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Distinguished Jazz Musician And University Of San Francisco Performing Arts Instructor Releases New Edition Of Celebrated Literary Offering 06 October, 2015 Brilliant San Francisco Bay Area musician, composer, bandleader and educator, Dr. Pascal Bokar Thiam, was overwhelmed by the extraordinary success that his book received upon first publication. As all information contained in the widely-received "From Timbuktu to the Mississippi Delta: How West African ...	Towards Freedom By Oswando Jazz Quartet 06 October, 2015 Born in Kinshasa, Oswando left with his family to France, Basse-Normandie when he was 9 and then learnt French at his arrival. There, he has luckily come across the ex-Black Panther activist Jean McNair who has avoided him to land in the streets and who has made him discover America history and its ...
TGZ Band To Release Their Second Album "Time To Begin" On October 16, 2015 05 October, 2015 The TGZ Band, a group of professional musicians whose credits include playing with many of the top rock, pop, jazz and blues bands in the United States and abroad, will release their second album, titled "Time To Begin" on October 16, 2015 on Ocean Records. The new album crosses several music genres ...	Uplifting Jazz-Inspired Multi-Instrumentalist Ollyi.on Releases Positive And Encouraging Single 'Joy' 01 October, 2015 Ollyi.on is a singer/songwriter and producer based in Farnborough, Hants in the U.K who plays the flute, saxophone, keyboards, bass, guitar, drums, violin, trumpet and harmonica. As a multi-instrumentalist, it is not surprising that jazz has inspired his prolific songwriting to date. Ollyi.on started ...
Grammy Award-Winning Gregory Porter To Join Star-studded Roster For First Ever Blue Note "Jazz At Sea" On Board Queen Mary 2 28 September, 2015 Cunard is thrilled to announce that Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, Gregory Porter, will be performing on board Queen Mary 2 during the first-ever Blue Note jazz themed cruise, which will debut 29 October 2015. Porter, described by The New York Times as "a jazz singer of thrilling presence, ...	Back After 60 Years Erroll Garner's The Complete Concert By The Sea Debuts No 1 On Billboard Jazz Chart And No 93 On Billboard's Top 200 Chart 28 September, 2015 Iconic Jazz artist Erroll Garner's greatest concert album was already one of the best selling jazz albums of all time. The newly expanded album, The Complete Concert By The Sea, released jointly by Sony Legacy and Octave Music Publishing Corporation on September 18, 2015 - in celebration of the concert's ...
Yamaha Concludes Jazz Festival Season: Company Maintains Commitment To Provide Drum Support At Major Jazz Events 23 September, 2015 Yamaha gave Terri Lyne Carrington a bouquet of roses for her birthday, which she placed on her drum riser during her performance on the Main Stage at the 2105 San Jose Jazz Summer Fest. "Artists and audiences expect top quality sound and Yamaha drums always delivers that punch. It is an honor to ...	Transformationally "Cool": Bob James & Nathan East Redefine Their Grammy-Winning Jazz Muse On "The New Cool" 21 September, 2015 There's much to sink your teeth into when taking a bite into "The New Cool," the debut duets collection released Friday by contemporary jazz keyboard legend Bob James and master bassist Nathan East from Yamaha Entertainment Group. The scrumptious session produced by the duo and Yamaha Entertainment ...
Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist Sarah Partridge Releases New Album 18 September, 2015 Acclaimed jazz vocalist, Sarah Partridge, who has been a critic's favorite for well over a decade, has just released her latest album of original compositions titled "I Never Thought I'd Be Here" (Origin Records) (origin-records.com). Recorded in her home state of New Jersey, the music, which was ...	Lee Ritenour Records "A Twist Of Rit" At United Recording 18 September, 2015 Lee Ritenour is seen in United Recording's renowned Studio B. Photo by David Goggin. Grammy-winning guitarist Lee Ritenour has released his new album, "A Twist of Rit", commemorating 40 years since his debut recording, "First Course", on Epic Records. "A Twist of Rit", just released via Concord Records, ...
