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Boston Drummer Guilhem Fourty Is Set To Take A Global Stage At London’s Royal Albert Hall—And His Path There Shows How He Has Become A First‑call Artist Across The U.s. And Europe
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All About Jazz
Boston-based drummer Guilhem Fourty, originally from Toulouse, France, is preparing for one of the highest-profile moments of any artist's career: a performance as Lead Drummer with the Roella Oloro Trio at London’s Royal Albert Hall in November 2025. The concert is part of the London Jazz Festival, placing Fourty inside one of the world’s most revered concert halls during one of Europe’s most prestigious jazz events. For any musician, Royal Albert Hall is a career milestone; for a drummer who ...
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Last Call: Jazz‑Con 2025 Pass Sale Ends Tonight - The Ultimate Jazz Music Business Conference!
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Nu Jazz Publicity
Your clock is down to the last chorus. At 12:00 a.m. EST-US tonight, Jazz‑Con 2025 closes its final discount window for Sideman and Jazz Ambassador passes, capping a whirlwind pre‑registration run that has already drawn artists, educators, and industry pros from every corner of the globe. Jazz‑Con is the only global jazz & classical business conference where musicians can hear industry professionals talk shop directly with the streaming platforms and tech titans reshaping today’s marketplace. Confirmed speakers now top over 50 voices ...
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Mark Kostabi To Host Exclusive Salon Concert At His Rome Villa On Friday, July 18, 2025
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Robert C. Ford
On Friday, July 18, 2025, internationally renowned artist and musician Mark Kostabi, famed for painting the iconic Guns N’ Roses Use Your Illusion album cover, will open the doors of his luxury villa in Rome, Italy, for an intimate salon concert. In addition to his celebrated visual art, Kostabi is an accomplished composer and pianist whose collaborations include jazz legend Ornette Coleman. For this special evening, he will be joined by a lineup of acclaimed performers, including: Tony Esposito: legendary ...
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Mothers Of Invention Keyboard & Synthesizer Legend Don Preston Embarks On First European Solo Tour September 2024
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Pianist & synthesizer legend Don Preston will be touring Europe starting in September (tour dates below). Don Preston leads a life filled with music, innovation, and experimentation in acoustic and electronic music. “Groundbreaking” is a phrase that is clearly overused. With Don it rings true. One of the first performers to drag a pile of oscillators and filters onstage, he brought his classical training to the avant-garde. In the early '60s Frank Zappa would come to see Don’s “electronic music ...
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New Record 'Margin Call II': Where The Present Is Combined With Daniel Stahre's Lyrical Melodies
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Daniel Stahre
Gothenburg pianist Daniel Stahre returns with the new album Margin Call II—an instrumental fusion of contemporary, jazz and pop. With some of Sweden’s finest musicians, the listener is invited to a melodic journey rooted in the Nordic tradition. In the sequel Margin Call II, Daniel Stahre comments on contemporary life in a personal way, almost out of necessity. In songs like 'Infinite Liquidity' and 'Market Maker', inspiration is drawn from the great financial endpoint that also adorns the album series: ...
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Single Release: 'Gånglåt Från Halland' From Daniel Stahre's Upcoming Album 'Margin Call II'—A Melodic Sequel With A Nordic Sound
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Daniel Stahre
Gothenburg pianist Daniel Stahre released the Dolby Atmos single “Gånglåt från Halland" on April 24, 2024. In May 2024, the second single “Swinging" will be released ahead of the forthcoming album Margin Call II—an instrumental fusion of contemporary, jazz and pop. The musicians once again include members of Little Dragon and Franska Trion, with Viktor Turegård on double bass, Erik Bodin on drums and Martin Freidlitz on electric guitar. First up is the Dolby Atmos single “Gånglåt från Halland"—a melodic ...
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Mark Watkins Enhances His Celebrated Saxophone Quartet With 'Four + Six,' To Be Released March 29 On Jazz Hang Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Mark Watkins envelops his long-running saxophone quartet in lush, billowing textures on FOUR + Six, the band’s deliriously tuneful sixth album, set for a March 29 release on Jazz Hang Records. Watkins augments the core quartet of himself (soprano and tenor saxophones), Sandon Mayhew (tenor sax), Ray Smith (alto sax), and Jon Gudmundson (baritone sax) with Corey Christiansen (guitar); a three-piece rhythm section of Justin Nielsen (piano), Braun Khan (bass), and Kobie Watkins (no relation, drums); and the esteemed Gardner ...
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Takeru Saito: The Japanese Pianist Making His Mark On The Music Industry
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All About Jazz
Japanese pianist Takeru Saito has signed deals to perform with his band, The Takeru Saito Trio, in high-profile events in the United States during the next three years. Takeru Saito, a pianist, recording artist, and household name in Japan has formed partnerships with some of the most important jazz venues in the United States to perform in ongoing concert series for the next three years. These venues include Boston’s legendary Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, which is one of the country’s ...
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MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) To Release 'In The Rain Shadow'
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Keith James
Following the release of Places in 2017 and Interconnected in 2020, composer/guitarist Mark Vickness announces the release of In The Rain Shadow with a newly expanded group, MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) comprising two time Grammy winning violinist, Mads Tolling, Matt Renzi on oboe/English horn and saxophone, cellist Joseph Hebert, Dan Feiszli on upright and electric bass and a percussion section featuring tabla virtuoso, Ty Burhoe and Grammy winning percussionist, MB Gordy in addition to Mark’s acoustic and electric guitars. Says ...
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Mark Murphy, 1972-1991 (Pt. 2)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Yesterday, on what would have been vocalist Mark Murphy's 91st birthday (he died in 2015), I posted 10 favorite clips in the early part of his career, between 1956 and 1962. Murphy then left for the U.K.,where he remained until his return in 1972. When he arrived back in the U.S., there was a new artistic maturity about Murphy. In Europe, free from the commercial clutches in America, Murphy grew comfortable in his own skin. His first album recorded in ...
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