LEGEND JAMES MOODY HEADLINES CONCERT TO BENEFIT JAMES MOODY SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT PURCHASE COLLEGE at B.B. KING'S BLUES CLUB AND GRILL, NEW YORK CITY MARCH 26 ~ 7:30 p.m.
NEW YORK, NY, February 7, 2007 - Jazz great and saxophonist James Moody headlines Moody & Friends, a concert to benefit the James Moody Scholarship Fund at Purchase College...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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Sonny Rollins
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Submitted on 02/05/07 - Luckily, it wasn’t cold enough to not feel circulation in our feet waiting outside the Consulate General of Sweden New York. Our hands were warm enough to shake the ones of the man who got us inside early.
Composer Steve Reich looked like the consummate New Yorker – baseball cap, three-quarter length jacket with the upturned collar to guard against...
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Jazz News by Cheryl K. Symister-Masterson
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DEXTER GORDON & WOODY SHAW on ITUNES!
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Submitted on 02/04/07 - WOODYSHAW.COM & DEXTERGORDON.COM join *iTunes*
FEBRUARY, 2007, the two joint sites will enter in their first agreement wth iTunes for the digital distribution of UNRELEASED, DOWNLOADABLE Woody Shaw & Dexter Gordon recordings!
This is expected to be the - as of yet - most succesful medium for the release their archival treasures.
First up in the catalog is "Invitation", Volume...
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Jazz News by Woody
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Michael White Quintet A Finalist In The 2006 ISC
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Submitted on 02/02/07 - The 2006 International Songwriting Competition has informed that the song "Mechanical Man" from CD "Voices" has been selected as a finalist in the Jazz Category. And quotes "Being selected an ISC finalist is an accomplishment that acknowledges true songwriting talent. The ISC finalists were chosen out of almost 15,000 entrants from 88 countries, making this an extraordinary achievement on...
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Press Release by Michael White
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Greg Osby to Perform with Students at Berklee, Feb. 8
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Submitted on 01/31/07 - Pioneering Saxophonist/Composer Greg Osby to Perform with Students at Berklee Performance Center, February 8
Berklee celebrates Black History Month and the college’s new Africana Studies curriculum with influential post-bop jazz saxophonist and composer Greg Osby, Thursday, February 8, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. Osby and Berklee student musicians he will rehearse and shape...
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Press Release by nick balkin
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MUSIC OF THE RAG NOT SO “RAGGED” FOR ONE ARTIST
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Submitted on 01/30/07 - The traditional turn of the 20th century sounds of Scott Joplin may seem as antique as the Baroque music of the great Antonio Vivaldi to many modern musicians. Reginald Robinson however is a lover of the birth mother of bebop and jazz and aims to preserve the preciousness of a seem-to-be-forgotten genre- Ragtime.
Robinson is an African-American self-taught composer...
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Press Release by Reginald Robinson
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Pookie Hudson of Spaniels Fame Passes
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Submitted on 01/30/07 - Pookie Hudson, lead vocalist of the Spaniels, passed away recently at age 72 after battling lung cancer for a couple years. Until the very end, he was totally engaged in his life’s calling, still performing and recording throughout 2006, and thrilling fans who have been delighting to his artistry for over a half century. The Spaniels signature tune was...
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Obituary by Gary Tate
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Black Hat Records new CD releases:
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Submitted on 01/30/07 - San Francisco, CA; Black Hat Records is proud to announce it’s fourth release: an indefinite suspension of the possible (Black Hat Records BH-1004) by Cooke Quintet.
Cooke Quintet is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and draws upon the inspiration and creative energy of multi-cultural and diverse music from around the world and from inside and outside the...
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Press Release by Black Hat Records
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Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Series: Fifth Edition Due Out Feb 6th
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Submitted on 01/29/07 - Prestige inaugurated its Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Series in March 2006 with ten seminal titles, then continued in June, July and September with five more discs each month. The fifth edition features the following classic jazz releases re-mastered by original engineer Rudy Van Gelder with original and new liner notes: - John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio: Traneing...
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Press Release by Glenn Holmes
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Blake Aaron's Hot New Single Arrives!
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Submitted on 01/29/07 - As Blake Aaron prepares for third Innervision Record record release, the
"Come on Over" single is currently up for adds on contemporary jazz
radio.
Blake Aaron has been a guitarist on the national music scene
for many years as a live performer and in the studio. He has been the guitarist
for such television shows as "MAD TV" (FOX), "10-8" (ABC),...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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Brandino in 2007
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Submitted on 01/27/07 - 2004 was an amazing year for the man who beat all the odds to become one of the most prominent and successful bassists of our time. It began when the rap group, OutKast won the coveted Grammy awards for both “Album of the Year” as well as “Best Rap Album of the Year” –an album on which Kevin Brandon...
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Press Release by Lora De Mars
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New CD Release
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Submitted on 01/26/07 -
Alessio Alberghini – soprano sax
Tiziano Zanotti – double bass
After the success of the cd “Tarabuk – Dialogue between accordion and double bass” (Velut Luna 2006), on 16 January 2007 the bass and double bass player Tiziano Zanotti reselased his new cd “Influences” (on the new label Echoes), featuring the sax player Alessio Alberghini.
In this work, Tiziano Zanotti and Alessio Alberghini have decided to...
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Press Release by Echoes
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