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Adrian Cunningham Master of The Heart Strings New CD Release

Source: All About Jazz
May 10, 2005

Adrian Cunningham: Jazz Master of the Heart Strings By Aparna Datta When we think of jazz musicians we typically expect the best artists to be over the age of 50, after all they have had more experience and more training. However, once in a while we stumble across a young jazz artist who plays as if he has been playing for over a century and Adrian Cunningham is this type of performer. Adrian Cunningham is a young Australian Jazz artist ...

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Drummer Warren Benbow Reunites with

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2005

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Percussionist Orlando "Q" Rodriguez on Wynton's upcoming "Live" CD for Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2005

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Drummer Warren Benbow Reunites in Odyssey with James

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2005

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The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2005

Mosaic Records Announces The Release Of The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings

Count Basie's meteoric rise during the late 1930s as one of the nation's top bandleaders was generated by exciting soloists, unique vocalists, interpretations of the blues and hard swinging riff arrangements fueled by a killer of a rhythm section which was dubbed the All American Rhythm Section. This fiery organization held forth at the Savoy Ballroom and waxed best selling records for a number of labels ...

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Johnny Brandon's Then & Now

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2005

JOHNNY BRANDON – THE FRANK SINATRA OF LONDON IN 1954 50 YEARS LATER RELEASES NEW CD IN LONDON AND THE US Johnny Brandon – the Frank Sinatra of London in 1954, 50 years later releases comprehensive CD with five new tracks in London and the US entitled “Then & Now.” Johnny Brandon began his career at the age of 9. He appeared at age 11 with the variety act “Buddy Brandon and the Berkeley Babes.” After which, he soon rose ...

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Vocalist Veronica Martell Releases The Art of Intimacy

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

For Immediate Release Contact: Cheryl Hughey Apria Records 314-429-3450 [email protected]

VERONICA MARTELL The Art of Intimacy

With the release of Art of Intimacy on June 6, 2005, Veronica Martell is finally poised to bring her exquisite vocal stylings to American mainstream audiences - confirming what international audiences have known for years - Martell is “. . . a great voice that instantly catches you and keeps you beside ...

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Taj Weekes and Adowa, Hope and Doubt, (AlphaPocket Records/Jatta Entertainment; Tuesday, August 16, 2005)

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2005

New York, NY—Reggae recording artists Taj Weekes and Adowa will release their debut album, Hope and Doubt, on AlphaPocket Records/Jatta Entertainment on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. Produced by Weekes, engineered by Joe Blaney (Lauren Hill, The Clash, Prince) and mastered by Alan Silverman (Norah Jones, The Kinks Chaka Khan), Hope and Doubt is an album of finely-crafted classic roots reggae, with something to say.

With Hope and Doubt, New York-based Weekes takes listeners back to the Caribbean of his childhood ...

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