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Confusion Project jazz trio releases it's 4th album entitled 'Last'
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All About Jazz
The fourth release by the charismatic Polish jazz trio, Confusion Project with Michal Ciesielski (piano), Piotr Gierszewski (bass guitar), Adam Golicki (drums) is another (after Primal) illustrative album. Just like their previous album, the main inspiration for the music is nature—although this time it's the concern about its state. The band chooses this topic to express a musical manifest—a plea to seriously address the problems we're facing as a civilization. The double meaning of the title of the album—Last—gives us ...
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New Bola Sete 3-CD Set - 'Samba In Seattle: Live At The Penthouse, 1966-1968'
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Tompkins Square
Bola Sete's Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968, a 3-CD set of previously unreleased live recordings. Available worldwide December 3, 2021 via Tompkins Square. Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse, 1966-1968 is the first official release of the legendary and influential Brazilian acoustic guitarist Bola Sete's live recordings at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle, WA featuring bassist Sebastião Neto and drummer Paulinho Magalhães. Produced by Grammy-nominated jazz detective Zev Feldman, and remastered from the original tape ...
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Louis Hayes: Crisis
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Drummer Louis Hayes's first recording session was in 1956, on Horace Silver's Six Pieces of Silver (Blue Note). If that's all he had on his resume, you'd feel compelled to buy his new album, Crisis (Savant). But there was more, much more. From there, he weaved through jazz like a long vital thread traveling through a gorgeous suit. He appeared on dozens of the classic albums in the 1950s and beyond. In the 1950s and beyond, Louis recorded extensively with ...
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Collectible Silver Foil Edition Of Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas Coming To Vinyl This Holiday Season
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All About Jazz
Ahead of the 2021 holiday season, Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a special vinyl edition of A Charlie Brown Christmas—Vince Guaraldi Trio’s enduring soundtrack to the 1965 PEANUTS animated special. This collectible release reimagines the album’s classic jacket, wrapping it in an elegant silver foil. The embossed PEANUTS characters on the cover, meanwhile, have never been more striking as they gather around the Christmas Tree. Available for pre-order today, this limited-edition pressing hits stores on October 1st, while a ...
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JMood Records Releases Pianist Roberto Magris' New Album 'MatchPoint'
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Paul Collins Artist Management International
JMood Records is pleased to announce the CD release of “MatchPoint” by Roberto Magris.” “In order to get to match point and move to the next level, everyone needs to be on the same page, says Paul Collins of JMood Records. Everybody needs to bring their “A” game, artist, musician, engineer, and equipment. You also need a supporting cast of professionals to win at anything. Although, we are not in competition with anyone but ourselves, you can never rest on ...
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Drummer Paul Mullikin Presents Orchestral Quintet Musician-Teacher-Composer
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator Paul Mullikin was born into a musical family and realized at an early age that music was his calling. Following a 2019 residency at Denver’s Nocturne Club, drummer Paul Mullikin hit the studio with his Orchestral Quintet. With the help of a “Pathways to Jazz" grant, the group was able to capture the unique sound they had been crafting—an eclectic set of Classical works, presented through the lens of improvisation and modern jazz. These timeless works ...
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Olivia Rox Featuring Warren Hill 'It's Christmastime' - Start Your Holiday Season Now!
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Samuel Cohen
Olivia Rox teams with special guest legendary jazz recording artist Warren Hill on “It's Christmastime" making it a family Christmas indeed, as they happen to be father and daughter! When it comes to talent, the Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Warren Hill has a prominent and impressive career thus far, including thirteen CD’s, millions of sales worldwide, numerous #1 albums and singles, awards, and touring Worldwide in over 25 countries. Hill also broke barriers with collaborations that garnered ...
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'Phases' The New Album Of Manu Codjia, Giuseppe Millaci & Lieven Venken on Hypnote Records
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Nina Feri
Giuseppe Millaci, an industrious bassist and the founder of Hypnote Records, who has become a driving force in the belgian jazz scene, gets to showcase his proficiency as both a delicately pertinent accompanist and a singing soloist. On the drums, colourfully expressive and unrelenting, Lieven Venken buoyantly spurs on electrifying riffs and fiery solos from the very versatile but instantly recognisable Manu Codjia, now a household name of European jazz. Three exceptional musicians, from different backgrounds meeting at the crossroads ...
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