Press Releases (1779)
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07 Apr
Alex and Ani to Help Continue the Legacy of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals
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Alex and Ani to Help Continue the Legacy of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals Newport, RI, March 22, 2011 – For the first time in the history of the Newport Jazz Festival® and Newport Folk Festival®, one corporation will be a sponsor at both events. Rhode Island jewelry designer…
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From blues to bossa to ballads to swing to latin to folk to funk to reggae to bebop, singer/songwriter/guitarist Sean Sullivan always serves up a savory gumbo of grooves from his own distinctive melting pot. The southern-born native New Yorker and Tribeca resident believes family heritage and environment are key…
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Critically acclaimed New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett is releasing the third installment of his Bear Thompson trilogy on Saturday, Apri 16, 2011. The Boston Globe calls Bennetts music “a mix of jazz folk and trance." The new album is entitled “Peace and Stability Among Bears." The disc features Bennett on…
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Migration audio CD released. Sound designer Hamilton Sterling & Grammy-award winner Jimmy Haslip release their audio CD of an ambient-jazz soundscape in six movements – a journey out of Africa to the stars. This 2011 release is a stereo remix of the original surround recording. The CD is available now…
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02 Apr
Enter Music Publishing Presents: The 16th Annual Drummies
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San Jose, Calif., -- It’s that time of year, yep, Enter Music Publishing’s Annual Drummies Awards/Poll programs is now officially open for voting. Having gained respect from the drum/music industry as the most comprehensive Award/Polling events, drummers, fans and anybody else interested can now cast their votes online until May…
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01 Apr
Dwayne Kerr Garners Endorsement from GUO Musical Instruments Co.
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Dwayne Kerr, flutist for Erykah Badu, recently announced his endorsement with GUO Musical Instruments Co. As a frequently touring artist, Kerr is a great match for this maker of composite flutes. "I always wanted to own a wood flute, but touring with the additional stress of changing weather and climate…
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13 Mar
Halie Loren Packs The House For Eight Concerts At The Cotton Club And Blue Note In Japan
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Halie Loren, international award-winning jazz/pop singer-songwriter, has already had quite a year with more than nine months still left to go. With 2011 touring under way, she has just returned from a weeks worth of packed-house shows in Japan where she performed at the world-renowned Blue Note (Nagoya) and Cotton…
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Jessy J, Disney and Selmer Team Up Jessy J completes her third solo album, returns from Dubai Jazz Festival and gears up for appearances at Disneys Jazz Celebration "...both Latin influences as well as mainstream jazz come to her as effortlessly as a spray of Latin samba capping a jazz…
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11 Mar
Tarek Yamani wins Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition 2010
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Tarek Yamani Wins 2010 Composition Competition Congratulations to Tarek Yamani, winner of the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Composers Competition, sponsored by BMI. Yamani’s winning composition is titled “Sama’i Yamani.” Tarek Yamani was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. He studied classical piano as a child and then turned his…
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10 Mar
The James Ward Band (The JWB) Tilts the Groove Axis with New Release
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“If Chick Corea Elektric Band and Najee are filed under jazz, so should this CD. Its deep melodicism and sophisticated grooves mark it as an amalgamate between funk and jazz, and its accomplished players make this album rich and nuanced.” – Kevin Rabas, Jam Magazine Kansas City, Missouri / March…
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Ukulele genius Jake Shimabukuro is making quite a stir in the jazz world. In the midst of this acclaim, he will be featured in Orange County,Thursday, March 24, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa as part of a national tour. Born in 1976 in, he has become…
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07 Mar
$50.00 Discount Tickets for Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals Are Back!
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Special $50.00 Discount Tickets for 2011 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals Available for Limited Time Beginning March 8 In Person at Convention & Visitors Bureau Newport, RI, March 7, 2011 – Special $50.00 discount tickets for the Newport Folk Festival® and Newport Jazz Festival® are back! Beginning Tuesday, March 8,…
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05 Mar
The new album by the clarinetist Luca Luciano is now out
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The new album "Partenope" , contemporary music for solo clarinet, by the Italian clarinettist/composer Luca Luciano is now out ( "Masterful Clarinet!" by Musician Magazine). Continuing the journey started with the album "Neapolis" (Red Kite Records, 2005) and "Clarinet" (MCPS, 2008-2010), the compositions (all Lucianos) included in this release are…
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04 Mar
The Digital Guy Foundation Presents a Very Special Appearance at the Oasis Jazz Awards
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The Digital Guy Foundation Presents: A very special appearance at the Oasis Jazz Awards… Three of the hottest contemporary jazz artists around! Las Vegas, Nev. / March 2, 2011 The Digital Guy Foundation is proud to announce the release of their first…
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03 Mar
TC III, B.J. Jansen And The Uptown Jazz Collective Release New Album On ARC - Artists Recording Coll
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T.C. the 3rd, B.J. Jansen and The Uptown Jazz Collective have released, She Do What She Do, on the internationally known ARC Artists Recording Collective Label. She Do What She, is dedicated to T.C.s late mother Trudy Pitts and features one of her original compositions “Psalm 150." Also featured is…
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Savile Studios, under the management of Savile and Chrome Ltd opened its doors in August 2010 and have already been accredited as the UK’s prime spot for Jazz. Working in close partnership with Jazz Yorkshire, the studios have launched Jazz Yorkshire £150/Day scheme which offers the members of the Jazz…
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Woodward Avenue Records Press Release (Gainesville, Florida – February 24, 2011) - Woodward Avenue Records is pleased to announce the signing of pianist Jonathan Fritzen for the recording of a new original single which will be released by Woodward in the late spring of 2011. Fritzen will serve as…
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With a new Miles Davis companion guide right around the corner from release later this month on eBook format and a physical paperback edition following shortly thereafter, there is a lot to be excited about. In the weeks leading up to its release other Miles Davis goodies have been uncovered…
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Monday Night: Live at the Green Mill II Exactly what jazz fans of all ages have been waiting for ! Patricia Barber ( www.patriciabarber.com ) has just released yet another stunning album, "Monday Night: Live at the Green Mill, Volume 2." From the first heart-humming tones of "Triste," to the…
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Canadian jazz flutist Bill McBirnies recent release Mercy has been nominated in the USA for The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs) in the best Jazz Album category. Although based in the USA the IMAs are international in scope with submissions from 70 countries across five continents. Both the…
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