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Event

The world premiere of Barry Guy's new composition "The Blue Shroud"

Source: Maxim Micheliov
November 15, 2014

The world première of Barry Guy’s new composition “The Blue Shroud” will take place in Krakow, Poland on November 21st. During the three preceding rehearsal days , there will be concerts every evening in the famous Alchemia Club. This will involve his new ensemble the “BLUE SHROUD BAND” Barry Guy – bass and director (GB) Savina Yannatou – voice (GR) Agusti Fernandez – piano (ESP) Ben Dwyer – guitar (IR) Peter Evans – trumpet (USA) Maya Homburger – violin (CH) ...

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Music Industry

UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, World Jazz Legend, Herbie Hancock Supports Master-Jam Fest

Source: Maxim Micheliov
March 27, 2014

The author and Producer General of Master-Jam Fest, Mikhail Freidlin received the letter of gratitude and support from Herbie Hancock, jazz legend of the 20th century, one of the most influential jazz musicians of modernity, 14 Grammy Awards winner, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and UNESCO International Jazz Day founder. Dear Mr. Freidlin, “On behalf of UNESCO and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, we extend our heartfelt thanks to you and all the Master-Jam Fest ...

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Career

Website Design and Internet Strategy Services by Maxim Micheliov's design4music.org

Source: Maxim Micheliov
September 27, 2013

design4music.org has successfully built over 40 musicians websites and is ready to provide excellent web design services to you. If you're a musician, record label owner, presenter, or jazz organization, and are in the market for website design services, Contact Max Micheliov to discuss options. design4music.org delivers: A unique, artistic design. Carefully planned structure and navigation. Flexible content management control panel. Upload mp3s, images, new text and more. Mobile friendly interfaces that adopt to any device screen size. Cool image ...

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Event

Marcus Miller Hurt In Swiss Bus Crash

Source: Maxim Micheliov
November 26, 2012

(Reuters) - U.S. jazz musician Marcus Miller was injured on Sunday along with members of his band when their bus crashed in Switzerland, killing the driver, police said. The two-time Grammy winner was travelling with 10 members of his band from Monte Carlo in Monaco to Hengelo in the Netherlands when the bus crashed on the highway near the town of Schattdorf in central Switzerland. A Swiss police spokesman said the driver died from his injuries. The reserve driver, Miller ...

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Technology

Lithuanian Vocalist Andre Pabarčiūtė Launches New Website

Source: Maxim Micheliov
July 5, 2011

Lithuanian vocalist, composer and pianist Andre Pabarciute is one of the most original artists representing her country's creative music scene today. Her performances have been characterized as “works of art that pulsate with energy, intuition and improvisation." Today marks the launch of her new website at andre.lt. Created by developer and Design4Music.org founder Max Micheliov, Andrė and Max's collaboration was an inspired effort resulting in a dynamic and beautifully constructed website that includes an abundance of photo materials, videos, MP3 ...

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