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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2009
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Submitted on 06/30/09 - The 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival set for three days, Sept. 18-20, will celebrate the joy of jazz with a variety of legendary performers and visionary new artists in a weekend of jazz, blues, folk, and American song with performances on multiple stages at the Monterey Fairgrounds in bucolic Monterey, California.
The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage will be the focal point of...
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Press Release by Larry Taylor
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Tony Adamo's new Strokeland Records Release
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Submitted on 06/28/09 - Tony Adamo’s New Strokeland Records Release
Fred E. Harris, Los Angeles, CA
The soul funk artistry of Strokeland recording artist Tony Adamo is about to hit the radio airwaves in the form of a previous hit song written by Tower of Power (TOP) co-founders Stephen “Doc” Kupka and Emilio Castillo. TOP members, Doc Kupka, Tom Politzer and returning member Mic Gillette...
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Press Release by Roc Armani
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Marlon Jordan: Cooking-n-Jazz at Old Point Bar
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Submitted on 06/28/09 - New Orleans - Old Point Bar is very excited to have Marlon Jordan entertain our patrons on Saturday, July 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join Marlon as he serves Hot Jazz as well as a sizzling dish of Shrimp Creole made in the tradition of his family through several generations. Between sets, Marlon spends time on the...
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Press Release by Vincent Sylvain
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Freddie Fox Releases Feelin' It with FREE Single Download
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Submitted on 06/25/09 - NuGroove Records will release Feelin' It by Freddie Fox July 7, 2009. Fans will remember Fox from the Grammy-winning song "Morning" with George Benson & Al Jarreau or for his studio work with smooth jazz notables like Marion Meadows, Warren Hill and Walter Beasley.
Feelin' It is a showcase of contemporary jazz who's who with appearances by have Nelson Rangell,...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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j.dee Releases Smoove on the Move
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Submitted on 06/25/09 - j.dee, the sultry, funky, smooth, soprano saxophonist, has done it again by creating Smoove on the Move...a CD without boundaries and something for everyone. From R&B instrumentals like “It’s On & Crackin'” and “Let’s Walk” to the smooth jazz numbers “Coast Rollin’“ and “Smoove On The Move," there is no style of music that he will shy away from...as...
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Press Release by Cheryl Hughey
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The Ed Palermo Big Band Pays Tribute To Music Legend Frank Zappa
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Submitted on 06/24/09 -
6/24/2009 - New York, NY - Jazz is not dead - at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform 'Contemporary Masters' series, 'Eddy Loves Frank' is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big Band. A brilliantly original...
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Press Release by William James
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New Spencer Day album coming soon
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Submitted on 06/23/09 - (Beverly Hills, CA) – Concord Jazz has announced the release of Vagabond, the new album from up-and-coming vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day. Vagabond marks Day’s first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. The 14-track album will be available on September 8th.
Spencer Day is an artistic vagabond, a modern-day musical nomad. Born in...
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Press Release by Julie Porter
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Kurt Elling Releases New Live Album
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Submitted on 06/23/09 - The new live CD from Grammy nominated jazz vocalist Kurt Elling, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman, is in stores today (CD & digital) via Concord Jazz. Dedicated to You is Kurt Elling's eighth overall album and second release on Concord Jazz. The 12-track live collection features an all-star cast of musicians including...
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Press Release by Cat Veit
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Ron Della Chiesa: Aficionado Hosts Friday Night Jazz Festival Concerts
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Submitted on 06/23/09 - RON DELLA CHIESA: A NEWPORT TRADITION
Aficionado Hosts Friday Night Jazz Festival Concerts
for More Than Two Decades
NEWPORT, RI - George Wein and his jazz festivals have been a tradition in Newport for the past 55 years, but there's another mainstay that music lovers have come to anticipate - Ron Della Chiesa as the host of the Friday night concert at...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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Jazz Gospel Central Debuts With Interviews From Top Artists And Key Information
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Submitted on 06/22/09 - The genre of Gospel Jazz is growing by leaps and bounds. The unique merging of two highly expressive and improvisational African American forms of music has spawned a variety of gifted artists such as Angella Christie, Ben Tankard and Kirk Whalum. It’s with these artists and this music in mind that Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Terrence Richburg, launched Jazz Gospel...
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Jazz News by Andrea R. Williams
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TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
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Submitted on 06/22/09 - For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2009
TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Is Not Cancelled
Toronto – Despite the ongoing city strike, the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival will still be taking place at Nathan Phillips Square, starting on Friday June 26 and running to Sunday July 5. The strike will not affect any of the Festival’s...
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Press Release by Paul J. Youngman
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Internet Radio Station Devoted to Chicago Jazz Artists
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Submitted on 06/22/09 - AccuJazz Internet Radio continues its weekly roll-out of creatively programmed jazz channels today with the launch of "Regions: Chicago," a streaming channel playing over 1,000 songs by artists who have called the Windy City home. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day.
Countless jazz legends have called Chicago home, and the city has...
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Press Release by AccuJazz
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The Kevin Hays Trio Releases Instrumental Jazz Covers On You’ve Got A Friend
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Submitted on 06/22/09 - New York, New York-June 16, 2009- You’ve Got A Friend is Kevin Hays’ first release for 2009. The album was released on the Jazz Eyes label May 1st. An all instrumental foray into the realm of cover tunes, the CD features pop and jazz classics interpreted by the trio in their own special way.
