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Walter Davis Jr.: Davis Cup
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On August 2, 1959, Rudy Van Gelder opened his newly built Englewood Cliffs, N.J., recording studio. Between 1952 and August 1959, Rudy had been recording jazz albums for Blue Note and other labels in a soundproof room at his parents modernist white stucco home a few miles away in Hackensack. The first album recorded in Hackensack was the 10-inch Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet for Blue Note. The room Rudy used is featured widely in many of Francis Wolff's photos with the ...
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Japan And Porcupine Tree Keyboardist Richard Barbieri Set To Release New Studio Album Planets + Persona Via Kscope On March 3, 2017
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
London- Legendary Japan and Porcupine Tree keyboardist Richard Barbieri releases his most sonically expansive work to date, with a brand new album entitled Planets + Persona. It is the third Barbieri solo album, but the first to feature such a wide pallet of instrumentation. Vintage analogue synthesizers combine with acoustic performances and jazz elements. Twisted voices are always present, though not in a language we can recognize. Barbieri skilfully utilizes the talents of a pan-European core of musicians to produce ...
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Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) Discusses Solo Album "Cheating The Polygraph" In New Q&A Video
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Fresno Media
ENGLAND - Porcupine Tree drummer, Gavin Harrison, widely acknowledged as one of the finest drummers on the planet, has posted a Q&A video discussing his sparkling new solo album, Cheating the Polygraph. Acclaimed British jazz musician, Laurence Cottle, joins Harrison to explain the process behind their reimagining of such Porcupine Tree gems as “Heart Attack in a Layby," “Start of Something Beautiful," “What Happens Now?" and more, to be released in North America on April 14 via Kscope (April 13 ...
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Gavin Harrison Announces Solo Album Of Re-imagined Porcupine Tree Tracks "Cheating The Polygraph" On Kscope
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Fresno Media
ENGLAND - Gavin Harrison, drummer for British prog innovator, Porcupine Tree, has announced a brand new solo album of re- imagined songs from the acclaimed Porcupine Tree repertoire, Cheating the Polygraph, due out in North America on April 14 via Kscope (April 13 in the UK, April 17 in Germany, April 22 in Japan). Gavin Harrison currently finds himself working with British progressive rock group, King Crimson. His playing and performing résumé includes stints with artists as varied as Iggy ...
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Jacobs Media's Techsurvey10 Finds Radio Occupying "Both Sides of the Digital Tipping Point"
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HypeBot
Jacobs Media's latest survey of radio listeners, Techsurvey10, finds that “radio is on both sides of the tipping point." That sounds painful but, as it turns out, they're saying that many listeners are still tuning in to broadcast aka terrestrial radio via traditional sources while a growing number are listening to those stations digitally. It's one of the more interesting points of a survey which I feel could use a glossary for those of us who find radio important to ...
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Occupy Movement Inspires New Compilation Albums and Bruce Springsteen [video]
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HypeBot
A variety of record albums related to the Occupy Movement are set for release including “Occupy This Album" from Music For Occupy with a star-studded list of participants, “Folk the Banks" from the newly formed Occupation Records in London and media claims that Bruce Springsteen's newest work is the voice of the movement though the songs were mostly written before it existed. These releases could bring renewed attention to a movement which has lost much of its early hold on ...
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Matt Wilson's Christmas Tree-O Jingling All the Way to Lovin Cup on December 15th
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Jazz@Rochester
Bop Arts (Tom Kohn and the Bop Shop's nonprofit side) is bringing Matt Wilson and his Christmas Tree-O to Lovin' Cup Brews & Bistro on Thursday, December 15th, at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $18 advance/$20 door. Lovin Cup is a great venue for music, but if you want to sit, you better get there early when the doors open at 7. New York based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of today's most called for jazz drummers and is ...
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Occupy the Music Industry
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HypeBot
The falling security of the US economy bears an uncanny resemblance to the relative microcosm that is the music Industry. The occupy movements 99% are angry at the 1% with all the wealth. Those at the top are overtly occupied with increasing their own worth, with little respect for the prosperity of people who make up the majority of the population. The success rate of musicians is staggeringly similar to the 99 to 1 statistics. Those with power enjoy the ...
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Occupy Musicians: Lou Reed, Talib, Tom Morello, Biafra
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JamBase
MUSICIANS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR ALL OCCUPY MOVEMENTS A number of prominent musicians have pledged their support for the Occupy Movement by launching the Occupy Musicians website. The website aims to to facilitate performances at Occupy spaces and events, network musicians to Occupy locations and Occupy fund raisers, host embedded media to Occupy-related songs and music videos, and more. Head over to the Occupy Musicians website to get a look at the full list of supporters, and check out their official ...
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Occupy Music Movement Grows with Occupy Musicians Petition
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HypeBot
Musicians have gotten involved with the Occupy Movement in many locations both on and offline. A new initiative seeks to focus that energy starting with an Occupy Musicians petition in support of the movement. But Occupy Musicians hopes to become much more than just a petition and plans to provide additional resources. Musicians Occupy Wall Street Ginny Suss and Vanessa Wruble at Okayplayer helped Occupy Musicians get a petition online that has already been signed by a number of musicians ...
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