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Soulfully Yours, Nichelle Summer Release 2009

Soulfully Yours, Nichelle Summer Release 2009

Source: All About Jazz

A clever and soulful blend of r&b, hip-hop and pop sounds, saturated with memorable hooks, harmonious riffs, chest pounding rhythms and irrepressible vocal harmonies. This is the core of Gary, Indiana's emerging artist Nichelle Colvin and her 4th album Soulfully Yours, Nichelle.

A progressive, Soul-R&B Album capable of wooing pop, r&b, hip-hop, soul, gospel, and adult contemporary fans alike in multiple demographics, Soulfully Yours, Nichelle is as pure and emotional as it gets.

With thick layers of gifted instrumentation complimented ...

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Jack Prybylski Teams up with Four80east for the Single Release of "Ice Cream"

Jack Prybylski Teams up with Four80east for the Single Release of "Ice Cream"

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions

Following the stellar 2006 release of Window Shopping that hit the charts with a vengeance, Jack Prybylski is back with a sound that is sweeter than ever.

Jack has teamed up with the masters of the beat, Four80East, to produce a sexy musical dessert that is destined to be a favorite on your groove jazz menu. Set your volume to funk and hold on tight. This is going to be a wild ride.

“Ice Cream" is the first single from ...

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Mirko Fait Plays Just for You

Mirko Fait Plays Just for You

Source: BlueGal 110

Just for you, the new cd of Mirko Fait and John Toso. © Italian Way Music

For those who have followed the disco-graphic career of these two artists, Mirko Fait and John Toso, this album indicates a change compared to the previous works, not because it totally moves away from the previous ones, but above all because we can denote a maturity that is perhaps accentuated by the duo itself. Indeed the work that brings for the first ...

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Ed Maly Releases Guitar Jock on Hot Texas Tunes

Ed Maly Releases Guitar Jock on Hot Texas Tunes

Source: All About Jazz

Sugarland, Texas-April 14, 2009-Ed Maly is set to release his seventh studio album Guitar Jock on April 21, 2009.

Guitar Jock promises to be a continuation of the Ed Maly trademark sound featuring good time rollicking blues-rock that is fun for the listener and danceable at the same time.

It is always Eds goal to make people smile through his music and with Guitar Jock there does not seem to be any problem with spreading the universal good vibe that ...

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Warner, Universal Set Music Deal

Warner, Universal Set Music Deal

Source: All About Jazz

Warner Bros. has brokered a deal that hands administrative rights to all of its movie and TV music to Universal Music Publishing Group.

Deal essentially puts UMPG in control of seeking out royalties for catalog and future tunes produced for Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. TV, Lorimar Prods., Castle Rock and New Line.

That includes music from pics like the “Batman," “Harry Potter," “Matrix" and “Lord of the Rings" franchises, as well as tune-heavy TV shows like “ER," “Smallville," “Gossip ...

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Ricardo Pinheiro's New Record out in June

Ricardo Pinheiro's New Record out in June

Source: All About Jazz



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D'Amico's Story Well Worth Telling by T. Yap

D'Amico's Story Well Worth Telling by T. Yap

Source: All About Jazz

Affectionately dubbed as “Sinatra on heels," D'Amico follows in the footsteps of the Ol' Blue Eye in mining into the Great American Songbook.

Nevertheless, D'Amico has a way in outfitting each of these venerable chestnuts with a fresh coat of interpretation that is warm and authentic without eradicating the essence of these tunes. Further, this former contestant of the reality show “On the Lot," does more than just tackle the paeans of the bygone sepia era of Sinatra and Holiday, ...

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Guitarist Grant Geissman's New CD, "Cool Man Cool"

Guitarist Grant Geissman's New CD, "Cool Man Cool"

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations

Grant Geissman Cool Man Cool April 21 Release Futurism Records 2054 After a long flirtation with smooth jazz, guitarist Grant Geissman went back to his jazzy roots and came up with the most personally satisfying statement of his career in 2006’s Say That!, his paean to the golden era of Blue Note-Riverside-Verve with obvious nods to the likes of Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver and Jimmy Smith. For his follow-up, Geissman reveals a ...

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