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Macedonian Saxophonist Hristijan Risteski Releases Debut Album 'waters Dance'
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Matt Fripp
Macedonian-born, Graz-based saxophonist and clarinetist Hristijan Risteski will release his debut solo album Waters Dance in October 2026 on CD, LP and all major streaming platforms. Featuring Marko Churnchetz on piano, Hrvoje Kralj on double bass and Chris Smith on drums, the album presents a Quartet sound shaped by deep musical trust, strong live chemistry and a distinctly personal compositional voice. Built around a campaign of singles, videos and live dates, Waters Dance brings together classical precision, Macedonian rhythms and ...
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New Single 'Urban Tribal Dance' by Pianist Julio Awad featuring Mike Stern, Paul Wertico & Mark Egan
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Julio Awad
Release Date: February 14, 2026 Available Worldwide on All Streaming Platforms Overview “Urban Tribal Dance” is a high-impact instrumental single where primal rhythm collides with modern urban energy. Driven by explosive grooves, powerful melodic lines and bold improvisation, the track delivers a cinematic fusion experience that feels both ancestral and contemporary. This release positions Julio Awad within the international contemporary jazz and fusion scene through a collaboration with three globally respected musician The Collaboration The single features: Mike Stern ...
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Wamptronica: How A New Bedford Collective Is Rewiring New England’s Underground Dance Music Scene
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Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
On a WAMPTRONICA night, the room settles into a shared pulse. The music is steady, soulful, and unhurried. Dancers aren’t performing for one another; they’re listening, responding, moving with intention. It feels less like nightlife and more like a gathering, a reminder that house music has always been about connection first. Based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, WAMPTRONICA has emerged as one of the most compelling underground dance music collectives in New England. Since its founding in 2021, the group has ...
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Creatures Of Sound Explores The Connection Of Dance & Music To The Human Spirit - An original work that tributes the ideas and music of Don Cherry
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Michele Brangwen
Creatures Of Sound is a new dance and music work that tributes the ideas of composer and trumpeter Don Cherry, featuring choreography by Michele Brangwen, original music by GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter & composer Tim Hagans, and movement and music created spontaneously in the moment by all ten performers. Don Cherry was interested in the relationship of music to the human spirit, and how music could be a force and a presence in our daily lives. Co-presented at the Duffy by Ivesian ...
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All-Star Tribute To Clyde Criner at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance on June 14, 2025
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Joseph Gold
An “All-Star" group of legendary musicians will join with other artists in a festive “Tribute to Clyde Criner," an Albany native and noted music performer, composer, and educator, who passed at 39 in 1991. The performance will be on Saturday, June 14, from 1:00-2:30pm at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance in Williamstown MA, as part of the program for the 50th Reunion of Criner's Class of 1975. It is free and open to all. Leading the All-Stars quartet ...
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Minas - 40th Anniversary Concert, Cake, and Dance Party in Philadelphia on April 11
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Michael Ricci
Orlando and Patricia Haddad invite the public for a concert, cake, and dance party, celebrating 40 impressive years making music in Philadelphia. Known for their Brazilian ensemble Minas, Orlando and Patricia moved to the Philadelphia area from Rio de Janeiro in 1984, where they continued to perform and record while pursuing graduate studies at local universities. Orlando earned two masters, one in Arts Administration from Drexel, the other in Music Composition, from Temple. Patricia earned a Masters in Jazz Piano ...
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Perfection: Byrd and Adams — Bronze Dance, 1959
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams recorded eight albums together between 1959 and 1970. Their combined sound was a perfect fit—Byrd's sweetly piercing trumpet and Adams's grunting attack on the baritone. Their first album together was Byrd in Hand, recorded in May 1959 for Blue Note. The lineup was stunning: Donald Byrd (tp), Charlie Rouse (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Walter Davis, Jr. (p), Sam Jones (b) and Art Taylor (d). Each musician added a different level of artistic ...
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Wamptronica: A Rising Beat From New England's Underground Dance Scene
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Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
WAMPTRONICA, an innovative underground dance music collective primarily composed of Wampanoag music makers and media artists, is making waves with its unique fusion of House Music, Rare Groove, Afrobeats, and Breakbeats. Founded in 2021, WAMPTRONICA's roots can be traced back to energetic dance parties held at the Native Arts Gallery in Mashpee. The collective's signature sound combines traditional DJing with live percussion, horns, and vocals, creating an immersive dance experience that has garnered a loyal following. Currently, WAMPTRONICA serves as ...
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Tap Dance On Vinyl - Jazz Visionary Petra Haller’s Announces 'Shoulders I Stand On' Vinyl Release Tour, And New Project 'Orbit'
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Petra Haller
In a triumphant celebration of contemporary jazz, tap dancer and musician Petra Haller, announces the vinyl release tour of her debut Album Shoulders I Stand On. The tour commences on March 10 at the prestigious Anteros Arts Foundation in Norwich, moves to Piano Smithfield in London on March 12th, a stand out event with a double bill concert presenting Haller’s latest project “ORBIT” as the second set, Ashburton Arts Centre March 13th and concludes at the renowned Soundcellar Poole on ...
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Petra Haller Explores New Musical Horizons - Free Improv Meets Tap Dance On Vinyl
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Petra Haller
Modern jazz visionary, Petra Haller is introducing a fresh dimension to her debut album Shoulders I Stand On with the release on vinyl March 12th 2024, providing a novel listening encounter. London-based Petra Haller, celebrated by Jazzwise magazine as a Rising Jazz Artist of 2020, has been pushing creative boundaries by integrating tap dance into the jazz and improvised music scenes. Over the years, her auditory experiments in partnership with the gifted Meg Morley have yielded rich, rhythmic conversations, which ...
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