Recording News

Prolific Collective Random Touch Release Two New CDs

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 23, 2008

5/23/08 - Algonquin, IL - 'A Box and a Word' and 'Duologue' bring the number of CD releases in the past year to four, as Random Touch continue in their quest to take improvisation to new levels. Relying as always on the magic of invitation and serendipity, they use beauty, tension and darkness to create cinematic music that touches and transcends the worlds of rock, jazz and 20th century classical music. “One consequence of our prolific output is that you ...

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Haunting Soundtracks: Jazz with a Polish Accent

Source: Michael Ricci
May 22, 2008

The Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko's records of the last six years, with their elegiac moods and clean, controlled lyricism, have become a primary reference point for current European jazz. So it was curious to see him taking a step back into a woollier past on Monday in a performance at the Museum of Modern Art, part of the museum's Jazz Score series on jazz and film. The tenor saxophonist Billy Harper sat in with Mr. Stanko's regular working quartet -- ...

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Leanne Weatherly CD Go and Find...Available Now

Source: Kari-On Productions
May 22, 2008

Go and Find... continues a journey of passionate and heart-felt storylines. Leanne creates a fabric of intricate lyrical plots coupled with inviting and warm vocals. Her ability to convey the core emotion of a song is the cornerstone of her latest release Go and Find....

Leanne self-produced her first album,Chocolate and Roses, and co-produced her three song EP as well as her newest release Go and Find. She has also produced and directed her own music videos including the Go ...

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MTV & Ghostlight Embrace B'way Rock Musicals

Source: Seth Cohen PR
May 22, 2008

MTV NEWS Asks: “Could It Be That Broadway Has Finally Caught Up To Your iPod?""With so-called 'rock musicals' gaining attention, is theater finally catching up to the street?" 'Passing Strange,' 'In The Heights' Bring Rock And Hip-Hop To Broadway'

Earlier this week, MTV NEWS aired a segment which focused on the next generation of Broadway music consumers, and asked the question: “Could it be that Broadway has finally caught up to your iPod?"

Ghostlight Records aims to answer that question ...

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The Launch of Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
May 22, 2008

Members of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground CELEBRATE The Launch of BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS All About Jazz Profiles Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records BJURecords Artists' CD Release Celebrations/Performances: Friday, May 23 @ The Jazz Gallery: ALEXIS CUADRADO PUZZLES QUARTET - CD Release Celebration for Puzzles Alexis Cuadrado (bass), Loren Stillman (alto sax), Brad Shepik (guitar), Mark Ferber (drums) Saturday, May 24 @ The Jazz Gallery: ANNE METTE IVERSEN QUARTET Anne Mette Iversen (bass), John ...

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Marilyn Scott's "Everytime We Say Goodbye" in Stores Now!

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2008

Acclaimed jazz diva Marilyn Scott's new CD, Everytime We Say Goodbye is in stores now and also available at her website. To paraphrase from the title of a vintage jazz ballad, “It Was a Beautiful Three Days in August," when singer/songwriter Marilyn Scott fulfilled her long-held dream of recording an acoustic jazz album in New York City the way the legends used to do it - with the singer and musicians all cutting and working out arrangements together in the ...

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Record Release: Viva with Peter Apfelbaum and the NY Hieroglyphics

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2008

ROCK VOCALS, DENSE HARMONIES & HEAVY GROOVES PERFORMED EXPERTLY BY ALL-STAR 10 PIECE BIG BAND Viva with Peter Apfelbaum and the NY Hieroglyphics take the stage at Nublu playing original music from their new record “Electric Cabaret" NuBlu 62 Avenue C between 4th and 5th Streets East Village, Manhattan 8-11 pm, $10 PETER APFELBAUM is an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist and composer. He has shared his skills, taste and musicality with artists such as ...

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Torben Waldorff Releases Second Artistshare CD "Afterburn" - Free Download Available

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
May 22, 2008

The just-launched Afterburn CD was recorded in New York in late December 2007. Free MP3 Download Choro Dancado Torben Waldorff From Afterburn 05:50 Musicians are as on Torben's preceding ArtistShare CD Brilliance: Donny McCaslin-sax, Matt Clohesy-bass, Jon Wikan-drums, Torben Waldorff-guitar and with the addition of keyboardist Sam Yahel, a longtime colleague of tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman who has also played and recorded with guitarist Bill Frisell, vocalists Norah Jones etc.

The music is ...

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