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Recording

World's Only Imrat Guitarist Todd Mosby Debuts Album With Six Grammy Winning And Nominated Artists

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
April 25, 2016

The Walking Cradle Co. presents acoustic and Imrat guitarist, composer and improviser Todd Mosby, who debuts his genre-defying music—On Eagle Mountain. A unique blend of new age, jazz, and world music, with hints of folk, bluegrass and classical North Indian flair—Mosby will kick-off the tour from the 'Focal Point' in St. Louis on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8 pm. Album artists Michael Manring, Jeff Haynes and Premik Russell Tubbs will join Mosby on tour in California. Two men adept ...

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Performance / Tour

World's Leading Performer Of Hybrid Sitar/Guitar Todd Mosby Tours California With Michael Manring & Henry Kaiser

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
August 15, 2015

St. Louis based composer, inventor and recording artist Todd Mosby performs genre-defying music—a blend of jazz, classical, and traditional Indian—for over 35 years. The contemporary acoustic guitarist is the ONLY guitarist worldwide, outside of the royal family in India, whose mastered the 20-stringed Imrat Sitar. Todd makes his second of seven tour appearances—When Music Worlds Collide—at Don Quixote on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 7:30 pm in Santa Cruz, CA. The evening features world-renowned, leading solo bassist / Grammy Nominee ...

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Recording

Christian Hymns Set To Jazz Impacts Lives

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
December 13, 2013

“Energized Music Transcends Worship and Ethnicity" Pennington, NJ – Critically acclaimed recording artist, composer / arranger, and jazz saxophonist Jack Furlong will release Charity—his fourth album and first project of jazz improvisation over Christian hymns—on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in mid New Jersey near Pennsylvania. Coincidentally — not unlike John Coltrane 50 years ago—the songs are linked to a spiritual journey that transcends worship and ethnicity. “There was a different message that fueled us. We knew we were doing something ...

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Recording

Ready Or Not, Jazz Guitarist B.D. Lenz Is Coming

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
October 11, 2013

“Deer Head Inn to Host CD Release" Hackettstown, NJ: - Award-winning, jazz guitarist and critically acclaimed composer B.D. Lenz will release “Ready or Not" — his eighth album and first straight-ahead jazz project — on Friday, November 1, 2013 from 7-11 pm. The cost is $7 per person and it takes place at the Deer Head Inn located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania near Northwest New Jersey. A prolific writer and seemingly ubiquitous musician with songs licensed for use ...

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Festival

University City Announces Jazz Festival Line-up And Jazz Education Initiative Winners

Source: 319 Public Relations
August 30, 2012

ST. LOUIS, MO: The University City Jazz Festival announces a dynamic collection of local and nationally renowned jazz artists showcasing the best in contemporary, straight-ahead, and funky music on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 12 noon - 8:30 p.m. in Heman Park. “In many ways, putting together this year’s line-up was enjoyable and easy, but it was a balancing act,” said producer and co-artistic director Michael Silverma. Spotlighting diverse talent from the St. Louis area is an important part of ...

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