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Yeahwon Shin pairs with Egberto Gismonti

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Clay Wilson
Yeahwon Shin's debut ArtistShare project Yeahwon," has brought much acclaim from her fans worldwide and as such it is no surprise that the project continued selling participant offers up to the last minute. Yeahwon teams up with Egberto Gismonti, Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Jeff Ballard to share her personal reflections on Brazilian classics. Tracks such as Na Baixa do Sapateiro, Aquarela do Brasil, and Chovendo Na Roseira show Yeahwon's incredible talent through both her singing and arranging. ...
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Yeahwon Shin Showcases Her Brazilian Influences With "Yeahwon"

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Clay Wilson
On her debut ArtistShare fan-funded release, Yeahwon Shin teams up with Egberto Gismonti, Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Jeff Ballard to share her brilliant renditions of Brazilian classics. Yeahwon's arrangements of these tunes set out to uplift the listeners spirits and she certainly succeeds. The brilliants versions of Na Baixa do Sapateiro, Aquarela do Brasil, and Chovendo Na Roseira among the other compositions featured on Yeahwon" show the immense depth of Yeahwon's vocal stylings and arranging skills. To ...
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Yeahwon Shin partners with Egberto Gismonti on "Yeahwon"
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Clay Wilson
Yeahwon Shin's knowledge of Brazilian music has impressed Korean audiences for some time and now for her fans around the world, Yeahwon has teamed up with Egberto Gismonti, Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Jeff Ballard to create Yeahwon." This project showcases her intimate understanding of the music through originals, traditional Brazilian compositions, and Korean songs arranged in a Brazilian style. To preview four tunes from Yeahwon's first fan-funded project through ArtistShare, simply redeem your certificate log in number ...
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Midtones Returns! Plus Shin Kawasaki CD Release! July 7th!

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SoCal Creative Music
The Midtones makes a mighty return!From Shin Kawasaki:well folks, here it is; after much experimentation, pursuit of perfection (and procrastination) - I am releasing my 1st solo effort. honestly, yet there's still much room to improve, I believe that I managed to enclose a lot of different aspects of my musical interests in these tracks; some borrowed, some twisted and some improvised. it also showcases the amazing talents that I had the privilege of knowing over the course ...
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Midtones Jam @ Grand Star in Chinatown Hosted by Shin Kawasaki 5/11

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SoCal Creative Music
Its time for the Midtones jam hosted by Shin Kawasaki ,bring your instrument! Note the date is moved to 5/11 and will repeat every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from now on.From Shin:numbers are fascinating - even tho I truely suck at math"there are things about numbers I like,such as the date of our next MidTones jam; 5/5/10...you get the idea,other than it being Cinco De Mayo, it's the day Bob ...
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Egberto Gismonti to Appear on Yeahwon Shin's Artistshare Debut Recording

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Michael Ricci
A New Way of Making Music: Artistshare Introduces New Jazz Singer Yeahwon Shin's CD Project

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All About Jazz
ArtistShare is very pleased to announce the latest fan-funded project by singer Yeahwon Shin. In this exciting new project, Yeahwon will be unfolding her musical world for listeners by fusing jazz and Brazilian music--one of those experiences include her past collaborations with legendary Brazilian artist Egberto Gismonti who had the following to say about her, I really appreciated the delicacy and phraseology in her singing...I invited her to perform together during the night concert at the Incheon Jazz Festival. It ...
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The Shin: Georgian Music with Guitars but No Tattoos

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rock paper scissors, inc.
Caucasian Tunes from Georgia
At first listen, The Shin may sound like your average rocking band from Georgia. After all, they play the good ol' strings from way down South. And, of course, the funky drums from up North. But listen closely and you'll catch the crunchy consonant clusters of the Caucasus instead of a Southern drawl.
The Shin flies in the face of the purist revival ensembles that dominate in Georgia today, tweaking staid notions of what it means ...
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