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Grammy Award-winning Vocalist Samara Joy Kickstarts This Summer’s 2024 North To Shore Festival Marking Her Return To NJPAC For The First Time Since Winning The 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
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AMT Public Relations
North to Shore Festival presented by Prudential Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 7 PM $39-$99 on sale now. NJPAC Prudential Hall | Betty Wold Johnson Stage One Center Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 As part of NJPAC’s TD Bank Jazz series, 2x GRAMMY winner Samara Joy returns to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Sunday, June 23, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.,in a highly anticipated one-night only concert. This marks the first time she ...
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Oh! Jazz to Offer Free Content in Celebration of International Jazz Day
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Michael Ricci
This initiative, framed within Jazz Appreciation Month, aims to bring this musical genre and all its influences to a wider audience. Oh! Jazz offers the most comprehensive catalog of live and on-demand performances by the greatest exponents of jazz in concerts recorded with the highest quality on all five continents. Oh! Jazz, the exclusive audiovisual content platform dedicated to the world of jazz, will offer free access starting tomorrow until April 30th, International Jazz Day, to all the programming of ...
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Destination JAZZ to present Grammy Award winner Joe Lovano Quartet and 'Rising Stars' quintet with Patrick Bartley & Georgia Heers – April 27 & 28, 2024
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Michael Ricci
Destination JAZZ will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28 at Waynesboro Area Senior High School auditorium, 550 E. 2nd St., Waynesboro, PA. Presented by the Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro/Destination ARTS!, this new event will feature world renowned jazz musicians including Joe Lovano, Patrick Bartley, Georgia Heers, and Alex Claffy as well as local student jazz bands from Waynesboro and Chambersburg. GET TICKETS Headlining this inaugural festival on Saturday, April 27, at 7 pm is Grammy Award ...
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Michael Cuscuna: 1948-2024
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Michael Ricci
Michael Cuscuna, a titan in the world of jazz, passed away on April 20, 2024, leaving behind a legacy that will resonate for generations. Michael is survived by his wife Lisa, his children, Max and his wife Jackie, and Lauren, and two grandchildren, Nicolas and Penelope Cuscuna. His passing leaves a void in the hearts of all who knew him. May he rest in peace, and forever be remembered as he will be deeply missed. Throughout his career, Michael possessed ...
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Vocalist Karrin Allyson Revisits A Favorite Musical Destination With 'A Kiss For Brazil,' Releasing May 17 On Origin Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Vocalist, pianist, and composer Karrin Allyson writes the long-awaited next chapter in her series of love letters to Brazil on the aptly titled A Kiss for Brazil, to be released May 17 by Origin Records. The sequel to 1999’s From Paris to Rio and 2008’s Imagina: Songs of Brasil adds a bold spice to the sauce: Brazilian singer, guitarist, and national treasure Rosa Passos appears on two songs alongside Allyson and all-star accompanists Vitor Gonçalves (piano, Rhodes, accordion), Yotam Silberstein ...
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Encuentro Music to Release Reginald Policard’s Global Jazz Album 'Boarding Pass' in Label Debut
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Dog Ranch Music PR
Called “the most valued Haitian pianist in the jazz scene”, versatile pianist, author, and composer Reginald Policard has evolved through decades of playing different styles of music such as konpa, jazz, latin jazz and fusion to arrive at his personal style. Together with special guests from all over the world, Reginald brings the musical traditions of Haiti, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and American jazz to Boarding Pass, an exciting and fresh blend of musical cultures, to be released on ...
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Internationally Acclaimed Trombonist And Composer Kalia Vandever Joins New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Faculty
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department has appointed Grammy Award-winning trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever to its faculty beginning in the fall of 2024. Hailed as one of the prominent new voices in jazz trombone, Vandever leans into the challenges of her instrument and allows patience and melody to guide her process. The result is a distinctive approach defined by Vandever’s sonorous tone and lyrical improvisational voice. “I’m incredibly excited to work with the imaginative students in the jazz department ...
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Ben Webster: Webster's Dictionary, 1970
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of my favorite Ben Webster albums from the tail end of his career is Webster's Dictionary, recorded in London for Ronnie Scott Records in October 1970. The label was founded by Scott, the famed British tenor saxophonist and club owner, which tells you immediately it's an intelligent record. By intelligent, I mean that Scott did something special with Webster. Rather than the usual album of Ellingtonia or songbook-plus-trio fare, Scott let his saxophone buddy Pete King produce. King bought ...
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Santana Drum Legend Michael Shrieve To Release New Album 'Drums Of Compassion' on May 24, 2024
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Legendary drummer Michael Shrieve announces the much-anticipated release of his album, Drums of Compassion, set to drop on May 24, 2024 on Trey Gunn’s innovative label, 7D Media. This album is a testament to Shrieve’s artistic journey, encapsulating over fifty years of musical exploration and collaboration with some of the most revered names in the industry. Drums of Compassion is not merely an album; it’s an odyssey that began two decades ago inspired by the Dalai Lama’s call for a ...
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New York City Braces For The Electrifying Inaugural Guitar Masters Festival
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Charles Carlini Presents
Music lovers and guitar enthusiasts, prepare to be enthralled! The inaugural Guitar Masters Festival descends upon New York City from April 25th to 29th, 2024, promising an unforgettable celebration of the six-string. “This festival is a dream come true for guitar enthusiasts. We're bringing together some of the most incredible talents in the guitar world for five days of pure magic," says Charles Carlini, founder of Charles Carlini Presents. This five-day extravaganza, presented by Charles Carlini Presents, a non-profit dedicated ...
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