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NYC Drummer Graham Doby 'Weathered Crown' New Release! Straight-Ahead To Funk!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Graham Doby is a NYC-based drummer and composer. His sound has been described as “tremendously agile," with poly-rhythmic jazz fluidity grounded in funk and rock four-on-the-floor groove sensibility. Doby has shared the stage with The Impressions, George Clinton, Trombone Shorty, Thank You Scientist, and Antibalas. A drummer for over 20 years, Doby has cultivated his own diverse creative community that shares resources and networks in addition to talents and styles. Doby's new album Weathered Crown features a changing cast of ...
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Joe Diorio & Steve Bagby's "Straight Ahead To The Light" Reissued On CD, WAV, FLAC & MP3 From Art Of Life Records
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Art of Life Records
This is the third in a series of five CD reissues from guitar legend Joe Diorio's classic Spitball Records recordings from the mid-70s. Originally released in 1976 on Spitball Records, Straight Ahead to the Light was recorded on May 23, 1976 at The First Unitarian Church in Miami, Florida and features Joe Diorio on guitar and Steve Bagby on percussion. Now available for the first time on CD including the original album cover artwork from the LP release. The album ...
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West Coast Jazz Recording Artist George Kahn Releases New Album "Straight Ahead" Featuring Alex Acuña And Lyman Medieros
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Imaginary Friends
West Coast Jazz pianist George Kahn’s ninth album is a groove party from start to finish. The twelve tracks (all featuring George on piano, Alex Acuña on drums, and Lyman Medeiros on bass) were recorded live in studio over three days. The songs build on Kahn’s love affair with West Coast Jazz, presenting seven new originals dedicated to jazz greats like Dave Brubeck, Wynton Kelly and Joe Sample. Five cover tunes (Adele, The Weekend, Ed Sheeran and more) round out ...
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Jazz Masters Barry Harris And Rufus Reid Featured At 2017 Straight Ahead Jazz Camp
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Adriana Prieto
From July 17-21 2017 The Jazz Institute of Chicago in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago will offer five days of interactive explorations of jazz via lectures, demonstrations, hands-on clinics and jam sessions during its 9th annual Straight Ahead Jazz Camp. Designed for adults age 18 and up and open to the general public, the camp provides an opportunity for jazz educators, music students, jazz enthusiasts and musicians to immerse themselves in the scholarship and performance of jazz. The camp is ...
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The Fight For A Straight Count: Does Streaming Accounting Costing More Than Royalites
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HypeBot
When it comes to tracking and accounting songs and recordings, the systems currently in place are both expensive and complex and the royalties paid out are minuscule, this is leading many to advocate for a switch to a simpler method of reporting. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Tech Solutions When you drill down on exactly what goes into tracking and accounting for songs and recordings on streaming services one thing becomes apparent: No matter how much you automate, ...
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Enter the “Ernest Dawkins - Afro Straight” Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Delmark Records “Ernest Dawkins - Afro Straight“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 10th. Click here to enter the contest
(Becoming a fan of Ernest Dawkins at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)
Good luck! Your Friends at Delmark Records About Ernest Dawkins
One of the life goals of Ernest Dawkins is for his music and compositions to ...
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Ernest Dawkins' Delmark CD Release Party For "Afro Straight!"
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Kevin Johnson
Come celebrate the official CD release of Afro Straight (Delmark) this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Friday and Saturday (December 7 and 8) at Andy’s Jazz Club (11 East Hubbard) First set starts at 9:30pm Sunday (December 9) Normans Bistro (1001 E 43rd Street as part of Dawkins’ weekly jam session Session starts at 9:00pm After five Delmark albums with his New Horizons Ensemble and three as co-leader of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, saxophonist, composer, arranger Ernest Dawkins leads this ...
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Jazz This Week: Matt Wilson and Arts and Crafts, Straight Ahead, Grand Marquis, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
While there would seem to be no great thematic or conceptual ideas, either intentional or serendipitous, unifying this week's offerings, some fairly nice spring weather and a variety of jazz on local stages should make this a good weekend in St. Louis to get out and hear some music. So let's go to the highlights... Tonight, drummer Matt Wilson and his band Arts and Crafts will present a free performance and clinic at Saxquest. Wilson, trumpeter Terell Stafford, bassist Martin ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Straight Ahead
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we turn our video spotlight on the group Straight Ahead, who will be in St. Louis to perform next Saturday, March 25 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The group was formed in 1989 in Detroit by bassist Marion Hayden, drummer Gayelynn McKinney, and pianist Alina Morr to back singer Miche Braden on a weekly local gig. They quickly attracted the attention of former Motown executive Sylvia Moy, who helped them get ...
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INgrooves CEO Robb McDaniels on Music Streaming: Setting the Record Straight
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HypeBot
It's a format change—that's why it is stoking so much fear and anxiety in the marketplace. The ability to “access" your media and stream it to any device, anywhere is simply the logical progression of technological development that has led us from vinyl to cassette to CD to download to stream. With each of these format changes, there were a lot of other things that changed as well: economics, marketing strategies, product types and level of consumer engagement are just ...
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