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Book Signing at Jazz Alley (Seattle) with Jane Monheit and "The Soul of Jazz" author, Trish Richardson
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Trish Richardson
SEATTLE, WA: Local author Trish Richardson will be joining jazz vocalist Jane Monheit for a book signing following Monheit's performances at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley on Friday, November 18th (7:30 pm and 9:30 pm shows), Saturday, November 19th (7:30pm and 9:30pm shows), and Sunday, November 20th (7:30pm show). Doors open at 6:00pm on Friday and at 5:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. To make reservations for the show, contact Jazz Alley at 206-441-9729. Richardson will be promoting her recently released book, The ...
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Advice for DIY Musicians: Adam Bernard's 'Muscle for Your Hustle'
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HypeBot
Music and entertainment writer Adam Bernard recently released “Muscle For Your Hustle: What Every DIY Musician Needs to Know." In this ebook, a steal at $.99, Adam shares “firsthand advice from things I've experienced, or..the advice other artists have given me about what works for them." As always, Adam shows that his perspective on the industry is solid and grounded. I first encountered Adam Bernard, longtime music blogger at Adam's World, when he left a comment supporting Mickey Avalon on ...
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Announcing Modalogy - Scales, Modes & Chords: The Primordial Building Blocks of Music
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John Kelman
Primarily a music theory reference, Modalogy presents a unique perspective on the origins, interlocking aspects, and usage of the most common scales and modes in occidental music. Anyone wishing to seriously explore the realms of scales, modes, and their real-world functions will find the most important issues dealt with in meticulous detail within these pages. Logical illustrations accompany in-depth examinations of chordal harmonies, cadential motions, and progressions. This book is perfect for both music students and teachers, as either a ...
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Hal Leonard Books Publishes "Antonio Carlos Jobim: An Illuminated Man"
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Chris M. Slawecki
MONTCLAIR, N.J.—A half-century ago, Charlie Byrd, Herbie Mann, and others returned from a trip to Brazil with a trove of recordings by Antonio Carlos “Tom" Jobim. Stan Getz listened to them and recorded “Desafinado," which spent 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, and soon thereafter, “The Girl from Ipanema," which won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1965. Since then, the global appeal and influence of the bossa nova and Jobim have been undeniable.
In this newly ...
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DRUM! Magazine Reels In Will Hunt For November Cover; Discussing His Return To Evanescence
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif.,—Will Hunt has had the drum gigs that any drummer would want.. He is known for his impressive recording credits: Black Label Society, Dark New Day, and Staind to name a few. And, now in the November issue of DRUM!, Hunt discusses his recording career and return to his drumming roots with Evanescence. Man With A Drum For Everyone Bob Doerschuk, an award-winning music writer with years of experience, sums up well the contrast between Hunt, the hired ...
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Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 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. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a new and improving web-page presentation. This month's preview features include: Main Feature: Terry Hanck Sterling “Mr. Satan" Magee and the Harlem Blues ...
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Backbeat Books Publishes "Here and Now!: The Autobiography of Pat Martino"
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Chris M. Slawecki
The world (and the world's bookstores) are full of comeback stories, both real and fictional, but few can hold a candle to Here and Now! The Autobiography of Pat Martino (Applause Books; $24.99). Written with jazz journalist Bill Milkowski, legendary jazz guitar master Pat Martino tells the remarkable story of his comeback from a brain aneurysm that took his memory and nearly took his life. By age 16, Martino was already working as a member of R&B star Lloyd Price's ...
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Esthetes d'Affiches - Tribute to the Montreux Jazz Festival posters' designers
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tordjman
David Bowie, Phil Collins, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Milton Glaser, James Rizzi, Romero Britto, Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Burton Morris, Zep... the greatest painters, graphic designers, photographers and contemporary artists designed the posters of the Montreux Jazz Festival. On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival, these graphic creations are collected for the first time in one book. Jean-Jacques Tordjman has chosen to join the verb to accompany every artwork by an original literary ...
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