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Shiva In Flagrante — Mysterious New Jazz Album From Ex-Buddhist Priest, Jacques Bailhé
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Jacques Bailhé
What happens when you mix years touring on bass with Big Lost, a critic once described as “Folk-Baroque-Rock,” stir in producing hundreds of tracks for film and commercials, a drum solo behind a fire-breathing stripper in a roller rink in Bangkok, sitar lessons in India and Nepal, and chanting prayers as a Buddhist monk? You get Shiva in flagrante (The Hindu god Shiva in flames of passion). Bailhé laughs, “Chanting prayers in temples is a fascinating way to experience the ...
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Hot Guitarist Jacques Lesure Cools Outdoor Los Angeles Audience
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Robert J. Carmack
Recently with the temperatures topping 90-100 degrees, most Angelenos were seeking some relief from the heat. That came in the form of Jazz Guitarist,Jacques Lesure and his Quartet. The former Detroit native, now L.A. based musician, cooled off the audience with a great play list of originals and standards including a very soothing ,but swinging title track, “When She Smiles” from his current CD on WJ3 Records label. The first set was kicked off with a Road Warrior of a ...
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The Art Of Dreaming, By Saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Set For September 25 North America Release
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart’s most recent CD, “The Art of Dreaming", released in Europe earlier this year, is set to debut in the United States and Canada by Naïve/Naxos on September 25, 2012. The project is called “The Art of Dreaming" because of the state of heightened awareness shared when musicians play together, which can be described as ‘”dreaming while awake”. According to Carlos Castañeda, anthropologist and author, ancient Toltec sorcerers had developed the art of staying aware while dreaming, in ...
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Keyboardist Jacques Mignault Of Groove55: From Canada To The Billboard Jazz Charts
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Lauren Rogers
Q: How and when did Groove55 form? A: Groove55 was founded in late 2009 when bassist Yves Nadeau and I committed to develop a group in the smooth jazz style of music. Actually we realized that this is what we had been doing all along. We immediately invited Yves Adam, one of the best saxophone players in Montreal, to join us. We changed drummers after a year and now Daniel Lemay is playing with us. Q: How would you describe ...
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Announcing the Winners of the "Jacques Coursil - Trails of Tears" Giveaway
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All About Jazz
Enter the "Jacques Coursil - Trails of Tears" Giveaway Contest
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Sunnyside “Jacques Coursil—Trails of Tears“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 12th.Click here to enter the contest (Following Jacques Coursil at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Sunnyside Records About Jacques Coursil and Trails of Tears So much of the world's cultural legacy has been branded by the oppression, forced expulsion, and colonization inflicted upon ...
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Jacques Schwarz-Bart Featuring Stephanie McKay: 'Rise Above' on Dreyfus Jazz August 31
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Chris M. Slawecki
Soulful sax man Jacques Schwarz-Bart makes his Dreyfus Jazz recording debut with Rise Above, an eclectic blend of jazz and neo-soul featuring the stirring vocal stylings of former Brooklyn Funk Essentials singer Stephanie McKay. Rise Above is an epic culmination of this son of a Black Guadeloupean mother and a French Jewish father's diverse experiences. “The great common denominator between all the styles I love, being Funk, Jazz, Soul and R & B, is that the music starts with the ...
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Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques Brel
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Muse Media
NEW AMANDA MCBROOM CD CHANSON: AMANDA MCBROOM SINGS JACQUES BREL, SET FOR RELEASE JULY 14TH BY LML MUSIC/GECKO RECORDS
CD is Jazz/Cabaret Vocalist/Composer's Eighth Release and Pays Homage to Legendary French Singer-Songwriter Jacques Brel
Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques Brel, the stunning new CD from critically-acclaimed Jazz/Cabaret vocalist and composer Amanda McBroom ("The Rose"), is set for release July 14th by LML Music/Gecko Records. Featuring a stellar cast of musicians including Mark Isham on horns, Chanson: Amanda McBroom Sings Jacques ...
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Jacques Loussier La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
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All About Jazz
Jacques Loussier's Two Musical Loves Bend, Blend in Unique Ways He calls himself the “grandfather of crossover music," and tomorrow, veteran French jazz pianist/composer Jacques Loussier presents his latest example, “Divertimento," at La Jolla Music Society SummerFest. “I am unable to say whether it is jazz or classical - it is simply music," says Loussier, 73, in charmingly accented English. “Every time I play it, it will be different. That is the good thing about improvisation. You never get bored ...
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New discs from Dave Brubeck and Jacques Loussier due October 23
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All About Jazz
THE CROSSING, pianist Dave Brubeck's twelfth Telarc release, is inspired by his affinity for world travel and the wealth of experiences that come with it. The nine tracks represent the cross-fertilization of cultures at the core of all great art. Now in the eighth decade of his life, Brubeck remains one of the most prolific and influential jazz artists of any generation. An innovator since his earliest recordings, Brubeck has spent most of his life gathering and mastering an infinite ...
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