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Angel Records Announces the September 27th Release of Anoushka Shankar's 'Rise'

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2005

Anoushka Shankar's fourth album for Angel Records, Rise, marks a defining moment in the career of the Grammy-nominated sitarist. Having previously recorded strictly in the classical Indian tradition of her father, the legendary Ravi Shankar, Anoushka truly emerges here as a potent creative force, not only performing on sitar, but also exhibiting her own unique voice as a composer, arranger & producer, as she collaborates with a select crew of virtuoso Eastern and Western musicians wielding a variety of both ...

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CD Release at Trumpet' Jazz Club

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2005

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"Gradie Stone Live" You won't want to miss this Miss !

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2005

Soulful, swingin' and heartfelt are just some of the words to describe the vocal stylings of Gradie Stone. Daughter of Kirby Stone of the grammy nominated group The “Kirby Stone Four" Gradie is a real musicians' singer from a real musicians' family. She is a singer of exceptional talent, she's someone you're going to want to spend time with. Gradie is not just another “chick singer", she is a real cut above the rest, and you won't be dissapointed when ...

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The Prime Ministers To Release Self-Titled Debut

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2005

The Prime Minsters, a four piece band from San Diego, CA, will release their self-titled debut CD on July 1st, 2005. Their music ranges from bold rock and roll, to sultry, soulful rhythm and blues, and of course, funk. But with respect to their mentors, Frank Zappa, The Meters, Tower of Power, Prince, Freddie King, Funkadelic, Michael Franti and Spearhead, they are constantly drawn back to their roots. Words like ‘soulful’, ‘rockin’, ‘solid music with a backdoor of groovin funk’ ...

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Jazzy Joe album launched in India

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2005

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Barbara Montgomery CD Release Event June 2nd 8PM at The Point Bryn Mawr, PA

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2005

May 31, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] BARBARA MONTGOMERY CD Release Event Thursday, June 2, 8 PM The Point 880 W. Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 www.atthepoint.com/ Celebrating The Release Of Her New CD TRINITY featuring Barbara Montgomery, vocals Aaron Graves, piano, Lee Smith, bass, Dan Monaghan, drums, Monette Sudler, guitar “Barbara Montgomery is a special sort of jazz singer—her unassuming musical intelligence, her emotional honesty, her refined taste in songs, are ...

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Agrazing Maze CD Release Party At Cornelia St. Cafe, Tues. May 31st 8:30 PM &10PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2005

May 31, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: COME AND PARTY WITH “AGRAZING MAZE" AS THEY CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT ALBUM, “AT THE END OF THE DAY." TUESDAY, MAY 31ST, 8:30PM AND 10PM, $10 CORNELIA ST. CAFE (29 Cornelia St., NY, NY 212-989-9319) FEATURING: INGRID JENSEN: TRUMPET ENRIQUE HANEINE: PIANO CARLO DEROSA: BASS ALLISON MILLER: DRUMS “Their music, although fitting into today’s esthetic, sounds entirely unique, and as such, ...

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Osami Mizuno's New Album TENMA

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2005

Osami Mizuno, a Japanese drummer, just released his first album titled “TENMA." The music packaged in this CD is based on Jazz, but it is NOT an ordinary so-called Jazz music...it's a mixture of various kinds of music; Jazz, Ambient, Rock, Classical, Japanese and Chinese music. That means, it is the real “Fusion" music. (Personnel) Osami Mizuno (ds) Morgan Fisher (key, arr) Kiyoto Fujiwara (accoustic-b) Liu ...

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