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While he is a deep selector, his studio work accompanies his DJing, affording him his own unique moments in every set that are deeply reflective of himself, with a trove of carefully crafted unreleased works to call upon. Complex, peculiar, but always with groove at the forefront, Charlie has become a staple secret weapon for many festivals and events in Romania and all over Europe, spreading his unique and sophisticated sound.
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Red Rodney, Before Charlie Parker
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Before joining the Charlie Parker Quintet in late 1949, trumpeter Red Rodney (Robert Chudnick) had quite an illustrious and prolific career in big bands. Born in Philadelphia, Rodney turned pro at 15 and played in the horn section of major bands, from 1944 to 1949. Here's the list in order: Jimmy Dorsey, Elliot Lawrence, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Claude Thornhill, Benny Goodman and Woody Herman. But sifted in between these big band live broadcasts was a series of small-group sessions. ...
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Charlie Hunter Produces Fourth Bolero Record For Puerto Rican Vocalist Maritzaida
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Aaron Weibe
“We should do another record, but let’s make it a visual product,” suggested Charlie Hunter, celebrated guitarist and producer, just months after Maritzaida’s stunning debut albums, Boleros Clásicos Volumen Uno and Volumen Dos. The Puerto Rican vocalist and her husband, AJ Weibe, had only recently returned to music after a five-year hiatus, following a decade-long career as military musicians, including three years in Tokyo. Their comeback was nothing short of extraordinary, capturing hearts and minds with their authentic take on ...
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Portland Jazz Sensation Shelly Rudolph Teams Up With Charlie Hunter For New Single 'I Love Love'
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Cyber PR
Listen to “I Love LOVE” Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter Shelly Rudolph is set to captivate audiences again with her latest single, “I Love LOVE." This soulful and funky song celebrates the universal power of love. Teaming up with renowned jazz-soul artist Charlie Hunter, trumpeter Cyrus Naibipoor, and drummer Reinhardt Wolfgang Melz, Rudolph delivers a track that promises to delight music lovers of all genres. “I Love LOVE" began as a poem, as many of my songs do, but when I stepped ...
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Spotlight 2023: Charlie Parker - August 19-26, 2023
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Macy Layne
The Folly Theater, Paseo Academy of Fine & Performing Arts, 18th & Vine Jazz District and Selected Kansas City jazz clubs and performance venues. Spotlight: Charlie Parker 2023 celebrates the jazz icon’s 103rd birthday with jam sessions and musical tributes, jazz history tours, lectures, exhibitions, panel discussions, workshops and showcase performances. The annual program was developed to honor Parker (also known as “Bird”), his legacy and impact on jazz in Kansas City and worldwide. The event also provides educational opportunities ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Haden
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Haden's birthday today!
“No other instrument in jazz is more essential than the bass, both backbone and heartbeat, and Haden is its master.” (Francis Davis /August, 2000 issue of The Atlantic Monthly) Time Magazine has hailed jazz legend Charlie Haden as “one of the most restless, gifted, and intrepid players in all of jazz.” Haden's career which has spanned more than fifty years has encompassed such genres as free jazz, Portuguese fado and vintage ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Christian
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Christian's birthday today!
As the man who popularized the guitar in a jazz setting, his legacy lives on. Charlie Christian was born on July 29, 1916 in Bonham, Texas but was raised in Oklahoma City from the time he was two years old. Charlie's immediate family were all musically talented- his mother played the piano; his father sang and played the trumpet and guitar; his brother, Clarence, played the violin and the mandolin; and ...
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Liberation Hall Announces Bossa Nova And Charlie Parker Titles For Record Store Day, Saturday, April 22
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Prime Mover Media
CHARLIE PARKER – The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings VARIOUS ARTISTS – Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall Liberation Hall today details a pair of jazz vinyl releases for Record Store Day, the annual retail event which celebrates independent record stores in the U.S. and abroad. Record Store Day is set for Saturday, April 22. Bossa Nova at Carnegie Hall and Charlie Parker’s The Long Lost Bird Live Afro-CuBop Recordings will each arrive on 180-gram vinyl. Both titles will ...
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Craft Recordings Announces Definitive, Bonus-Filled Edition Of Vince Guaraldi's Original Soundtrack Recording 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'
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Chummy Press
Available on CD, digital, and a variety of vinyl formats including a 45-RPM pressing, a translucent orange pumpkin-shaped disc, and more Craft Recordings proudly announces the definitive edition of Vince Guaraldi’s evocative soundtrack to the 1966 animated television special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, from Charles M. Schulz, creator of the PEANUTS comic strip, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions. Remastered from newly discovered analog session reels, the album features seven previously unreleased alternate takes—all of which offer fascinating insight ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Charlie Byrd
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Charlie Byrd's birthday today!
Charlie Byrd jammed with Django Reinhardt, recorded with Woody Herman, studied with the great Segovia, and with Stan Getz introduced the Brazilian bossa nova to international audiences. He then proceeded to form a super guitar trio with Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. His musical interests took in virtually every form in which the guitar found a prominent voice Charlie Byrd began playing the guitar at an early age under the guidance ...
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World-Renowned SMOKE Jazz Club Announces October Schedule Including Dizzy Gillespie/Charlie Parker Celebration
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AMT Public Relations
Album Release Concert: Elio Villafranca & The Jass Syncopators (Sep 29-Oct 2) Bird & Diz: Dizzy Gillespie Celebration (Oct 14-16) The Music of Monk: Lovano, Hays, Street, and Foster (Oct 20-23) and more... One of New York City’s premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, presents a stellar line-up of both legendary jazz performers and emerging voices during the month of October. Acclaimed for its essential music programming and inspired setting, Smoke Jazz Club recently reopened to much fanfare after ...
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