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Bossa Breeze: Meditation On Memory And Inheritance
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Two for the Show Media
Lalo Schifrin’s music carried the weight of exile, memory, and reinvention—and it was precisely this blend of tradition and innovation that moved Alex Sino to write lyrics for his 1966 instrumental composition “Bossa Antique,” transforming it into the song “Bossa Breeze.” Grammy Winner, Alex Sino, on the question of why he chose a sixty-year-old instrumental composition written by Lalo Schifrin, answered with his own lyrics: You don’t always hear it clearly But it’s been with you for years,
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The Court At Versailles Reimagines Tycho Through A Jazz Lens On Debut Single 'A Walk'
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Eric Palmquist
For longtime friends pianist Joel Pierson and producer Eric Palmquist, Acoustic Electronica has been years in the making—an idea that surfaced in late-night conversations whenever they crossed paths. As both artists carved out their own careers in music—Pierson in jazz and contemporary classical music, Palmquist in alternative, pop, and electronic production—their creative worlds eventually converged around a shared question: What would happen if a jazz trio reimagined the seminal works of electronic dance music? The Court at Versailles starts to ...
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Composer/Pianist Gregory Golub Unveils Third Original Jazz Album — 'African And Other Jazz Passions’
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Gregory Golub
Gregory Golub is a composer, pianist and keyboardist whose music is full of surprises, creativity, and a blending of different idioms while always being inventive jazz. He was born and raised in the USSR and began teaching himself piano when he was 12. Although he would have a formal musical education, he has long had his own style. Early on, Golub performed at a jazz festival in Russia and received a prize for his writing talents. Since moving to Israel ...
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Melbourne Improvising Iconoclasts Unite For Transcendent Free Jazz/Electronic Debut
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Tom Barton
Voyage, the debut collaboration between vocalist Tom Barton, guitarist Diego Villalta and pianist Nathan Liow, is a completely improvised odyssey transmuting real-time performance into sonic sculpture – a spellbinding journey through mystical darkness erupting into moments of transcendent awe. Across evolving orbits of looped and layered vocals, fractals of effected electric guitar, and ethereal pulsating synth drones, Voyage captures what happens when three trailblazers abandon the map entirely. Each track is a microcosm of human experience, delving fearlessly into the ...
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P&M Records Announces Chroma Nova's 'Elephant Crush'—To Be Released December 15, 2025
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Michael Blake
P&M Records Announces “Elephant Crush" — To Be Released December 15 2025. The Second Single from Michael Blake’s New Recording Sessions P&M Records is proud to present Elephant Crush, the second single from saxophonist Michael Blake’s newest body of work. He is once again joined by Chroma Nova, his Brazilian fueled ensemble that created the critically acclaimed 2023 release Dance of the Mystic Bliss. With Elephant Crush, Michael offers a searching, impassioned tenor saxophone performance that imbues contemporary jazz aesthetics ...
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Persephone's Dark Perspective Brings Hope: New Ep 'Harvest Moon'
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Sora X
Emerging from a deeply textured, analogue soundscape, the new EP Harvest Moon arrives as a haunting song cycle that re-tells the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone. The project crafts a dark and rich auditory world, providing the backdrop for a narrative that mirrors the four seasons through four interconnected songs. This is not a just retelling, but a re-contextualization. Harvest Moon uses the timeless story of love, loss, and life's cyclical nature as a powerful allegory of the ...
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Negative Press Project Delivers Its Most Accomplished Album Yet With 'Cycles I,' Set For Release January 30 On Envelopmental Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Negative Press Project reaches new heights of ambition with Cycles I, their fifth album, arriving January 30 via Envelopmental Music. Though scattered to the four winds, the San Francisco Bay–founded chamber jazz octet came back together to realize 12 compositions by pianist Ruthie Dineen and bassist Andrew Lion—and joined forces with the world-renowned cutting-edge string ensemble Friction Quartet (violinists Otis Harriel and Kevin Rogers, violist Stephanie Bibbo, and cellist Doug Machiz). The result is a stunning coalescence of post-bop jazz ...
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Amana Melomé Announces New Single 'Con C.ALMA,' Featuring Acclaimed Jazz Pianist Deron Johnson
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Cyber PR
Euro-Caribbean-American singer songwriter Amana Melomé returns with “Con C.ALMA,” her first release in several years and a luminous new chapter. This brand new single layers Melomé’s global sensibilities with the jazz-rooted soulfulness that defines her lineage, enhanced by a special feature from acclaimed pianist Deron Johnson, much celebrated for his work with Miles Davis, Stanley Clarke, and a host of influential jazz artists. “Con C.ALMA,” which translates to “with calm,” in Spanish is both meditation and mantra. The stylized spelling, ...
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