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Announcing Star-Studded Line-up Of 2025 TD James Moody Jazz Festival, November 8-23, 2025
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AMT Public Relations
New Jersey’s Largest Jazz Festival Returns to Newark for 14th Year Hip-Hop Legends & Leading Poets Unite for Powerful Fusions of Music and Social Justice Festival Artistic Advisor Christian McBride Leads His Big Band with Andra Day, José James, and Ledisi The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced details of the 14th annual TD James Moody Festival, taking place November 8-23, 2025. Co-curated by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisor Christian McBride, this year’s festival, which draws ...
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All-Star Tribute To Clyde Criner at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance on June 14, 2025
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Joseph Gold
An “All-Star" group of legendary musicians will join with other artists in a festive “Tribute to Clyde Criner," an Albany native and noted music performer, composer, and educator, who passed at 39 in 1991. The performance will be on Saturday, June 14, from 1:00-2:30pm at the '62 Center for Theater and Dance in Williamstown MA, as part of the program for the 50th Reunion of Criner's Class of 1975. It is free and open to all. Leading the All-Stars quartet ...
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Petre Bog, Internationally Acclaimed Composer Charts A Rising Star Across Film And Television
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All About Jazz
Los Angeles-based Romanian composer Petre Bog, a leading figure in contemporary film and television scoring known for seamlessly blending traditional orchestral arrangements with contemporary rock and jazz fusion, is bringing his talents to the United States with several upcoming film projects with Newtopia Studios. A nod to Bog’s rising stature in the global composing community came when he was nominated in 2022 for a prestigious Gopo Award, Romania's equivalent of the Academy Awards, for “Best Original Music." The nomination honored ...
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Destination JAZZ To Feature The All-Star Jazz Septet The Cookers On April 26
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Andrew Sussman
Destination JAZZ to feature the all-star jazz septet The Cookers plus WASHS & CASHS Jazz Bands on April 26 The Arts Alliance of Greater Waynesboro/Destination ARTS! presents its second annual Destination JAZZ event on Saturday, April 26 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Waynesboro Area Senior High School auditorium, located at 550 E. 2nd St., Waynesboro, PA. Headlining this year’s festival is the powerhouse jazz septet The Cookers,featuring Eddie Henderson (trumpet), David Weiss (trumpet), Azar Lawrence (tenor sax), Craig ...
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Seasoned Blues-Rock Enclave The Tasty Kings Team Up With Blondie Chaplin For Confident All-Star Laden LP
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1888 Media
Founded by songwriter/musician, Andrew Morse, NYC-based group The Tasty Kings take flight on Native Tongue, their third full-length album (Stand Clear Music), this one with vocalist Blondie Chaplin, a six-decade journeyman from South Africa who’s toured/performed with The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Rick Danko, Jeff Beck, Brian Wilson and many more. Several other Stones’ alum join the fray as Darryl Jones and Charley Drayton lay down an unmistakable groove. Also along for the ride are Charlie Sexton ...
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Louis Stringer: Set To Star At The Prestigious 2025 South Beach Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
At just 27, British jazz and world music prodigy Louis Stringer is rewriting the rulebook on bass performance. Known for his unique blend of West African and South American rhythms with contemporary jazz, Stringer’s innovative approach has captivated audiences around the globe. His journey from a self-taught bassist to an internationally celebrated musician is a testament to his talent and visionary spirit. In 2022, Louis Stringer joined forces with celebrated Spanish violinist Angela Varo for a sold-out performance at the ...
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The Latin Jazz Virtuoso Rafael Moreno To Lead Star-studded Bands In The United States
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All About Jazz
Rafael Moreno, recognized as a luminary in the Latin American music scene, has announced an impressive list of upcoming work in the United States with some of the country's most-recognized Latin Jazz bands and artists. From 2024 to 2027, Moreno will notably lead his own ensemble, “Rafael Moreno and His Orchestra," as the Lead Singer, Arranger, Orchestrator, and Band Leader. His ensemble is scheduled to captivate audiences at distinguished events and productions across the U.S., as highlighted by prestigious media ...
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Gene Ammons: The All-Star Sessions
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Like many musicians who performed in Billy Eckstine's big band between 1944 and '46, tenor saxophonist Gene “Jug" Ammons went on to jazz fame in the independent record label era of the late 1940s. He also did well in the blues 78 market (he was the first artist to record for Chess in Chicago) and the LP era as well. Others veterans of the Eckstine band who would become jazz giants included Dexter Gordon, Leo Parker, John Malachi, Art Blakey, ...
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Yaacov Mayman Debuts New Song With All-Star Band At Made In NY Jazz Festival, Montenegro
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Yaacov Mayman
Grammy-Nominated saxophonist Yaacov Mayman talks about the debut of his composition “Tik Tok" at the Made in NY Jazz Festival, Montenegro. Q: Yaacov, congratulations on performing at Montenegro's Made in NY Jazz Festival. How was the experience performing at the Submarine Muzeon in Tivat? Yaacov Mayman: Thank you! Performing at the Submarine Muzeon in Tivat was an unforgettable milestone. The unique setting and the venue's rich history made it a truly magical experience. The audience was incredible, and the atmosphere ...
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Rising Star Vocalist Alex Siegers Releases 'From Here'
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Alex Siegers
From rising star vocalist Alex Siegers, an album of truly Australian jazz standards, featuring classic tracks from across six decades, several recorded here for the first time. Introduced to Australian and New Zealand jazz by her teacher, the late Kerrie Biddell, Siegers was excited when Tim Nikolsky released the first iteration of the Australian Jazz Real Book but also frustrated that so many of the classic tunes in it were so difficult to access in recorded form. This album, says ...
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T.STAR
Instrument: Composer / conductor
Born: October 12, 1999
