Kenny G's 'At Last...' enters the Billboard Chart this week with over 50,000 copies scanned - Album Certified Gold!
NEW YORK (Arista Records) - Kenny G's 15th album for Arista Records, At Last ... The Duets Album, debuted at No 1 on the "Current Jazz" chart and "Contemporary Jazz" chart this week and entered the Billboard Top 200 at No 40, scanning 50,496 units. In addition, the album has already been certified gold ...
| Ray Charles, the legend's 'Genius Loves Company' ships 3 million copies for Holiday
LOS ANGELES (Solters & Digney Public Relations) - Genius Loves Company, the final recording from music legend Ray Charles, is now officially multi-platinum. The CD, a permanent fixture at the top of the Billboard charts since its debut, has shipped more than two million copies in the United States and ...
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AirTran Airways to Jazz up Holiday Season by sponsoring Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour
ORLANDO, FL. (AirTran Airways/ www.airtran.com) - AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc., today announced that the airline will serve as the official airline sponsor of the eighth annual Dave Koz and Friends Smooth Jazz Christmas Tour. Accomplished jazz musician and saxophone savant ...
| New York-based Jazz Stew Cutler Guitar master returns with vibrant new release 'So Many Streams'
NEW YORK (Fountainbleu Ent./ www.fountainbleu.com) - Artists who are hard to define also aren't easy to label. Famed New York guitarist Stew Cutler and his new, just-released Fountainbleu Entertainment CD, "So Many Streams," both defy description - except to note that this easily is one of the most ...
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Omar Sosa Special Concert at Paris, France
LOS ANGELES (Ota Records) - Omar Sosa will celebrate the release of his new CD, "Mulatos", with a special concert at the New Morning in Paris this week, Thursday, December 2. Tickets are available at FNAC, or by calling the New Morning, and at the door. Joining Omar will be Miguel "Anga" Diaz on percussion; ...
| Jazz Saxophonist Batie is back with Hot New sophomore release 'Jazz Hustler'
MIAMI, FL. (N-Vision/ www.n-visioninc.com) - Those familiar with the phrase 'If it ain't broke, then don't fix it' would definitely use those words in reference to cooking recipes, championship teams, and successful business deals. However, those jazz enthusiasts whom have become loyal fans to Jazzman ...
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Norah Jones and The Handsome Band - Live in 2004 (DVD)
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Following the release of Feels Like Home and a massive 55 city North American tour over which played to a half a million fans, Norah Jones's historic ride continues with the release of this amazing DVD- Live In 2004. Shot in August 2004 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, ...
| Jamie Cullum returns to Australia!
SYDNEY, Australia (Universal Music Australia) - Thursday 9th December 12.30pm will see Jamie Cullum live on stage at Westfield Bondi Junction. Presented by David Jones, and hosted by NOVA 96.9's Rabbit, this is his only Sydney public appearance. Jamie will be performing songs from his Platinum selling ...
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Keyboardist Dave Osoff's 'Mosaic' album Wins Top Honors in LA
LOS ANGELES (www.daveosoff.com) - Boston based keyboardist/songwriter Dave Osoff has just been awarded '2004 Instrumental Jazz Album of the Year' for his critically acclaimed album, 'Mosaic', at the annual 'Just Plain Folks' 2004 Music Awards show in Los Angeles on November 7. In addition, the album ...
| 'Heavy Vibes' the new CD from Airborne soars with Island Passion and Urban Emotion
NEW HAVEN, CT. (Tilt Records) - 'Heavy Vibes' the new current CD from Airborne soars with their smooth trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion. Lifting off with a special cargo of high energy contemporary jazz that is intense and complex but still awakes a spirit of peaceful serenity. ...
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SESAC honors Jazz Composers and Publishers
NEW YORK (SESAC/ www.sesac.com) - SESAC honored its family of jazz composers and publishers on Monday, October 25th with a special awards luncheon held today at Manhattan's Strata. With their first-ever awards luncheon dedicated solely to their growing family of jazz affiliates, SESAC presented national ...
| Bro Jamms' new Jazz & Blues originals with a splash of Electronica
NEW YORK (www.soundclick.com/bands/2/brojammsjmmusic.htm) - Bro Jamms is an all spontanious, improvisational fusion of Jazz & Blues with assorted flavors sprinked in creating variations and shifts crossing over into many genre! All the recordings and performances are very fresh first takes, bring a ...
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Saxophonist Mark Bunney debuts 'Coming Soon'
NEWARK, NJ (En Sound Ent./ www.ensoundentertainment.com/markbunney.htm) - Every once in a while there comes a musician that stands out among the rest. Mark Bunney is one of those musicians, and rightfully so. He is a student at the Prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA where he is pursuing ...
| New album release 'The Is' by CKW Trio
NEW YORK (Black Hat Records/ www.blackhatrecords.com) - Black Hat Records is proud to announce its third release "The Is" (Black Hat Records BH-1003) by CKW Trio. CKW Trio's approach to acoustic postmodern jazz allows for a freedom of emotional expression. With solid grooves and explosions of energy ...
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Bostick's album 'It's Not So Easy,' wins Los Angeles Black Music Association's Best Jazz Band or Group Category
LOS ANGELES (Nutbutton Inc.) - On Sunday November 14th, the L.A.B.M.A. (LOS ANGELES BLACK MUSIC ASSOCIATION) held its annual awards ceremony acknowledging and rewarding the entertainment industry's new talent and established musicians and performers for their 2003/2004 creative efforts. Bostick's Music ...
| Cuban Jazz Pianist & Composer Manuel Valera makes impressive recording debut as leader on 'Forma Nueva'
NEW YORK (MAVO Records) - Cuban jazz pianist Manuel Valera makes his impressive recording debut as a leader with the release of "Forma Nueva" (MAVO Records 1101), an authoritative set of post-bop jazz with Latin overtones that showcases his impressive skills as an instrumentalist and composer. The self-produced ...
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Pete Escovedo's Latin & Jazz Nightclub announces Special Thanksgiving Weekend Performances
SAN JOSE, CA. (Michael Hall PR/ www.peteescovedosnightclub.com) - A family that plays together stays together and Latin jazz legend Pete Escovedo, the patriarch to a family of extremely talented musicians, will be joined by his daughter Sheila E. and son Juan Escovedo to do just that! The Escovedo ...
| Ray Charles' 'Genius Loves Company' ships 3 million copies; Sales Blizzard: Consumers taking it home for the Holidays
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. (Concord Records, Inc./ www.concordrecords.com) - "Genius Loves Company," the final recording from music legend Ray Charles, is now officially a multi-platinum disc. The CD, a permanent fixture at the top of the Billboard charts since its debut on August 31, has shipped more than ...
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Tom Griesgraber releases debut album 'A Whisper In The Thunder'
NEW YORK (Chipster PR) - Tom Griesgraber (pronounced "grice-gray-burr") is releasing his debut CD A Whisper In The Thunder through O3E/Spotted Peccary Music. The Stick player's enchanting style of instrumental music is aided by special guests including drummers Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Indigo Girls) ...
| Soweto Kinch's Dune Records release 'Conversations With The Unseen' No 5 in Amazon.com (US) Editor's Picks for Top-10 Jazz CDs of 2004
NEW YORK (Indiego Jazz Promotions/ www.dune-music.com) - Amazon.com (US) Editor's Picks: 10 Best Jazz CDs of 2004 https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/547806/ref=m_best_3_26/104-1127964-1444704 1. Ivey-Divey by Don Byron 2. Funeral for a Friend by Dirty Dozen Brass Band 3. Friends Seen & ...
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