Jazz (03/04/2013)
NJPAC's James Moody Jazz Fest details, new season & more
 Jazz is at the heart of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's 2013-2014 season. NJPAC announced today that renowned bassist, bandleader and composer Christian McBride has joined the Arts Center as its new Jazz Advisor. With his oversight, the new season features the second annual TD James Moody Democracy ...
| Jazz (02/04/2013)
PJ Parker's Original Song 'Dreams Are Meant For Two' In Joe Basile's 'West End'
 Jazz vocalist PJ Parker's original song, "Dreams Are Meant For Two," with music written by her late father, Jazz pianist Thomas E. Parker, will make its motion picture debut in Joe Basile's "West End," screening at the Garden State Film Festival on Saturday, April 6, 2013.
The screening takes ...
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Jazz (02/04/2013)
"Melba!," A Tribute To Melba Liston By Saxophonist/Composer Geof Bradfield, To Be Released On April 16, 2013
 Saxophonist/composer Geof Bradfield's new CD "Melba!," which Origin Records will release on April 16, has been a long time coming. Bradfield's suite for jazz septet, a tribute to the great yet underheralded arranger/trombonist Melba Liston (1926-1999), received its premiere performances last summer ...
| Jazz (29/03/2013)
International Jazz Vocalist & Bassist Kristin Korb Releases New LP "What's Your Story?" And Announces Tour Dates
 "WHAT'S YOUR STORY?," the sixth album from internationally recognized jazz artist KRISTIN KORB answers that very question with 12 timeless tunes that celebrate her story as a jazz vocalist and bassist. "What's Your Story?" will be released on Korb's own label, Double K Music, in the U.S. and Europe ...
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Jazz (29/03/2013)
Reality Check - The Greg Hopkins Quintet + One
 Reality Check on Un-Gyve Records features ten original tracks by superlative composer, arranger, and trumpeter Greg Hopkins plus a new take on the Rodgers and Hart "Spring is Here". Hear the humility and generosity of these master musicians performing these brilliant compositions, a musical dialogue ...
| Jazz (26/03/2013)
"Feels Like Home" Thanks To Saxman MacArthur's Friends
 "When are you going to let me make a record with you?" For years, Grammy-nominated bassist Brian Bromberg posed this question to saxophonist Mike MacArthur. Finally the saxman acquiesced. He grabbed his tenor horn, hopped a jet and camped out in Bromberg's Los Angeles-area home studio until the record ...
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Jazz (26/03/2013)
"Piano Bar After Hours," 4th CD By Boston Jazz Vocalist Jan Shapiro, To Be Released April 9, 2013
 Jazz vocalist and longtime Berklee College vocal professor Jan Shapiro chose to focus on the challenging - and revealing - duo format for "Piano Bar After Hours," her fourth CD and her first since 2007's "Back to Basics." Shapiro tapped six of her favorite pianists, with whom she'd worked in various ...
| Jazz (25/03/2013)
Singer Lindsay Mendez And Pianist/band Leader Marco Paguia Are First To Perform In Lincoln Center's "American Songbook In The Penthouse" Series; Vocal Jazz CD Set For Spring
 Singer Lindsay Mendez and pianist/band leader Marco Paguia are first to perform in Lincoln Center's "American Songbook in the Penthouse" series, March 29th
Evening to Include Songs From their Upcoming Debut Album, Set For Spring
Singer Lindsay Mendez and pianist/band leader Marco Paguia ...
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Jazz (25/03/2013)
Berklee Student Yakir Arbib, Blind Piano Prodigy Who "Sees" Tones As Distinct Colors, Teams With Visual Artist For Multimedia Concert At Kennedy Center
 Berklee Student Yakir Arbib, Blind Piano Prodigy Who "Sees" Tones As Distinct Colors, Teams With Visual Artist For Multimedia Concert At Kennedy Center
- Berklee College of Music presents Israeli pianist and composer Yakir Arbib, premiering his new piece, Waves of Visions, at the John F. Kennedy ...
| Jazz (25/03/2013)
John Beasley To Direct International Jazz Day
 Jazz artist and Music Director for The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz (TMIJ), John Beasley, will head to Istanbul to direct a global all-star list of 35 musicians at a gala concert to mark International Jazz Day including the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Robert Glasper and ...
