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Saxophonist Miguel Zenón Earns 2025 Latin Grammy Nomination For 'Golden City'
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Internationally acclaimed saxophonist/composer Miguel Zenón has earned a 2025 Latin Grammy nomination in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for his widely heralded album Golden City. Winners will be announced at the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards which take place on Thursday, November 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A sweeping extended composition inspired by the demographic and political evolution of San Francisco, from the pre-colonial period to the contemporary tech-dominated era, Zenón’s 17th album as a leader grew out ...
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Deep Energy Orchestra Unveils Expansive New Album The Science Of Sound On 7D Media Featuring Members Of Snarky Puppy, Kansas, King Crimson, The 4th Dimension, Shakti & Others
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Deep Energy Orchestra will release its third studio album, The Science of Sound, on October 24, 2025, through 7D Media. Conceived and led by composer, producer, and bassist Jason Everett (aka Mister E), the album represents a culmination of global collaboration, complex composition, and genre-defying instrumentation. Following the ensemble’s critically acclaimed albums Playing With Fire (2018) and The Return (2020), this new release builds on the orchestra’s distinctive fusion of Indian classical rhythms, progressive rock, jazz, funk, and orchestral textures. ...
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Backgrounder: Clarke/Boland - Latin Kaleidoscope
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today, the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band still doesn't get the respect it deserves. Perhaps that's because the band was comprised of American and European musicians, many of whom were little known to record buyers. The band also did much of its touring abroad. But there were other reasons. Most of their records were released on smaller labels that lacked the distribution and promotional dollars of the majors. And not being based in New York at the time wasn't a ...
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Fabia Mantwill Announces New Album IN.SIGHT, Featuring Her 32-piece Orchestra To Be Released On Groundup Music
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Vivo Musique Internationale
Acclaimed composer, saxophonist, and conductor Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, together with GroundUP Music, announces the upcoming release of her new album, IN.SIGHT, featuring the Fabia Mantwill Orchestra, mixed both in stereo and Dolby Atmos. IN.SIGHT is set for release on GroundUP Music on July 25, 2025 across digital platforms and in physical formats (CD and LP). Berlin-basedFabia Mantwill’s musical vision blends influences from jazz, classical, and world music traditions into a large-scale orchestral work. Featuring original compositions for a 32-piece ensemble, ...
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Vince Guaraldi: Two Albums With a Latin Feel
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Best known for his success composing and playing music for the Charlie Brown and Peanuts TV specials of the 1960s, Vince Guaraldi actually had a struggling jazz career through much of the 1950s. Born in the North Beach section of San Francisco, he started out playing with local vibraphonist Cal Tjader in 1951. His first leadership recording session for Fantasy took place in 1955, when he regularly performed at the Hungry I nightclub in North Beach. He recorded his first ...
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Count Basie Orchestra Headlines The 2025 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival runs from April 24 to May 4
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Ed Bride Associates
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. has announced the lineup for the nineteenth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, which runs from Apr. 24-May 4 in various locations throughout the city. Starting with an open jam session and ending with a jazz brunch, the events include the popular Jazz Crawl, the jazz prodigy concert, and headline concerts featuring the Count Basie Orchestra and vocalist Dawning Holmes with Grammy-winning pianist Jeff Holmes and special guest Avery Sharpe, plus a special evening with pianist Ben Kohn. The ...
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Backgrounder: Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1956-57)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In February 1943, bassist Oscar Pettiford joined Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in a Chicago hotel room and jammed on Sweet Georgia Brown, which was captured on a private recording. This was before bebop was codified, and Parker and Gillespie were virtually unknown outside of the big bands they were in. By the end of 1943, Pettiford was in New York recording for Commodore behind tenor saxophone giant Coleman Hawkins. Rolling forward, Pettiford would become bebop's first major bassist in ...
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Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra New Release! Exciting And Swingin'!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Three-time Billboard charting singer-songwriter Robin Simone’s new incarnation is RSHO! Vocalist for Kenny Burrell's Jazz Orchestra! Robin Simone Hollywood Orchestra (LP/CD) Seventeen super musicians, a gifted conductor/arranger, and Robin all creating an electrifying take on songs of great motion pictures, and bringing new magic to the big band stage. Debut album produced by the esteemed Bill Appleberry at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood. Jazz Weekly Review "Singer/songwriter Robin Simone comes up with the clever concept album of creating her own ...
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The Piece With The Drums Featuring Conor Guilfoyle Touring Ireland
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CoisCéim Dance Theatre
Lovers of jazz music and dance are in for a treat as one of Ireland's best known dance companies, CoisCéim Dance Theatre, prepare to embark on an all-island tour of their critically acclaimed show, The Piece with the Drums. Described as “pulsating with theatrical magic,” this exceptional production combines live music performances by pioneering jazz percussionist Conor Guilfoyle with explosive dance routines directed by visionary choreographer David Bolger. Expect live music that hits you right in the soul and dance ...
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Acclaimed Latin Recording Artist Rafael Moreno Announces Exciting New Albums For 2025-2027
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All About Jazz
Rafael Moreno is set to embark on an ambitious series of recording projects in the United States from 2025 to 2027, further solidifying his standing as one of the most-recognized recording artists in the world of Latin Jazz. The singer, music director, and band leader will record a series of albums in the United States starting in 2025 that will showcase his remarkable talent and versatility. The first of these projects, slated for June 2025, is Album 1.5,a salsa album ...
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