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Julie Slim Releases New Album Suspended
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Olivia Long PR
Lebanese-Palestinian-American jazz and world vocalist Julie Slim has released her new full-length album, Suspended, a profoundly personal and collaborative project that captures snapshots of her life across decades. Recorded over several years and shaped by global uncertainty, personal transformation, and enduring community, Suspended stands as both a musical memoir and a testament to resilience. The album features original songs written across different stages of Julie's life—from the very first song she composed with her sister as a preteen to pieces ...
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Trombonist, Composer, And Jazz Provocateur Andrew Danforth Effortlessly Blends Disparate Textures In Extraordinary New Album
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Adhyâropa Public Relations
Adhyâropa Records is thrilled to announce See the Space as New(ÂR00218), the new album by the sonically adventurous trombonist and composer Andrew Danforth, featuring virtuosic contributions from Spencer Hoefert and Logan Butler on guitars, Isaac Beaumont on basses, and the reliably astounding Jay Sawyer on drums. A futuristic mix of progressive jazz, rock, and electronica, See the Space as New springs from traditional foundations while blazing exquisite new paths. Available now as a CD or digital download and the first ...
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Looking Up, With The 1st Lady Of Smooth Jazz
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Dr. Gail Jhonson
Composer, pianist, and music educator Dr. Gail Jhonson releases her new smooth jazz single, “Looking Up," today. Guy Stevenson lends his guitar to the track, produced by Burnie Stevenson, with Nelson Braxton, mix engineer. She was the founding musical director of Norman Brown's band, with decades working together; co-founder and leader of the all-female ensemble Jazz in Pink; former Shanachie Entertainment recording artist; host of The Pink Room on Solar Radio. “Looking Up" is a confident, energized minor-key instrumental for ...
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Nat Adderley Jr. Trio + MPack Music Bring Jazz, R&b, Soul & Dancing To Shady Rest Country Club
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Gregory Burrus
Jazz • R&B • Soul • Funk • Dining • Dancing Get ready for OLD SCHOOL VIBES, a special night where sophisticated jazz flows into classic R&B, soul and funk, the music keeps moving, and the dance floor comes alive at historic Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains. On Saturday, November 7, 2026, MPack and Gregory Burrus Productions brings together the Nat Adderley Jr. Trio, MPack Music and Scot the DJ for an old-school night out built around great ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: October 2026
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in October, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Maree Latenti Diego Allieri From: Equilibri Precari 3:48 Elysian Shore Mike Dana
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Rochester International Jazz Festival 2027 Club Passes On Sale At Early-bird Prices
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
New 5-Day Pass Added — And Anthology Returns as a Club Pass Venue More music, more discovery, more ways to experience the festival. Club Passes for the 24th Edition Rochester Regional Health Rochester International Jazz Festival, presented by M&T Bank, go on sale today, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. only at rochesterjazz.com. Club Passes offer significant savings compared with individual show prices and unlimited access to up to 180 shows across 10 venues featuring jazz artists from around the world. ...
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The Candy Shop Boys Release The Long-shelved Sugarfoot Stomp
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BYNK Records
On October 30, BYNK Records (Because You Never Know) releases Sugarfoot Stomp, the debut album by The Candy Shop Boys, the quintet of violinist Scott Tixier, tenor saxophonist Matt Parker, pianist Jesse Elder, bassist Kenball Zwerin, and drummer Arthur Vint, featuring vocalist Sophia Urista. Recorded over two January nights at Tedesco Studios in 2013, the album's twenty-one tracks run from 1920s hot jazz and Cotton Club material to reinventions of The Doors, The Beatles, and Prince, played as one songbook. ...
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Water Invites Listeners On A Fluid Musical Journey With NEC Students, Faculty And Special Guest Multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily On Tuesday, November 10th
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts department presents Water, a concert inviting listeners on a fluid musical journey through sound, ritual, memory, and transformation on Tuesday, November 10 at NEC’s Jordan Hall. Admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is free, but tickets are required. Information at necmusic.edu. Produced by Eden MacAdam-Somer and Anthony Coleman, Water features performances by CMA students and faculty with special guest multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily. The genre-spanning concert explores water as both a physical element and a ...
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