Cabaret Jazz Series Brunch - Tribute To Benny Goodman On March 15, 2009
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ John Cocuzzi Official Website) - 2009 marks the 100th birthday of Jazz legend Benny Goodman, whose Hot Jazz and Swing from the 30s and 40s ignited a generation. John Cocuzzi's "Kings of Swing," featuring Allan Vache on clarinet and John Cocuzzi on vibes, rekindle the fire and ...
| New Album Release From Flutist Nagata, Soul Of Japan: 'The Resonator'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Doppo Nagata Official Website) - Journey to unheard sounds, the sound hidden deep in the spirit, as Doppo Nagata reveals his music in the foreign land of Los Angeles. By tracing his Japanese memory path, he found his own sound in the U.S. - it is the happy and joyful side of ...
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'Friends And Family Celebrate Ella's Birthday' Tickets Go On Sale
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SRI Jazz) - Tickets went on sale today for the all-star charity event starring Ray Brown Jr, whose dad was famed bassist Ray Brown and mother was 'America's First Lady Of Song', Ella Fitzgerald. Brown will perform songs from his latest SRI Jazz release, 'Friends And Family', ...
| Wynton Marsalis To Release New Album 'He And She' On March 24, 2009
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - On March 24, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis will release his fifth Blue Note recording, He and She - an ambitious new album of 22 tracks that combines spoken word and Wynton's signature Jazz style. The album ...
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Anders Holst Plays A Role In Finding A Cure For Breast Cancer Through His Music
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ UOM Records) - During the entire month of March, musician Anders Holst will work to support of a cause near and dear to his heart. All proceeds from the iTunes sales of his single 'All About Soul' between March 1st -31st will be donated to the Greater New York City Affiliate ...
| Jazz Ensemble Iron City Knows How To Put The Flavor On It
Boston, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Iron City Website) - Amherst Massachusetts based Iron City is an instrumental jazz trio with their roots steeped in the past but a step ahead of everyone else with a leap into the future on their new release Put The Flavor On It. The band takes the cue from groove masters ...
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SFJAZZ Collective - Jazz Superband Returns
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ SFJAZZ) - Who/What: Jazz at Lincoln Center brings the SFJAZZ Collective back by popular demand since the grand opening season of 2004. The current SFJAZZ Collective consists of seven of the most accomplished and acclaimed performer/composers in jazz: Joe Lovano, Dave Douglas, ...
| Jake Hertzog Releases Jazz Fusion Instrumental Album Chromatosphere
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ That's Out Records) - Jake Hertzog is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader that has just realized his potential with an all instrumental jazz fusion release titled Chromatosphere on That's Out Records, which will be released April 7, 2009. This is Jake's first full length ...
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10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival
Brooklyn, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium) - Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents its 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival from April 1 thru 30, 2009. This month long celebration of an American original art form Jazz, will be held in venues throughout Brooklyn, ...
| Meryl Romer Sounds So Sure On New Release
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Lady Pearl Music) - For Meryl Romer being sure of her abilities as a vocalist comes as second nature and on her debut release So Sure. The singer embodies that driving spirit and exudes confidence at every twist and turn on all 12 tracks. The CD will be released on Lady ...
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Hear Music To Release Playing For Change - Songs Around The World On April 28, 2009
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Concord Records) - Giving voice to an extraordinary effort to inspire peace through music and to connect diverse musicians worldwide, including those in conflict regions, Hear Music today announced the April 28 release of Playing For Change - Songs Around the World. The ...
| Billboard Chart Topping Soul/ Jazz Artist 'U-Nam' To Release His 3rd Album 'UNANIMITY'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ U-Nam Productions) - Billboard Chart Topping Soul/Jazz Artist "U-Nam" to release his 3rd album "UNANIMITY" (April 28th). U-Nam "UNANIMITY" Trippin'N'Rhythm ( Sony /BMG ) 2009 Release Date : April 28th Press & Booking contact : Steve Cohen / U-Nam Productions E-Mail : [email protected] ...
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Concert to Raise Funds to Fight Chronic Disease in Hawaii
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Top40 Charts/ Walk of Faith Productions) - A concert to benefit health education and disease prevention in Hawaii will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 28 at the Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist church by Rosalina Vega, a gospel artist that promoters are calling the "New ...
| Mark Winkler Gets It Right On Ninth Release
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ FreeHam Records) - With the release of Till I Get It Right, Mark Winkler�s ninth release and his first on FreeHam Records, jazz critics are already raving about the veteran�s latest creation. Jonathan Widran of Jazziz writes, “Always sly and cool, yet passionate ...
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The Rippingtons To Release New Album March 10th On Peak Records
(Top40 Charts/ Peak Records) - Smooth Jazz pioneers The Rippingtons will release their latest album, Modern Art, on March 10th via Peak Records (Concord Music Group). The Rippingtons� 18th release features an explosive lineup lead by founder Russ Freeman with special guests including smooth Jazz trumpet ...
| Jazz Pianist Geri Allen Premieres Her New Solo Piano Work At The BPC
BOSTON, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Berklee College Of Music) - Pianist, composer, and educator Geri Allen will present the world premiere of her solo piano work 'Refractions, Flying Toward the Sound' in a concert at Berklee on Thursday, February 26. Allen received a Guggenheim Fellowship to create this composition, ...
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Jazz Guitarist Coleman Mellett Dies In Plane Crash
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Coleman Mellett Official Website) - East Brunswick resident, solo artist and lead guitarist for Chuck Mangione, Coleman Mellett, husband of jazz singer Jeanie Bryson was a passenger on Continental Flight No 3407 which went down in Buffalo, New York on Thursday, February 12, ...
| Criss Starr Releases Sophisticated, Smooth Jazz EP Album, 'On The Keys'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Criss Starr Official Website) - Independent musician Criss Starr announced the release of his latest album 'On the Keys', a sophisticated smooth jazz exploration of several RnB/soul classics to much anticipation earlier this week. Featuring Starr's unique and intuitive interpretations ...
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Legendary Chick Willis Delivers The Best In Blues, R&B, Jazz & More On '09 Tour
Jacksonville, FL. (Top40 Charts/ Mindsweep Entertainment & Promotions) - With more great artists both gaining and maintaining success in the music industry than in any other point in time before in music industry history, the burning question is this... What is 'the stuff' that makes a truly great artist ...
| Marcus Roberts Picks Top Jazz Albums
New York, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - With his new album 'New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1' scheduled for March 31 release on J-Master (via TuneCore), we asked pianist Marcus Roberts for his five favorite classic jazz CDs. 1. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk Quartet) This 1962 recording ...
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