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Best of Bond...James Bond
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Between Acker Bilk's No. 1 Billboard pop-chart hit Stranger on the Shore in early 1962 and the Beatles arrival in America in February 1964, there was James Bond. The technicolor, sexualized action/spy film was a brand new genre, and Sean Connery's Bond was impossibly dashing and daring. Most of all, his British accent defined cool and primed the pump for the British Invasion to come. Bondmania was nearly on par with what would follow with the Fab Four. Double-oh-7 toys, ...
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Husband & Wife Team of Randy Brecker and Ada Rovatti Join Forces on New CD Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond
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hubtone PR
Here’s a saying that ‘the family that plays together, stays together.’ That old adage is put into effect on Brecker Plays Rovatti: Sacred Bond, which not only features the husband and wife team of Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and fusion pioneer Randy Brecker and saxophonist-composer Ada Rovatti but also includes their 10-year-old daughter Stella in a vocal cameo appearance on one track. Backed by a versatile core group of pianist David Kikoski, bassist Alex Claffy and drummer Rodney Holmes, with guest ...
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Doing It Better: CCM as Bond
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The reason most jazz orchestras steer clear of the James Bond catalog is fear of ridicule. Bond music is deceptively difficult. To be convincing, the feel has to be sultry while the attack must be elephantine and brassy. Anything short of these characteristics in scope and sound will come off as lightweight and silly. So when I saw the album Nobody Does It Better: The CCM Jazz Orchestra as James Bond (Summit) last week, I had two simultaneous reactions—skepticism and ...
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Jazz Drummer Ralph Peterson Performs at Bond Lounge at Boston's Langham Hotel on February 22
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Vocalist Josh Logan Performs at Bond Lounge in Boston on February 1
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Soulful vocalist Josh Logan and his band performs at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The singer/songwriter writer from New Hampshire has blended a unique sound of soul/blues/pop/rock that has won him fans across the country. The BOND Jazz Experiment highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, including classic jazz from the American Songbook, rhythm and blues and funk. BOND is open seven ...
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Jazz Vibraphonist Yuhan Su Performs at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on January 18
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz vibraphonist and composer Yuhan Su is performing with her quartet at the BOND Lounge | Restaurant at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. A native of Taiwan and a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, Su is preparing to release her first CD, and continues to perform and compose music. Su's performance is part of the BOND Jazz Experiment, which highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz ...
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Singer Samantha Farrell Performs at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on Wednesday, December 21
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz vocalist Samantha Farrell has a return engagement at BOND Lounge at Boston Langham Hotel on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from 7:00㬆:00 p.m. The singer/songwriter, originally from Boston and now living in Los Angeles, has been described by Ben Evans of the Huffington Post as possessing “a liquor-honey voice, deft guitar work and slightly melancholic tones that meld to form an arching and elegant aural tapestry." Samantha's show is part of the new BOND Jazz Experiment that features upcoming and ...
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Ten Tumbao, Afro-Cuban Band, Performing at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on Wednesday, December 14
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Ten Tumbao, a funky, soulful Afro-Latin-Caribbean band, performs at the BOND Restaurant | Lounge at the Langham Hotel in Boston on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Tumbao is a Cuban word signifying rhythm, flavor, style and flair and the band lives up to those descriptions. Located at the Langham Boston Hotel, BOND Restaurant & Lounge is open seven days a week, offering gourmet sandwiches for lunch, afternoon tea, and global cuisine for dinner, plus an extensive ...
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Enter the "Sunna Gunnlaugs - Long Pair Bond" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
Tom Wandell Trio Performs at Bond Lounge at Langham Boston Hotel on November 2
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Jazz drummer Tom Wandell and his trio perform at BOND Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Boston on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The gig is part of the BOND Jazz Experiment, which highlights emerging artists and accomplished performers covering the jazz spectrum, including classic jazz from the American Songbook, rhythm and blues and funk. Located at the Langham Boston Hotel, BOND Restaurant & Lounge is open seven days a week, offering gourmet sandwiches for lunch, afternoon ...
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