'Friends & Family' Show And A Free People's Concert
HOLLYWOOD. CA. (Top40 Charts/ SRI Jazz) - Shelly Liebowitz, President of SRI Jazz, has announced that Ray Brown, Jr. will headline a special concert during New Orleans' Jazz and Heritage Festival week, on Saturday, April 25, at historic Generations Hall, a city landmark since 1821. Entitled 'Friends ...
| Bethany & Rufus To Play Third Thursday Coffeehouse Series
Germantown, Maryland (Top40 Charts/ MoFolk Music Productions) - Cello & vocal, roots duo Bethany & Rufus will perform at the 'Third Thursday Coffeehouse' Series at The Blackrock Center for the Arts on Thursday, April 16. Presented by MoFolk Music Productions, Third Thursday Coffeehouse enters its 7th ...
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TRACEY WHITNEY Releases New Album 'Love... A Fable In 9 Acts'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Tracey Whitney Official Website) - On her solo debut, "Love... A Fable in 9 Acts', Tracey Whitney's rich, sultry voice seduces and soothes, revealing a lifelong vocal mastery while steering clear of self-indulgence. The CD, which is a return to the soulful love songs of yesteryear, ...
| Soul Deep Label Releases Papa Dave Chiodo's New Blue Jazz Album
Fayetteville, Arkansas (Top40 Charts/ Soul Deep Records) - New York, the birth place of "Cool Jazz" was also the birth place of Northwest Arkansas resident, David Paul Chiodo. AKA "Papa Dave". At age nine, Dave began studying guitar in Niagara Falls and by age 13 was teaching his own roster of students ...
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Michael Wolff Gets 'Funky', Says Journos; Vanguard Set For 4/21-26
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Seth Cohen PR) - Coverage continues to roll in for Michael Wolff's new album 'Joe's Strut', and critics appear to have coalesced around a common theme: This CD is funky! In The New York Times, Nate Chinen noted that Strut 'throws in a few hints of funk,' and that sentiment appears ...
| Eighth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month At The Smithsonian Celebrates Chuck Mangione And Benny Goodman
WASHINGTON, DC. (Top40 Charts/ Smithsonian's National Museum of American History) - The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Chuck Mangione launched the eighth annual Jazz Appreciation Month today with a special ceremony in the museum's Carmichael Auditorium marking the 100th anniversary ...
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Bruce Swedien Masters Lisa Greene At Bernie Grundman's
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ Westlake Recording Studios) - Renowned engineer/producer Bruce Swedien has mixed the new album from UK artist Lisa Greene and mastered the project with mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Swedien mixed the new material at his West Viking Studio in Ocala, Florida, from tracks ...
| Steve Wilson Praised In Washington Post, NPR Airs This Week
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Steve Wilson Official Website) - The Washington Post, NPR, D.C. MetroMix and Others Praise Steve Wilson. 'A Dynamic Improviser' 'A Musician's Musician' 'One of the Finest Saxophone Players Today' NPR JazzSet Airs This Week; Upcoming Activities Include Village Vanguard, Blue ...
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South Carolina's Chocolate Thunder Coats The Southeast With Bluesy Sweet Tourdates
Greenville, South Carolina (Top40 Charts/ Chocolate Thunder Official Website) - Aretha Franklin. Tina Turner. Etta James. Linda Rodney! Linda, who performs under the name of Chocolate Thunder, is determined to reach the success levels of these blues, rock, jazz, and R&B divas, and with her amazing voice ...
| Radam Schwartz Features The Hammond B3 On New Release Blues Citizens
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Savant Records) - Radam Schwartz was born and raised in the New York City area. It came as no surprise after attending High School and playing saxophone and keyboards that his love for jazz began and then intensified while attending Berklee School of Music on a summer scholarship. ...
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17th Annual Capital Jazz Fest Loaded With Head-Turning Performers
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Capital Jazz Fest) - Once again it's time to mark your calendars for the 17TH ANNUAL CAPITAL JAZZ FEST being held the weekend of June 5th-7th, 2009 in the lovely wooded setting of the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. A thrilling line-up of vibrant contemporary ...
| Blue Note Records To Release Previously Unissued Freddie Hubbard Live Album
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - In its continuing series of unearthing previously unissued archival music by the legends of jazz, on June 2nd Blue Note Records will release Without a Song-Live in Europe 1969 by trumpeter icon Freddie Hubbard, who passed away last December at the age ...
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Concord Music Group To Release The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Fantasy Records) - The Concord Music Group will release The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings on April 14th via Fantasy Records. The sublime 2-CD collection spotlights the iconic song stylist Tony Bennett dueting with legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans from their ...
| BERNIE WILLIAMS' New Album Moving Forward Will Be Released On April 14, 2009
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Rogers & Cowan) - Bernie Williams: Williams' Eagerly-Awaited Second Album Features Guest Appearances By Bruce Springsteen, Jon Secada, Patti Scialfa, Dave Koz, The Harlem Boys & Girls Alumni Choir, Famed Yankees Public Address Announcer Bob Sheppard And An All-Star Cast ...
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The Official Release Of LaMont Anthony's 'It All Started Here'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ UjamGruvNited Records) - The full 18 track CD, "It All Started Here" has been released on the UjamGruvNited label. A previous 10 track MP3 only album was released earlier this year. "IASH" is an opus dedicated to the Aggressive Soul sound that has come to characterize LaMont's ...
| Otis Taylor Examines The Darker Dimensions Of Love
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Conqueroo Music) - No one ever accused blues singer/composer/multi-instrumentalist Otis Taylor of overindulging in the happier aspects of the human condition. His songs are often peopled with characters whose emotional landscape - no matter how raw or dark - is laid bare ...
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Europe's Acclaimed Hammond B-3 Organist With His Debut North American Album
Beverly Hills, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Resonance Records) - Resonance Records Proudly Introduces Jermaine Landsberger Europe's Acclaimed Hammond B-3 Organist with his Debut North American Album "Gettin' Blazed" Featuring an All-Star Supporting Cast Including Pat Martino, Andreas Oberg, Gary Meek, James Genus, ...
| 42nd Annual Hampton Jazz Festival Line-up Announced
Hampton, Virginia (Top40 Charts/ Hampton Jazz Festival) - On June 26-28, 2009 the 42nd annual Hampton Jazz Festival will return to the Hampton Coliseum for yet another soulful weekend of unforgettable entertainment. Presented by Chrysler-Jeep Hampton Roads Dealers, this highly anticipated event features ...
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Bob Albanese Trio With Ira Sullivan Releases One Way/Detour On Zoho Records
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Zoho Music) - The Bob Albanese Trio with Ira Sullivan is ready to send lovers of jazz on a One Way/Detour. Their first release on Zoho Records (distributed by Allegro) is certain to satisfy the jazz purists and garner new listeners at the same time. With a multitude of ...
| Halie Loren Revels In Her Jazzier Side And Releases They Oughta Write A Song... CD
Eugene, OR. (Top40 Charts/ Halie Loren Official Website) - Halie Loren grew up on an island in Southeast Alaska and was outside of much what popular culture offered during her formative years. That did not stop the young music lover from soaking in all the vibes from legendary performers such as Etta ...
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