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Getz and Sauter: Focus, the Video
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
A recent discussion among jazz researchers disclosed what to many of us was news, that there exists video of Stan Getz and Eddie Sauter performing portions of Focus. There has never been anything else quite like the 1961 Verve album of Getz soloing over, around and inside Sauter's dazzling score for orchestra. Getz was widely quoted as saying that of all his recordings, it was his favorite. In 1964 Getz and Sauter had a return engagement, the music for an ...
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Herbie Hancock/Fan Created Music Video
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Muse Media
CANON U.S.A. INC., LAUNCHES PIXMA PRO-1 PRINTER AT LEGENDS IN IMAGING" EVENT FEATURING ICONIC RECORDING ARTIST HERBIE HANCOCK Special Live Performance by Herbie Hancock Generates a First-of-its-Kind, Print-Inspired, Crowd-Sourced" Music Video for his classic song, Chameleon" LAKE SUCCESS, NY: Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, collaborated with Herbie Hancock, a legendary recording artist, bandleader and icon of modern music, to launch the Canon PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet Printer on Wednesday, October 26th at Skylight West in Manhattan. The ...
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Jazz Great Allan Harris Releases First Video From New CD
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Allan Harris
New York, NY: Award-winning jazz vocalist Allan Harris releases the first video from his new CD Open Up Your Mind (released 9/13/11 Love Productions Records). The video's song entitled Can't Live My Life Without You" is written by Harris and is the first track on his new CD. The video was shot in black and white in two of New York City's hottest nightclubsSmoke Jazz and BB King Blues Club, and also on the streets of NYC. Michael Chow, the producer ...
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Peter Gabriel - New Blood: Live in London DVD (2011)
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Something Else!
I was fine, mostly, with Peter Gabriel dumping the guitars and drums for his interpretations of other people's work on Scratch My Back. There was considerably less excitement, though, for these looming orchestral interpretations of his own solo works, many of which were initially defined by their rhythmic invention. Tracks like Intruder," Solsbury Hill," Red Rain," Digging in the Dirt," Signal to Noise," even In Your Eyes," on Gabriel's soon-to-be-released New Blood: Live in London DVD were so closely associated ...
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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: In the Tradition with Sherman Irby
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, we present some video clips of alto saxophonist Sherman Irby, who will be in St. Louis next week to do an educational residency for Jazz St. Louis and perform on Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29 at Jazz at the Bistro. A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the 43-year-old Irby first gained wide attention in the 1990s with two solo albums on Blue Note and a three-year stint in the Jazz ...
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Transatlantic - More Never is Enough DVD (2011)
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Something Else!
Turns out, Transatlantic is a modern-day prog-rock supergroup in the most complete sense of the word: That means bass pedal solos. Make no mistake, there is plenty of serious music making to be found on the forthcoming 2 DVD/3CD package More Never Is Enough, which includes two live shows from the band's celebrated 2010 reunion tour. Transatlanticfeaturing Neal Morse (ex-Spock's Beard), Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater) Pete Trewavas (of Marillion) and Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings)does a great job of reinterpreting ...
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‘Forest Piano?’ New Age Music Video Passes Quarter Million Views
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Edward Weiss
New Age music ... it's seen better days. But now it's making a comebackthanks in no small part to pianist/composer Edward Weiss. Weiss, who owns and operates Piano Lessons by Quiescence Music, posted a video on YouTube titled 'Forest Piano' in 2008. This video has slowly been gaining in popularity and now has passed over 270,000 views. Weiss says... I've always enjoyed playing piano and being in nature. Both are peaceful pastimes that help me relax. That's why I created ...
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