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"Homeland & Hiphop " with Rick Iannacone / New Book Published in the Photonality Jazz Series

"Homeland & Hiphop " with Rick Iannacone / New Book Published in the Photonality Jazz Series

Source: All About Jazz

Homeland & HipHop is a visual music composition from the performance of legendary Philadelphia guitarist Rick Iannacone at Tritone on South Street in Philly. Rick's sound is like standing in the eye of a hurricane where everything is still and the movement of sound is whirling around you. One can hear homeland jazz, funk, hip hop, rock and a number of other music genres all fused into a distinct Iannacone Philly sound.This composition uses the medium of Photonality, which basically ...

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Simone Continues Her Success with "Simone on Simone"

Simone Continues Her Success with "Simone on Simone"

Source: All About Jazz

On the heels of the release of her new debut solo album, “Simone on Simone, “ Simone gets set for a new tour. The album was released on May 13th and during the week of release the album debuted #14 on the Traditional Jazz Chart and was Top 5 Jazz Albums at iTunes. It also debuted at #22 on the Jazz Week radio chart. People Magazine has given “Simone on Simone" a rave review, stating, “Does Simone really have the ...

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New James Bond Novel

New James Bond Novel

Source: Michael Ricci

'Devil May Care: The New James Bond Novel' by Sebastian Faulks JAMES BOND was the 20th century's most famous spy and -- almost as certainly -- one of its best-known literary characters.

Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “Quantum of Solace," the latest film about the dashing British superspy, soon to be released. A new novel surfaces. A number of Ian Fleming impersonators, including Faulks, have taken a turn with 007 but with less style. Had he lived, 007's ...

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The Tide's in for Brian Rolland-Jazz Pop Release Makes Waves

The Tide's in for Brian Rolland-Jazz Pop Release Makes Waves

Source: All About Jazz

Boston, MA-May 23, 2008- In 2007 Brian Rolland released The Tide's In, a highly acclaimed jazz-pop release featuring Rolland's beautiful acoustic guitar lines...expertly played and defined by some of the finest craftsmanship found in the independent music community. The Tide's In debuted at #3 on the New Age/World/Ambient Charts for April 2008, and has been creeping up on the College Radio Top 10 World and Jazz charts over recent months.

The Cambridge Massachusetts native is ...

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Benjamin Herman, a Photo Essay to be Released at North Sea Jazz Festival

Benjamin Herman, a Photo Essay to be Released at North Sea Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz

At the opening of the North Sea Jazz Festival art show in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on July 9, Happy the Man, the new photo essay about the life of alto saxophonist Benjamin Herman (New Cool Collective) will be released. The book contains photos by master photographer and Silver Camera Award-winner Peter van Breukelen, with poetic texts by poet J.A. Deelder.

Van Breukelen followed Herman for more than a year at home, in the studio, backstage, and performing and chatting with ...


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