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Pyeng Threadgill and Brandon Terzic team for The Blues Sessions residency at Barbes
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Matthew Paneth
If the American Blues tradition has been overly saturated by endless retellings of the same songs by the same artists, it is not so much a declaration of a lull in creativity and innovation as much as it is a sign of how powerful the roots are. It is the well spring from which all current popular styles of music hold allegiance to in one degree or another. Brandon Terzic along with Pyeng Threadgill has taken this to heart and ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, December 13-19
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
The holidays are nearly here, and some of our local favorite are celebrating with original music, new arrangements, and gigs this week. Big Gigs This Week Friday, December 13. No such thing as bad luck on this Friday the 13th. At the Artists Quarter, Laura Caviani joins forces with Gordy Johnson and Joe Pulice to celebrate Holly, Jolly and Jazzy. Laura originally arranged these dozen familiar carols for playback at Target Stores; producer —- soon had the music playing during ...
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Jazz Diva Paulette McWilliams Returns To New York City To Perform At Joe's Pub On Friday January 3
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Everett R. Davis
New York, NY – Jazz Diva sensation Paulette McWilliams has recorded and, toured with some of the world’s greatest musical artists, such as: Quincy Jones, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, among others, and in commercials as a jingle specialist. Now, she is sharing her dynamic voice and solo work this New Years at Joe's Pub with the Nat Adderley Jr. Quartet, featuring Don Braden on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 7:30PM at Joe's Pub Joe’s Pub, 425 Lafayette Street ...
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Jazz This Week: Holiday Jazz Continues, Doug Lawrence, St. Louis Rivermen, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The rush to the holidays is on, and if you're looking for some seasonal jazz this weekend in St. Louis, there's plenty to be had, along with an assortment of other jazz and creative music events. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, there's a trifecta of big band shows, as the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra plays at Kirkwood Station Brewing Company; the St. Charles Community College Jazz Big Band and Jazz Faculty Sextet perform a free concert at the Shook ...
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"Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60" Tour Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
“Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour Celebrates Iconic Newport Jazz Festival across the Nation NEWPORT, RI – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world- renowned Newport Jazz Festival (August 1-3, 2014), clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson, bassists Larry Grenadier and Ben Allison, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist Mark Whitfield, trumpeter Randy Brecker, and drummer Clarence Penn embark on the 17-city “Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour, February 8 – March 30, 2014, with more dates during June, July ...
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Pianist Pedro Neves releases "Ausente"
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Associação Porta-Jazz
Pedro Neves, one of the most prestigious pianists in Oporto (Portugal), is releasing Ausente, the debut album as leader of his trio. It's music sums the work Pedro Neves developed side by side with Miguel Ângelo (db) and Leandro Leonet (d) along the past few years and states the maturity these three wonderful musicians have been seeking together. Pedro Neves has a wide musical background, which assigns this album with a great amount of singular choices within his jazz vocabulary. ...
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Celebrating The Life And Music Of Chico Hamilton This Sunday 12/15
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AMT Public Relations
EUPHORIA Presents Celebrating the Life & Music of Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton, featuring Chico's longstanding Euphoria ensemble with Paul Ramsey (bass), Evan Schwam (flute + reeds), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums + percussion), Mayu Saeki (flute) & Nick Demopolous (guitar). NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton passed away of natural causes on 11/25/13. Saluted by the Kennedy Center as a “Living Jazz Legend", and appointed to the President’s Council on the Arts, this Chico was considered one of the most important living jazz artists ...
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UK Prog Legends Nektar To Tour Europe In January 2014
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Hot on the heels of a successful US tour and the release of their critically acclaimed new album 'Time Machine', UK prog legends Nektar are preparing to tour Europe in early 2014! After a bit of an absence from European stages, Nektar is sure to be a treat for concert-goers who will be fortunate enough to catch one of the shows! Nektar founding member Roye Albrighton (guitars/lead vocals) says, “We can promise you high quality performances wherever ...
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