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The Jamie Baum Septet+ Release 'What Times Are These' on Sunnyside Records
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Lydia Liebman Promotions
On What Times Are These (Sunnyside), Jamie Baum’s fifth recording with The Jamie Baum Septet+, her flagship ensemble, the acclaimed New York-based flutist-composer presents her first exploration of spoken word and art song. To be specific, seven of Baum’s ten compositions respond to works by a cohort of eminent 20 th and 21 st century female poets (Adrienne Rich, Marge Piercy, Tracy K. Smith, Lucille Clifton, and Naomi Shihab Nye), interpreted by renowned guest vocalists Theo Bleckmann, Sara Serpa, Aubrey ...
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King Crimson’s 'In The Court Of The Crimson King – King Crimson At 50' Documentary By Toby Amies Coming To Select Us Theaters Opening November 3rd!
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Just as King Crimson has been, for more than half a century, an atypical rock band, this film is a refreshingly atypical music documentary. A film about the sacrifices we need to make to bring things of beauty and meaning into the world. But with jokes. Toby Amies’s film In The Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson at 50 provides a unique insight into the working process of a complex touring band, interspersed with contributions from previous band ...
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Hamiet Bluiett 1940 - 2018
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Hamiet Bluiett, a native of Brooklyn, IL who co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet and redefined the capabilities of the baritone sax in improvised music, died the morning of Thursday, October 4 at St. Louis University Hospital. He was 78 years old. Bluiett, whose birthday was September 16, had been gravely ill for some time, and according to a Facebook post from his daughter Anaya, was taken off respiratory support last week. As a child, Bluiett (pictured) studied piano, trumpet, and ...
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Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum Explores Links Between Sacred Music Traditions On "Bridges," A Riveting New Album By The Jamie Baum Septet+
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Flutist/Composer Jamie Baum Explores Links Between Sacred Music Traditions on Bridges—A Riveting New Album by The Jamie Baum Septet+—Co-produced by Jamie Baum and Richie Beirach. Available May 18, 2018 on Sunnyside Records. Jamie Baum Septet+ CD Release Celebrations for Bridges May 25: Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT May 26: The Cell Theater, NYC May 27: StageOne, Fairfield Theatre Company, Fairfield The Jamie Baum Septet+ Jamie Baum-flutes, singing bowl, Amir ElSaffar-trumpet, vocals, Sam Sadigursky-alto sax/bass clarinet, Chris ...
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Blue Engine Records Releases "The Abyssinian Mass" Double Album + Bonus Documentary DVD From The Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Featuring Damien Sneed And Chorale Le Chateau
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'stache Media
Landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation and vocals marks Marsalis’s first original recorded composition in six years Raise your voices and lift your hearts as Blue Engine Records releases The Abyssinian Mass by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis featuring Damien Sneed, Chorale Le Chateau and Special Guest Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III on March 18, 2016. The Abyssinian Mass—a landmark collaboration of jazz, gospel, instrumentation and vocals—marks Marsalis’s first original recorded composition in six years. ...
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Guitarist Joe Morris Joins Forces With Keyboardist Jamie Saft & Drummer Mike Pride On Microtonal Blues Project Raoul
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hubtone PR
The sound of Joe Morris’ electric guitar, with distortion pedal set on stun and wah-wah pedal fully engaged, colliding with Jamie Saft’s droning, microtonal organ and Mike Pride’s thunderous free drumming approach to the kit creates a mind-numbing maelstrom on The Spanish Donkey's RAOUL, the improvising trio’s debut on RareNoiseRecords. A follow-up to XYX, their 2011 album, which was released on Northern Spy Records. The album consists of three throbbing tracks — the brutal 32-minute title track ‘Raoul, the 22-minute ...
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Interview: Jamie Cullum
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I love writing the “Track Record" column for Wall Street Journal/Europe, which is based in jny: London. The point of the column is to interview artists to see what obscure albums most influenced them. There are always surprises, and I'm constantly being turned on to music that escaped my radar. Case in point is my interview with jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum in today's “Off Duty" section of the Europe edition (go here). My challenge to Cullum was tell ...
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Jamie Cullum, The UK's #1 Jazz Artist, Announces US Headline Tour In Support Of New Album, "Interlude," Out January 27, 2015 On Blue Note Records
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Michael Ricci
RUN INCLUDES JANUARY 24 SHOW AT LARGO IN LOS ANGELES AND FEBRUARY 5 CONCERT AT NYC’S BEACON THEATRE CULLUM WILL OPEN FOR BILLY JOEL IN NYC, DALLAS AND MIAMI BEGINNING TODAY ON ITUNES, FANS WHO PRE-ORDER INTERLUDE WILL INSTANTLY RECEIVE THE NEW TRACK, “MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE,” PLUS “GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE” FEATURING LAURA MVULA AND “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” FEATURING GREGORY PORTER New York, NY: Blue Note Records recording artist Jamie Cullum will kick off 2015 with a ...
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Blue Note Records Welcomes Jamie Cullum to the Family
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Michael Ricci
Blue Note Records Welcomes Jamie Cullum to the Family Special NYC shows September 29 to preview his upcoming album INTERLUDE Also opening for Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden Blue Note Records is proud to announce that they’ll be the new US home of British jazz star Jamie Cullum and all will have a chance to celebrate together as Blue Note welcomes the celebrated song-writer and musician to New York, where he will give a special sneak preview to his ...
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Avant-Garde Icon Wadada Leo Smith Joins Forces With Jamie Saft, Joe Morris, Balazs Pandi On Startling RareNoise Release Red Hill
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hubtone PR
There’s a sense of mystery, majesty and daring surrounding this remarkably deep studio session, the first of its kind for the adventurous renegade label RareNoiseRecords. Each piece resounds with such compelling, conversational, in-the-moment playing that it sets a new standard in collective improvisation. “I believe it raises the bar for what improvised music can achieve on record,” says pianist Jamie Saft of Red Hill, the group’s mesmerizing debut on the RareNoise label.Fueled by the urgent high note blasts and expressive ...
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