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Wolfgang Schalk Announces New Album 'Dear Earth' Showcasing A Tribute Track To Arnold Schoenberg
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Wolfgang Schalk
Wolfgang Schalk, the acclaimed LA-based Austrian guitarist/composer, announces his latest album, Dear Earth, a heartfelt dedication to our planet and a testament to the power of artistic expression. Featuring nine original compositions, Dear Earth marks Schalk's ninth album as a leader and follows his critically acclaimed release, ObSession (Frame Up Music, 2019). With a stellar band featuring the remarkable rhythm section of Grammy Award-winning bassist Carlitos Del Puerto and Grammy-nominated drummer Oscar Seaton, with outstanding contributions from Latin Grammy-nominated pianist ...
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Don Braden: Earth Wind and Wonder, Vol. 2
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
It has long astonished me that so many jazz musicians choose to ignore the Third Great American Songbook when looking for songs to cover on albums and in performance. Instead, many regularly turn to songs by composers such as Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, and Jimmy Van Heusen. Or they turn to jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and others (do we really need another Satin Doll or Cherokee?). Others have dipped into the well of what ...
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Acclaimed Global Music Collective The Scooches Ready New Single, 'Stop This Climate Change' For Earth Day
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1888 Media
Global music sensation The Scooches have announced the April 21st release of “Stop This Climate Change,” a poetic and uplifting call to action fraught with cataclysmic imagery, yet infused with the desire for change. Arriving in time for Earth Day, the lyric “We’ve got to stop this climate and change" refers to the climate of helplessness and denial that surrounds climate change. Vocalist Betina Hershey wrote the song about interpersonal relationships with each other but also with Mother Earth because, ...
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Brian Eaton Unveils New Album, ‘All The Earth Will Mourn,’ With Help From A Couple Of His Favorite Artists
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All About Jazz
The new album, All The Earth Will Mourn, by musician/composer/producer Brian Eaton is out now on digital platforms via his label, Eatin’ Records. The album explores jazz fusion in new directions creating a tapestry of emotion and expectation with creative interpolations of nuance and rhythm and is influenced by the fusion and prog rock music Eaton embraced as a young musician. Seven-Time Grammy winner Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny Group) raved, “All The Earth Will Mourn is a beautiful sounding album ...
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April 25 The Indie Collaborative's Earth Day Celebration At Carnegie Hall
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Anne Leighton
“Celebrating Earth in Song” at Carnegie Hall with The Indie Collaborative, April 25 Inspiring Cast of Musical Performers with a Story of Purpose Come and see more than 20 award-winning IC artists perform Celebrating Earth Day in Song, which features a unique blend of the musical genres (rock, classical, jazz, Americana, theatrical) at this legendary venue. The storyline of this three-act/two-part (with one intermission) presentation begins with the possibilities and newness of “The Beginning” and continues with the “Reality” ...
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Composer / Guitarist Justin Morell To Release 'Exit Music For Intelligent Life On Earth'
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Justin Morell
Guitarist and composer Justin Morell is releasing his newest album, Exit Music for Intelligent Life on Earth, a collection of twenty-one short works for multiple guitars and drums. This is the follow-up to the much acclaimed All Without Words: Variations Inspired by Loren (2021) by the John Daversa Jazz Orchestra featuring Justin Morell, on which Morell was the composer and guitarist. This unusual collection of mostly short pieces, the majority lasting little more than a minute or two, depicts a ...
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Earth Wind & Fire Experience Completes Line-Up For Love Supreme Jazz Festival
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Michael Ricci
Two weeks until the UK’s only major green-field jazz festival returns to Glynde Place The line-up for Jazz FM's Love Supreme Jazz Festival is now complete thanks to the addition of the Earth Wind & Fire Experience featuring five-time Grammy-winning original member Al McKay. McKay will line-up alongside a host of international stars including Jamie Cullum, Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Soul II Soul, Imelda May, De La Soul, Snarky Puppy, Courtney Pine, Dave Holland, Curtis Stigers and Incognito, for what ...
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Erik Scott To Release Second World Music Album, And The Earth Bleeds
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
San Francisco, CA - Much to the excitement of music aficionados worldwide, bassist/composer Erik Scott will be releasing his sophomore CD 'And The Earth Bleeds' on May 8, 2014. Best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Sonia Dada, and Flo & Eddie, Erik's newest release takes the listener on an aural voyage through ethereal and otherworldly musical landscapes. 'And The Earth Bleeds' adds some vocals, gypsy violins, Celtic melodies, a dash of steel guitar, a wisp of French horns ...
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First Ancient Future Studio Video Released On Earth Day
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Matthew Montfort
Ancient-Future.Com Records Presents: Yearning for the Wind By Ancient Future Yearning for the Wind is the first brand new Ancient Future studio recording released to the general public since 2002's Planet Passion. It isn't that Ancient Future hasn't been active. Indeed, Ancient Future has recorded over three hours of music in this period, much of it live. But rather than release it all in a market where a low value is placed on music while ...
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Marc Hoffman Trio To Perform At Earth Night Out
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Marble Arch PR
Jazz trio returns to Salisbury for Downtown Salisbury Event SALISBURY, NC – Marc Hoffman Trio returns to Salisbury this Friday, April 18th for Earth Night Out, part of Downtown Salisbury, Inc. Friday Night Out Series promoting nightlife and retail in Salisbury, NC. A Salisbury native, Marc Hoffman will be joined by well known Charlotte area musicians, Brian Sullivan on drums and Dave Vergato on bass. The trio will perform standard jazz, pop and originals. “We are delighted to be part ...
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