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Aussie-NYC-Based Saxman Evan Harris Delivers With "Skylines"
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Skylines Debut Release by Evan Harris All Originals with Wisdom of the Masters Australian Tenor Saxophonist Earns Respect in NYC! As Featured On the International Program “ABC Jazz" Debut album Skylines from New York-based Australian saxophonist Evan Harris, documents a deeply personal journey by a young saxophonist at the top of his game breaking into the toughest music scene in the world, New York City. The haunting yet uplifting melodies and incredible improvisations from ...
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New Release "Angels" by Andy Scott, Featuring Cyrus Chestnut, Dezron Douglas And Evan Sherman
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Frank Moten
Andy Scott is a jazz singer… but that’s like saying Al Pacino is an “actor” and Julia Childs a “cook.” Scott comes from the tradition of the classic ballad/American Songbook style but he’s not “retro”—like the best singers he melds the best of the past with the immediacy of the Eternal Now, with an eye on the horizon. Born 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio to Terry and Al Rosen—the latter a slugger for the Cleveland Indians—Andy Scott grew up in a ...
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Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is jam-packed, with three notable big band performances, two shows benefiting an ailing elder statesman of the local jazz scene, an evening of free-form music from two intriguing improvisors, and much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 30 The eclectic acoustic ensemble The 442s perform for the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, and pianist Greg Mills plays free improv and contemporary compositions ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Evan Parker and Peter Evans
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Today, let's spend a few minutes with saxophonist Evan Parker and trumpeter Peter Evans, who will give a duo performance to kick off New Music Circle's 2015-16 season next Friday, October 2 at Joe's Cafe. (Both men also will take part in a free workshop/Q&A at 11 a.m. the next day (Saturday, October 3) at Foam.) Parker is a 71-year-old Englishman who began his career in the 1960s, at first briefly emulating the cool stylings of Paul Desmond and Lee ...
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Evan Stone And The Translucent Ham Sandwich Band-album Release Party
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Evan Stone
Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band (an award winning improvisational avant-garde psychedelic jam band) will release its debut album, Music From The Future on Vinyl LP and digital download only on February 26th, 2015. The album release will coincide with the performance that same evening as Evan Stone and THSB take the stage at Diego's Concert Venue in downtown Santa Ana starting at 8:30pm. Opening the show will be the group VERDELL at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm ...
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Free Improv Pioneer Evan Parker To Give Master Class At NEC
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Thursday, September 18 at 3 p.m. As Part of Nearly 100 Free Events for 2014-2015 NEC Season A pioneer of free improvisation, Evan Parker is considered one of the most influential saxophonists in the post-Coltrane era. Since the late 1960s he has remained a dynamic and innovative voice who has expanded the range of his instrument and the expressive possibilities of improvised music. Parker comes to New England Conservatory at 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 to give a workshop ...
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New John Escreet Featuring Evan Parker On Sunnyside (5/13)!
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Sunnyside Records
Jazz and contemporary improvised music have had numerous iconoclasts, who questioned and reshaped forms that they inherited, and, as an aural tradition, the music develops as these boundary pushers collaborate and share their knowledge, so the future generations of musicians can push ahead. Pianist/composer John Escreet knew that he wanted to perform with just such a musician - the legendary saxophonist Evan Parker - for a long while. He was finally able to find the opportunity to partner Parker with ...
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Highlights from Nashville's Leadership Music Summit and Evan Lowenstein's Keynote
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HypeBot
Yesterday I attended Nashville's Leadership Music Summit, an event that brought together a diverse array of stakeholders in Nashville's future with a special emphasis on music and entrepreneurship. I could tell I was only scratching the surface of Leadership Music's involvement in Nashville but it was a really positive first look. Here are some highlights from the day with related posts to follow. Leadership Music Summit took place September 10th at Marathon Music Works, a fitting location to discuss music, ...
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New Orleans Clarinet with Evan Christopher This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz spotlights the rich legacy of jazz clarinet players from the Crescent City. The sound of New Orleans jazz is unique. The distinctive New Orleans clarinet sound blends with cornet, trombone, drums, bass, banjo and piano in polyphonic New Orleans-style jazz bands, just as filé spice binds ingredients together in a gumbo stew. Evan Christopher, a contemporary New Orleans-based player dedicated to this unique clarinet tradition joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing. ...
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Trumpeter Evan Weiss Creates Math or Magic
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Rolling Thunder PR
DON'T MISS THIS STELLAR NEW RELEASE ON INNER CIRCLE MUSIC Composer/trumpeter EVAN WEISS MATH OR MAGIC His Debut CD on Greg Osby's Inner Circle Music Label Chamber Music For Fans of Modern Composition, Neo-Classical, Jazz and Beyond What the press is saying about MATH OR MAGIC: ..."one of the leading lights for the big bands of tomorrow to look up to. Clearly a case of auspicious beginnings, if he does nothing more than run at this speed, he'll always be ...
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