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Sit Back, Relax And Listen To AmagrasMusic New Album
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Andrei Martinez
Acclaimed international music producer and genre-blending visionary AmagrasMusic (Andrei Martinez Agras) today proudly releases Beyond Collabs a vibrant jazz fusion album uniting Cuban artists from across the globe in a powerful celebration of culture, spontaneity, and creative unity. More than just an album, Beyond Collabs is a musical passport rooted in jazz with branches extending into rich traditions. It's a tapestry woven through heartfelt improvisation and boundaryless collaboration, showcasing the unifying power of music. AmagrasMusic is a seasoned presence on ...
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Jimmy Forrest: Sit Down and Relax
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On the Prestige Records' thermometer, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest sat roughly halfway between Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt. Forrest had Ammons' bulldog gospel attack but he also had Stitt's glossy slipperiness. Forrest, of course, had his own distinct swinging style that sounded like the blues mounted on a roller skates. He could be both intimate and bossy—improvising long, serpentine lines and resolving them neatly. Forrest could add a fresh quality to virtually any song, even the most frayed standard. In ...
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Steely Dan's Donald Fagen to Sit in for Levon Helm at Midnight Rambles in February
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Something Else!
With Levon Helm sidelined by an undisclosed medical procedure, his web site has announced that Donald Fagen of Steely Dan will be a special guest at previously scheduled Midnight Rambles on February 11, 18 and 25. Helm, the Grammy-winning co-founding member of the Band, is expected to be out at least a month. He suffered through a bout with throat cancer in the late 1990s, though it remains unclear if this new procedure is because of a related issue. Helm ...
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'Free to be Creative at the Piano' Makes It Easy to Sit Down and Play
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Michael Ricci
Music fans take note: Edward Weiss has just completed his extensive new book on creating, composing and playing New Age piano compositions. A distillation of Eds 20 years as an instructor and composer, Free to Be Creative at the Piano promises to take even novice players step by step through the process of creating music from scratch. In fact, in his book, Edward even effectively teaches those of us who've never touched a keyboard in our lives. As the author ...
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Drum! Magazine Invites Neil Peart Fans to Sit in for June Issue
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JCM Media
San Jose, CA -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip percussion mags worldwide, will feature Neil Peart on the cover of DRUM! Magazine in June. However, instead of having one of its staff writers interview Neil, the company is inviting Neil Peart fans to conduct the interviews via email. In fact, the company has set up a special email address, [email protected] so the Neil Peart population can have their say. (The readers can also go online or access a question ...
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