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Jazz & Blues Florida April 2012 Online Edition Posted
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Charles Boyer
The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. Readers throughout Florida and visitors coming from around the world consult this site for information on the vibrant scene to be found throughout the state. There is no other source of information that provides this much quality information in an online promotion platform. The April 2012 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA ...
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A New Novel "A New Yorker at Sea" by Nick Catalano
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All About Jazz
FLUSHING, N.Y.: In his book A New Yorker at Sea, Nick Catalano tells the story of a city guy from New York who takes a trip through the Middle East and the Mediterranean partaking in life threatening situations to satisfy his sense of adventure. Joe Pisano is a college professor and sailor who is accompanied by his mates, Roger and Dick, on a journey on their yacht Bravura. The crew encounters a series of problems including corrupt law officials, pirates ...
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Chris Potter Transcription Book Now Available!
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Eli Bennett
The Official Chris Potter transcription eBook Chris Potter Plays Acapella Standards is now available from Eli Bennett Publishing. The exciting new book features eleven inspiring acapella Potter solos over standards, including All The Things You Are, Tune Up, I Love You, 26-2, Have You Met Miss Jones 1&2, Just Friends, It Could Happen To You, Confirmation, Ladybird, I Hear A Rhapsody, and is available for digital download here. A renowned soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has ...
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Seeing The Music; The Jazz Photography of Anthony Dean
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Anthony Dean
Following in the tradition of a rich Jazz heritage in Philadelphia, Seeing The Music features musicians of the Philadelphia Jazz scene. Contained are 130 lively images that take you straight to the heart of the musicians and put you right on the scene. This book comes in 12x12 and 7x7 hardcover formats with a softcover option. About the Author Anthony Dean has been photographing for nearly seven years. His favorite subjects to shoot are the streets and people. With people, ...
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Percussionist Don Alias Recalls Miles Davis at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
For Mel Futorian's second installment of Cymbalism—a column devoted to excerpts from a planned autobiography of Don Alias—she reveals the percussionist's reflections on working with trumpeter Miles Davis. Alias has plenty to say on the recording of Davis' seminal Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970), including how the late legend lifted the percussionist from Nina Simone's band, and how Alias unexpectedly found himself behind the drum kit for “Miles Runs The Voodoo Down." Check out Don Alias and Miles Davis, today at ...
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Beatty's "Jazz: Rockabilly" in Free Online Magazine
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Scott Beatty
1957 jazz pianist Dean Fontessa experiences his first rockabilly dance in Gary Scott Beatty's Jazz: Rockabilly fiction, featured in the free online magazine MuskegonOnline.NET this month only. The story, in Beatty's modernist retro style, explores Dean's take on the scene from his viewpoint as a cool jazz musician. “We all know rockabilly will lead to rock 'n' roll, but Dean has a hard time understanding this 'sad sound,'" Beatty explained. “His doghouse friend tries to talk him through it, but ...
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“With Stars In My Eyes”, An Insiders Look At Jazz And Race In The Turblent 1960’s Released
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Renetta M. DeBlase
DUKE ELLINGTON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, WASHINGTON D.C. PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL TO RECEIVE 100% OF PROCEEDS (Washington, DC) In the late 1960's against a backdrop of civil unrest, race riots and the Vietnam war, a young white college student from the suburbs fell in love with the uniquely African American music emanating from the hipster jazz clubs of New York. Soon, she was a valued insider in that world, fighting to bring the music of jazz pianist Billy Taylor and ...
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The Astaires: Fred & Adele By Kathleen Riley
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Michael Ricci
Before Fred & Ginger, there was another famous pair... THE ASTAIRES Fred & Adele By Kathleen Riley (Oxford | March 15, 2012 | Hardcover | 272 pages | $27.95 | ISBN: 9780199738410) Advanced Praise: “Riley writes with zest and authoritative expertise, displaying a grace and elegance equal to her subjects. Her scholarly skills are showcased in this effervescent, spirited history..." —Publishers Weekly “A fascinating look at a movie icon and a revealing snapshot of theater history." ...
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