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John Beasley, Darryl Jones, and Ndugu Chancler Form Funk Power Triumvirate 3 Brave Souls Scheduled for June 12th Release on BFM Jazz
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Two for the Show Media
Three generations of Miles Davis alumni having fun playing progressive roots music—keyboardist John Beasley, bassist Darryl Jones and master drummer Ndugu Chancler—join forces in a formidable new funk trio called 3 Brave Souls. Harnessing Beasley and Ndugu's hometown earthy undertones of New Orleans and Jones' Chicago street-funk 3 Brave Souls are knee-deep in the groove on their self-titled debut for BFM Jazz. From the revved-up, rootsy Meters romp “Wanna Get Away" and the downhome “Nothing Left to Say," both featuring ...
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Bassist/composer Omer Avital Announces His New Band And An Upcoming Residency At Smalls
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
OMER AVITAL & His Band of The East In continued celebration of his new recording on Anzic Records, Suite of the East, bassist & composer Omer Avital announces his new band and a residency at Smalls Jazz Club in NYC, June 12, 19 and July 3, 10. June 12 - Featuring Greg Tardy - Tenor Saxophone, Itamar Borochov - Trumpet, Nadav Remez - Guitar, Omer Avital - Bass, Daniel Freedman - Drums June 19 - Featuring Greg Tardy - Tenor ...
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Songlines Recordings Will Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary With Guitar/Oud Night At New York's Shapeshifter Lab On June 14
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Cary Goldberg
Triple Bill Will Feature Ben Monder Trio, Brad Shepik Quartet and Gordon Grdina/Mark Helias To help celebrate Songlines Recordings’ 20th anniversary, three string players with deep connections to the label will perform at ShapeShifter Lab on June 14,co-presented by Songlines and Search and Restore. Ben Monder is reviving his original trio with the personnel from its first recording, Flux (Songlines 1995) – Drew Gress on bass and Jim Black on drums. In fact it's this particular formation's first gig anywhere ...
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Ovation: Sell Live Recordings Right After the Show
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HypeBot
Offering fans the opportunity to purchase live recordings right after a great show could be a powerful future revenue stream for musicians, and Migratory Music is offering the Ovation Tower as one solution. Their kiosk allows fans to purchase a recording of the show and download it as an MP3 or have a download link sent to their email. DETAILS & VIDEO: The kiosk approach obviously limits this solution to venues but I've heard of at least one DIY web-based ...
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Joe Caro, Adam Holzman, Andy Snitzer, Anton Fig, Conrad Korsch, Lew Soloff And Randy Brecker Live At Drom, NYC June 6th Presented By Innsbruck Records
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Roman Klun
In the New York City underground scene, Joe Caro led an allstar band which included trumpeter Chris Botti, saxman Lenny Pickett, Late show drummer Anton Fig, bassist Will Lee, trumpeter Randy Brecker and saxman Andy Snitzer among several other notables performing every Tuesday night at the NYC club, The Metropolitan Café. What started out as a two week gig, continued for eight years and became the home base for many New York City session musicians at a time when New ...
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This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, May 22-28!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The Cornelia Street Café, which celebrates its 35th Anniversary this July, is a true New York City landmark, an epicurean destination, an artist's café that cultivates and inspires, and one of the few remaining Greenwich Village bastions for creative music, spoken word, art, theatre, cabaret and much more The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce “Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians This Week at The Cafe, ...
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Heart Of Brooklyn And WBGO 88.3 Fm Present Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat In June
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat Kicks off Summer in the Heart of Brooklyn — Six Exciting Events to Take Place at Brooklyn Cultural Institutions this June Brooklyn, NY: This June, Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO 88.3 FM will bring an eclectic mix of free and low-cost jazz performances to six of Brooklyn’s favorite cultural institutions with the annual series Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat. From samba dancing with the Prospect Park Zoo’s sea lions to boogying under the arch at Grand Army Plaza, this ...
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Underground Drummer/Composer Legend Richi Debonis (aka "RVZ"), Brings His Acclaimed Nowtet To The Highline Ballroom, Performing Selections From The Celebrated Recording "The Nowtet Plays Zep!" on June 22 at 7 PM
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James Keepnews
"Amazing trap set playing!" —Sonny Rollins “Could be the ultimate crossover...of all time." —Victor Lewis, drummer/composer (Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw, Stan Getz, etc.) “Richi is one of the baddest drummers on the planet, He throws down with pocket, swing and edge. listen to his NOWtet Plays Zep, a masterpiece. Richi got groove!" —Chris Calloway, singer/actress “Richi plays his @$$ off!" —Frank Morgan, late legendary alto saxophonist “It blew me away." —Randall Klein, jazz promoter, San Fransisco Jazz Festival “I didn't ...
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