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Dan West: Presenting the Dan West Big Band
by Jack Bowers
"If it walks like a big band and talks like a big band..." well, that does not always mean it actually is a big band. For example, Los Angeles-based composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist Dan West 's able group is by and large an octet which, by means of modern electronics, has been transformed into a full-fledged big band, and a pretty good one at that. On its debut recording, Presenting the Dan West Big Band, the ensemble is strong and ...
Continue ReadingBrian Eaton Mines Emotional Depths With Genre-bending 'Like A Root Out Of Dry Ground'
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Eatin' Records
Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has released his most personal and sonically adventurous album to date, Like a Root out of Dry Ground. The album is now available through his own Eatin’ Records imprint and can be found on all major digital platforms. This genre-defying instrumental work showcases Eaton's unique creativity and has truly taken root in the music world. Known for his fearless approach to musical boundaries, Eaton’s latest offering dives deep into the fertile territory where jazz ...
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Irving Azoff Pens An Open Letter To YouTube: "The root of the problem here is you."
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HypeBot
When you manage Christina Aguilera, the Eagles, Van Halen, Steely Dan, Maroon 5, Bon Jovi and more, what you say carries weight. So while his disagreements with YouTube are not new, Iriving Azoff's just- penned open letter castigating YouTube in response their recent blog post is making waves. Dear YouTube, Your attempt at “Setting the Record Straight" through a post on your “creator blog" last month did exactly the opposite: It was obfuscation to divert artists’ attention from the fact that ...
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Guitarist Sinan Bakir’s Luxuriant Solo Ideas Take Root At Middletown’s Buttonwood Tree
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Sinan Bakir
Guitarist/composer Sinan Bakir, a Nutmeg State transplant who’s originally from Ankara, Turkey, has set Gold Medal standards of excellence in expression in recent years with his two acclaimed recordings and live performances in many venues stretching from Connecticut to New York. You’ll get a chance to hear Bakir up close and personal in a solo electric guitar performance at 8:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, in the cozy, casual intimacy of the performance gallery space at The Buttonwood Tree Performing ...
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Enter the "Matthew Shipp - Root of Things" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Relative Pitch Records “Matthew Shipp Trio - Root of Things“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 12th. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Matthew Shipp at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Relative Pitch Records About Matthew Shipp Matthew Shipp was born December 7, 1960 in Wilmington, Delaware. He started piano at ...
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Billy Root (1934-2013)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Billy Root, a tenor and baritone saxophonist in several major big bands and small jazz groups in the 1950s and 1960s before he relocated to Las Vegas in 1968 just as the city was becoming a pop and rock entertainment capital, died July 30. He was 79. Billy was born in Philadelphia and his father was a drummer who took him to see Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Jimmie Lunceford and other bands in the '40s. Billy began playing tenor sax ...
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8th Annual Congressional Blues Festival to feature Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Michael Burks, Sol & Funk Root, Mudcat, Christylez
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9th Floor Music
The 8th Annual Congressional Blues Festival will take place on July 27th, 2011 at the National Building Museum. The festival is an effort to honor and showcase American Roots music and help those who helped create this great art form. The 'Blues' is America's own creation and tradition, and is at the heart of our cultural identity and the root of American music. Born from the streets and hearts of Americans, The Blues is recognized and respected globally—reaching every corner ...
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The Root's ?uestlove on Marketing Music Careers by Building Music Movements
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HypeBot
In 2008, Derek Jennings interviewed The Roots' ?uestlove in a wide ranging discussion that included a section about building a movement with other musicians that has stayed with me ever since. ?uestlove described how big acts in popular music had always been part of larger music movements so that's what he and Roots' manager Richard Nichols decided to try to create. It's an interesting perspective that one sees echoed in the building of local scenes, musician collectives and even festivals ...
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Sol & Funk Root perform at the Charlottesville Music Showcase on Wed Oct 13.
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9th Floor Music
Sol & Funk Root perform as part of the Charlottesville Music Showcase on Wednesday October 13. This concert series is hosted by Charlottesville's Tucker Rodgers. Sol is a Washington DC area based musician who has toured the world with roots, funk, jazz, and blues legends. Sol is a world class guitarist and vocalist who creates a stylish blend of fiery rock, deep blues, raw funk, and classy jazz and draws from an incredible background of musical touring. Sol has performed ...
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Sol & Funk Root perform a Funk Jazz concert at Sunken Garden Amphitheatre
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9th Floor Music
Fall Funk in the Sunken Garden Amphitheatre Sol & Funk Root, Triscale, & Ball & Chain Saturday September 25 @ 5:00pm Nesselrod on the New River's Sunken Garden Amphitheatre 7535 Lee Highway, Radford, VA 24141 Tickets are $10.00 general admission and $7.50 for Radford and Virginia Tech students with ID VENUE: The Sunken Garden Amphitheatre is located on the 9 acre estate of Nesselrod on the New River-Bed and Breakfast in Radford, VA. This newly renovated ...
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Sol & Funk Root in Richmond, Virginia, May 21
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Just Roots PR
"Sol is a fierce guitarist and soulful singer"- Jambase
What: Sol & Funk Root in Richmond VA When: Friday May 21, 2010 at 8:00pm Where: Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall 623 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219
Sol & Funk Root perform in Richmond VA on Friday May 21! featuring an all-star cast of top notch musicians: Sol, Mike Tony Echols, Scott Rabino, and Bobby Thompson.
Sol has performed ...
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