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Guitarist Russ Spiegel Releases 'Caribbean Blue' with Guests Brian Lynch, Tim Armacost, Hendrik Meurkens and more on RuzzTone Music

Guitarist Russ Spiegel Releases 'Caribbean Blue' with Guests Brian Lynch, Tim Armacost, Hendrik Meurkens and more on RuzzTone Music

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

A world-class guitarist by anyone’s definition, California-born Russ Spiegel is also a composer, arranger, big band leader, mixing engineer, educator and much more, including a world traveler. Though not entirely, much of the music in Caribbean Blue is a tip of the hat to some of his destinations and the cultures he’s experienced, and homage to many of the genres of music he loves, and, perhaps most importantly, a reminder of just how small the world really is. Throughout his ...

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Event

Big Band Era Salute With The O-Tones at the Brass Rail Meetinghouse (Southwick, MA) on September 16

Big Band Era Salute With The O-Tones at the Brass Rail Meetinghouse (Southwick, MA) on September 16

Source: Mary Witt/The O-Tones

Big Band era salute with The O-Tones! Honoring musicians of the Big Band era, The O-Tones present a show with songs by Tony Bennett, The Andrews Sisters, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Fred Astaire and others. Once the stage show is over, there will be some time and room for dancing! The Brass Rail in Southwick, MA has a long history of music on the lake. Join us in this beautiful setting for live music and dancing and delicious ...

Video / DVD

Sol Schlinger, Baritone Sax Extraordinaire

Sol Schlinger, Baritone Sax Extraordinaire

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

In the 1950s, when the 12-inch album became dominant, many studios recording jazz LPs needed musicians who could record perfectly in the fewest number of takes. Such skills included top-notch sight reading, the ability to play multiple instruments flawlessly and artists who could blow beautiful solos. To streamline their operations, producers began forming groups of musicians who could come in and make magic together. In Los Angeles in the 1960s, one such team specializing in pop rock was known as ...

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Recording

Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records

Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records

Source: Gerhard Daum

Contemporary Jazz is a fascinating collection of seventeen original pieces by German composer and musician Gerhard Daum. A very successful composer of soundtrack music for films and television in both the US and Europe, Daum's music is expressive and often very visual. On this album, Daum performs on trumpet, flugelhorn, and acoustic and electric guitars (not all at the same time!), and is accompanied by prominent Macedonian double-bassist, Martin Gjakonovski, who lives and works in Cologne (Germany). Most of the ...

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Recording

Piano Master Kevin Toney Celebrates 50th Year In Music With Expansive Concert Recording Documenting His Spirited Acoustic Legacy In Jazz

Piano Master Kevin Toney Celebrates 50th Year In Music With Expansive Concert Recording Documenting His Spirited Acoustic Legacy In Jazz

Source: Inque Public Relations

Album Features Daughter Dominique Toney, Azar Lawrence and Kamau Kenyatta Let it be stated – no shouted from the highest mountaintop – that the root source of piano virtuoso Kevin Toney’s dynamic musical artistry has ALWAYS been hardcore straight-ahead jazz. As an A+ disciple of the Art Tatum’s, Oscar Peterson’s, McCoy Tyner's, Errol Garner’s, and Herbie Hancock’s of the idiom (as well as Detroit-born schoolmate of Geri Allen), Kevin Toney began his journey into the dexterous essence of jazz absorbing ...

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Event

Eastman School of Music's Keystone Centennial Event - Opens the Doors

Eastman School of Music's Keystone Centennial Event - Opens the Doors

Source: Eastman School of Music

On March 4, 1922, the Eastman School of Music officially opened its doors to the community. On that date, all the main building’s floors had been completed, including the Main Hall (now Lowry Hall), the Cominsky Promenade, and the stunning Kilbourn Hall. A chamber music concert was given that evening to dedicate the concert space that has now heard thousands of performances ever since. Fast forward 100 years... From March 2 through 6, 2022, Eastman will offer a wide variety ...

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Performance / Tour

Bill Warfield & The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra At Keystone Korner Baltimore On Nov 21 - Live & Streaming!

Bill Warfield & The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra At Keystone Korner Baltimore On Nov 21 - Live & Streaming!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

On November 21st, 2021, Bill Warfield and the Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra return to Baltimore for the Thanksgiving Holidays performing an exciting program of tunes by Bill as well as James Brown, Joe Zawinul, Smokey Robinson, Weather Report, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock as well as Movie and T.V. themes and Hard Bop favorites. We will be virtual (for 72 hours) and in person. Come join us for great food, atmosphere provided by your host, NEA Jazz Master, Todd Barkan, music ...

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Performance / Tour

Bill Warfield And The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra At The Keystone Korner Baltimore On March 28!

Bill Warfield And The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra At The Keystone Korner Baltimore On March 28!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

The Hell’s Kitchen Funk Orchestra is a group of New York City Jazz and Studio musicians who aim to produce a brand of music that defies boundaries. The HKFO accomplishes just that on the new Planet Arts Network release Smile. Bill Warfield & The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra are swinging into Keystone Korner Baltimore to celebrate the release of their new album this March 28th, 2021. 72-Hour, $10 Streaming Fee Bill Warfield: leader, arranger, trumpet, flugelhorn Jane Stuart: Vocals ...

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Keystone Korner Baltimore: Larry 'Poncho' Brown Ongoing Art Exhibit & Freda Payne November 12-14!

Keystone Korner Baltimore: Larry 'Poncho' Brown Ongoing Art Exhibit & Freda Payne November 12-14!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

Keystone Korner Baltimore is proud and excited to display a long-term exhibit of the extraordinary artwork of Baltimore's own Larry “Poncho" Brown! These colorful paintings beautifully compliment the musical atmosphere with fluidity, mysticism, unity and pride. Keystone Korner Baltimore feels so blessed to enrich the walls of our club with soulful art that captures the essence and beauty of the city we proudly call home. Come experience the remarkable exhibit for yourself and enjoy the legendary Freda Payne, honoring our ...

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Performance / Tour

Bill Warfield & The New York Jazz Quintet - September 27th At The Keystone Korner Baltimore!

Bill Warfield & The New York Jazz Quintet - September 27th At The Keystone Korner Baltimore!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

BILL WARFIELD & The New York Jazz Quintet September 27th at the Keystone Korner Baltimore Trumpeter Bill Warfield and Todd Barkan host an on-line and in-person Jazz Event in Bill's hometown of Baltimore, MD. Bill teams up with tenor saxophonist Dave Riekenberg, keyboardist Cecilia Coleman, bassist Jay Leonhart, and drummer Scott Neumann to bring you a selection of standards and some originals by Bill and Jay. The event is 'live' with limited indoor and outdoor seating from 5:00-8:00PM, September 27th ...

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