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There are several artists with the name Md. The first MD to release was in 1983. MD was a Swedish punk band that released a 7" and one LP. The track "Manisch Depressiv" from the band's single was later comped on Killed By Death #7. Jaakko Manninen, sometimes called (kschzt), from Finland. Previously an active member of the demoscene (as Mellow-D / MD of Five Musicians), founder of Scene.Org and member of TPOLM. He has two albums out as md on Merck records, and two on Blasé as kschzt. Residing in Barcelona, Spain. There is also an MD, also known as Mark Adams, is a budding electronica artist from fogo island, newfoundland. His works with digital sound and dance music technology has resulted in his debut album "Remnants (on the 909)". The album's been perceived as an electonic storybook, taking elements from many genres like hip-hop, ambient, techno and new age. MD has released a new record for 2007, entitled "Supply". The album features a mixture of danceable and ambient electronica with a mix of New Age elements and overall atmoshpere. The First single from the album is a double feature of the title track and the song "Bountiful". On Feb 9th, 2008, mark released "Rewind the 909 EP", featuring 4 b-sides and 2 remixes from the remnants sessions. In February 2009, MD is expected to release his third studio LP, entitled "VERB". The lead single is "We're All Alone". A Belgian metalband also goes by the name MD. They just released their first full album entitled "Embracing // The Disease". Their music can best be described as an energetic combination between thrash metal and punkrock/rock 'n roll. Check out samples at www.myspace.com/mdthrash

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Music Industry

Charlie Harrington Endorses DrumDial Precision Tuner

Charlie Harrington Endorses DrumDial Precision Tuner

Source: Charlie Harrington

Award-Winning Acclaimed Artist, Charlie Harrington, is now a DrumDial Endorser. He is an in demand session player with a well-established reputation as a first call drummer. Charlie joins, among others, jazz drumming great Peter Erskine in endorsing the DrumDial Precision Drum Tuner. Since it was first introduced over a decade ago, thousands of drummers have been using the DrumDial precision drum tuner to achieve fast and accurate tuning. Now, with the development of the upgraded digital model, DrumDial has become ...

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Scalloped Fretboard Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort Added To Digitaldreamdoor.com List Of 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists

Scalloped Fretboard Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort Added To Digitaldreamdoor.com List Of 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists

Source: Matthew Montfort

DigitalDreamDoor.com's 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists DigitalDreamDoor.com is a website featuring Greatest 100 Music, Movie, and Book lists. On August 12, 2012, scalloped fretboard guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort was added to their 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists list. Inclusion on the list is based on originality, innovation, technique, and influence on other acoustic guitarists. The list is intended for musicians whose primary instrument is the acoustic guitar, but not including the pioneers of jazz, classical, or flamenco, as DigitalDreamDoor.com maintains separate lists ...

Performance / Tour

Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform in Camden, NJ

Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform in Camden, NJ

Source: Chris M. Slawecki

"Stanley 'Buckwheat' Dural leads one of the best bands in America. A down-home and high-powered celebration, meaty and muscular with a fine-tuned sense of dynamics...propulsive rhythms, incendiary performances." — The New York Times Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat" Dural Jr. - along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco - is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform as part of the Sunset Jazz Music Series at Wiggins Waterfront Park in Camden on Tuesday, July 17, ...

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Rudresh Mahanthappa Leads His Quintet For The New York Premiere of Samdhi Suite In Zankel Hall On Saturday, April 21

Rudresh Mahanthappa Leads His Quintet For The New York Premiere of Samdhi Suite In Zankel Hall On Saturday, April 21

Source: Michael Ricci

On Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 p.m. in Zankel Hall, jazz saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa leads his quintet in its first performance at Carnegie Hall as they perform the New York premiere of the Samdhi Suite in its complete form. Samdhi Suite is an electro-acoustic work that combines the complex melodic and rhythmic elements of Carnatic (or South Indian) music with jazz in ways previously unheard. For this performance, the alto saxophonist—recently named both a Guggenheim fellow and the 2011 Downbeat ...

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Education

Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)

Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)

Source: The Phillips Agency

Americans have had a love affair with Brazilian music since the 1962 release of the mega hit album, Jazz Samba featuring Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. With their fabulous melodies, harmonies and rhythms, the captivating sounds of Brazil continue to roll in on our shores. On Saturday, January 21, an inDepth jazz Clinic and Concert in Rockville, Maryland will give music lovers a chance to dig into this compelling sound. Both musicians and jazz fans will have opportunities to hear ...

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Festival

Cuneifest 2011 in Baltimore, MD - Venue Change

Cuneifest 2011 in Baltimore, MD - Venue Change

Source: Michael Ricci

Important news for all attendees. Cuneifest 2011 in Baltimore, MD—venue change. Due to electrical issues, we have had to move the festival for JAZZ DAY only. The new location for Sunday, November 20 is: METRO GALLERY 1700 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Everything else (start times, line-up, etc) remains the same. This venue is also larger and can handle more people, so there are tickets once again available at the door. ROCK DAY remains at ...

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Recording

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has become an important force on the modern jazz scene, leading his own groups and touring with legends like drummer Jack DeJohnette. This is Mathanthappa's most experimental recording to date, combining music from the Indian sub-continent, jazz and fusion to create a potent and heady brew. Accompanying him are David Gilmore on guitar, Rich Brown on bass, Damion Reid on drums and “Anand" Anantha Krishnan on percussion. There are also electronics and loops that add to ...

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Recording

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (Act, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa has become an important force on the modern jazz scene, leading his own groups and touring with legends like drummer Jack DeJohnette. This is Mathanthappa's most experimental recording to date, combining music from the Indian sub-continent, jazz and fusion to create a potent and heady brew. Accompanying him are David Gilmore on guitar, Rich Brown on bass, Damion Reid on drums and “Anand" Anantha Krishnan on percussion. There are also electronics and loops that add to ...

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Recording

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (2011)

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Samdhi (2011)

Source: Something Else!

Despite his heritage, American alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa didn't start out as a practitioner of a unique blend of American jazz and traditional Indian music, he started with the jazz style of the America he grew up in and worked his way back to the music of his forbears' native India. Doing this informed with the jazz of his life's training resulted, among other things, in one of jazz's most innovative records in recent years, Kinsmen (2008), a crafty, unusual ...

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