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Guitarist Julian Lage Paints Picture Of Imaginary Town On New Album - "Gladwell" - Released On Emarcy Records
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DL Media
Following his Grammy-nominated 2009 debut Sounding Point, virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage returns with the evocative and finely wrought Gladwell—the second effort by his offbeat, eclectic group with cellist Aristides Rivas, percussionist Tupac Mantilla, bassist Jorge Roeder and saxophonist Dan Blake. The album unfolds according to a fanciful and story-driven plan, as Lage explains: “We began playing with the idea of creating a story we could use as a guiding light in our writing process.... The result was the development of ...
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Tina Turner Shares A Special Message About BEYOND, A New Recording of Buddhist and Christian Prayers Also Featuring Dechen Shak-Dagsay and Regula Curti
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DL Media
Musical icon Tina Turner will celebrate her 71st birthday next month on November 26. She is most proud of BEYOND, her first spiritual recording that explores the oneness of religions through music with Buddhist and Christian prayers. Released on New Earth Records, the collaboration features Buddhist prayers composed by Dechen Shak- Dagsay, a Tibetan Buddhist; traditional music and original compositions of Christian prayers by Regula Curti, a Christian; as well as chanting and readings by Turner, a practicing Buddhist. In ...
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Eighth Annual Panama Jazz Festival, Led By Artistic Director Danilo Perez, Announces 2011 Lineup And Theme
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DL Media
One of Panama's most significant cultural events, the Eighth Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held on January 10-15, 2011. Already a reference in the global jazz calendar and attracting more than an estimated 100,000 people since its inception, this year's edition is dedicated to Victor “Vitín" Paz, one of the most remarkable musicians in the history of Panamanian popular music. Festival founder/Artistic Director Danilo Pérez & his trio—featuring bassist Ben Street, drummer Adam Cruz, special guests, Indian-American alto saxophonist ...
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Brazilian Pianist Helio Alves Releases "Musica" On Jazz Legacy Productions, November 9
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DL Media
LABEL DEBUT FEATURES REUBEN ROGERS & ANTONIO SANCHEZ, AMONG OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS While growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, studying classical piano, Helio Alves did not pay much attention to the samba and other indigenous rhythms that surrounded him. Yet today, as one of the most in-demand and consistently creative pianists on the international jazz scene, he incorporates samba, baião, and other Brazilian patterns into his technically stunning, rhythmically and harmonically challenging, and frequently rhapsodic approach to jazz. Such characteristics ...
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Randy Weston's Uhuru Afrika At BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
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..."a lifelong scholar of Africa, (Randy Weston's) playing has always had a ring of the ancient in it; his percussive, resounding bass-clef chords are among the great pleasures in jazz piano." —Ben Ratliff, The New York Times On Saturday, November 13 at 8PM, BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center will present Randy Weston's Uhuru Afrika 50th Anniversary Concert Celebration, a special performance of the landmark recording Uhuru Afrika, a spectacular four-part suite composed by Weston, and arranged by his long- time ...
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Portland Jazz Festival Announces 2011 Schedule
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DL Media
SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE, REGINA CARTER, DON BYRON, THE 3 COHENS, RANDY WESTON, JOSHUA REDMAN, AND ESPERANZA SPALDING TO HEADLINE THE 2011 PORTLAND JAZZ FESTIVAL BRIDGES AND BOUNDARIES: JEWISH & AFRICAN AMERICANS PLAYING JAZZ TOGETHER The 2011 Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by US Bank will be held Friday, February 18 through Sunday, February 27 at venues throughout Portland. The week-long festival will include jazz education and outreach along with a series of concerts all supporting the 2011 theme, Bridges ...
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Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker Project To Perform Music From Their Mack Avenue Cd Work To Do, At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, November 9-14
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DL Media
"Work to Do features reworked pop-classics and originals that range from achingly beautiful tunes to those possessing an energized post-bop feel." - All About Jazz “On Work To Do, rhythm section par excellence Carl Allen and Rodney Whitaker tap into their roots and offer an engaging and user-friendly repertoire that includes standards, pop classics, soul music, gospel influences, and post-bop originals...crafting music that keeps listeners tapping their toes, snapping their fingers and generally having a good time." - Audiophile Audition ...
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Bassist-Composer Kyle Eastwood To Tour Select U.S. Cities in November
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"Kyle Eastwood's Metropolitain achieves an original jazz sound that combines the tradition of his father, Clint's record collection with a new generation of influences. [His] music allows impressions to exist clearly, with a full-body experience that lives on through his jazz ideas." - All About Jazz “Eastwood has put together an intriguing collection of modern jazz that borrows a little from contemporary, funk, and even Latin jazz." - Blogcritics Music “Thoughtful, contemplative, admirably understated and highly listenable." - Evening Standard ...
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