JULY 8: BILLY ECKSTINE
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Wednesday, July 8th: Today marks the birthday of an influential singer and bandleader who is now largely forgotten - Billy Eckstine. After years as a vocalist, he formed his own band in 1944, the first big band to feature the new jazz variant, called Bop. The band headlined ...
| American Idol Justin Guarini Shifts Into Drivetime At Slot-1
New York (Top40 Charts/ Slot One Entertainment) - The soothing ambience of Slot-1 Studios has catered to an eclectic taste of musicianship over the years. Just recently, Philadelphia based jazz sextet Drivetime brings 2002 American Idol Runner Up Justin Guarini to the mic plate, where he lead sings ...
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CareFusion Corporation Launches International Jazz Festival Series
New York (Top40 Charts/ CareFusion Corporation)-CareFusion Corporation, the company that will become public following the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today announced the CareFusion Jazz Festival Series at an event held in New York. CareFusion created ...
| Paul Roberts (Stranglers) Will Appear In The Great American Songbook!
New York (Top40 Charts/ New End Theatre) - Paul Roberts of The Stranglers will appear in THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK at the New End Theatre 5 August - 13 September. Paul, who was the lead singer of renowned British punk band The Stranglers from 1990 to 2006 has been known throughout his career for ...
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Deana Martin Flies High With New CD 'Volare'!
New York (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Media Relations) - On the heels of her smash hit CD, "Memories Are Made Of This", Deana Martin and Big Fish Records announce the release of their new CD, "Volare". Volare, Italian for 'to fly', is a fitting album title for Deana Martin on so many levels. Her 2006 CD, ...
| IKE MORIZ - THE STARDUST TRILOGY: Ike Moriz's 4th, 5th, 6th Studio Albums To Be Released, 2009
LONDON, UK (Top40 Charts/ Mosquito Records) - International SA singer, producer & actor IKE MORIZ (Cosmopolitan hot talent) has recently embarked on a journey into the Jazz/Swing world and reemerges with a trilogy of new albums entitled 'STARDUST', 'BODY & SOUL' and "ANGEL EYES' (2009) featuring SA ...
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Legendary South African Singer-Songwriter Heads To New York; SYD KITCHEN Heralded As 'Afro-Saxon' Folk Music Hero
New York (Top40 Charts/ ISL PR) - 'South Africa's favourite minstrel, Syd Kitchen has been an innovative and major musical force in South Africa...' ~ WhatsOnSA A third generation white South African, Syd Kitchen is lauded in his home country as a musical figure of Dylan-esque proportions. A prominent ...
| Lance Reegan Diehl Guest Artist At The Aomori International Blues Festival In Japan
Seoul, KOREA (Top40 Charts/ LRD Music) - Guitar expert and world-renowned performer Lance Reegan-Diehl will be hitting the road again to perform as guest Artist in Japan with DLB ZED Guitars, Sound Drive Amps, Graphtech and AXON. Lance will be performing with the Curtis King Band as special guest for ...
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Madeleine Peyroux 'Poised And Sultry' Live
New York (Top40 Charts/ Rounder Records)- As Madeleine Peyroux moves her way up the Eastern seaboard on her current US tour in support of her latest album 'Bare Bones' (Rounder Records), critics are heaping praise on her live show. The New York Times says Peyroux 'has branched out to refine an enigmatic, ...
| Vanessa Williams 13th Album 'THE REAL THING' To Critical Acclaim
New York (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records)- Internationally-renowned singer and actress Vanessa Williams will release her thirteenth album and debut for Concord Records entitled THE REAL THING, on June 2nd, 2009. The collection marks a return to her love for the rhythms of jazz and Latin music, a key ...
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The Ed Palermo Big Band Pays Tribute To Music Legend Frank Zappa
New York (Top40 Charts/ Glass Onyon PR) - Jazz is not dead - at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform 'Contemporary Masters' series, 'Eddy Loves Frank' is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big ...
| MARIO GRIGOROV TEAMS UP WITH VOCALIST MELISSA NEWMAN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'PARIS TO CUBA' ON JUNE 23, 2009
New York (Top40 Charts/ Warm & Genuine Records) - Mario Grigorov, co-creator of Billboard's Classical Crossover chart-topper, Aria, is set to release Paris to Cuba which is available in stores and online June 23rd. The essential summer soundtrack, album's sound conjures up beautiful complexions, mid-afternoon ...
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Diana Krall Dazzles With Summer Blockbusters: Cameo In Anticipated New Film Public Enemies, Quiet Nights Tour And Fundraiser With The President Obama
New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Catch the GRAMMY-winning jazz musician in a cameo in the Michael Mann-directed film 'Public Enemies,' singing "Bye Bye Blackbird", opening nationwide July 1. Krall's rendition of the jazz classic will also appear on the soundtrack for the movie, which stars ...
| Columbia Records Announces the Release of 'Love Is The Answer,' the New Studio Album of Jazz-Flavored Classics & Standards by Barbra Streisand
New York (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Columbia Records proudly announces the release of Love Is The Answer, the eagerly-awaited new studio album from Barbra Streisand, available everywhere on Tuesday, September 29. The first full-length collection of new studio recordings from eight-time Grammy ...
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The Kevin Hays Trio Releases Instrumental Jazz Covers On You've Got A Friend
New York (Top40 Charts/ Kevin Hays Trio Official Wesbite) - You've Got A Friend is Kevin Hays' first release for 2009. The album was released on the Jazz Eyes label May 1st. An all instrumental foray into the realm of cover tunes, the CD features pop and jazz classics interpreted by the trio in their ...
| E1 Music To Release New Album 'Blues For You,' By Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Jeff Golub On August 25, 2009
New York (Top40 Charts/ E1 Music) - E1 Music announces the release of "Blues For You," the new album by contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Golub, on August 25, 2009. With his stellar reputation as a contemporary jazz guitarist firmly established, Golub expands his creative horizons with this jazz/blues ...
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Warning: Collision Ahead for Jazz and Hip-Hop
New York (Top40 Charts/ THE JAE.B GROUP) - Detroit native Karriem Riggins will give fans a glimpse into the future of jazz and hip-hop. Vtech presents "The Karriem Riggins Virtuoso Experience" a unique and imaginative live event for the 21st century. June 22nd at Seattle's premiere venue Triple Door, ...
| Anat Cohen Makes History Taking Two Top Jazz Honors In Single Day
New York (Top40 Charts/ Anat Cohe Official Website) - Yesterday was a day Anat Cohen will never forget. In two separate ceremonies both held in Manhattan, Cohen was named Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) for the third consecutive year, and also received the first-ever ...
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Kristina Train DEBUT Album 'Spilt Milk' On Blue Note Records
New York (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - Blue Note Records will release 'Spilt Milk', the debut album from singer and songwriter Kristina Train, on September 22nd, 2009. Kristina Train, who was born in New York City and raised in Savannah, GA, has made an urbane, soulful, and lush debut that showcases ...
| Anne Walsh's Brazilian jazz-pop confections turning heads
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Great Scottp Poductions) - A celestial voice with a refreshing outlook arrives on the jazz-adult pop scene with today's (June 16) release of Pretty World by Anne Walsh from A To Zink Music. Her classically-trained voice gracefully guides a dozen dreamy compositions brimful ...
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