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Who are the most influential jazz artists of all time? Find out at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
Jazz musicians are identifying their influencers and All About Jazz is aggregating the data and presenting it to our readers. Back in 2018 we quietly launched a feature and encouraged musicians to select the primary influencers of their music. We thought it would be a fun project to identify jazz's lineage. It also represented a new way for readers to discover jazz musicians and their music. We're just getting started, but you can see who musicians have designated as the ...
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Jazz Artists Sweet Megg And Ricky Alexander Join Forces On New Album Coming June 2021
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EMPKT PR
New York City-based jazz artists Sweet Megg (Meaghan Farrell) and Ricky Alexander prove you can always re-spark a romance, even for music. The two solo artists, who have been performing together for the past few years, aim to make early jazz classics popular again with their debut collaboration album, I’m in Love Again. The album is set to be released on Turtle Bay Records on June 11th, 2021. The two artists bring together a delightful collection of playful and romantic ...
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Dominick Farinacci Debuts Songbook Watch Party: A Live Online Streaming Show to Showcase Jazz Artists and Musical Collaborations
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All About Jazz
Internationally acclaimed trumpeter Dominick Farinacci debuts Songbook Watch Party, an interactive online music experience boasting newly filmed collaborations with musical artists from around the world. Beginning May 3, 2020 Songbook Watch Party will simulcast every Sunday night at 7PM EST on multiple streaming platforms such as ZOOM, Facebook and YouTube. “The goal of Songbook Watch Party,” states Farinacci, “is simple: to generate income for the artists, and to create for the audience that sound of surprise and fun that is ...
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Thailand International Jazz Conference (TIJC) 2020 Musters Most World-Class Jazz Artists In 12 Years
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Thailand International Jazz Conference
The 12th Thailand International Jazz Conference, or TIJC 2020, is just around the corner. This year’s event will be even better than before. Held under the theme of “Jazz for All”, it will feature the largest gathering of world-class jazz artists, from January 31 to February 2, 2020, at the College of Music, Mahidol University’s Salaya Campus. Among the world’s leading jazz artists to join the TIJC 2020 is Ozmosys, the foremost jazz project led by world-renowned drummer Omar Hakim ...
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Thailand International Jazz Conference 2019: World-Class Jazz Artists Join The Stage Of The TIJC!
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Thailand International Jazz Conference
The College of Music, Mahidol University, host of the event, brings together the selection of the world-class jazz artists from America and Europe, the region recognized as producing the world's best jazz artists of today. Together with the renowned Thai artists that will give you the ultimate joy in TIJC 2019, the 11th Thailand International Jazz Conference under the theme “Chill out Around Jazz", which will be held on 25-27 January 2019. Dr Narong Prangcharoen, Dean of the College of ...
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Maryland Events Highlight Women Jazz Artists: Concerts And Panel Discussion Celebrate Women's History Month
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Jazz Beyond Borders
From its earliest days, women have played key roles in jazz. Vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday are legendary singers who exhibited a high level of musicianship. They mastered the technique of their instrument (the voice), learned their music thoroughly and were skilled improvisers like any other band member. Many more talented women have contributed to jazz as instrumentalists, composers, and bandleaders. Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971) was a jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader whose music is ...
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One Of Hawaii's Finest Jazz Artists: Jr Volcano Choy
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Eric Taylor
Q: I'm sure you receive this question numerous times. Your name - where did you get it? A: Almost 30 years ago, I was on a road tour for Columbia Records. After one of our performances, a music critic who was present mentioned that the “trumpet soloist” blew like an “erupting volcano” and so the other musicians on that tour jumped on it and began calling me “Volcano." At first I discouraged them from addressing me as “Volcano,” but they ...
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Grant Presentation Video Helps Jazz Artists & Causes Obtain Vital Funding!
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Rick DellaRatta
NEW YORK, NY - The Jazz for Peace Foundation Empowerment Grant Program rose from the ashes of the horrifying tragedy of 9/11 starting with a poem that was written witnessing those very events on a rooftop less than a quarter of a mile away from Ground Zero on that fateful morning. Since then they have set a Philanthropic Record that is sure to stand for many years to come by providing a Helpful Step Forward to over 850 Outstanding Causes ...
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Open Call to all Jazz Artists! Kimmel Center Now Accepting 2014-15 Jazz Residency Program Applications
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Michael Ricci
Open Call to all Jazz Artists in Philadelphia! Kimmel Center Now Accepting Online Applications for 2014-15 Kimmel Center Jazz Residency Program Open Call to all Jazz Artists in Philadelphia! Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is now accepting online submissions from talented jazz musicians interested in participating in the 2014-15 Kimmel Center Jazz Residency – an opportunity for local jazz artists to create new work in collaboration with other artists, as they continue to express the relevance of jazz beyond ...
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Annual Brubeck Institute Program Pairs Nation's Best Student Musicians With Award-winning Jazz Artists
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Keith Michaud
STOCKTON, CA: The Brubeck Institute Summer Jazz Colony at University of the Pacific draws together 18 of the best high school jazz musicians from throughout the country to hone their performance skills in the shadow of jazz greatness. Named for the late Dave Brubeck, a University of the Pacific alumnus who went on to become the most popular jazz musician of his time, the Summer Jazz Colony provides participants with intense musical instruction, meaningful mentoring, and challenging performance experiences. Russell ...
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