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Event

Jazz For Obama 2012 @ Symphony Space on October 9th

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
October 3, 2012

The Jazz Concert for America's Future Jazz For Obama 2012, Tuesday October 9th Featuring Ron Carter Dee Dee Bridgewater Jim Hall Roy Haynes Kenny Barron Joe Lovano Kenny Garrett Christian McBride Jimmy Heath Jeff Tain Watts Claudia Acuña Ravi Coltrane Gretchen Parlato/Becca Stevens Arturo O'Farrill Geri Allen And Very Special ...

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Recording

Pianist/Composer/Producer Lisa Hilton Releases New Recording "American Impressions"

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
March 12, 2012

Pianist/composer/producer Lisa Hilton releases new recording AMERICAN IMPRESSIONS featuring J.D. Allen, Larry Grenadier and Nasheet Waits On March 27th, 2012 pianist, composer and producer Lisa Hilton releases American Impressions—her 14th album as a leader and second with her band featuring, J.D. Allen on tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. In the spirit of George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and other American composers, Hilton's second release with this ensemble focuses on impressions of everyday life in America. ...

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Performance / Tour

Mika Yoshida and Richard Stoltzman Premiere Brand New Works By Chick Corea, Mike Mainieri and more at Weill Recital Hal on April 4

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
February 28, 2012

World premiere works by Chick Corea “Marika Groove," Marcos Valle, Tamar Muskal, Mike Mainieri, Michiru Oshima & William Thomas McKinley “High-wire jazz marimbist, Mika Yoshida....an amazing, energetic performer ready for major exposure." —LA Times MIKA YOSHIDA, marimba + RICHARD STOLTZMAN, clarinet NEW GENRE! + Special Guests: Eddie Gomez, bass Mike Mainieri, vibraphone Steve Gadd, drums At Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, April 4, 2012, 8pm New York, NY: World ...

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Recording

Debut Release of Vocalist/Composer Marianne Solivan's "Prisoner of Love" Out March 20th on HiPNOTIC Records!

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
February 28, 2012

HiPNOTIC RECORDS releases the debut recording of Vocalist/Composer Marianne Solivan's “Prisoner of Love" produced by Jeremy Pelt and featuring Christian McBride, Peter Bernstein, Ben Wolfe, Johnathan Blake, Michael Kanan, Xavier Davis “She is the modern day paradigm to which all singers should aspire." —Jeremy Pelt “She's sensitive, she's powerful, she's funky, she's subtle, she's Marianne Solivan have mercy!" —Christian McBride New York, NY: On March 20, 2012, HiPNOTIC Records, will release the debut recording of vocalist/composer Marianne Solivan' PRISONER OF ...

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Recording

Pianist/Composer Lisa Hilton releases "Underground" on April 25, 2011

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
April 26, 2011

Pianist/Composer Lisa Hilton releases UNDERGROUND on April 25, 2011 featuring Larry Grenadier, Nasheet Waits and J.D. Allen Critically acclaimed pianist/composer/band leader Lisa Hilton's thirteenth stateside release finds her, once again, working with a stellar line—up of top flight jazz musicians: Larry Grenadier (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums) and J.D. Allen (tenor sax), imbuing UNDERGROUND, and Hilton's compositions with straight ahead jazz that has warmth, beauty and soul. “I'm a fan of traditional jazz, but I am not a traditionalist," Hilton explains. ...

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Festival

2nd Annual NYC Undead JazzFest | 4 days, 11 venues across 2 boroughs, 50+ groups!

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
April 20, 2011

BOOM Collective & Search & Restore proudly announce The 2nd Annual NYC UNDEAD JAZZFEST June 23rd though 26th 2011 BOOM Collective and Search & Restore bring back the Undead Jazzfest expanded to 4-days, in 11 venues across 2 boroughs and featuring 50+ groups. Undead Jazzfest 2011 is coming! Founded in June 2010 the Undead Jazzfest is new kind of festival, bringing together an incredible array of artists from the new jazz and improvised music community currently exploding in New York ...

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