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For Notespeak, Peace Is The Word

Source: Lisa Marie Simmons
May 16, 2016

Lisa Simmons and Marco Cremaschini have announced that they are raising funds on IndieGoGo for NoteSpeak, a unique collaboration that intertwines poetical and musical forms to raise awareness of real-life triumphs and struggles around the world. NoteSpeak will explore creative paths formerly established by such artists as The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron, and Brian Jackson, but venture down contemporary avenues to address current topics of which many remain unaware. Based in Garda Lake, Italy, Simmons and Cremaschini are primary forces ...

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They Died Before 40--New Jazz Film To Make History

Source: Howard E. Fischer
March 15, 2016

The Music Kept Them Alive… And Killed Them! Which jazz musician’s funeral attracted 10,000 mourners and an 80-car funeral procession? Which African American musician was forced to play at the other end of the recording studio with white musicians? The website for the film has 40 Hot Points and more. More than two dozen gifted jazz artists died before reaching the age of 40. Most of them are relatively unknown, some even to jazz fans. Many of them made significant ...

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Rare Vinyl "Num Dia Azul" Now Being Reissued By Minas

Source: Brendan McGeehan
November 28, 2015

Num Dia Azul is the first recording Minas has ever made. Orlando Haddad and Patricia King had just finished their degrees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts where Minas was established for a few years. Before they moved away, they decided to go into a studio in Greensboro, NC, and invite several musicians whom they had been doing gigs for the past few years, to cut several tracks. Orlando and Patricia moved down to Brazil in 1981, ...

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Kickstarter: Inner-Attunement With Hamid Drake & William Parker

Source: Michael Lucio Sternbach
November 19, 2015

What is Inner-Attunement? Inner-Attunement is a documentary film by Michael Lucio Sternbach about the musical brotherhood of bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. Known worldwide as of one of the premier rhythm sections of jazz, the two discuss their musical kinship and the shamanistic sound ceremonies they deploy worldwide. Inner-Attunement is a comprehensive look into their music, which becomes a conversation about the substantial lessons we learn in life. Why is this film important? I first saw William and ...

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Pianist Bob Karty Launches Kickstarter Campaign Reuniting Members Of Oregon And The Pat Metheny Group

Source: Bob Karty
September 24, 2015

Pianist and composer Bob Karty has launched a Kickstarter for his debut album as leader and composer, featuring all original compositions and a stellar band: Paul McCandless on saxophones, oboe, and bass clarinet, Mark Walker on drums and percussion and Steve Rodby on acoustic bass. McCandless and Walker are members of the seminal jazz band Oregon; Rodby played for three decades with guitarist Pat Metheny. Bob Karty has worked for nearly two decades with top artists on the Bay Area ...

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Pianist Bob Karty’s Kickstarter Reunites Members Of Oregon And The Pat Metheny Group With Imaginative Original Compositions

Source: Bob Karty
September 17, 2015

Pianist and composer Bob Karty has launched a Kickstarter for his debut album as leader and composer, featuring all original compositions and a stellar band: Paul McCandless on saxophones, oboe, and bass clarinet, Mark Walker on drums and percussion and Steve Rodby on acoustic bass. McCandless and Walker are members of the seminal jazz band Oregon; Rodby played for three decades with guitarist Pat Metheny and is one of the most in-demand producers in jazz. Bob Karty has worked for ...

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It’s The Last Call for Le QuecumBar’s crowdfunding campaign! We need Your Support!

Source: Maroto Lounge
September 1, 2015

A month ago, Le QuecumBar, the home and temple of Gypsy swing, London, started a crowdfunding campaign in response to rising rents. Like many jazz clubs and live music venues, Le Que has been subjected to rising rental and lease costs but fought back to remain in situ. To date, their crowdfunding campaign has raised £17,000 of the required £35,000. The rules of Kickstarter, the crowdfunding website, state that all funds must be raised for pledges to be received. Here’s ...

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NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis Marsalis Announces Crowdfunding Campaign For His Latest New Orleans Tribute Project Entitled "Heirs"

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
August 30, 2015

NEA Jazz Master Jason Marsalis, the youngest recipient of the highest U.S. Jazz honor, has launched a new crowd funding campaign for his latest project Heirs of the Crescent City. Heirs of the Crescent City is a soundtrack recording to an accompanying documentary. directed by Sascha, entitled Heirs. The film is about the various traditions that are passed on through families in New Orleans. The music on this album reflects those traditions as elements of Traditional Jazz, Mardi Gras, and ...

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