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Jazz Review Barbados Jazz Festival Blog - Jan 12, 2010
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Submitted on 01/12/10 - Etienne Charles and Joe Lovano kicked off the Barbados Jazz Festival last night at the Sunbury Plantation House in St. Philip. Although traveling prohibited the Jazz Review from being in attendance, we will be happily reporting all festivities to you through January 17, 2009 at the festival from our lovely temporary headquarters at The Savannah Hotel in Bridgetown.
"Truly a...
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News Story by Cheryl Hughey
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Best of 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival 2009
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Submitted on 01/10/10 - Jan Matthies Records releases a live recording from the 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival at Konzerthaus Berlin, Germany. The event took place on 28th March 2009 on a Steinway & Sons Concert Grand - Model D.
The 12-page booklet contains Liner Notes by Howard Mandel, President of The Jazz Journalists Association and senior contributor DOWNBEAT Magazine:
"Best of 1st International...
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Press Release by Jan Matthies Music Management
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Tony Adamo’s Voice N’ Soul Music
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Submitted on 01/10/10 - Tony Adamo Reimagines Classic Tower of Power Track
Doc Kupka, Mic Gillette, Tom Politzer (L-R)
Photo by Mark Leialoha at the recording session for "This Time It's Real"
Press Release from Strokeland Records artist TONY ADAMO
Tony Adamo’s Voice N’ Soul Music
Fred Harris, Los Angeles, California
UrbanZone Productions
Strokeland recording artist, Tony Adamo, got a new perspective of Voice N’ Soul when his long time...
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Press Release by Roc Armani
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Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards - Voting Starts 1/11
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Submitted on 01/09/10 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 8, 2010
Contact: Mary Kirk
(416) 565-7211
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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The Residents (LIVE) with Kathrin deBoer ( Belleruche / Bonobo / Tru-Thoughts )
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Submitted on 01/08/10 - Bringing together some of Londons' touring musicians, Kathrin deBoer will front a weekly Thursday night residency at the A Lounge in Trafalgar Square. Taking advantage of migratory musicians the line up will be changing almost every week with special guest musicians from around the world. Expect quality stripped back blues, jazz and soul. This is a work in progress,...
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Press Release by Thomas Mann
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Mort Weiss Releases First Solo Jazz Clarinet Recording, Raising the Bar, on February 16th
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Submitted on 01/06/10 - Boy meets clarinet. Boy falls head over heels for clarinet. Boy spends every
available minute with clarinet. But then the fast life, drugs and alcohol, slowly
seduces, then pries the boy from his true source of devotion. Early passions die.
The clarinet is abandoned. Four decades pass. Finally, one day, the dreams of youth
are resurrected and...
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Jazz News by Cary Goldberg
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Charlie Apicella & Iron City Release New Album Sparks In March 2010
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Submitted on 01/06/10 - New York, New York-January 6, 2010-After the success of the 2009 release Put The Flavor On It you would think guitarist and band leader Charlie Apicella would be hard pressed to duplicate such an outstanding recording. With Sparks due to drop in March, listeners and critics alike will be heaping the praise upon the Iron City ensemble as if...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Dr. Sandifer Makes Our Spirits Soar
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Submitted on 01/02/10 - Dr. Sherri Sandifer, Makes Our Spirits Soar
By Craig Anthony Nicholas
We all like to revisit our childhood at times. Sherri Sandifer is a pediatrician who not only cares for children but remembers wanting to play piano “ever since I could sit on the piano bench unassisted.” Sherri is so thrilled to be going for more as she...
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Press Release by Craig Anthony Nicholas
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Guitarist Stein Turns It Up on Raising The Roof!
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Submitted on 12/30/09 - Guitarist Stein
Turns It Up on
Raising The Roof!
One of the hallmarks of a great jazz artist is versatility. Guitarist and bandleader John Stein is as agile and colorful as it gets, and he simply outdoes himself with each passing effort.
Raising The Roof, his latest, is without a doubt, Stein's most vibrant effort yet, boasting passion, intensity, and a lot of...
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Press Release by Ginny Shea
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A Celebration of the Life of Joe Maneri
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Submitted on 12/23/09 - A Celebration of the Life of Joe Maneri
Irondale Center
February 9, 2010, 8pm
What: A concert to remember and celebrate the life of Joe Maneri
When: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8pm
Where: Irondale Center, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, C train to Lafayette, 1/2/3/4/5/Q/B trains to Atlantic Ave, R/M/N/D/trains to Pacific St
Cost: Suggested donation $10 to be donated to Boston Microtonal Society
Featuring:
Barre...
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Press Release by Lucy Walters-Maneri
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New from AccuJazz.com
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Submitted on 12/22/09 - It's the time of year for giving gifts, spending time with family, and, of course, making year-end top-10 lists. Dozens of jazz critics and bloggers have taken it upon themselves to publish their opinions about the jazz of the last 12 months, and AccuJazz.com has been keeping tabs. The Internet jazz radio site has launched a free,...
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Press Release by AccuJazz
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Jazz Review to Cover Barbados Jazz Festival
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Submitted on 12/22/09 - The Jazz Review has been approved by the Barbados Tourism Authority to cover the 17th Annual Barbados Jazz Festival.
We will be bringing you coverage and reviews of the festival events that are scheduled from January 11-17, 2010. According to the official press release, "This year’s festival will be headlined by 1970’s Motown star Smokey Robinson, and will...