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Jazz (25/03/2013)
Skope Reviews Henrietta Defreitas "I Wanna Know"
 Henrietta Defreitas is a London-based performer with a love for 80s music and a résumé beginning in the late-90s, when she was backing singer for the jazz-funk outfit Khush.
Since that group's split, she has focused more on composition. Now comes the single, "I Wanna Know," which fuses the jazz ...
| Jazz (25/03/2013)
Legendary Drummer Mike Clark Grooves With Hammond B3 Organist "CT" Thompson
 Legendary drummer Mike Clark is cooken' up a musical storm these days. The Wolff & Clark Expedition on Random Act Records is @#15 on the Jazzweek jazz charts. Clark is the music producer and drummer on Tony Adamo's MILES OF BLU CD. Adamo is a new vocal/hipspoken word artist on Random Act Records. Adamo's ...
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Jazz (22/03/2013)
Autumn Hill Jazz Fest Features Eric Marienthal
 March 14, 2013 - Multi Grammy award-winning saxophonist Eric Marienthal teams up with St. Louis' Bach to the Future (BTTF) to headline a celebratory series of concerts during the first "Autumn Hill Jazz Festival."
The exciting mix of contemporary jazz and classical-jazz fusion highlights Marienthal's ...
| Jazz (22/03/2013)
No BS! Brass Band Confirms Two New Albums Out This Summer Following Collaborations With Bon Iver, Megafaun, Feist, And Sharon Van Etten
 The members of Richmond's No BS! Brass Band have performed with some of the biggest names in indie music-from Bon Iver and Megafaun to Feist and Sharon Van Etten-along with jazz, R&B, and reggae greats like Gladys Knight, Ozomatli, and the Wailers. But something magical happens when the 11 players step ...
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Jazz (21/03/2013)
Saxophonist Plunky Releases New Single "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)"
 Saxophonist J. Plunky Branch's latest single release is a neo-jazz adaptation of the John Legend hit song, "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)." Plunky spices the ballad with some smooth sax, sensual female vocals and well-placed funky go-go beats for a danceable adaptation that is reminiscent of Grover Washington's ...
| Jazz (19/03/2013)
Paris Celebrates Sylvia Bennett's Release Of 'C'est Si Bon'
 April in Paris is an irresistible time of love and wonderment, but in 2013 a special celebration will heighten the city's magic... Marking the release of C'est Si Bon, Sylvia Bennett's new album, the American diva will enchant audiences with a concert at the Renaissance Le Parc Trocadero Hotel on April ...
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Jazz (19/03/2013)
South Florida Jazz Presents Guitarists John Scofield & Mike Stern In Concert April 13, 2013
 South Florida's premier modern jazz organization is very excited to present John Scofield's Hollowbody Band on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. This concert will take place at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center on the Nova Southeastern University campus, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr Blvd., ...
| Jazz (18/03/2013)
Caro Emerald Gets U.S. Release Date, In Stores April 9
 On April 9, Caro Emerald's debut album 'Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor' will arrive in U.S. stores. While it's been bubbling under in the U.S. for months, the album has already proven to be a multi-platinum European success and has won the title of the longest reigning #1 album in Holland ...
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Jazz (18/03/2013)
New Release By Jazz/world Fusion Artist Gino Foti On Net Dot Music Label
 Xenosonic Journeys, the fifth album by jazz/world fusion bassist & keyboardist Gino Foti, has just been released by Net Dot Music, Inc.
A terminal point for the previous four albums, his musical compass points in all directions of the globe, with the arrangements both charted and improvised. For ...
| Jazz (15/03/2013)
The Barns At Wolf Trap Welcomes A Pair Of Virtuosic Jazz Performers, The Debut Of A World-class Bassoonist, And A Hawaiian Music Troupe
 Guitar legend Al Di Meola performs a worldly, eclectic blend of rock, flamenco, Middle Eastern, Brazilian, and African music with jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba at The Barns at Wolf Trap. Over the course of his career, the New Jersey native has sold over six million records and released 21 solo albums. ...
