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Aging Musicians Revitalize Harlem's Jazz at Newport and LA Film Fests
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All About Jazz
'Shakira Live and Off the Record' - Her First DVD Out March 30
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All About Jazz
LOS ANGELES, CA - On March 30, 2004, Grammy-winning, acclaimed recording artist/songwriter/producer Shakira, who set the world on fire with her breakthrough English album debut Laundry Service will release Shakira Live and Off the Record (En Vivo y En Privado) a 2 1/2 hour DVD that includes 90 minutes of live concert footage and an insightful behind-the-scenes look one of the most interesting and unique figures in contemporary music. A companion audio CD of ten live recordings never before available ...
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Matt Garrison Announces Live Performance /DVD Shoot
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All About Jazz
Featuring an all-star jazz and fusion line-up of: MATTHEW GARRISON (electric bass), ARTO TUNCBOYACIAN (percussion, vocals), GENE LAKE (drums), JIM BEARD (keyboards), ADAM ROGERS (guitar), SCOTT KINSEY (keyboards), JOJO MAYER (drums)
In conjunction, this is a rare opportunity to participate in the project as a member of a live studio audience. TIME: SUNDAY DECEMBER 7 2003 @ 5 pm Doors open @4:30 pm
LOCATION: SOUND ON SOUND RECORDING,322 WEST 45 STREET, NYC 10036 STUDIO A ( GROUND FLOOR) ...
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Blue Note Records to Release 'One Night with Blue Note', a DVD Video of the Historic 1985 Town Hall Concert in New York
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All About Jazz
Personnel Includes Such Classic Blue Note Artists As Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Jimmy Smith, Cecil Taylor, And McCoy Tyner
The newly edited video features a surround-sound mix, As well as four performances never-before released on video.
Dormant for five years, the venerable jazz label Blue Note Records was relaunched in 1985 under the direction of Bruce Lundvall. To celebrate the grand occasion, Lundvall decided to put on an all-star concert at Town Hall in ...
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Master Study Series DVDs
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All About Jazz
Master Study Series is pleased to announce the release of 4 new jazz educational DVDs. These quality productions allow the student to study with a master at their own pace, chapter-by-chapter. They are available online at MasterStudySeries.com Study with: Jazz Guitarist - Van Manakas - learn rhythm changes, tritone substitution, blues changes, picking techniques, practicing, fretting hand techniques, comping, solo guitar, special techniques and more. Electric Bass - Roy Vogt - Learn bass techniques, role of bass player, cycle of ...
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New Documentary Release: "Oscar Aleman: A Swinging Life"
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All About Jazz
Jazz historian Leonard Feather raved, “If anyone ever mentions Django Reinhardt to me again, I shall stare coldly. Aleman has more swing than any other guitarist on the continent."
JazzTimes Magazine considered him one of the ten most underrated guitarists in the history of jazz.
He astounded Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington tried to lure him away from Josephine Baker, who cherished him as the best member of her orchestra. He fled from Hitler and rejected Juan Peron's attempts to ...
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