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Zishi Liu Unveils Bold New Project: American Anxiety
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Zishi Liu
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist and composer Zishi Liu unveils his latest EP, American Anxiety, a deeply personal and politically charged avant-garde jazz statement. Blending ECM-inspired improvisation with traditional Chinese musical elements, Liu crafts a striking soundscape that reflects his evolving experience as a Chinese artist in the United States. The EP will be available on all major streaming platforms starting June 1st, 2025. From his arrival as a foreigner to his transition into American life, Liu channels the tensions, complexities, and ...
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Anupam Shobhakar Combines Indian Classical Influences With A Bold Hybrid Electric Guitar On New Ags Release 'Liquid Reality', Out March 14, Coinciding With Hindu Celebration Of Holi
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Cindy Byram PR
Liquid Reality Out March 14, Coinciding with Hindu Celebration of Holi, the Festival of Colors; Featuring Swaminathan Selvaganesh, Satoshi Takeishi, Gumbi Ortiz, Santiago Leibson, and more; Highlights Include “Ladders to the Sky” and an Innovative New Take on Shakti’s “La Danse du Bonheur” NYC Album Release Concert on April 10 at Joe’s Pub | Tickets Growing up in Bombay, India, Anupam Shobhakar scrutinized the fretboard sorcery of Western shred guitarists like Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and Allan ...
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Acclaimed Bay Area Saxophonist Dann Zinn Marks A Bold New Creative Direction With 'Two Roads,' To Be Released October 4 On Ridgeway Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophonist Dann Zinn named Two Roads—his sixth album, set for an October 4 release on Ridgeway Records—for the words of poet Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Like the poem’s narrator, Zinn stares down a fork in the road, faced with a choice that will make all the difference. Backing him on this expedition through eight distinctive original compositions is an incendiary, innovative quartet that features Rachel Z on piano, Jeff Denson on bass, and Omar Hakim on drums, ...
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NYC-based, Korean Born Jazz Vocalist/Songwriter Hyeonseon Baek Releasing His Bold Debut Album 'Longing'
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Mouthpiece Music
KOREAN JAZZ VOCALIST HYEONSEON BAEK TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM LONGING Featuring Kevin Hays, Linda May Han Oh, Lucas Pino, Joechen Rueckert Released on April 26, 2024 on You & Me Music Possessing a pure, flexible, expressive tenor voice, Korean singer Hyeonseon Baek is poised to launch his professional career with his stunning debut CD, Longing, on the You & Me label. Baek moved to New York City in January 2020, following graduation from Maastricht University in The Netherlands. He was ...
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Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff Presses Forward With Her Bold, Conceptual Vision Of Jazz On 'Lonely Man And His Fish,' Due April 28
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff's body of elaborate, ambitious jazz concept albums reaches a new virtuosic summit with Lonely Man and His Fish, to be released April 28 on her own L&H Production label. A double-CD set, the album is also a long-form parable, a story of deep affection between a human and his beloved pet. An all-star lineup—cornetist Kirk Knuffke, flutist Masaru Koga, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Eric Harland—helps Eckemoff breathe life into the tale. Eckemoff, who is an artist ...
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Crossover Jazz Artist & Grammy Contender Beatrice Betley To Release Bold New Album 'Upside Down'
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DIY Public Relations, Inc.
Jazz-laced songstress Beatrice Betley is a force of nature. On Friday, August 28, Beatrice will release her highly anticipated new album Upside Down, alongside the title-lead single from the record. Garnering praise from fans and critics alike, Beatrice has been submitted to the 2021 Grammy Awards for “Best Jazz Vocal Album," “Best New Artist," and “Producer of the Year." The noteworthy release shows the stunning and diverse range of the artist, which puts her ahead of the rest. Based in ...
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Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques — New Video And V3 E-book Unveiled
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Barry Cleveland
“When I began researching my book I had no idea that Joe Meek’s recording concepts and techniques had basically turned the ’50s and ’60s British studio world upside down,” says Barry Cleveland, author of Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques. “Many of the things Meek did were revolutionary—and often considered wrong—at the time, but have now been so thoroughly integrated into everyday practice that they are taken for granted.” This new video provides an overview: Joe Meek’s best-known recording, “Telstar,” topped the ...
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Ellen Johnson's Bold New Recording "Form & Formless" Explores Duality In Creative Improvisation
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Sound Visions Media
“So much of life, like music, is the art of listening and responding,” said west coast vocalist Ellen Johnson about her conceptual new recording, Form & formless, slated for release by Vocal Visions Records on June 9, 2015. Most singers are not comfortable with having to create a song on the spot, out of nothing, but not Johnson. She has made improvising a major part of her vocal expression studying avant- garde music, sitting in horn sections as the only ...
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Future Of Music Coalition Takes Bold Steps to Serve Artists & Their Teams
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Michael Ricci
As musicians, songwriters, managers, indie publishers and labels ourselves, we know that it’s a challenge to stay on top of the many issues that are reshaping music. But with so much happening in the policy arena and the marketplace, this is a crucial time for artists and their teams to get involved. In FMC’s next next phase, we’ll be coming up with new and innovative ways to help you crack the code of an evolving industry. Be sure to sign ...
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"Joe Meek's Bold Techniques” Details The Iconoclastic British Producer’s Recording Secrets
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Barry Cleveland
Veteran music journalist Barry Cleveland (currently an editor at Guitar Player magazine) has published v.2 of the eBook Second Edition of his now cult classic, Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques. The eBook is available via Apple iTunes, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble for $9.99. Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques updates the 2001 print edition and features a new Introduction, an additional chapter, and a newly restored and remastered version of Meek’s legendary 1959 stereo album about life on the Moon, I Hear ...
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