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Jazz (15/03/2013)
Champian Fulton "Sings And Swings" This Spring
 Pianist/Vocalist Champian Fulton is fast becoming a musician of choice in the jazz world as she announces her 2013 "Champian Sings and Swings" tour.
Ms Fulton (27) has exhibited highly regarded performances for some of the largest festivals in the world since coming on to the international scene ...
| Jazz (14/03/2013)
Target and Michael Buble Reunite to Deliver Exclusive Deluxe Edition of "To Be Loved" Featuring Three Bonus Tracks
 Target® Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and three-time GRAMMY® award-winning singer and songwriter Michael Bublé are pairing up again for an exclusive deluxe edition of Bublé's highly anticipated sixth studio album, "To Be Loved." Available only from Target beginning April 23, the exclusive version of the album ...
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Jazz (13/03/2013)
Due To Popular Demand The John A Lewis Trio's Engagement At The Inwood Lounge Has Been Extended Through March
 With a constant growth in attendance February was a successful engagement for the John A Lewis Trio at the Inwood Lounge and their engagement has been extended through March.
The Inwood Lounge Is located inside the lobby of the historic Inwood Theater in Dallas at 5458 Lovers Lane ave on the miracle ...
| Jazz (12/03/2013)
George Benson Offers Students And Musicians An Online, Interactive Jazz Experience
 Students and musicians can now play along with legendary guitarist George Benson on his classic hits Affirmation, Breezin and This Masquerade at PlayAlongJazz.com. Play Along Jazz features an innovative way to learn and improve by practicing with professional musicians recorded in a live setting, and ...
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Jazz (11/03/2013)
Paris Celebrates Sylvia Bennett's Release Of C'est Si Bon
April in Paris is an irresistible time of love and wonderment, but in 2013 a special celebration will heighten the city's magic... Marking the release of C'est Si Bon, Sylvia Bennett's new album, the American diva will enchant audiences with a concert at the Renaissance Le Parc Trocadero Hotel on April ...
| Jazz (11/03/2013)
Onibaba CD Release @ Grand Star Jazz In Los Angeles
 Composer Daren Burns's band, Onibaba will be performing for their debut CD release entitled "Disintegration of Secrets/Apparitions of Kings". Band will feature composer/woodwind veteran Vinny Golia, trombonist George McMullen, guitarist Woody Aplanalp, drummer Yasha Philips, and video artist Kio Griffith.
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Jazz (11/03/2013)
The Eternal Pulse - Official Music Video Release Ancient Rhythms Migrate With Australian Vocal Jazz For World Music Feast!
 Filmed on a winter's day at Ferdy Durke in Melbourne, director Tabata Piccinelli's vision was to weave the creation of the Eternal Pulse album artwork (painted by artist Elizabeth Vercoe) with the vibrant imagery of the group's performance. Inspired by the intense rhythmic language of the music, Piccinelli ...
| Jazz (08/03/2013)
Jazz Trombonist/arranger Earl Mcintyre Releases New CD, Brass Carnival & Tribute! Via Live Premiere Concert
 Award winning Jazz Trombonist/ Arranger Earl McIntyre is known for his rich tones, incredible brass arrangements and diverse repertoire making him a "go to" for performances and arrangements ranging from classical to jazz. His new release, Brass Carnival & Tribute!, showcases many of those attributes ...
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Jazz (08/03/2013)
The Swing Continues At The House Of Spades
 The Jacques Lesure Trio began an amazing Jazz series at the HOUSE of SPADES last month and had the everybody swingin' to tunes like "The Day of Wine and Roses." It was an evening of great music, great food, and great people. The HOUSE of SPADES is located just south of the Jewelry District. A perfect ...
| Jazz (08/03/2013)
Shepley Metcalf Delivers The Soulful Songs Of Laura Nyro On April 26 And 27 At NYC's Metropolitan Room
 From the mega hits—Eli's Coming and Wedding Bell Blues—to the hidden gems like Billy's Blues, vocalist Shepley Metcalf will reprise The Songs of Laura Nyro at New York's Metropolitan Room for two nights in April. The shows will coincide with the release of Metcalf's album, The Songs of Laura Nyro: ...
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