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News Story by Cheryl Hughey
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Grammy Award Winner Howard Levy Launches First Online Harmonica School
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Submitted on 12/22/09 - Grammy® Award Winning Harmonica Virtuoso Howard Levy Launches the First Online Personal Video Exchange Harmonica School
Grammy® Award winner Howard Levy in conjunction with ArtistWorks Inc. (AWI), is excited to launch The Howard Levy Harmonica School (HLHS) – the first ever online personal video exchange school that will teach students around the world to play harmonica, including the various genres...
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Press Release by Justin Brown
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Grammy Nominated Album
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Submitted on 12/18/09 - It would be quite an understatement to say that the Clayton family is musically-inclined. This year, three Claytons—John, Jeff and Gerald—received Grammy nominations. Brothers John and Jeff Clayton were nominated for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group" for their record "Brother to Brother."
Brother to Brother is a compilation of music inspired by songs composed by and/or performed by...
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Press Release by Saori Oya
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Philippe Saisse Is On Top Of World With First Ever Grammy Nod For Best Jazz Album “At World’s Edge”
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Submitted on 12/18/09 - December 16, 2009, New York, NY…Songwriter/arranger/producer, keyboard wiz, and, E1 Entertainment recording artist, Philippe Saisse, scored a personal triumph and first when NARAS voters opted to honor and acknowledge his progressive and daring solo album, “AT WORLD’S EDGE,” with a 2009 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Saisse has enjoyed a distinguished career over the past 30 years,...
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Press Release by Chip Schutzman
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Djangos 100th Birthday - Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival
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Submitted on 12/18/09 - Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival 33 of Europes finest Gypsy Swing musicians 9 concerts 11 workshops London's first ! –
A celebration in honour of the 100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt the legendary Gypsy and guitar genius - Sunday 17th January - Monday 25th January inc 2010
A non profit festival of concerts and workshops 15-35. Limited...
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Press Release by Sylvia Rushbrooke
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Anat Cohen Kicks Off NPR's Toast of the Nation New Year's Eve Broadcast
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Submitted on 12/18/09 - First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and WGBH 89.7 present Anat Cohen, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, kicking off NPR's annual worldwide broadcast, Toast of the Nation. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival. Entrancing audiences on both clarinet and saxophone, Berklee alumna Cohen is...
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Press Release by Mitzi Dorbu
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Songlines Releases Now Available As High Resolution Downloads At HDTracks.com
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Submitted on 12/17/09 - Songlines Recordings, home to such critically acclaimed cutting edge jazz/new music
artists as Jerry Granelli, Michael Blake, James Carney, Benoît Delbecq and Ryan
Blotnick, recently opened a store at HDTracks.com.
Since 2001, Songlines has released almost all of its music as hybrid SACDs. Now,
thanks to the innovative technology that powers HD Tracks, the same audiophile
listeners who...
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Press Release by Cary Goldberg
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The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight Interviews Jazz Master/Icon Producer/Composer George Duke
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - This ITunes Podcast series gives these producers opportunity to interact and learn about what tools to use, the art of practicing, equipment decision making and what steps and strategies it takes to become an “Industry Standard Music Producer, says Spud Too Tight. It is a learning process, not a beat making session and obtaining a good education is also...
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Press Release by Monica Anders
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The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - Minneapolis - One of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven ITunes Podcast to hear some of Billboard's chart topping music producers, composers, arrangers and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, music instruments, their craft, state of the art recording equipment and upcoming projects is The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight on ITunes Podcast and The...
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Press Release by Monica Anders
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The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight Discussed Composition & Song Structure with World Renowned
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - Minneapolis - One of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven Podcast to hear some of Billboard's chart topping award winning music producers, composers, arrangers, vocalists and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, song structure, music instruments, genre, style and their craft, state of the art recording equipment, background and upcoming projects is:
The Producer's Corner with Spud...
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Press Release by Monica Anders
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Concord Music Group Launches Digital Classic Prestige Cover Art Gallery
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Prestige Records and the launch of the new Holiday Music Guide, Concord Music Group have launched an extensive Prestige Records cover art gallery of over 100 classic album covers from the Prestige catalog on their Facebook page.
Containing the best and some of the rarest LP covers produced over the long history of...
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Press Release by Cat Veit
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Antoinette Montague Releases Behind The Smile On In The Groove Label
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - New York, New York-December 16, 2009- Newark New Jersey native Antoinette Montague has come of age with her upcoming release Behind The Smile on In The Groove, distributed through Allegro Music. The album is set for release February 9, 2010.
The Behind The Smile album is a showcase for the vocalist’ diverse range and abilities to take an R &...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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Raydience To Release Debut S/T Album on January 26, 2010
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Submitted on 12/16/09 - Raydience To Release Debut S/T Album on January 26, 2010
Ronnie Ray Padilla assembles an all star cast of jazz players,
including members of Tower of Power
Megawave and MVD Audio are proud to announce the CD release of Raydience – S/T on January 26, 2010.
You know you have something special when current and former members of Tower of Power, Garaj Mahal,...
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Press Release by Clint Weiler
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Ruby Flower Records: Embracing Great Changes for a New Decade
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Submitted on 12/12/09 - Ruby Flower Records Artistic Director!
Ruby Flower Records welcome Dominic Duval as its Artistic Director.
Ruby Flower Records is embracing awesome and positive changes in the new decade and is pleased to welcome New Yorker bassist Dominic Duval as its Artistic Director.
Dominic is one of the most-recorded free jazz bassists on the planet. Associations with producer Bob Rusch's C.I.M.P. and...
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Press Release by Ruby Flower Records
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