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"This Is Why", the latest release from guitar guru Bill Hart, is a fusion freight train transferring payloads full of blues, funk, rock and jazz. It is precisely this jambalaya of genres that makes Mr. Hart's music so accessible. "This is Why" features five-time Grammy® nominee award winner Mike Stern…
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29 Jan
James Moody and Kenny Barron Release 4A on IPO Recordings
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New York, New York-September 3, 2009-Respected and versatile saxophone player James Moody has collaborated with legendary pianist Kenny Barron on a recent offering on the IPO Recordings imprint titled 4A. 4A features eight instrumental tracks of classic jazz painted with the colors of every level of saxophone from Moody and…
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EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT IS PROUD TO PRESENT JOHN MAYALL’S TOUGH New Studio Album By The Blues Master His 57th To Date ~September 15, 2009~ New York, NY -Over the years, Eagle Rock Entertainment has developed a strong relationship with legendary blues master John Mayall. On September 15, 2009, through their…
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29 Jan
Ithamara Koorax to Release Bim Bom - The Complete Joao Gilberto Songbook Celebrating 50 years of Jo
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While 2008 marked the "official" 50th anniversary of the bossa nova a style first recorded in Brazil by guitarist João Gilberto on the 1958 song "Chega de Saudade"(No More Blues) - 2009 marks yet another key anniversary: the 50th anniversary of the release of Gilberto’s genre defining debut LP, also…
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29 Jan
World Music Artist Eddie Benitez releases new CD, Visions of Angels on NuGroove/Sony Records
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World Music Artist Eddie Benitezpresents~ Visions of Angels ~Eddie’s iconic new CD on NuGroove/Sony Records with special guest vocalists Howard Hewett & Joeleen September 1st For Immediate Release: For more information or to schedule an interview, contact:
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St George’s Singers, one of the North West’s leading choirs, will be performing Will Todd’s Mass in Blue at the Royal Northern College of Music Sunday 8th November, with acclaimed jazz vocalist, Tina May and the RNCM’s very own Jazz Collective. This is not the first time St George’s Singers…
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29 Jan
Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club celebrates 60 plus years of business by the Sylvester Family
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By Vincent Sylvain, The New Orleans Agenda NEW ORLEANS (9/2/09) During Labor Day weekend Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club is hosting Sweet Lorraine’s Community Jazz Festival; a free day-long music extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 & 6, 2009, culminating with the tradition Black Men of Labor Second Line Parade…
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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) September 1, 2009 -- The Al/Capone Band today announced the availability of their new jazz CD entitled, Mr. Smooth. The CD is a mix of smooth jazz, fusion, R&B, funk and Latin music and can be sampled and purchased on the band's new website, CaponeLive.com. The CC…
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Gerald Clayton's debut album was released on ArtistShare on July 1st. It has already been getting rave reviews by everyone from the New York Times to jazz.com. Recently, it was voted in the Top 10 Must Have CD's by the Audiophiliac, a part of C-Net. Two Shade made the list…
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29 Jan
Major Jazz Stars Slated 2009-2010 for Orange County Southern California
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September begins the 2009-10 jazz season impressively in Southern California’s Orange County. Starting Labor Day weekend, the annual West Coast Jazz Party kicks off the schedule, followed in short order by piano great Dave Brubeck, Sept. 24, revered vocalist Tony Bennett Sept 25, and trumpeter genius Wynton Marsalis, Oct. 1.…
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The latest release by the Finnish band Vinyl Jam is a mixture of jazz-rock and funky grooves with a feeling and edgy melodism reminiscent of a "big movie" soundtrack. Nostalgia is mixed here with irony, creating unexpected harmonic turnarounds. Multilevel compositions are all united with a feeling of a live…
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29 Jan
Norman Connors and Stephanie Jordan at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club 10th Anniversary
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NEW ORLEANS (Sylvain Music Notes) In continuation of his tradition of highlighting great singers, Jazz/R&B legend Norman Connors will feature New Orleans’ jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan in concert during the celebration of Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club 10th Anniversary on Friday, September 4 and Saturday, September 5, 2009 for two shows…
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New York, New York-August 25, 2009-Eddie Allen is a trumpeter, composer, arranger; and author-certainly one of the more versatile musicians on the New York jazz scene. Because of his versatility contemporaries will call upon him for his talent to play everything from jazz big band, R&B/Pop, Latin, to symphonic to…
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29 Jan
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Announces The 11th American Heritage Jazz Series
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THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE®, with ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS®,CELEBRATES THE 11th AMERICAN HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES CHICAGO, August 17, 2009 - The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (The CJE) and Artistic Director Jon Faddis announce the 11th American Heritage Jazz Series highlighting the music of BennyGoodman, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane,Duke Ellington and…
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29 Jan
Kate Dumbleton Named Executive Director of The Chicago Jazz Ensemble
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THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE®, and ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS®, WELCOME KATE DUMBLETON AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHICAGO, August 25, 2009 The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (The CJE) and Artistic Director Jon Faddis welcome Kate Dumbleton as the new Executive Director of the ensemble, effective today. She replaces J. Richard Dunscomb, who…
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29 Jan
Paul (Shilts) Weimar to Host Palmdale Jazz and Wine Fest
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cheryl Hughey Promotions
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/314-660-1755 Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival Announces Saxophonist Paul "Shilts" Weimar to Serve as Host PALMDALE, CA The Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival has announced that international saxophonist Paul "Shilts" Weimar" will be hosting the festival to be held on September 12, 2009 from…
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29 Jan
Dave Brubeck to Receive Berklee Honorary Doctorate at Monterey Jazz Festival
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NEA Jazz Master Dave Brubeck, designated a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, will be presented with an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music at the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival, held on September 18 - 20, 2009. The presentation will be made on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in…
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AccuJazz Internet radio continues its periodic roll-out of decade-based jazz channels with the launch of "Decade: '90s," a free, easy-to-use streaming jazz channel playing the best jazz from the 1990s. The '90s were a time of incredible diversity in the jazz world. It's impossible to tether the decade's jazz activity…
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29 Jan
George Wein's Festivals In Newport Drew Younger Audiences
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GEORGE WEIN’S FESTIVALS IN NEWPORT DREW YOUNGER AUDIENCES LISTENING TO ADVENTUROUS MUSIC NEWPORT, RI, August 19, 2009 Fans, social networks, media, artists and the music industry in general are still buzzing following two of the world’s most important outdoor festivals. George Wein’s Folk Festival 50, which took place August 1…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF PALMDALE NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: John Mlynar PHONE: 661/267-5115 DATE: July 16, 2009 Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival Uncorks September 12 PALMDALE - City of Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Director of Parks & Recreation Russ Bird announced the entertainers who will perform at the third…
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