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Two New Playscape Recordings Releases Coming May 27th

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2003

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"Brothers III" by Ken & Harry Watters

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2003

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Blues Legend Taj Mahal Revisits Hawaiian Tempos

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2003

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Robert Cray: New Album, New Label, New Tour

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2003

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Arturo Sandoval to Release New "Trumpet Evolution" Album

Source: All About Jazz
April 22, 2003

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482 Music to Release Michel Lambert's Out Twice on May 27th

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2003

The Chicago-based independent label 482 Music is proud to announce the May 27th release of Montreal-based drummer/composer/artist Michel Lambert's latest recording, Out Twice (482-1019). Sponsored in part by the Canada Council, this recording is a collection of 11 spontaneously improvised pieces using Lambert drawings as graphic scores, each seeking to combine visual and musical expression into a single, cohesive language. The drawings are on display in the CD booklet and at www.482music.com/outtwice/

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New Lalo Schifrin "Ins And Outs" And "Lalo Live At The Blue Note", Street Date: April 22, 2003

Source: All About Jazz
April 17, 2003

FEATURING: Lalo Schifrin, Jon Faddis, Ray Drummond, Grady Tate, Dick Oats, Andy Simpkins, Earl Palmer Sr., Sam Most, Paulinho Da Costa

Ins and Outs was recorded in Hollywood in 1982, and Lalo Live at the Blue Note was recorded twenty years later at the legendary club in New York. All the influences are heard in this album the Latin rhythms, the years he spent with Gillespie, and some work from his years as film composer.

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Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng Celebrates Release of "Afrijazz"

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2003

Considered one of the great master drummers of his generation, Kwaku Kwaakye Obeng (KKO) carries the spirit, the culture and the music of West Africa to the world. KKO is a composer, educator, dancer and master drummer who has worked internationally for the last twenty-five years.

Of his latest endeavor, Afrijazz (Innova), KKO says of the music, “It is a reflection of the spirituality achieved through mixing many musical forms from Ghana with other forms from the African Diaspora and ...

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