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Launches 2015-2016 Concert Series With Performance By Nationally Renowned Jazz Musician 16 September, 2015 Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 5555 N. Federal Highway, invites music lovers of all ages and preferences to connect in various locations on its campus during its 2015-2016 concert series featuring musicians in a variety of genres, from classical to jazz and everything in between. The series includes ...	Tower Of Power Founding Member, Grammy And Emmy Nominated East Bay Soul Band Leader Set To Perform At Gala To Benefit Mike Jones Kidney Foundation 16 September, 2015 We look forward to re-establishing Mike's love for jazz and his mission to educate everyone about kidney disease by creating the MJKF. Our Evening of Jazz will be great and we know Mike will be there with us in spirit. Greg Adams On Saturday, October 24, 2015, the Mike Jones Kidney Foundation (MJKF) ...
'Definitive Vince Guaraldi' Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Coming From Concord Music Group 14 September, 2015 Concord Music Group is pleased to announce the reissue of The Definitive Vince Guaraldi, available October 30, 2015 on the Fantasy imprint. Previously released on CD, this deluxe, four-LP vinyl edition explores Guaraldi's career through rare photos, ephemera and 31 tracks recorded between 1955 and 1966. ...	Randy Brecker's Randypop! - A Live Recording Re-Imagining Brecker's Seminal Contributions To The World Of Pop, Ft. Werner, Sanchez, Rogers, Patitucci, Smith 11 September, 2015 Randy Brecker turns 70 years old in November, a good reason to celebrate the soundtrack of his (and our) life. RandyPOP! brings into fine focus Brecker's lasting service to pop music's most noteworthy recordings. Beginning in the '60s, Brecker distinguished himself as a first-call studio "cat" ...
Vince Gill Joined Bob James & Nathan East To Record A New Rendition Of The Classic Hit "Crazy" For Their New Album 'The New Cool' 09 September, 2015 Yamaha Entertainment Group of America today announced the release of a new single from legendary keyboardist Bob James and master bassist Nathan East titled, "Crazy." The single is part of the longtime collaborator's debut duo album, The New Cool, and can be purchased on iTunes. James and East ...	Dreamdoktor To Release Its Avante-Garde Sounds With Sunset Jazz! 08 September, 2015 There's some serious method to the madness of this new record from Dreamdoktor, now being released with the Sunset Jazz record label. The prolific electronic artist has spent years constructing musical compositions, which evokes a soothing and ambient sound that is very much avante-garde showing off ...
Rising Star Rotem Sivan And His Trio Unleash Jazz Innovations 04 September, 2015 When it comes to originality and sheer virtuosic talent, few guitar players can compete with New York based jazz sensation Rotem Sivan. His trio has a casual, elegant way of presenting extremely intricate musical ideas. It takes a unique talent to create jazz music that is both approachable and personal ...	Mayimba Music To Release Time Remembered - An Introspective Journey With Pianist-Composer Bob Albanese Featuring Eddie Gomez 04 September, 2015 For his first collaboration with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Willard Dyson, esteemed pianist Bob Albanese offers Time Remembered, an interior exploration through memory. The recording, on Mayimba Music / Sony, is a reflective and restorative tableau of thoughts and feelings, a work of passion intensified ...
Beantown Jazz Festival Announces 2015 Lineup 04 September, 2015 On September 26, music lovers of all ages will gather for the 15th annual Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston's historic South End - home to several legendary clubs during Boston's jazz heyday. The all-day, free outdoor event will offer contemporary jazz, funk, Latin, pop, and soul acts on three stages. ...	"The Finest Jazz Singer To Emerge In The Last Decade" (NY Times): Cecile Mclorin Salvant's 'For One To Love' Out Friday 04 September, 2015 The hotly anticipated 'For One To Love' from the wildly talented 26-year-old singer Cécile McLorin Salvant is out on Friday via Mack Avenue Records. The album is streaming exclusively via NPR Music's First Listen, The New York Times deemed her "the finest jazz singer to emerge in the last decade," ...