Barbra Streisand Makes Surprise Visit To Smiley & West To Pay Tribute To Iconic Composers Alan And Marilyn Bergman
20 April, 2012
This weekend, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, co-hosts of Smiley & West distributed by Public Radio International (PRI), pay tribute to the Academy Award®-winning husband-and-wife songwriting duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman - and enjoy a surprise visit from legendary singer and philanthropist, Barbra Streisand. ...
| Ten-Time Grammy-Winning Acapella Sextet Take 6 Celebrate 25th Anniversary With "One"
20 April, 2012
With the popularity of televised vocal competitions like the explosive a cappella show The Sing Off and the mania over singing driven comedy dramas like Glee, Take 6 is the original torchbearer for the first instrument. The ten-time Grammy and ten-time Dove winners, Take 6, (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, ...
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Last Chance To Record With Lee Ritenour On Forthcoming Rhythm Sessions Album On Concord Records
20 April, 2012
If you play guitar, piano, bass or drums and aspire to be a professional musician, these music competitions are your opportunity. Registration is open through May 1 at https://www.sixstringtheory.com.
By entering the Inaugural Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin Rhythm Section Competition you can be one ...
| 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Releases Star-studded Lineup
19 April, 2012
The 33rd annual Detroit Jazz Festival will feature a one-of-a-kind lineup of today's greatest jazz performers. The artists at this year's festival have been nominated for more than 200 and won more than 100 Grammy Awards, composed film scores and traveled the world to perform.
"This year, we wanted ...
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Legendary Bassist/Composer Eddie Gomez & His Quintet Release New Recording "Per Sempre" On BFM Jazz
19 April, 2012
Acoustic bass giant Eddie Gomez ensures his place as one of the truly great musicians working today with his newest recording - "Per Sempre," to be released by BFM Jazz on May 1, 2012.
Recorded in Bologna, Italy while on tour in winter 2009, "Per Sempre" is a luminous jazz disc destined to stand ...
| Preservation Hall Announces Jazz Fest And Summer Line-up
18 April, 2012
Preservation Hall Jazz Band is excited to announce their upcoming summer tour dates. Kicking off their tour on May 5th at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (where they will be performing twice) and touring until August.
The Hall Band's first performance at Jazz Fest will be starting at 4:25pm, ...
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Top New York Drummer John Favicchia To Visit The Institute
17 April, 2012
One of today's top drummers, New York-based John Favicchia, will visit the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance on Tuesday 24 April to give an exclusive masterclass to the students at the Institute's facilities in Kilburn, London.
John is known for his extreme versatility, which enables ...
| Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide German Jazz Vocalist Cornelia Moore Presents Her Music To The International Stage With Her CD "Beyond"
17 April, 2012
Cornelia Moore has proudly released her debut album "Beyond", featuring three beloved classics along with five original compositions. Recorded at the legendary Siemensvilla concert hall in Berlin and performed as if it were a live concert - without cuts or overdubs. Every single motif is nurtured by ...
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The Mario Castro Quintet With Dave Liebman And Greg Osby
12 April, 2012
The Regattabar, located at 1 Bennett Street, in Cambridge Massachusets, proudly presents The Mario Castro Quintet with Davie Liebman and Greg Osby, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM. Tickets at $15.00 in advance and can be purchased at https://www.regattabarjazz.com or by calling: 617-661-5000.
The ...
| Smooth Jazz New York Announces The 2012 Smooth Cruise Schedule
12 April, 2012
Smooth Jazz New York is pleased to announce a star-studded contemporary jazz line up for the 2012 Smooth Cruise Series, now in its 15th year aboard The Spirit of New York cruise ship.
This summer's roster includes nine shows featuring 16 of the world's greatest jazz artists in an intimate setting, ...
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Jazz Bassist Russel Blake Partners With National Domestic Violence Registry
11 April, 2012
When Russel Blake creates, he taps deep into his innermost God source. It is evidenced by music the renowned music producer and jazz bassist has gifted the planet with, including three CDs and over 432 compositions within his repertoire encompassing classical, Spanish classical, traditional jazz, Brazilian, ...
| Award-Winning Brazilian Artist Fabiana Passoni Performs New International Jazz Hit With Native Vibe In Southern California On April 29, 2012
10 April, 2012
Chosen by the Brazilian International Press Awards' 2012 Colégio Eleitoral composed of U.S. based Brazilian groups and community organizations as best Brazilian Female Singer living in the U.S. confirms Fabiana's ability to connect her fans to her music. Her battle with breast cancer put her on a journey ...
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Concord Music Group Releases Three New Titles In Original Jazz Classics Remasters Series: Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, The Quintet
10 April, 2012
Concord Music Group will release three new titles in its Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on May 15, 2012. Enhanced with 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, bonus tracks on each release (some previously unissued), and new liner notes to provide historical context to the originally released material, ...
| Tony Adamo's Home Cookin' Home Funkin' Jazz
09 April, 2012
Tony Adamo's latest video and mp3 "Nine Miles of Blu" 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 Miles' and Coltrane's "Giant Steps". ...
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Enjoy A Night Of Jazz With Kaylene Peoples, Jaman Laws, And Guest Performer/Mistress Of Ceremony Chase Masterson On April 8, 2012
05 April, 2012
April 8, 2012 promises to be a memorable Easter. With jazz singer/flautist Kaylene Peoples and saxophonist Jaman Laws, it's sure to be a night of pure musical delight. This combination of musical styles makes for an exceptional evening of entertainment. The Wire Image, red carpet event will take place ...
| Jazz Vocalist Tessa Souter's Second Motema CD "Beyond The Blue," Due For May 8 Release
04 April, 2012
Since her 2004 recording debut, Tessa Souter has established herself as a fearless innovator in vocal jazz—"broadly imaginative" (New York Times), "expressive . . . full of passion" (Philadelphia Inquirer), "direct and soulful" (Village Voice). NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan places her "at the top ...
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Ravi Coltrane To Release His Blue Note Debut "Spirit Fiction" On June 19, 2012
04 April, 2012
Saxophonist and composer Ravi Coltrane is set to release Spirit Fiction, his debut recording for Blue Note Records, on June 19. The 11-track album features two different band lineups, each with a unique expressive urgency. Several tracks feature Coltrane's long-term quartet with pianist Luis Perdomo, ...
| Like A Bridge Lua Hadar And Her Global Jazz Band Twist Debut Their New CD
02 April, 2012
Fresh from their Yoshi's debut, vocalist Lua Hadar with her band TWIST release their new CD, Like A Bridge, Saturday, April 14 at 7pm and 9pm at SOMETHIN' Jazz Club in New York, with an eclectic mix from the band's signature "jazz without borders" repertoire, sung in several languages by multi-lingual ...
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Tony Adamo & Mike Clark - Rollin' To #1
02 April, 2012
Singer/Hip Spokenword artist Tony Adamo has gone to the top of the charts at All About Jazz with his new conception on vocal/spokenword song "9 Miles of Blu."
"9 Miles of Blu" was produced by legendary drummer Mike Clark formerly of Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters. "9 Miles of Blu" has been at ...
| Louis Armstrong's Final Recorded Trumpet Performance To Be Released To Public For First Time
30 March, 2012
What if your favorite musician could return from the great beyond and play one last set that would, for a moment, make his music live again? And what if the music were new - something you have never heard before? It would be a moment to savor.
Well for those of you who are waiting for Elvis or ...
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