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Pianist/Composer Marcus Persiani 'The Proper Time' Features George Coleman, Wayne Escoffrey And More!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Marcus Persiani is a pianist, composer and arranger who has performed and toured with many luminary musicians throughout his career. First influenced by the sound of Debussy's melodies echoing from the piano through his home, he was drawn to jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, and McCoy Tyner. His journey has taken him from Chicago's vibrant musical scene to New York's artistic hub. While sharing the stage with such artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Tito Puente, and ...
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The Musician's Guide to Sending a Proper Press Release
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By Kim Kelly from the Sonicbids Blog. As part of my job as a music journalist, I sift through anywhere from 50 to way-too-many press releases daily, separating the wheat from the chaff and trying to find something that fits into the holy trifecta of interesting, relevant, and newsworthy. By now, I've seen plenty of good press releases, a few truly great ones, and an ungodly amount of no good, horrible, downright deplorable excuses for a press release. If you ...
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Proper To Issue Deluxe Edition Of Bap Kennedy's "The Sailor's Revenge" With 11 Retrospective Bonus Tracks
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conqueroo
With package to be released via Proper American on January 8, Kennedy will perform dates in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston. “Kennedy distills his love of Hank Williams and Van Morrison, his self-preserving humor, and his endearingly stoic bar-room philosophies into stunningly beautiful songs.” —MOJO LONDON, U.K. — Bap Kennedy’s critically hailed The Sailor’s Revenge album, released in June 2012, will be reissued by Proper American on January 8, 2013 as The Sailor’s Revenge Deluxe Limited Edition. Kennedy ...
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U.K. Bandleader Chris Barber Receives Overdue U.S. Recognition with 2-CD Anthology on Proper Records May 8
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Features music from Barber's incredible 60-year career including previously unreleased collaborations with Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Jools Holland, Dr. John and Rory Gallagher LONDON, U.K.—To followers of 20th century British music, Chris Barber needs no introduction: The trombonist and bassist is the pre-eminent name in British trad jazz. A fixture on the British music scene since the early 1950s, he has led a number of excellent bands and can be heard alongside countless world-class players, a ...
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Katisse Buckingham on Odd Time Signatures, Proper Warmups...And Anchorman
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Taking on the tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, flute, alto flute & ethnic flutes as well as spoken word, Katisse Buckingham is one of Los Angeles' most seasoned and versatile musicians. Not surprisingly to anyone who's heard him play, Katisse's musical resume includes associations with names such as The Yellowjackets, Prince, Dr. Dre, Airto & Flora Purim, Dave Douglas, Pete Yorn, Terri Lyne Carrington, Herbie Hancock, Brian Auger, and so many others that it would make your head spin where ...
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Dublin Rocker Paul Brady's 12th Album, 'Hooba Dooba,' Due on Proper American May 24th
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U.S. May 24th release features guest stints from Jerry Douglas and Sarah Siskind DUBLIN, Ireland—The career of Paul Brady—whose 12th solo album, the exuberantly titled Hooba Dooba, gets its U.S. release on May 24, 2011 via Proper American—is not that of your usual singer/songwriter. And the new record is the most wildly eclectic this man for all seasons has yet recorded. “I'm a marketing department's nightmare," he jokes, before discussing the confusion that has surrounded him for so long. “I ...
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Jimmy Webb & the Webb Brothers' "Cottonwood Farm" Gets a U.S. Release Date Via Proper American
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Legendary writer of “MacArthur Park," “By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and “Wichita Lineman" teams up with father and sons LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Jimmy Webb, his father Bob Webb, and his sons, The Webb Brothers — Christiaan, Justin, James and Cornelius—debut for the first time as a three-generation family band in Cottonwood Farm, which gets its long-awaited release in the U.S. on April 24, 2011 on Proper American. The album combines the rock sensibility and youthful production of the younger ...
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Diana Jones' Third Album, 'High Atmosphere' on Proper American Records, Combines Tradition with Topical.
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Nashville singer-songwriter brings the mountain ballad tradition into the present day Jim Lauderdale makes guest appearance; Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show) co- produced. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—High Atmosphere, the latest album in the remarkable career arc of singer-songwriter/visual artist Diana Jones, hits with the force of a revelation, further deepening an unprecedented body of work that began in 2006 with My Remembrance of You and continued with 2009's Better Times Will Come. On her new release, due out on April 5, ...
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