Recording News

Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters Release New Live in the Studio CD,

Source: Mark Pucci Media
November 21, 2007

EDMONTON, AB - Stony Plain Records announces a November 6th release date for Hope Radio, the new CD from the celebrated guitarist Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters. Recorded and filmed live (with a separate DVD forthcoming) in the studio before an audience at Wellspring Sound in Acton, Mass in April of this year, Hope Radio features 11 songs that showcase Ronnie Earl at his amazing best, backed by long-time members of The Broadcasters: Dave Limina - keyboards, Jim Mouradian - ...

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Bob Brozman Delivers Some Post Industrial Blues on His New Ruf Records CD, Due January 15, 2008

Source: Mark Pucci Media
November 21, 2007

ATLANTA, GA - Ruf Records announces a January 15, 2008 release date for world-class multi-instrumentalist Bob Brozman's latest CD, Post Industrial Blues. The new album features a passionate Brozman playing and singing at his improvisational best. He plays a variety of National guitars, as well as Hawaiian guitar and ukulele, banjo, dobro, and an assortment of stringed instruments from all over the world, ranging from the Okinawan sanshin and Greek baglama to the 22-string chaturangui and 14-string gandharvi from India ...

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Blues Legend Buddy Guy Gives Tour of Chicago Music History

Source: Just Roots PR
November 21, 2007

Blues Legend Buddy Guy Gives Tour Of Chicago Music History Multimedia audio tour exploring Chicago's musical roots has been downloaded by nearly 100,000 listeners within the first six months

CHICAGO - Exploring the “Home of the Blues," the Chicago Blues Audio Tour narrated by Chicago-local Buddy Guy has found an astonishing audience in just six months. The podcast has been downloaded more than 97,000 times and is currently averaging over 1,000 downloads per day. The free, 50-minute tour combines an ...

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Terry Plumeri's Re-Issues "He Who Lives in Many Places" Featuring Herbie Hancock and John Abercrombie

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2007

Terry Plumeri's He Who Lives In Many Places, featuring Herbie Hancock and John Abercrombie, has just received it's re-release in the CD format by GMMC Records. Selected by Billboard Magazine to appear on their Hit Album Picks page at the time of it's original release, He Who Lives In Many Places was an influential recording of it's day. Still showing it's influence in it's ability to stand the test of time and sounding as fresh as if it were recorded ...

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Aaron Levinson: Fixing a Musical Salad

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2007

Long before your favorite DJ was cutting and scratching, Aaron Levinson was crossing genres with some of contemporary music's most talented musicians. The music veteran has 16 albums under his belt, along with several Grammys and Billboard Awards. But, trying to describe his music category is difficult, because Levinson has composed and produced music from around the globe. So why is this important to Hip Hop? Because Levinson has just released the multi-genre project called The ...

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New CDs by Peter Evans and Tyshawn Sorey on Firehouse 12 Records

Source: Improvised Communications
November 20, 2007

Firehouse 12 Records is proud to announce the November 20th release of The Peter Evans Quartet's self-titled debut and Tyshawn Sorey's two-disc set, That/Not. These releases, recorded and produced by the label in its state-of-the-art recording studio in New Haven, Connecticut, are the first to document these acclaimed young artists at the helm of their own bands.

The Peter Evans Quartet The Peter Evans Quartet Firehouse 12 FH12-04-01-004

New York-based trumpeter/composer Peter Evans' first recording as ...

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Vocalist Sara Holtzschue's "Beneath" Now Available at Itunes and CD Baby

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2007

"[Sara Holtzschue] explores a dark, minor/modal world that extends the tradition of modal jazz with elegance and a sophisticated ear for harmony." About Sara Holtzschue A New York native, Sara Holtzschue began her career in music as a classically trained flutist. She graduated with a degree in music with honors from Barnard College at Columbia University where she studied with David Rakowski, Mario Davidovsky, Jeff Nichols and Harold Jones. Sara's interest in jazz led her to a master's degree with ...

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New CD "Green Heart" by Brazilian Musicians Nilson Matta, Ze Luis, and Paulo Braga to be Released on Green Label, New Orbita; CD Release Party at Joe's Pub, Monday, Dec. 17

Source: Leah Grammatica Public Relations
November 19, 2007

"The Amazon Rainforest is called the lungs of the earth because it recycles the natural elements and cleans up pollution from all over the world. Currently, the rainforest destruction in some parts of the world is estimated to be...the equivalent of 7.5 football fields per minute." - Alice Benzecry, Ph.D.

A team of award-winning, world-class musicians has converged to create an exciting, first-of-its-kind compilation CD, GREEN HEART, a collection of songs of varying, sublime textures that epitomize the best in ...

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