Cool-jazz guitarist Joyce Cooling to release 'Revolving Door' on September 12, 2006
LOS ANGELES (By Rick Scott/ Great Scott Productions) - Sometimes we're inspired by those closest to us. For her seventh album, chart-topping cool-jazz guitarist Joyce Cooling turned to her brother for inspiration on her forthcoming Narada Jazz/Blue Note Label Group release, Revolving Door, which will ...
| MR GAINSBOURG REVISITED CD RELEASE PARTIES IN NYC, LA AND MIAMI (Aug 1st - Aug 8th)
LOS ANGELES (french-music.org) - When a tribute album was planned for the fifteenth anniversary of Gainsbourg's death, it was obvious that authorized English translations of many of the greatest of his songs would be needed to fully do justice to all the foreign groups and artists that could give new ...
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DR. JOHN COMES TO GLORIOUS FRUITION ON THE BLUE NOTE RECORDS ALBUM 'MERCERNARY'
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - More than half a century of music making and Dr. John's (Mac Rebennack) head is still brimming with ideas. The latest one, which comes to glorious fruition on the Blue Note Records album Mercernary, came from his daughter Tina, who pointed out that 'Personality,' a 1946 ...
| BLUE NOTE MERCH FOR THE SUMMER
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Have you seen our new Summer lines of Blue Note Merchandise? Our continuing partnership with Ropedope brings hot new designs to you just in time for Summer. These new t-shirt designs are once again spun from the designs and images of classic Blue Note titles. These two ...
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Miles Davis: Cool and Collected, Featuring 13 Career-Defining Recordings Spanning 1956 to 1985 to be Released on September 5 on Columbia/Legacy Jazz
Los Angeles, CA (ROGERS & COWAN/ Columbia/ Legacy Jazz) - For the past half-century, when the subject turns to the simple question, 'What defines 'cool'?' there has always been one perfect answer: Miles Davis. Beyond his defiant stance, his piercing glare, his amorous conquests and those one-of-a-kind ...
| Russ Lorenson in 'Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett'
San Francisco, CA (RL PRODUCTIONS) - The best is yet to come as singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson (https://www.russlorenson.com) honors the legendary Tony Bennett in his new show, "Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett." With musical direction by renowned jazz artist ...
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Berkshires' Jazz Music Event of the Summer – Live At Foxhollow Benefit Concert
Lenox, MA (EnlightenNext) - On the heels of last year's overwhelmingly successful inaugural Live At Foxhollow benefit jazz concert, EnlightenNext, the Lenox-based educational nonprofit 'dedicated to a revolution in consciousness and culture' is upping the ante with a knockout 3-band lineup that is sure ...
| New 'Cole Porter' Show Brings Classic Manhattan Music Back to Downtown Dallas
Dallas, TX (COMEDY WIRE) - Two of Dallas' most dazzling musical performers, Laura Ainsworth and Michael Gott, will co-star in a romantic new revue, 'Cole Porter: Elegance and Decadence,' debuting Friday, July 21, at the Stone Street Theatre and featuring an array of the chic composer's greatest standards ...
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Fourplay - Smooth Jazz Supergroup Releases 10th Album; Michael McDonald Featured On First Single, 'My Love's Leavin'
LOS ANGELES (RCA Records/ fourplayjazz.com) - Fifteen years of Fourplay seems too good to be true - yet with FOURPLAY X the world's top smooth jazz ensemble makes clear that the pleasure is just beginning. Scheduled to release on August 8, with radio airplay kicking in on the Fourth of July, FOURPLAY ...
| Edward Anderson and Bleu Orleans at the Jazz Bakery Friday, July 21st And Saturday, July 22nd
New York, NY (DIAMOND & COMPANY) - New Orleans-based jazz ensemble Bleu Orleans, founded by producer, arranger, trumpeter and bandleader Edward Anderson (Treme Brass Band, Dr. Michael Whites Liberty Brass Band and with Kermit Ruffins, Jazz @ Lincoln Center) and co-founded by producer / songwriter (who ...
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Marlon Simon & The Nagual Spirits Awarded CMA Grant
New York, NY (WISELEPHANT, LLC) - Chamber Music America has selected Marlon Simon and his ensemble, The Nagual Spirits, as recipients of the 'New Works: Creation and Presentation' grant - a competitive program in which the CMA commissions and presents new works in the jazz idiom, recognizing both established ...
| Ubiquity Records To Release Quantic's 4th Solo Album, An Announcement To Answer, On July 25 In North America
LOS ANGELES (Ubiquity Records) - Quantic's fourth solo album chronicles the ever-widening musical world of the Brighton-based producer, record collector, musician and DJ, broadening his musical palette of hip hop, jazz, funk and soul while still delivering the trademark funky grooves. Quantic is joined ...
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Jazz Pioneer And Funkmeister Celebrates Lifetime Achievements
Richmond, VA (N.A.M.E. BRAND RECORDS) - On Thursday, July 20, 2006 Virginia jazz pioneer, J. Plunky Branch will celebrate three momentous lifetime achievements: the release of his 21st CD album; the release of a new concert/documentary DVD; and his birthday. Plunky will mark this occasion by performing ...
| Legendary Songstress Gladys Knight Launches Charitable Initiative Alongside Her Newest Recording Project 'BEFORE ME'
NEW YORK, NY (Verve Music Group) - Ashley Stewart Stores, the leading fashion retailer for full-figured women, and legendary songstress Gladys Knight have joined forces in creating "The Ashley Stewart Stores Community Foundation." Ethan Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer of Urban Brands, ...
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Dr. John's New Album 'Mercernary' On Blue Note Records
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - More than half a century of music making and Dr. John's (Mac Rebennack) head is still brimming with ideas. The latest one, which comes to glorious fruition on the Blue Note Records album Mercernary, came from his daughter Tina, who pointed out that 'Personality,' a 1946 ...
| BLUE NOTE RECORDS FESTIVAL: BELGIUM
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Dates have been announced for Blue Note Records Festival in Belgium! The line up for the fifth annual Blue Note Records Festival has now been announced. The festival which takes place in the idyllic town of Ghent in Belgium has been growing in stature over the past few ...
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Roots Based Organization Future Of Jazz Makes a Difference
Atlanta, GA (Future of Jazz/ www.futureofjazz.com) - The Future of Jazz is a roots based organization founded in February 2004 in Atlanta Georgia. The showcase evolved into a competition when Alonzo Craig, program director of The City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs needed a way to find the ...
| DJ Monkey Release More Than A Musical Statement With 3RD World War
Los Angeles, CA. (Squid Music)- DJ Monkey will release their new album 3rd World War on July 7. The fact that its release coincides with Independence Day is significant. Most American's have plenty to be grateful for and some choose not to celebrate this important holiday, as it does not hold a specific ...
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Tammy McCann Makes Strong Case for
CHICAGO, IL. (Katalyst Entertainment) - Katalyst Entertainment proudly presents 'Classic,' a recent recording by Chicago jazz vocalist Tammy McCann. On 'Classic,' McCann is supported by saxophonist Ari Brown, drummer Ernie Adams, pianist/arranger Tom Vaitsas, and bassist Dan McNaughton. After classical ...
| Tony Adamo - Chart Trippin'
LOS ANGELES (By Roc Armani/ Urbanzone Productions) - Recently, singer Tony Adamo's song 'Ecstasy' from his CD, DANCE OF LOVE (UrbanZone Records) went trippin' on the charts and rose to No 13 on the top 20 charts at Impact Radio FM, Baltimore/Washington D.C. area. Radiowave Monitor is on the one for ...
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