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Leon Lee Dorsey's 'Freedom Jazz Dance' with Mike Clark and Manuel Valera is out August 20, 2021 via Jazz Avenue 1
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Lydia Liebman Promotions
Jazz Avenue 1 is proud to announce the August 20, 2021 release of Freedom Jazz Dance by veteran bassist Leon Lee Dorsey, drummer extraordinaire Mike Clark and brilliant Cuban-born pianist Manuel Valera. Dedicated to the late Puerto Rican-born piano master Hilton Ruiz, whom Dorsey regularly played with in his last years (appearing on 2004’s A New York Story and 2005’s Steppin’ with T.P., the pianist’s dedication to his own mentor, Tito Puente), this collection of eight tunes highlights that same ...
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Tim Cook's Memo to Team Apple on Beats Deal
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HypeBot
As CEOs often do, Apple's Tom Cook reached out to his team minutes after the deal was announced. In this wide ranging and revealing memo, Cook shares why he bought Beats, how the companies will work together and how important he thinks music is to the future of Apple. First published by 9to5 Mac: Team, This afternoon we announced that Apple is acquiring Beats Music and Beats Electronics, two fast-growing businesses which complement our product line and will help extend ...
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Composer-Pianist Manuel Valera Conjures Deep Roots on Sixth Outing as a Leader, New Cuban Express
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Two for the Show Media
After flirting with Latin rhythms within a modern post-bop context on his five previous releases, the brilliant Cuban-born pianist and composer Manuel Valera has put together the album of a lifetime. As a followup to 2009's trio recording, Currents, a savvy collection of jazz standards and originals, Valera has dipped into his own Afro-Cuban roots on his superb new release, New Cuban Express. Accompanied by fellow Cuban musician Yosvany Terry on alto sax, Tom Guarna on guitar, John Benitez on ...
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Levon Helm to Ramble for Richard Manuel and Rick Danko
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JamBase
A MUSICAL NOD TO RICHARD AND RICKY Levon Helm has confirmed a new set of Midnight Rambles in 2012. Special Guests on these dates include Dar Williams, Spirit Family Reunion, and on January 21, a special tribute to fallen bandmates Richard Manuel and Rick Danko. The night is being billed as “"A Musical Nod to Richard and Ricky," and Levon will be joined by band mate Garth Hudson, along with Jimmy Vivino for that performance. Levon will also strike out ...
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Pianist Manuel Valera with The Tom Tallitsch Quartet at Miles Jazz Cafe (NYC) on Thursday, April 7th
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Tom Tallitsch Productions, LLC
Miles Jazz Cafe NYC Thursday, April 7th 9:30-11:30pm 212 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022-6201 (212) 371-7657 Subway: Lexington Av/53 St Tom Tallitsch—Saxophones Manuel Valera—Piano Peter Brendler—Bass David Ashkenazy—Drums Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger, Manuel Valera is in the forefront of contemporary modern jazz. He represents the next generation of great performers and composers. His sound is fresh, inviting and ...
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Memo to Bands and Promoters: Use Discount Tickets to Announce a Show, Not to Save One
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HypeBot
This simple and powerful idea somes from Scott Perry of The New Music Tip Sheet: “Don't use sites like Goldstar and Groupon to discount tickets at the last minute, use those services to announce a tour and give fans the discount up front. Offer the cheap seats at 2-for-1 pricing via a partnered presale, and then... sell the rest of the tickets at full price. You miss the Groupon sale, you miss the discount, no more of this waiting for ...
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Johnny Mathis @ San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino
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All About Jazz
American cultural icon Johnny Mathis is a two-time Grammy Hall of Fame honoree, comes to the San Manuel Indian Casino.
Mathis with over 50 years of recording experience of romantic ballads and classic standards that continue to transcend generations, including greatest hits “Chances Are," “Wonderful, Wonderful," and “Misty. Featured on the HBO Comedy Festival and past winner of the Las Vegas Comedy Festival.
Johnny Mathis with Gary Mule Deer
Thu., June 3, 7:30pm San Manuel Indian ...
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Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6 - Dulcet Crush (Hatology)
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Master of a Small House
Swiss mountain guide by day, trumpeter by calling, Manuel Mengis is a model of the new millennial musician. His highly personal jazz is a polyglot of influences, mixing in rock, funk, pop and even the occasional bit of pap. Gruppe 6, his working band, represents a similarly deep wellspring of musical resources. Saxophonists Reto Suhner and Roland von Fle can play cocktail balladry with the same facility as Aylerian scrawls. Lionel Friedli's percussion philosophy fractures into a prismatic array of ...
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New Releases From Hat Hut Records: Dave Douglas, Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6, Ran Blake/Anthony Braxton and more
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Michael Ricci
Dave Douglas' Tiny Bell Trio: Constellations
Dave Douglas - trumpet Brad Shepik - guitar Jim Black - drums
Constellations is a new set of songs written and arranged for the trio. It was recorded in mid tour, and so has a different, perhaps more live, character... Many thanks go to Brad and Jim for their dedication and commitment to the music. They are two of the finest listeners around, and in our three years as a ...
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