The title track, a Carole King...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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DHR Music Experience Opening Celebration Series # 2
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Submitted on 06/21/09 - DHR Music Experience Opening Celebration Series # 2
featuring Benedetto Guitars
June 27, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
CINCINNATI, June 19, 2009 - Get ready for the experience of a lifetime. DHR Music is proud to announce the second in the series of grand opening celebrations for DHR Music Experience (DHRME). A successful internet-based guitar dealer, the company expanded its efforts by...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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The Ghosts of Harlem: New Book by Hank O'Neal to Hit Stores in July
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Submitted on 06/21/09 - HANK O’NEAL, AUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER,
TAKES 24-YEAR JOURNEY THROUGH HARLEM
NEW BOOK & CD HIGHLIGHT HISTORY OF
RENOWNED NEIGHBORHOOD AND MUSICIANS
WHO LIVED IN AND LOVED HARLEM
(NASHVILLE, TN) Music producer, author, photographer and former CIA agent, Hank O’Neal has plenty of experiences from which to draw inspiration. It would be easy to assume that it was O’Neal’s stint as a spy that gave him...
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Press Release by Carolyn McClair
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Grammy Nominee, Phil Kelly joins ARC
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Submitted on 06/19/09 - Artists Recording Collective (ARC) is pleased to announce that Grammy Nominee, Phil Kelly has joined our roster.
PHIL KELLY BIOGRAPHY
In addition to more than 40 years as a composer / arranger for film, TV, and other media applications, he has written for bands like Bill Watrous' NY Wildlife Refuge, the Old Tonight show band , Doc Severinsen, Si Zentner, as...
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Press Release by Artists Recordings Collective
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New Robben Ford Album Coming Soon
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Submitted on 06/18/09 - Robben Ford to Release
Soul on Ten
Concord Records, August 11, 2009
For Soul on Ten, his fourth and latest album for the Concord Music Group, five-time Grammy nominee Robben Ford is definitely ‘on ten,’ playing with the kind of skill and experience that had Musician magazine dubbing him one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century.”
With eight of...
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Press Release by Julie Porter
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New Stefon Harris Album Coming Soon
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Submitted on 06/18/09 - Stefon Harris and Blackout to Release
Urbanus
On Concord Jazz August 25, 2009
Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris’s 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus. The new release picks up where 2004’s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies...
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Press Release by Julie Porter
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Keyboard Legend Roger Powell Signs with Unicorn Digital and Releases Solo Piano CD
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Submitted on 06/17/09 - 6/17/2009 - Montreal, Qc, Canada - Unicorn Digital is proud to announce that legendary keyboardist RogerPowell (Utopia, David Bowie, Meat Loaf) has signed a deal with the label to release Blue Note Ridge, a collection of improvisations that embrace classical melody, contemporary harmony and impressionist forms on this debut solo piano album.
A stream of consciousness merging styles and eras,...
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Press Release by William James
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Warm Nights, Cool Sounds
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Submitted on 06/15/09 - Corniche Entertainment and Descanso Gardens are presenting a series of evening concerts at beautiful Descanso Gardens in La Canada/Flintridge this summer. The series, called Warm Nights, Cool Sounds, takes place at the Under the Oaks Theatre, and features Latin-flavored jazz from some of Southern California's finest Latin jazz artists. Pictured is Louie Cruz Beltran.
Opening the series on Thursday, July...
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Press Release by Mark Miller
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Berklee Returns to New Orleans Musicians' Village to Build Homes
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Submitted on 06/15/09 - Continuing Berklee's commitment of giving back to the birthplace of jazz, the college's Gracenotes Volunteer Committee is sponsoring its third annual trip to New Orleans. This year, the committee awarded sponsorships to four staff members and four faculty members. The group will travel to Louisiana with two Gracenotes administrators June 22–28 to help build the New Orleans Musicians' Village,...
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Press Release by Mitzi Dorbu
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The 2009 Caramoor Jazz Festival Kicks off this August
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Submitted on 06/15/09 - Katonah, New York – The 2009 Caramoor International Music Festival, hailed by The New York Times as “… the loveliest Festival of them all,” presents its 16th Annual Jazz Festival on August 1 and 2 at the Venetian Theater. Jazz Producer Jim Luce assembles a star-studded line-up of both jazz legends and new forces on the scene.
New York...
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Press Release by Whitney Holden
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iNFiNiEN @ The Jazz Estate
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Submitted on 06/14/09 - Philadelphia-born iNFiNiEN will be appearing for one night on August 19th at The Jazz Estate in Milwaukee. Sharing the nignt with local guest musicians Complex Complex, iNFiNiEN will perform several stimulating sets featuring music from their critically acclaimed independent release. Thier twist of improvisation and songwriting combine eclectic musical personalities into a visionary, unified force. With rock, jazz, soul,...
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Jazz News by Tom Cullen
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Susie Meissner Releases New Jazz CD I’ll Remember April
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Submitted on 06/10/09 - Susie Meissner began performing professionally with a dinner theatre group in the mid-70s earning a paltry $7 a night. The education she received during that tenure goes beyond anything tangible. Prior to that sojourn her lifetime love for jazz and great songwriters began in her youth by exploring that wonderful world through the recordings of Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams,...
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Press Release by Keith 'MuzikMan' Hannaleck
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TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
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Submitted on 06/09/09 - Toronto – What is better than listening to jazz on a sunny afternoon? Listening to FREE jazz! The TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival goes easy on the wallet this year with an exceptional line-up of free concerts. Look no further than Nathan Phillips Square for the Festival’s Lunchtime Concerts presented by Air France and Afterwork Concerts presented by...
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Press Release by Paul J. Youngman
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