Recording News

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Set to Release New Album

Source: Tracey Miller and Associates
March 12, 2009

Multi-Platinum Award winning little big bands tribute to legendary Cab Calloway entitled How Big Can You Get hits stores April 21st! New York, NY - Americas favorite contemporary little big band, the award winning jumpin jazz / retro swing Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, is set to release a new album entitled How Big Can You Get (Big Bad/Vanguard Records) on April 21, 2009. The 11 song CD, their eighth album, is a tribute to Cab Calloway, the legendary band leader ...

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Midival Punditz: Hello Hello Release Date 31 March

Source: All About Jazz
March 12, 2009

This past decade has been marked by the rise of the Indian electronica scene and no single band has had more influence on its growth than the Midival Punditz. Comprised of New Delhi based producers Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj, the Punditz have been repeatedly heralded as pioneers of a scene that has ushered in some of the freshest global music out of India. On their new, third studio album Hello Hello, the duo has successfully documented their own personal ...

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Clapton and Winwood: Tour/Album

Source: JamBase
March 12, 2009

Three Historic Shows. Two Rock Legends. A collaboration forty years in the making.

Presenting Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden This Limited Edition 2 CD + 2 DVD set includes iconic performances of Blind Faith, Eric Clapton, and Steve Winwood's greatest hits.

Packaged in a NUMBERED, custom-designed slipcase, this collectible set also includes: - $10 Eric Clapton online store gift certificate - 4 exclusive photo cards ...

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Bela Fleck: The Africa Project

Source: JamBase
March 12, 2009

BLA FLECK CELEBRATES THE BANJO'S ROOTS WITH HISTORIC JOURNEY ACROSS AFRICA ON THROW DOWN YOU HEART THE AFRICA PROJECT TOUR KICKS OFF MARCH 26 AND FEATURES TOUMANI DIABATE, VUSI MAHLASELA, ANANIA NGOGLIA & D'GARY AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY “THROW DOWN YOUR HEART" SCREENING IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE

Bela Fleck Throw Down Your Heart, the third volume in banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck's renowned Tales From the Acoustic Planet series, is the 11-time Grammy winner's most ambitious ...

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Stan Hale CD Release Event Set for Sunday, April 19

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 12, 2009

Drummer and St. Louis native Stan Hale will perform at a CD release party celebrating The Stan Hale Experience, his debut recording as a leader, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 19 at the Jazz Spot, 400 N. Washington Ave. in downtown St. Louis. Admission to the show is $10, and includes a copy of the CD.Known primarily as a blues drummer, Hale has worked with a number of well-known musicians and singers, including Joe ...

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Snooks Eaglin's "Baby, You Can Get Your Gun" Album to be Reissued on Hep Cat Through Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
March 11, 2009

Eaglin is accompanied by Fats Domino’s rhythm section plus David Lastie, Ron Levy and Ronnie Earl on his first Black Top album

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Snooks Eaglin, the legendary New Orleans blues and R&B singer and guitarist, passed away on February 18 of this year. That city’s Offbeat magazine described him as “a one-of-a-kind guitar player who could play an unbelievable run with his amazing (seemingly double-jointed) fingers in a repertoire that ranged from Beethoven to R&B; thus his ...

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Katherine Farnham Appears on European Compilation CD

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2009

LOS ANGELES, CA - Recording Artist and Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Katherine Farnham appears on the AIM 2009 Compilation CD with her hot new jazz/pop track Chemistry. Katherine was chosen out of over four thousand artists for one of 15 CD slots. The compilation was created for the Amsterdam Innovation Motor Convention, a foundation that supports innovative companies in the Netherlands. The CD was compiled by Amsterdam-based Tribe of Noise. Katherine is a gifted and dynamic artist whose style has been described as ...

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Peter Hand Signed to Savant Records for Big Band Album with Houston Person

Source: All About Jazz
March 11, 2009

New York, NY - Composer, arranger and guitarist Peter Hand has been signed to Savant (HighNote) Records. A live concert recording entitled The Wizard of Jazz - A Tribute to Harold Arlen featuring tenor saxophone giant Houston Person will be released on June 16. Peter Hand has been a prolific and active presence on the New York Jazz scene for many years and has worked with and/or written music for Carmen Lundy, the George Coleman Octet and the Lee Konitz ...

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