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Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber Attains A New Level Of Artistic Vigor With 'Eternal,' Coming October 9 From Jazz Music City Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Already an accomplished saxophonist and composer, Rahsaan Barber nonetheless reaches a magnificent degree of creative energy—fresh, thoughtful, and somehow both raw and refined—on Eternal, arriving via his own Jazz Music City Records on October 9. The album features the Nashville-born, Chapel Hill, North Carolina–based saxophonist with a new collaborator, New Orleans guitarist Ted Ludwig, alongside Barber’s longtime rhythm section of pianist Matt Endahl, bassist Kevin Beardsley, and drummer Joshua Hunt. In part, the album’s artistic crest arises from a great ...
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Victor Wooten And The Wooten Brothers To Teach The Language Of Music For The Interactive Masterclass At The 15th John Coltrane International Jazz And Blues Festival
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Nandrea Ward
The Friends of John Coltrane, Inc. invites musicians and music lovers of all ages to experience an unforgettable evening of creativity, collaboration and inspiration as five-time Grammy Award winner Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers present an interactive masterclass during the 15th John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival. Taking place on Friday, September 4, at the High Point Theatre, the masterclass will feature Victor Wooten on bass and vocals, Regi Wooten on guitar and vocals, Roy “Futureman" Wooten on ...
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Percussionist Ami Molinelli Digs Into Brazilian Music With Duo Violão Plus One On 'Raizes Do Choro E Samba,' Set For September 4 Release By Amimo Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Long established as a passionate and knowledgeable explorer of Brazilian choro, samba, and jazz, San Francisco percussionist Ami Molinelli goes a step further on Raízes do Choro e Samba (Roots of Choro and Samba), arriving September 4 on her own Amimo Records. The second album by Duo Violão Plus One—Molinelli with 7-string guitarists Edinho Gerber and Rogério Souza (who also arranged the bulk of the album), plus special guests—investigates the beginnings of these foundational styles of Brazil’s popular music tradition. ...
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Tenor Saxophonist Azar Lawrence Sums Up His Lifelong Musical Trajectory On 'Turn The Music Up,' Set For September 25 Release On Trazar Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophone titan Azar Lawrence’s past, present, and future converge with the September 25th release of Turn the Music UponLawrence’s own Trazar Records. The world-renowned 73-year-old player and composer, who first made his name in the spiritual jazz and funk-fusion of the 1970s, revisits some of the milestones of that era, filtering it through the lens of his current-day ensemble (The Azar Lawrence Experience, or TALE), and pointing the way forward for his musical conception. In other words, Turn the ...
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24 Hours Of Music Jamboree Stretching From Jersey City To The Jersey Shore
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Gregory Burrus
The 24 Hours of Music Jamboree began in 2017 in South Orange as a continuous 24‑hour celebration of community and live music. It shifted online in 2020 during the COVID‑19 pandemic, returned as a two‑day hybrid event in 2021, and has now evolved from two days in 2021 to an eight‑day “horizontal edition” stretching from Jersey City to the Jersey Shore. This expanded format allows the Jamboree to reach more towns, more audiences, and more stages while remaining rooted in ...
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Jazz-con 2026 Announces September Dates, Early Bird 'Yardbird Special' And Initial Session Highlights For The Ultimate Jazz Music Business Conference
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Nu Jazz Publicity
Virtual global music business conference returns September 14–15, 2026, with sessions on AI, global markets, women in jazz leadership, music security, sync licensing and multilingual international programming Jazz-Con, the global virtual conference and festival at the intersection of jazz, business, culture, technology and innovation, has announced that Jazz-Con 2026 will take place September 14–15, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM EST / U.S. time. The two-day event will again be presented as a 100% virtual music business conference, followed ...
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New CD Release 'Ascension: A Brazilian Music Fantasy Vol. 2' From Steve & Lori Rose Adorno
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Steve Adorno
Ascensión: A Brazilian Music Fantasy, Vol. 2 is a vibrant independent fusion album by the artist husband-and-wife composing and production duo Steve Adorno and Lori Rose Adorno, officially released on May 8, 2026. The 11-track project serves as the highly anticipated follow-up to their late-2025 release, Espirito: A Brazilian Music Fantasy. The Sound & Philosophy The album advances the duo’s Pan-Latin, Brazilian Urban Bossa & Samba Funk style, mixing traditional Brazilian rhythms with modern R&B and jazz. Influenced by artists ...
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Jose Castro Is Creating Music For A World Without Borders
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Frank Gazerro, Journalist
Jose Luis Castro, who also performs under the stage name “J. Jeaux," came up in a music business that no longer asks artists to stay in one lane. The old categories — recording artist, producer, composer, sound designer — still exist, but for many modern musicians, those lines have started to blur. Castro, who records under the name J. Jeaux, is one of those artists: a Mexico-born composer, producer, and sound designer who is widely-recognized in the music industry for ...
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Grammy-Nominated Composer And Pianist Donald Vega Debuts New Sextet And Original Music At Jazzcultural
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Donald Vega
May 15–17 | 7PM & 9PM | New York City Grammy-nominated composer and pianist Donald Vega brings a powerful new chapter of his artistic vision to the stage this weekend, May 15–17, with the debut of his Latin Jazz Sextet at JazzCultural. Performances will take place nightly at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, with tickets available at jazzcultural.com. New Music. New Band. Experience NYC Jazz—Live at Jazz Cultural. This three-night engagement marks the NYC unveiling of Vega’s latest body of ...
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Now Available: 'Invisible Piano' Featuring Grammy Winning Artists John Beasley And SWR Big Band (O-Tone Music)
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AMT Public Relations
Invisible Piano (Release Date: 05.08.26) is a bold, behind-the-scenes journey into the creative mind of GRAMMY-winning pianist, composer, and arranger John Beasley. Commissioned by the SWR Big Band, Beasley was given a rare invitation: begin at the piano, improvise without boundaries, and transform those raw sparks into sweeping, orchestrated works. The first musical sketches emerged in an unexpected place: the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart Museum. Moved by the visual art surrounding him, Beasley began quietly singing melodic ideas into his iPhone—capturing inspiration ...
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