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Kate Kortum Wins 2025 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
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AMT Public Relations
As part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival As part of NJPAC’s TD James Moody Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced Kate Kortum as the winner of the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Hosted by WBGO Radio’s Gary Walker, yesterday’s “The SASSY Awards” presented the Top Five Finalists on the iconic NJPAC stage in front of a live audience and a distinguished panel of judges: TONY-nominated singer/lyricist Ann Hampton Callaway, GRAMMY-nominated ...
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Negative Press Project Delivers Its Most Accomplished Album Yet With 'Cycles I,' Set For Release January 30 On Envelopmental Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Negative Press Project reaches new heights of ambition with Cycles I, their fifth album, arriving January 30 via Envelopmental Music. Though scattered to the four winds, the San Francisco Bay–founded chamber jazz octet came back together to realize 12 compositions by pianist Ruthie Dineen and bassist Andrew Lion—and joined forces with the world-renowned cutting-edge string ensemble Friction Quartet (violinists Otis Harriel and Kevin Rogers, violist Stephanie Bibbo, and cellist Doug Machiz). The result is a stunning coalescence of post-bop jazz ...
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Amana Melomé Announces New Single 'Con C.ALMA,' Featuring Acclaimed Jazz Pianist Deron Johnson
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Cyber PR
Euro-Caribbean-American singer songwriter Amana Melomé returns with “Con C.ALMA,” her first release in several years and a luminous new chapter. This brand new single layers Melomé’s global sensibilities with the jazz-rooted soulfulness that defines her lineage, enhanced by a special feature from acclaimed pianist Deron Johnson, much celebrated for his work with Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, and a host of influential jazz artists. “Con C.ALMA,” which translates to “with calm,” in Spanish is both meditation and mantra. The stylized spelling, ...
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Born Out Of The Legendary Brooklyn Raga Massive Jam Sessions, Quadrature Is Set To Release Their Debut Album 'Black Hole Blues' Through Deko Entertainment
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Quadrature is a musical powerhouse that redefines sonic frontiers with their electric blend of raga, rock, jazz and psychedelia. Rooted in deep musical traditions, yet soaring into uncharted territories, the band crafts soundscapes that defy laws of genre, space and time. They feature the magnetic sitar/effects of Neel Murgai, the experimental Firebird trumpet/effects of Indofunk Satish, the structural rhythm of Tripp Dudley on drum set, and the electric grooves of Damon Banks on bass. Emerging from the legendary Brooklyn Raga ...
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Peyton Griffin’s New Single Warms Up 'Autumn In New York'
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j parillo
Peyton paints a musical portrait of the beauty and contrast of an “Autumn in New York” with his newest single. Peyton’s arrangement symbolizes the changes of autumn through key changes and subtle embellishments of the melody that highlight the contrast and romance of autumn. Peyton’s piano playing is reminiscent of the players that inspired him, while exemplifying Peyton’s own style of interpretation and arranging. “‘Autumn in New York describes what I feel is Autumn, the sense of bittersweet nostalgia, new ...
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Drummer Konrad Ciesielski Releases 'Koniec' -- Cinematic, Contemporary Jazz on Mindses Music
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Mindses Music
Koniec—a cinematic journey by Konrad Ciesielski through sound, emotion and contemporary expression. Koniec is the solo release by Konrad Ciesielski, drummer and composer known from Blindead, Octopussy or Tranquilizer, who this time embarks on a fresh sonic exploration. It is music built on cinematic tension and emotional depth, blending ambient textures, experimental electronics, contemporary jazz inspirations and film-like sound design. Konrad Ciesielski has been a recognizable presence on the Polish alternative scene for many years. As a co-founder of Blindead, ...
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Billie Davies Brings A Surprising New And Special Avant-Garde Music
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Cobra Basement
Billie Davies will release a duo album on December 10, 2025, entitled 2455 (Music For The Future). What music will exist in the 25th century? What styles will people listen to? How will sound continue to evolve? These are the questions that inspired Billie Davies to begin her project No Boundaries, Music for the 25th Century / Music For The Future—an ever-evolving exploration of free improvisation from a deeply natural, instinctive, and intuitive place. It is a spontaneous expression through ...
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Treasures Untold: A Modern 78 Rpm Reader Edited by Josh Rosenthal
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Tompkins Square
Treasures Untold: A Modern 78RPM Reader, a sold-out 10 x 10" 155 page hardback book with CD, ltd ed of 1,000, numbered foil stamp, all about 78RPM records, released on Record Store Day April 2025, is now available as a Kindle ebook. The writing is by collectors, ethnomusicologists, dealers, archivists and producers, including an interview with Ian Nagoski and Dick Spottswood, 14 year old collector and DJ Jay Burnett, Joe Lauro, Jerry Zolten, Eli Smith (Brooklyn Folk Festival), John Heneghan, ...
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