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Art Framer: Perception
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Art Farmer had a way of playing the trumpet and flugelhorn that sounded as if he was dancing or singing. Farmer was less about blasts and taut nuance and more about a light, pretty touch. His horn had a classical elegance and a jazz tone that delighted the ear without being commercial. On ballads, you could hear the blues in almost everything he played. On up-tempo numbers, he was light and juicy, tapping along with a ringing empathy, sailing the ...
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Sylwester Ostrowski & Jazz Forum Talents Release New Album Jammin’ With KC
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Cheptoo Kositany
Sylwester Ostrowski and Jazz Forum Talents' new album Jammin With KC featuring Bobby Watson, Logan Richardson and Keyon Harrold is available today under the recording label Agora. Fans can enjoy the music on YouTube and Spotify. Jamming with KC is a postcard from Kansas City. This momentous album results from the Polish Jazz musicians' expedition to the birthplace of Charlie Parker. The Polish-American encounter was part of the Centennial celebration for Parker, and the timing is important as it took ...
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Saxophonist And Composer Dean Tsur Carefully Crafts A Montage Of Memoirs With 'Moments Of Inspiration' As He Reflects On Seven Years Of Music
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Outside in Music
Saxophonist, composer, and Thelonious Monk Competition Semi-Finalist Dean Tsur is a musician whose career is marked by constant growth. Whether it is the shifting nature of where home is found, musical development through a flowing cast of mentors and colleagues, or introspective reflection on the music of one’s own past, Dean has looked the complexities and wonders of life in the eyes and responded with boldness and creativity. Moments of Inspiration is a musical homage to the past seven years ...
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Soho Scene '66 and '67
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
This just in from London: A smashing extension of the British jazz “Soho Scene" series from the U.K.'s R&B Records. I last posted on the series here. The new four-CD, 78-track box set is entitled Soho Scene '66 and '67: Jazz Goes Mod and comes with a superb 32-page booklet and liner notes by tenor saxophonist Simon Spillett. Two CDs are devoted to 1966, and two to 1967. On one from each year, rip-roaring British jazz; on the other two ...
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Saxophonist And Composer Andrew Gutauskas Calls For Audiences To Step Back And Give Their Attention To The Wonders Of Everyday Life With His Sophomore Album, 'Look Out!'
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Outside in Music
Saxophonist, composer, and GRAMMY Award-winner Andrew Gutauskas is an individual who has learned to see beauty in the everyday and wonder in the familiar Look Out!–Andrew’s sophomore album- stands both as a testament to his vision of the world, and as an invitation for listeners to become aware of that to which they give their attention. Featuring a host of compositions that evoke archetypes, experiences, friendships, and the wild human imagination, Look Out! speaks to listeners in all walks of ...
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Jazz Singer-Songwriter Yola Nash Creates Her Own Path
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Hardened by growing up in Communist Poland where she was beaten often by an alcoholic father has not dimmed the vibrant spirit of jazz singer-songwriter Yola Nash. Although oppression and obstacles have long been part of her existence, today she thrives in New York City where she hosts her own celeb-driven WABC Radio show and sings to touch people’s hearts, espousing inspiring messages that “love is most important” and “don’t give up on your dreams.” Her recently released second album, ...
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Ennio Morricone & Bruno Nicolai Dimensioni sonore – Musiche per L’immagine e L’immaginazione (Dialogo) - Available October 30, 2020
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All About Jazz
One of the most 'hidden' and sought after releases of all times is finally getting a due repress: a work of epic proportions, Ennio Morricone's and Bruno Nicolai's Dimensioni Sonore has been eluding collectors and affectionate listeners for about 50 years. Last copies. Limited Collector Edition which comes complete with 10LPs, 10CDs, a 48-page LP-sized book in English, an exclusive large poster, screen-printed tote, all housed in a handmade (in Italy) custom lavish linen box. Edition of 200 copies. Special ...
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Get In The Christmas Spirit With Mike Renzi And Jim Porcella's "Christmas Is: December Duets"
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Mixed Media Promotion
Do you know Mike Renzi? The immense musical talent has won seven Emmys for musical direction, including wins for his work on “Sesame Street" and the soap opera “All My Children.” Also noteworthy: Mike has backed some amazing talent, including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, as well as Tony’s work with Lady Gaga at the Grammys in 2015, appearing in an Irving Berlin tribute at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, dedicating a new Bennett-Sinatra Studio in Queens, and performing with ...
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