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Washington D.c. Based Jazz Pianist Geoffrey Dean Releases His New Quartet Album 'Foundations' Featuring Harish Raghavan, Justin Copeland, Eric Binder

Washington D.c. Based Jazz Pianist Geoffrey Dean Releases His New Quartet Album 'Foundations' Featuring Harish Raghavan, Justin Copeland, Eric Binder

Dr. Geoffrey Dean is a jazz pianist, composer, author and educator currently performing in the Washington D.C. area. Dean has recorded and performed with notable jazz musicians across the globe including Terell Stafford, Steve Turre, Greg Tardy, and many others. Dr. Dean recently published an educational book on jazz harmony titled Kenny Kirkland's Harmonic and Rhythmic ...

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Cyrus Chestnut First Time Headlining Performance At Carnegie Hall On April 19th!

Cyrus Chestnut First Time Headlining Performance At Carnegie Hall On April 19th!

Pianist Cyrus Chestnut Commissioned For First Time Headlining Performance at Carnegie Hall on April 19th, with Full Orchestra with The Cecilia Chorus of New York. Presenting a two part show: “Christ on the Mount of Olives" and “Power in the Blood." Two Passion stories, each a gripping musical narrative: Beethoven’s edge-of-your-seat Christ on the Mount of ...

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Irish Jazz Funk Band Chief Keegan 'The Piles High Club' Drops March 29th!

Irish Jazz Funk Band Chief Keegan 'The Piles High Club' Drops March 29th!

Ireland’s Ground Breaking Jazz/Funk/Groove Ensemble Releases Debut Album! The innovative Irish band featuring organist/pianist Luke Dunford, with guitarist Mark Dudley, bassist Alan Elliott and drummers Cian Hanley and Tommy Gray unleash a straight fire album of soul dripping jams. “Think The Meters and Orgone had a baby and moved to Dublin." Chief Keegan are a musically ...

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Italian Jazz Luminary Francesco Cataldo To Release First Solo Piano Album - 'Amaranto'

Italian Jazz Luminary Francesco Cataldo To Release First Solo Piano Album - 'Amaranto'

Upcoming solo recording Amaranto marks acclaimed jazz guitarist Francesco Cataldo’s first release focusing on keyboards. Amaranto pays tribute to Cataldo’s friend, mentor and inspiration, humanitarian Giuseppe Agosta. Francesco Cataldo, among the most highly regarded Italian jazz musicians of his generation, has long established a reputation as a triple-threat talent, celebrated for his skills as guitarist, composer ...

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Geoffrey Dean Quartet Debut 'Foundations' Drops February 2, 2024

Geoffrey Dean Quartet Debut 'Foundations' Drops February 2, 2024

Washington D.C.-based jazz pianist Geoffrey Dean releases his new quartet album Foundations featuring the great Harish Raghavan on bass as well as Justin Copeland on trumpet, and Eric Binder on drums. Dr. Geoffrey Dean is a jazz pianist, composer, author and educator currently performing in the Washington DC area. Dean has recorded and performed with notable ...

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Darren Pickering Release - Small Worlds 'volume Two' On Rattle Records! From New Zealand

Darren Pickering Release - Small Worlds 'volume Two' On Rattle Records! From New Zealand

Following their acclaimed debut, VOLUME ONE, Darren Pickering Small Worlds continues their investigation of the intersection between cinematic aesthetics and electronic textures within the framework of contemporary jazz. Electronic textures are more prevalent on VOLUME TWO, a set that includes solo piano tracks that employ modular synths and resonators. VOLUME TWO represents a logical progression in ...

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Saxophonist Kirk Edwards Release 'SHOUT' Features Donald Vega

Saxophonist Kirk Edwards Release 'SHOUT' Features Donald Vega

For the past eight years Kirk Edwards has studied jazz improvisation with the celebrated pianist Donald Vega. As an organic outgrowth of this association Kirk often shared original compositions with Donald. Mr. Vega would offer suggestions to enhance these songs and Kirk would implement those elements into the pieces. As the original compositions became more refined ...

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Pianist/Composer Marcus Persiani 'The Proper Time' Features George Coleman, Wayne Escoffrey And More!

Pianist/Composer Marcus Persiani 'The Proper Time' Features George Coleman, Wayne Escoffrey And More!

Marcus Persiani is a pianist, composer and arranger who has performed and toured with many luminary musicians throughout his career. First influenced by the sound of Debussy's melodies echoing from the piano through his home, he was drawn to jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, and McCoy Tyner. His journey has taken him from jny: ...

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Look Out - The Vocal Debut From Award-Winning Jazz Pianist Jim Clayton Featuring Herlin Riley And Amina Scott - Release Date: October 3rd

Look Out - The Vocal Debut From Award-Winning Jazz Pianist Jim Clayton Featuring Herlin Riley And Amina Scott - Release Date: October 3rd

"Clayton can swing the daylights out of anything... But he has a different, more expansive definition of Great American Songbook. It's a refreshing concept. I hope more 21st century artists follow." From the liner notes by Ricky Riccardi, 2022 Grammy Winner Blend the piano styles of Nat “King" Cole, Harry Connick, Jr. and Bob Dorough, and ...

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Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Set To Release 'Electric Miles 2' on October 6th

Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Set To Release 'Electric Miles 2' on October 6th

Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Electric Miles 2 The follow-up to acclaimed saxophonist/arranger Charles Pillow’s, “Electric Miles” , one of NPR’s top ten CD’s for 2018, is a further exploration of Miles Davis’ early electric period, 1969-74, arranged for a large jazz ensemble. This time Pillows’ arrangements add 3 french horns in addition to the usual big ...


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