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Renowned Saxophonist Gary Bartz Receives Honorary Doctorate From New England Conservatory
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Ann Braithwaite
Grammy Award winning jazz saxophonist and educator Gary Bartz received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from New England Conservatory at its 155th Commencement on May 17, 2026. Innovative Vivo Performing Arts (formerly Celebrity Series of Boston) President and Executive Director Gary Dunning also received an honorary doctorate. NEC alumna Denyce Graves ’88 UD, ’14 hon. DM, served as the distinguished Commencement speaker. “We are thrilled to welcome back NEC alumna Denyce Graves, and to honor the extraordinary careers of ...
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Psychedelic Cowboy Gary Van Miert Returns With 4th LP Of cosmic Gems On 'Music Sounds Better When You're Stoned'
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1888 Media
Gary Van Miert, the New Jersey-based “Psychedelic Cowboy," is at it again as he continues to snatch melodies from the cosmos for his project The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! This time out, he expertly validates the age-old adage that “Music Sounds Better When You're Stoned" with a crafty set of modern day classics hitting the ether June 19. “The songs on his latest album are about time, weed, the universe, and mortality," explains Van Miert. Channeling Hank Williams on a ...
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New England Conservatory Announces 155th Commencement With Distinguished Speaker Denyce Graves And Honorary Degree Recipients Gary Bartz And Gary Dunning
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Acclaimed mezzo-soprano and NEC alumna Denyce Graves ’88 UD, ’14 hon. DM, whose accomplishments NEC recognized with an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 2014, will serve as the distinguished Commencement speaker. Legendary jazz saxophonist and educator Gary Bartz and innovative Vivo Performing Arts (formerly Celebrity Series of Boston) President and Executive Director Gary Dunning will be awarded honorary Doctor of Music degrees. Matthew Shifrin ’21, ’23 MM will be the alumni speaker. “We are thrilled to welcome back NEC ...
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Interdimensional Traveler Gary Van Miert Returns October 25th With His 3rd Lp Of Psychedelic Gems As the Sensational Country Blues Wonders!
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1888 Media
Veteran songwriter Gary Van Miert has announced the October 25th arrival of ‘If I Stop Moving, I’ll Fall From the Sky,’ his third collection of “Psychedelic Americana” as The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! Delivering a potent blend of classic country, blues, gospel, pop and rock to accent his enlightened quips and sardonic euphemisms, the 10-song LP follows 2022’s country/gospel/psychedelic rock opus, ‘The Adventures of a Psychedelic Cowboy’ and 2020’s blues and country record, ‘The World Will Break Your Heart.’ This ...
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Guitarist John Basile Releases 'Satisfied' with Gary Versace and Carmen Intorre, Jr.
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John Basile
Jazz enthusiasts are in for a treat as the highly-acclaimed jazz guitarist John Basile announces his 11th, much anticipated new release, Satisfied. The project brings together a stellar trio featuring the incomparable Gary Versace on Hammond B3 organ, and driving the rhythm forward is the impeccable Carmen Intorre Jr. on drums. The session features a captivating mix of original compositions and reinterpretations of classic jazz standards, each track meticulously crafted to evoke a full spectrum of emotion. “The chemistry and ...
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Bassist-Producer Frank Swart Releases 'Soundtrack For A Film Without Pictures' Featuring Gary Bartz, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Bill Evans, Warren Wolf And Idris Ackamoor
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
In his wide-ranging career, bassist, guitarist, arranger, composer, producer, and engineer Frank Swart has contributed to countless sessions covering a wide range of music, from rock and funk to psychedelic acid jazz. In recent times, under the Funkwrench Blues name, he has created and produced 146 singles (at the time of this writing) that have been released once every two weeks, featuring such major artists as Mike Stern, Charlie Hunter, John Medeski, Oz Noy, Fred Wesley, and the late Lucky ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Peacock
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Peacock's birthday today!
Bassist Gary Peacock played a major role in the development of avant-garde jazz. He has worked with the likes of Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry}, {{Barney Kessel, Don Ellis, Terry Gibbs, Shorty Rogers, the Paul Bley Trio, Jimmy Giuffre, Roland Kirk and George Russell, among others. His recorded output is enormous — ECM Records alone lists fifty-one CDs on which he is featured. He has collaborated frequently with ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Bartz
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Bartz's birthday today!
Gary Bartz has been known to many as a trail blazer in the music business from the moment he started playing with Art Blakey at his father’s jazz club in his hometown of Baltimore, MD to his own music throughout the 57 years as a professional musician. As if his Grammy Award with McCoy Tyner in 2005 (‘Illuminations’) wasn’t enough to carve out a place for Bartz in the jazz genre, ...
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Gary Meyers Releases His Original Flamenco Album 'Desperado’s Shade'
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Cyber PR
Gary Meyers, the rising flamenco guitarist and performer just released his album Desperado’s Shade, an original collection of flamenco based songs with world music and Spanish rumba stylings weaved into the music. As a self taught guitarist, Gary started playing classic rock riffs at the age of 14. When he heard a rhumba in 2002, he chose to put his electric guitar down and pick up the sounds of flamenco. He studied under the Maestro Rene Heredia—the man credited with ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Gary Peacock
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Gary Peacock's birthday today!
Bassist Gary Peacock played a major role in the development of avant-garde jazz. He has worked with the likes of Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Albert Ayler, Don Cherry}, {{Barney Kessel, Don Ellis, Terry Gibbs, Shorty Rogers, the Paul Bley Trio, Jimmy Giuffre, Roland Kirk and George Russell, among others. His recorded output is enormous — ECM Records alone lists fifty-one CDs on which he is featured. He has collaborated frequently with ...
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D'Gary
Instrument: Guitar
Born: July 22, 1961
