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René Thomas: Rare and New
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Born in Liège, Belgium, guitarist René Thomas moved to Paris in the early 1950s and became part of the active jazz scene there. Paris back then was similar to 52nd Street in New York, where musicians could engage in steady gigging with leading musicians from Europe and from America. What most of the European jazz musicians in Paris had in common was a pronounced sense of melody, swing and beauty. Thomas had a way of picking that was instantly engaging. ...
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New Release By Markus Rutz - Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs
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Markus Rutz
Markus Rutz Music (MRM) and OA2 Records announce the second volume of Blueprints – Figure Two: New Designs, the latest jazz expression from the Chicago trumpeter/composer. An album of passion, balladry, moods and foot tapping groove, Blueprints Figure Two: New Designs is the second volume of new music. Figure Two picks up at present in the present of the musical journey for Rutz. With Figure One Rutz made deliberate decision to honor others in his life who have influenced and ...
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Neil Swainson: 49th Parallel
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1987, Neil Swainson wanted to record six original compositions. At the time, the Canadian bassist was playing Toronto jazz clubs with Canadian drummer Jerry Fuller and pianist Gary Williamson. When Woody Shaw came to town earlier that year, the trio backed him. Swainson also played with the trumpeter a couple of years earlier and recorded on Shaw's Solid album in 1986 and on Shaw's In My Own Sweet Way in February '87. Swainson told executive producer Kate Roach about ...
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Pianist/Composer Eunha So Dazzles With Nuanced, Heartwarming Record
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Christine King
Pianist/composer Eunha So is an artist with a strong focus on creating relatable melodies and well-produced tracks inspired by genres as diverse as jazz, neo- classical composition, and cinematic scores alike. In 2019, she dropped a new album titled Reminiscence. This project is very nuanced and heartwarming, with a classic flavor, that still retains a unique twist. The sound of this production has got a nice punch to it, but it also has a softer and sweeter edge to it, ...
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Guitarist Dennis Haklar & Percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo Journey Into Inner Worlds On New Album Transcendance
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Guitarist Dennis Haklar & Percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo released their new album Transcendance on August 15, 2020. This collaboration between guitarist Dennis Haklar and Grammy award winning master percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo began as a studio improvisation, and developed into a journey to another world. Appearing on Transcendance is the beautiful and mysterious Steffie Moonlady adding her ethereal vocals. Moonlady was instrumental in the overall production of Transcendance which offers healing energy to our Planet during this challenging point in time. Transcendance ...
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Prog Legend Eddie Jobson To Release Eddie Jobson – Live New Double CD
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Musicians’ musician and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Jobson, best known for his virtuosic violin and keyboard work with Roxy Music, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Jethro Tull and supergroup UK, brings us a compilation of live performances from Poland, Russia, Japan and the U.S.A. with his all-star U-Z Project. Jobson’s live concert recordings feature guest musicians Marc Bonilla, Alex Machacek, Marco Minnemann, Mike Mangini, Greg Howe, Simon Phillips, Trey Gunn, TJ Helmerich, Billy Sheehan, Ric Fierabracci, Tony ...
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Hear Adam McIntyre's Tribute To Prince, Miles Davis; Thirteen-Minute "Voodoo" Taken From Atlanta Guitarist's Third Album Recorded During Pandemic
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Fanatic Promotion
Blues guitarist Adam McIntyre first started jumping on stages at just fourteen-years-old and is now best known as the front man for Atlanta-based rockers The Pinx. During the pandemic, McIntyre has created a trilogy of solo albums, the third of which, Black Planet, a tribute to Prince and Miles Davis, will be released on Sept. 18th. The thirteen-minute album closer “Voodoo" premieres today. Scroll down to listen. Adam McIntyre discusses his three-album pandemic trilogy: “I slept in the first morning ...
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Saxophonist Jacam Manricks Reveals New Musical Dimensions On 'Samadhi,' Set For Sept. 4 Release
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Saxophonist/composer Jacám Manricks marks his arrival as a full-fledged auteur on the splendid Samadhi, set for a September 4 release on his own Manricks Music Records. Already an accomplished composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and improviser, Manricks’s sixth album adds recording, engineering, producing, and mixing to his overflowing skill set. Thus it stands as a vision entirely of the leader’s own making—albeit with input from his high-caliber colleagues, pianist Joe Gilman, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Clarence Penn. Samadhi is a Sanskrit ...
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