The AgU Music Group Celebrates the Smash No 1 Urban AC Hit 'Forever, for Always, for Love' From the Stellar Lalah Hathaway
LOS ANGELES (AgU Music Group) - AgU Music Group, a division of AgU Entertainment, was formed in 2003 with a mission of being a quality-minded, artist-driven record label designed for the 25-54 year-old demographic. The new record company, which is also affiliated with the about-to-launch cable channel ...
| All That Jazz: Now That's HIP! Concert Featuring the Wynton Marsalis Septet, Dave Douglas Quintet & Dianne Reeves at Rose Theater March 9
NEW YORK (Jazz at Lincoln Center/ www.jalc.org) - Two trumpet virtuosos and one of today's most distinct jazz vocalists will headline the All That Jazz: Now That's HIP! concert sponsored by HIP Health Plan of New York on March 9, 2005 at 8pm in Rose Theater. This special evening of jazz will feature ...
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BET and BET Jazz Networks Launch Diverse Offerings of Special Programming During Black History Month
WASHINGTON (BET/ www.bet.com) - As Black History Month unfolds for 2005 and the country honors the historic contributions of African Americans, both BET and its sister network BET Jazz: The Jazz Channel are delivering a diverse menu of special programming. Both networks have infused their lineups with ...
| Premiere Of Laurie Conrad's String Quintet #2
NEW
YORK (Laurie Conrad Website) Conrad's String Quintet #2 is written for
five stringed instruments designed by renowned string maker Robert
Spear. They are of a different size and timbre than the usual stringed
instruments. There will also be an open rehearsal with the composer
present in the ...
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Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis: Full-Steam Ahead With Special Guests Wycliffe Gordon And Rodney Whitaker
NEW YORK (JALC) - Date/Time: Thursday-Saturday, February 24, 25, & 26 at 8:00pmLocation: Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on Broadway at 60th Street.World
Renowned Big-Band Explores the Historical Aspect of Locomotives in
Jazz; Featuring LCJO alumni Wycliffe Gordon and Rodney WhitakerOn
February ...
| Houston Honors Its Own Jazz Star Jen Rathbun as Female Vocalist of the Year
HOUSTON,
TX. (Platinum Plus Universal Records) "Platinum Plus Universal
recording artist Jen Rathbun lives in the heart of Houston, Texas where
country music is King. The Houston market is the #1 market in the
United States for country music acts. However, in the history of Texas
music greats, ...
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Angelic Appeal from Rising UK Jazz Singer Juliet Kelly
NEW
YORK (www.julietkelly.com) - Growing up in a strictly religious family
that banned her from listening to any kind of music apart from the
religious variety, London-born, Juliet Kelly has already overcome the
odds to become a jazz singer and songwriter, releasing a debut album to
critical ...
| New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Unveils Greatest Line-Up in Festival History
NEW ORLEANS (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival/ www.jazzfest.com) - It's only January, but things are already heating up down south as the Crescent City gears up for the 36th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, April 22 through May 1, 2005. The ultimate celebration of Louisiana culture and ...
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Jazz pianist Beegie Adair releases 'An Affair to Remember'
NEW
YORK (Village Square) The theater darkened and a four-color wide-screen
CinemaScope motion picture appeared with stereophonic sound. It was the
1950s and there were countless films about romance with all its
entanglements, while the memorable moments on-screen were underscored
with sweeping ...
| Jazz Flutist, Educator and Recording Artist Bradley Leighton to Host Improvisation Workshop in Albuquerque on Sunday, February 13, 2005
LOS
ANGELES (Pacific Coast Jazz) - Jazz flutist, educator and recording
artist Bradley Leighton will host an improvisation workshop for adult
amateur musicians on Sunday, February 13, 2005 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm in
Albuquerque, followed by an evening performance that will include
workshop participants. ...
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Star Studded Line Up for International Jazz Festival in Jakarta
JAKARTA,
Indonesia (JIJJF) The Indonesian capital will host a major
international musical and cultural event in early March. Painstakingly
put together by a committee chaired by Peter F. Gontha (credited by
many with bringing Jazz to Indonesia) the 2005 Jakarta International
Java Jazz Festival( ...
| A Meeting Of The Trombone Masters
NEW
YORK (JALC) Jazz at Lincoln Center brings together two giants of the
trombone, Joseph Alessi, principal trombone, New York Philharmonic and
Wycliffe Gordon, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra alumnus, composer and
arranger, for a master class called "Two Sides of the Slide." Mr.
Alessi and Mr. ...
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KOCH Records to Release New CD by Saxophonist/Flutist Nelson Rangell on March 8th
NEW YORK (KOCH Records) - KOCH Records is thrilled to announce the release of "My American Songbook (Vol. 1)," the new album by saxophonist/flutist Nelson Rangell on March 8th. Its stylized arrangements of contemporary American classics are like no other being recorded currently in the smooth jazz/contemporary ...
| Kat Jimenez Brings Island Music to the Sunset Strip
LOS
ANGELES (kjvibe.com) - Each night of the week, the Sunset Strip and its
surrounding areas offer talent from all over the world to provide the
residents and tourists of LA with an eclectic mix of music. Whatever
you're in the mood for, one of the clubs on Sunset will probably have
it. Monday ...
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Real Divas Torchlight Volume II - 16 Superb Canadian Female Vocalists
NEW
YORK (7Arts Entertainment) 7Arts Entertainment distributed in Canada by
Fusion 3 distribution are very proud to announce the follow-up to the
highly acclaimed and very successful Real Divas Torchlight Volume I.
Real Divas Torchlight Volume II, featuring 16 compelling songs, is the
highly ...
| Jason Moran releases new album 'Same Mother' on February 1, 2005
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - On Tuesday, February 1, Jason Moran releases Same Mother. In addition to Moran's Bandwagon (bassist Tarus Mateen and drummer Nasheet Waits), Marvin Sewell joins the fold on guitar. Jason Moran & The Bandwagon with Marvin Sewell will be performing at J&R Music World In ...
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Bank Of America Jazz Festival Featuring Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
NEW YORK (Bank of America) - Jazz
at Lincoln Center is pleased to announce that the Bank of America Jazz
Festival will take place from February 15 - 20 at Frederick P. Rose
Hall on Broadway at 60th Street. Bank of America is the proud
presenting sponsor of Jazz at Lincoln Center's inaugural season ...
| Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Returns Full-Steam Ahead To Rose Theater
NEW YORK (LCJO) - On
February 24, 25 and 26, for a special series of jazz performances
entitled Full-Steam Ahead, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with
Wynton Marsalis (LCJO) revisits a time when the sounds of locomotives
inspired jazz. The world-renowned orchestra brings the sharp-edged
syncopations ...
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Norah Jones @ AOL Music Live
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - AOL Music Live features Norah Jones and The Handsome Band live in concert. These performances are from the Live In 2004 DVD released in late 2004. You can stream this great performance now at AOL Music Live. The live performance features 12 songs, notes on each tune, ...
| Blue Note studio updates
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Cassandra Wilson was in LA in July & November where she laid tracks for her sixth Blue Note album. In a new and exciting artistic move, Wilson enlisted T-Bone Burnett as producer. The result is a daring departure in sound, which at the same time, remains true to Wilson's ...
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