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Vocalist/Lyricist Mark Winkler Teams With Pianist David Benoit For 'Old Friends'
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Mouthpiece Music
Singer, lyricist Mark Winkler and pianist, composer David Benoit have teamed up to record an album that pays homage to their 37 years of friendship. Old Friends is a collection of some of the artists’ favorites songs by some of their favorite composers, as well as three original tunes, newly rendered in an affable collaboration by two musicians at the top of their form. Winkler and Benoit are seasoned artists in the music business. Winkler is a popular performer, lyricist, ...
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Flip Phillips: Rock With Flip
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Flip Phillips, like Charlie Ventura, was cut from the same hyperactive cloth. Both tenor saxophonists crossed over to bop from the tail end of the swing era and both were born ready to jump and jam. While Ventura came up influenced by Coleman Hawkins's tough 'n' gruff approach to the instrument, Phillips was more of a Lester Young man. He could sail along like a paper plane, blowing yawning lines on up-tempo cookers and steamy ballads. In late 1946, Phillips ...
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JMood Records Releases Pianist Roberto Magris' 'Shuffling Ivories'
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Paul Collins
JMood Records is pleased to announce the CD release of Shuffling Ivories by Roberto Magris.” “This project is a fantastic voyage from, Eubie Blake to Andrew Hill, spanning over 100 years of jazz history and over one hour of amazing music”, says Kansas City jazz impresario Paul Collins. “Although this project reflects music from several jazz greats, it is primarily my tribute to Eubie Blake. He was a musical pioneer, with an original style at that time, that brought many ...
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Joe Derise on Bethlehem
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Lounge singers are all but forgotten today. Some might say deservedly so, but that would be unfair. The best lounge singers in the '50s were exceptional vocalists and frequently accompanied themselves on piano, guitar or accordion. The term lounge singer originally referred to those who entertained in a small bar or room adjacent to or near the larger showroom at major hotels and resorts where marquee performers were appearing. Lounge rooms tended to be relaxed environments, and lounge singers had ...
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Jorn Swart And Malnoia’s Sophomore Album 'Hello Future' Explores What It Means To Be Human In The Digital Age Through A Masterful Hybrid Of Music And Short Stories
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Outside in Music
In an ever-changing and increasingly digital world, it becomes more difficult to define what it is to be human, and the role and relevance of art are pondered. Pianist, composer, and bandleader Jorn Swart and his trio Malnoia tackle these questions head-on in their new album Hello Future. Through their original music, they draw on an eclectic pool of influences ranging from sci-fi film to philosophy, and pair their compositions with short fiction. Hello Future is an artistic exploration of ...
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Quarantine Covers - Timely New Music by Vocalist Valentina Marino
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
With a warm and velvet voice on her latest album, Quarantine Covers (self-produced and released December 19, 2020) international singer-songwriter and touring artist Valentina Marino reimagines, rearranges and reinterprets songs by her favorite artists, such as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Alice Merton, Lucio Battisti and Gotye. While still deeply rooted in jazz, this album marks Marino’s transition into new territories of pop and crossover. The story line behind the songs is captivating and Marino’s band and arrangements are ...
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Charlie Ventura: Adventure With Charlie
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The last time I posted about tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura was in 2013. As I wrote ruefully back then, the 78-era soloist seems to have disappeared completely from view in today's jazz world, his recordings and contribution sadly forgotten. Throughout Ventura's career, his solos were uniformly high energy, earthy and flawless. He was a swing-era blower who crossed over to bebop starting in 1946 and recorded live with Charlie Parker in 1949 at New York's Royal Roost. Ventura spent much ...
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The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra explores the vast, diverse repertoire of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein on stunning, revelatory new album
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All About Jazz
Legendary composer Leonard Bernstein once called jazz “the ultimate common denominator of the American musical style.” The music made a profound impact on Bernstein’s work, not only in the more explicit “jazziness” of his work in musical theater, but throughout his “serious” orchestral music as well. Jazz artists in turn felt the influence of Bernstein’s innovations, with interpretations of his work recorded by such icons as Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Wes Montgomery, Wayne Shorter and countless others. With ...
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