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Jack Bruce 6-CD Full Career, Retrospective Anthology

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2008

Jack Bruce celebrated his 65th Birthday in May, and to celebrate this milestone, Esoteric Recordings is releasing a lavish six-CD boxed set anthology entitled, “Can You Follow, “ on June 23, 2008. With one of the most powerful voices in modern music and a composer of some of the most original and influential music of the past forty years, Jack Bruce is perhaps one of the greatest popular musicians Britain has ever produced. A supremely talented instrumentalist and vocalist, as ...

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Creative Jazz Blooms in the Desert with James Barela's BLu7

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2008

BLu7 is a Las Vegas based jazz quintet performing some very exciting and creative music. Formed in 2007 by trumpeter/composer James Barela, BLu's music combines modern jazz with elements of world music, avant-garde, and contemporary beats. Their newly released CD, “Cultural Instigator" is already gaining much attention in the southwest United States as well as in Europe. Independently released in May of 2008, “Cultural Instigator" fuses such styles as flamenco, hip hop, modal jazz, Indian, middle eastern, brazilian, techno/industrial, and ...

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Completing the Picture: Early Paquito D'Rivera Re-Issues

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2008

When I discover established Latin Jazz artists far into their careers, their current recorded works seem like masterpieces deserving of repeated listenings. I love the process of checking out their compositional techniques and hearing how they integrate different Latin styles into a jazz setting. Each artist has an individual approach, refined over years of experimentation. I enjoy discovering the artists improvisational voice and hearing the unique spin that the put on the traditional jazz improv language. They build a voice ...

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Amanda King's Debut CD "Chanteuse"

Source: All About Jazz
June 12, 2008

Based on her brilliant January 2008 Empire Plush Room show, this debut CD features songs of the 1930s and 40s that seem to have been written with Amanda's voice in mind. King is a singer that has only recently begun to explore the depth of her talent, and this offering shows the promise of now and next. She comes from a well practiced theatre background but her historied ties to classical, Broadway and jazz music are in good evidence on ...

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New Jon Gordon's Project Through Artistshare, 2008-09 Project Launched!

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2008

Participate in Jon Gordon's 2008-09 project through ArtistShare and witness the creative process behind the creation of his new album! Participating in this project allows you to have access to exclusive materials such as streaming videos, audio shows, photos, downloads, and an inside look into how Jon composes and prepares for a recording. More detailed information will be provided soon. Please visit Jon's website or ArtistShare.com for updates on the project. If you are ready to participate in this project, ...

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Shilts Returns Home to Nugroove and Releases Jigsaw Life

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
June 11, 2008

What do you get when you combine unforgettable hooks and atomic energy? You get a sound that is fresh, unique and totally Shilts. The former frontman for the funk-fortified Down to the Bone and groove jazz specialist, Shilts has signed with nuGroove for the release of his new CD, Jigsaw Life. “nuGroove was the original home for Down to the Bone. I'm excited to have Shilts back with us. When I heard cuts from this release, I was ecstatic. The ...

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Leonard Patton's Debut Release: "Love, Life, & Song"

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2008

San Diego based jazz vocalist, Leonard Patton is making quite a name for himself on the Southern California scene as a musician with talent rarely seen in vocalists of this genre. Leonard will be singing and improvising his way into the hearts of jazz aficionados everywhere with the release of his debut CD entitled Love, Life, & Song on June 17. This montage of melodies includes such tunes as Bob Marley's “Redemption Song", Charles Mingus' “Weird Nightmare", and a host ...

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CD: Brubeck Brothers

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2008

Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Classified (Koch). The band headed by bassist/trombonist Chris and drummer Dan Brubeck is in top form on seven new quartet compositions, an impressive chamber suite and a stirring ensemble version of their father's “Blue Rondo a la Turk." Guitarist Mike DeMicco, pianist Chuck Lamb and the brothers have become one of the tightest ensembles in jazz without losing their sense of surprise, even abandon. When they combine with the Imani Winds for Chris Brubeck's three-movement “Vignettes for ...

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