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Smoke Jazz Club Announces December 2025 Line-up Including The 13th Annual Coltrane Festival
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AMT Public Relations
SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its exciting December 2025 line-up featuring the annual Coltrane Festival – one of the musical highlights of the holiday season. Over the course of four weeks (Dec 10 – Jan 4), some of today’s top jazz artists join forces to celebrate the life and musical legacy of the great saxophonist and composer John Coltrane. SMOKE’s 13th annual Coltrane Festival “Countdown 2026” features Ravi Coltrane making an encore appearance at the festival dedicated to his father. ...
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Rochester International Jazz Festival Club Passes On Sale At Early Bird Prices
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Club Passes for the 2026 Rochester International Jazz Festival, in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, go on sale today at 10 a.m. at early-bird prices exclusively at RochesterJazz.com/tickets or by phone at (585) 454-2060. The festival's 23rd Edition will be held June 19 to 27, 2026, at 18 indoor and outdoor venues in downtown Rochester, New York. The Club Pass is the festival's unique value pass, providing access to up to 174 Club Pass shows at 10 venues. The series ...
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Quadro Nuevo Release 'Inside The Island' on October 24, 2025 on GLM Music
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Matt Fripp
It is a journey inward – not only geographically, but musically and spiritually as well. Inside the Island, the new album by Quadro Nuevo, will be released on October 24, 2025, by GLM Music, distributed by Edel (LP/CD) and Kontor New Media (digital). More than a collection of pieces, it is a musical travelogue, born on the Greek island of Samos. There, where waves, light, and sun shape the landscape, where ancient villages slumber in the hills, and a kafenion ...
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American Classic Kicks Off 29th Season in Cambridge, MA
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Joanne Barrett Public Relations
American Classics is pleased to announce its 29th concert season, a series of performances dedicated to songwriters who crafted both the words and the music for their works. The season will feature three unique concerts celebrating the works of iconic American composers. The season begins with “All in One – Berlin & Porter,” a tribute to Irving Berlin and Cole Porter, on Friday, November 14, at 7:30 pm at First Church Congregational in Cambridge, and on Sunday, November 16, at ...
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The Institution-builder At The Keyboard: How Luping Robyn Xu Is Powering A New Era For New England’s Music Ecosystem
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All About Jazz
The Chinese pianist Luping Robyn Xu has rapidly become one of the defining musical forces in New England, a marquee artist whose piano, leadership, and pedagogy are shaping the future of multiple top-tier institutions. Since 2024, she has held a leading post at the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) as Lead Pianist and Piano Pedagogue, a role the organization has already extended through 2028. In that capacity, Xu is central to NEMPAC’s concerts, musical productions, events, and ...
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Nicholas Payton's 'Triune' Album Featuring Esperanza Spalding And Karriem Riggins Now Available
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AMT Public Relations
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Payton assembles a trio of visionaries with bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding and drummer Karriem Riggins TRIUNE, via Smoke Sessions Records, also features guest appearances by Ivan Neville, Erica Falls, Nikki Glaspie, and Otis McDonal There is no shortage of remarkable trios in the musical landscape, but few, besides the pathbreaking trumpet player, keyboardist, and composer Nicholas Payton, could bring together three true visionaries and synergize them into one singular creative voice. That’s just what Payton has done ...
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Alan Hampton's 'Little White Lies' New Single Captures Spontaneous Take
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Matt Parker
Alan Hampton's “Little White Lies"—Pasadena Studio Session Captures Spontaneous Take on American Song Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer Alan Hampton returns with a new single: a stripped-down, heartfelt rendition of the 1930 American song “Little White Lies." Recorded in a single sitting at his Pasadena studio, Hampton performed the song in two live takes—guitar and vocals, then upright bass—showcasing both his musicality and production skill in capturing the performance's warmth and immediacy. The track marks the first in a series of ...
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Scott H. Thompson, Founder of Scott Thompson Public Relations Passes at 71
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All About Jazz
Scott H. Thompson, Jazz Journalist and Public Relations expert, died peacefully at his home in Palm Beach, Florida on October 24, 2025. He was 71. Born in New York City in 1954, Scott’s love of music ignited in 1968 at age 14 when he attended a Jimi Hendrix concert in Kansas City. Scott discovered Wes Montgomery and many Jazz, Blues, and Rock legends. Music became a constant in the Thompson household. Scott graduated from Twin Lakes High School in West ...
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