Jazz News (3312)
Find out what's going on in the world of jazz through industry press releases, news stories, and staff viewpoints.
22 Feb
Rising Piano Star Romain Collin Introduces Melodically Captivating Sound-Sculpted Trio Project On His Palmetto Debut "The Calling"
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"A visionary composer, an extraordinary jazz pianist and a very bright young rising star in the jazz world." — Jon Weber, host of NPR's PianoJazz French-born pianist Romain Collin introduces an evocatively textured, melodically luxuriant sound on his new Palmetto album The Calling, slated for release on April 24, 2012.…
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In his latest video and mp3 "Nine Miles of Blu," Tony Adamo runs the voodoo down with legendary drummer Mike Clark (yes the drummer who played with Herbie Hancock back in 1974 on Thrust), and references to being in the middle of a happening jazz scene, tipping his verse to…
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The Tel Aviv Jazz Festival is one of the most prominent and important jazz events in Israel. It features both Israeli and international jazz luminaries. This 2012 festival will host famous jazz musicians from abroad who will join Israeli artists in original productions and debut performances.
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Xeric winner Gary Scott Beatty's "Jazz: The Tiki Room" fiction is featured in the free online magazine MuskegonOnline.NET this month only.
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03 Feb
Jazz & Blues Florida February 2012 Online Edition Posted
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The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughoutFloridaand visitors coming from around the world consult this site for information on the vibrant scene to be found throughout the sate.
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14 Jan
Guitar Maestro Lloyd Gregory's Gentle Warrior CD Is Slamming It Up The Jazz Radio Airplay Charts
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The New Year finds award winning jazz guitarist, composer Lloyd Gregory's CD, Gentle Warrior, surging up the jazz indie and radio airplay charts with its first single "Haiti." January 9, 2012, Gentle Warrior jumped from 79 to 46 on the "SmoothJazz.com Current Top 50 Indie Chart." It moved from 23…
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11 Jan
Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Receives Nomination for 2012 OC Music Awards Best Jazz
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Award-winning local jazz vocalist, Chris Williams has been nominated in the category of Best Jazz for the Orange County Music Awards, to be held March 3 at The Grove in Anaheim.
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08 Jan
Jazz & Blues Florida January 2012 Online Edition Posted
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The 11th Goa arts and literary festival at the International Centre in Goa featured the multi talented New-York based singer/actor/dancer/film maker Devika Bhise on the 20th of December.
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28 Dec
Entertainment Cruise Productions continues to sail beyond jazz
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St. Louis, MO (13 December 2011): It began a decade ago when then 70 year-old Anita Berry became the first person ever to charter a full cruise ship to create The Jazz Cruise featuring over a dozen of the genres' grandest musicians. A St. Louis-based company, Jazz Cruises, LLC was…
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28 Dec
Project Grand Slam Releases New Cover of The Hollies Hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" To Benefit Victims of Child Abuse
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Project Grand Slam (PGS), the contemporary electric jazz group, has today released their version of the classic Hollies hit, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", with Special Guest Vocals by Joye Hennessey. The song is dedicated to the victims of child abuse, relating to the Penn State sexual abuse scandal.
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Bangalore based jazz virtuoso Amit Heri recently set off the season at Jazz Inn, Cavelossim, with some absolutely smoking live jazz, along with local jazzmen Colin D'Cruz on fretless bass and Lester Godinho on drums. The Amit Heri trio made sure the venue lived up to it's name. Each and…
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08 Dec
“Boom Town” takes soul-jazz saxophonist Richard Elliot to #1
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The first single from In The Zone explodes at radio as the album garners acclaim
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"What Do We Do” at the Louis Armstrong House Museum?
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Jay Vonada, of Aaronsburg Pennsylvania, will have his CD “Red Pajamas" released” on Saturday January 21, 2012. The group features Alex Sell on Organ and Kevin Lowe on drums. The group plays a monthly gig at Zola New World Bistro in State College PA.
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06 Dec
Kirk Whalum duets with his brother, Kevin, to remake a classic album in a "Romance Language" of their own
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Grammy winning saxophonist’s reimaged take on the Coltrane/Hartman collaboration will be released on Valentine’s Day
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05 Dec
Tony Adamo “Turns in a Great Performance” L.A. JAZZ SCENE REVIEW
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Smooth jazz vocalist Tony Adamo grooves on this latest session with a mix of originals and favorite songs. “Cold Duck Time,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “The Way You Do the Things You Do “and Grover Washington Jr.’s “ Make Me a Memory” share the program with Adamo originals that carry plenty of…
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The Jay Vonada Trio, based in State College PA, will release their debut CD Red Pajamas on January 21, 2012. The group consists of Jay Vonada on Trombone, Alex Sell on Organ and Kevin Lowe on the drums. The album will feature nine original compositions, seven by Vonada and one…
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Bonny Remedios records debut album!
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22 Nov
Trumpeter Mark Rapp Launches Web App to Spread Thanksgiving Cheer
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, jazz trumpeter and composer Mark Rapp launched a simple, but effective, web app (http://thankyou.markrapp.com ) to spread the feeling of thanks and gratitude. It features an original composition by Rapp appropriately named “Thank You” which was recorded and released on the trumpeter’s debut CD “Token…
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