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Countdown To Raise Funds for Revolutionary Publishing Technology Featuring Sheila Jordan

Source: Sound Visions Media
February 15, 2012

NEA Jazz Master, Sheila Jordan, never imagined her biography would be an innovative digital media book. For more than five years, author and vocalist Ellen Johnson has been researching and writing Jordan's fascinating life story about the vocal jazz legend. “Jazz Child: The Sheila Jordan Story," a Kickstarter crowd-funding project, will be created with the latest Digital Publishing System (DPS) from Adobe that is revolutionizing the world of rich media delivery on portable devices like the iPad, Samsung Galaxy and ...

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Event

The Wahya Consort Premieres "Mingus and Beyond" to Benefit The Humane Society

Source: Sound Visions Media
May 18, 2011

An exciting day of jazz events includes The Wahya Consort making their debut with a premiere of, “Mingus and Beyond," on Sunday June 12, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Ojai Arts Center located at 113 South Montgomery Street in Ojai. The Wahya Consort includes vocalist Ellen Johnson, pianist Bevan Manson, percussionist Brad Dutz and bassist Rick Shaw performing music of Charles Mingus, original compositions and lyrics, and free improvised music. The Consort, in support of the ...

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Event

L.A. Premiere of Jazz Messages: The Sheila Jordan Story

Source: Sound Visions Media
March 3, 2011

Legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan will present the L.A. première of Jazz Messages: The Sheila Jordan Story on Friday, March 11th. This unique performance is based on Jordan's upcoming biography, Jazz Child: The Story of Sheila Jordan, by author and vocalist, Ellen Johnson who will be reading excerpts from the forthcoming book while Ms Jordan shares her personal stories through her music. The book highlights Jordan's journey through poverty, racial and gender discrimination, and her passion for jazz and the ...

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Recording

Poet E.J. Antonio Releases Debut CD, Featuring Christian McBride, Rituals in the marrow: Recipe for a jam session

Source: Sound Visions Media
September 20, 2010

Poet E.J. Antonio, a 2009 fellow in poetry from the New York Foundation for the Arts and a recipient of fellowships from the Hurston/Wright Foundation and the Cave Canem Foundation, envisioned her debut CD, Rituals in the marrow: Recipe for a jam session, as an “in-the-moment jam session." This recording is a unique blend of spoken words that dance with the sonic diversity of instruments as they wind their way through the genres of jazz, blues, gospel, r&b, and Afro-Latin ...

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