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Steven Allen and Oliver Nelson
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Let's downshift slightly today during this week of little-known jazz albums with big-name arrangers conducting supersized orchestras. On Monday, I told you about Jimmy Smith's Portuguese Eyes (with Thad Jones) and yesterday I showcased Billy Taylor's Right Here, Right Now! (with Oliver Nelson). Today, let's look at two albums that Oliver Nelson recorded with TV host, composer and pianist Steve Allen. Admittedly, these albums are breezier by comparison and lean into the pop realm. But they were still arranged by ...
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American-British vocalist Allen Austin-Bishop debut album "Sorry Grateful" Available Now!
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Allen Austin-Bishop
Vocalist Allen Austin-Bishop's Sorry Grateful is an album comprised of jazz standards ranging from Errol Garner’s “Misty” and Johnny Mandel’s “The Shadow of Your Smile”, to Victor Young’s “When I Fall in Love” and Bart Howard’s “Fly Me to the Moon." Allen Austin-Bishop was born in Newark, New Jersey (USA) but is currently based in London. Allen is a crossover jazz singer, who’s smooth, mellow and emotionally charged voice allows his singing to connect with a captive audience, and create ...
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Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band at Royce Hall on December 29th
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Jay Hughen
Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band will perform at Royce Hall on December 29 for one unforgettable night. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 15 at 10:00 AM. For more than thirty-five years, Woody Allen and His New Orleans Jazz Band have been delighting audiences with a hot mix of New Orleans inspired music. The band's sound is firmly rooted in the music that Woody Allen has loved since his childhood and draws inspiration from such legendary artists ...
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Re-Introducing Aimee Allen and Winters & Mays
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Kari-On Productions
Re-Introducing Aimée Allen Aimée Allen—vocals Pete McCann—guitar Toru Dodo—piano Craig Akin—bass Jacob Melchior—drums and percussion Victor Prieto—accordion Aimée Allen's intimate connection with music began as a child. Her childhood was literally scored with classic jazz, because of her mother's intense love of the music. The influence of the jazz tradition can be heard in Aimée's musical style and interpretation choices. But Aimée's listeners can also hear her individual voice, nuanced ...
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Acclaimed Composer/Pianist/Scholar Geri Allen Nominated for 2011 NAACP Image Award - Geri Allen and Timeline - Live - "Outstanding Jazz Album"
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GoMedia PR
Composer/pianist Geri Allen has been nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award in the category of “Outstanding Jazz Album" for her most recent Motéma Music release, Geri Allen & Timeline—Live. The NAACP Image Awards, currently celebrating its 42nd anniversary, are presented each year to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts. Members of the NAACP vote on the ...
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Harry Allen and Ehud Asherie at Chautauqua 2010
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Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
This very inspired duo—Harry on tenor, Ehud on piano—took the stage early on at Jazz at Chautauqua and left a deep impression. Although their play looks casual, they reach memorable heights — whether they are handling the twists and turns of PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ like a pair of gliding skiers, or turning SOME OTHER SPRING into a rueful ode. Some duos are an exhibition of two very ego-driven selves who happen—sometimes under duress—to occupy the same space. Harry and ...
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Corey Allen Actor Played Gang Leader in 'Rebel Without a Cause' Dies
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Michael Ricci
In 'Rebel,' Allen played Buzz Gunderson, who challenges James Dean to a 'chicken run.' In 1984, Allen won an Emmy for directing an episode of 'Hill Street Blues.'
Corey Allen, an actor-turned Emmy Award-winning director who earned a slice of film immortality in the 1950s playing the doomed high school gang leader who challenges James Dean to a “chicken run" in “Rebel Without a Cause," has died. He was 75. Allen died at his home in Hollywood on Sunday, two ...
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Geri Allen and Timeline - Live (Motema)
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Master of a Small House
Pianist Geri Allen is in the midst of an artistic and creative roll. Recorded at Oberlin Conservatory, this densely-packed and highly satisfying performance follows the release of a solo recital, also on Motma and carries forward in a similar vein with some marked departures. Chief among them is her crew of assembled accompanists. Bassist Kenny Davis competes a bit with the cavernous acoustics of the concert hall and there are moments during the more stentorian ensemble passages where his strings ...
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Eddie Allen and His Jazzy Brass for the Holidays Released on DBCD Label
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
New York, New York -- Eddie Allen has been busy this year and what better way to conclude it than to release some holiday jazz. Allen is leading the way once again on Jazzy Brass For The Holidays which was recently released on DBCD November 3, 2009. Joining Eddie on trumpet are Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet), Clark Gayton (trombone), Marshall Sealy (French horn), Kenny Davis (acoustic bass) and Carl Allen (drums and glockenspiel). ...
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Eddie Allen and the Aggregation Release "Groove's Mood"
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Eddie Allen is a trumpeter, composer, arranger; and author-certainly one of the more versatile musicians on the New York jazz scene.
Because of his versatility contemporaries will call upon him for his talent to play everything from jazz big band, R&B/Pop, Latin, to symphonic to Broadway, and everything else that may fall somewhere into those genres.
These many talents come together once again with a group of musicians called The Aggregation on a new release set for release October 6, ...
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