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Announcing Top Five Finalists Of The 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
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AMT Public Relations
Tickets are now on sale. Sunday, Nov 23 @ NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ. Reserve online at SarahVaughanCompetition.com or by calling 888.466.5722. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the top five finalists of the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Pulled from almost 200 entrants from 27 different countries, these gifted young singers represent the next generation of great jazz vocalists. The top five finalists are: Diamond Franklin (Philadelphia, PA), Candace Jones (Hollywood, FL), ...
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Bob Magnusson Joins Former Trio Mates Wofford, Plank In San Diego Hall Of Fame
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Jim Trageser
Legendary jazz bassist Bob Magnusson, who cut his teeth in Buddy Rich’s big band before joining Sarah Vaughan’s combo, was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Magnusson joins 2024 inductee Jim Plank (drums) and 2023 inductee Mike Wofford (piano), the three of whom comprised the classic house band at Elario’s nightclub in La Jolla in the 1980s—where they backed a veritable Who’s Who of national touring jazz artists. (Wofford passed on Sept. ...
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Announcing The Gilmore's Inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award Recipient: Sullivan Fortner
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AMT Public Relations
Winner of the largest financial gift in jazz for pianists today Watch awards ceremony streaming on The Gilmore’s YouTube Channel Pianist Sullivan Fortner has been named the recipient of The Gilmore’s inaugural 2026 Larry J. Bell Jazz Artist Award. One of the most prestigious honors in music, the Award was announced at a special ceremony held October 8, 2025, at The Jerome L. Greene Space in New York City. Marking the largest single gift ever dedicated solely to a jazz ...
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Aditi Malhotra: Where Hindustani Roots And Jazz Futures Meet
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All About Jazz
How many times can the phrase “the best of her generation” apply to a jazz artist from India—let alone a woman reimagining the very DNA of both jazz and Hindustani music? The story of Aditi Malhotra, as traced by jazz critic Katie Webster, unfolds as a bold narrative of sonic daring and cultural reinvention. On any given night, Malhotra’s singular voice—articulating Hindustani scales through a jazz combo, refracting off a pulse of RnB, and dissolving into the hush of a ...
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Shakti’s Revelation Of Oneness In Diversity Concludes With The Release Of Mind Explosion – Recorded Live During Their 50th Anniversary Tour In 2023
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Souvik Dutta
Shakti did not spend their fiftieth anniversary standing still, idly collecting laurels and accepting tributes for their decades of fearless musical alchemy. Instead, they acknowledged their vast influence with decisive action, recording their first new studio album in more than 45 years—the GRAMMY award-winning This Moment—and embarking on an extensive international tour that put them before audiences across India, Europe and the United States, complete with opening sets from longtime Shakti admirers Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Bill Frisell, and John ...
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Making Trouble At Twenty-four: The Defiant Ascent Of Pavle Zvekic
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All About Jazz
If jazz is a city—endlessly rebuilt, its back alleys echoing with invention—then Pavle Zvekic is not merely wandering its streets, but laying down bold new thoroughfares through its neighborhoods. Award-winning Serbian writer Oto Oltvanji introduces a pianist who, at just 24, has become a gravitational force in the Balkan and international jazz scenes—equal parts visionary and architect. The mythology usually reserved for prodigies sticks differently to Zvekic. His story begins not with the usual late-night piano discoveries, but as a ...
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Pianist and composer Uriel Pascucci Releases 'Marta's Dream' on Zeitlos Sounds
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Uriel Pascucci
Listen to the world premiere recording of Marta's Dream, the new composition by Uriel Pascucci. This music is as colorful, unexpected and with a narrative as varied as dreams. The piece conveys a succession of dynamic sounds, emotions, and sensations. Marta's Dream is the new composition by pianist and composer Uriel Pascucci. The piece is lyrical, a kind of ballad, a fusion of several musical elements, and yet cohesive. Modern jazz blended with classical music. The beauty lies in the ...
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Butter And The Genre Announce New Single 'So Cool So Blue' On Out October 22
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Butter And The Genre
Oklahoma City jazz collective Butter And The Genre will release their new single, “So Cool So Blue,” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The track captures the group’s signature blend of melody-forward jazz and contemporary soul, offering listeners an intimate late-night vibe. The single features three of the band’s original members—Gregory “Butter” Haubrich (trumpet/keys), Calliope Staudt (vocals), and Alex Chapman (bass). Inspired by classic jazz vocalists and modern innovators, the trio bridges traditional jazz language with contemporary production, creating a sound ...
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