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Four Legenary Artists And Jazz Icon Marian McPartland Join Forces On The Latest "Piano Jazz" Recordings

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2002

August 2002 Releases From Concord Records

Beverly Hills, CA, August 30, 2002---Marian McPartland, the legendary jazz master, is equally acclaimed for her remarkable piano playing, as well as her far-reaching influence on the history of jazz. Next year McPartland celebrates 25 years at the helm of Piano Jazz, her Peabody Award-Winning show on National Public Radio. Both educational and entertaining, these distinctively relaxed one-hour programs feature the jazz icon in intimate piano duets with established, as well as new, artists. ...

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"Once In A Lifetime" Debut Album from Karen Lane Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

“Karen Lane is a fresh voice and presence on the UK jazz vocal scene. She has what I would describe as a rare combination of musicianship, technique and just plain “feel": one can sense that, even at this early stage of her European sojourn, her potential is that of someone who could command a worldwide, rather than a merely local, audience." --Keith Shadwick (London Jazz writer and critic, Jazzwise Magazine)

To see what the UK's leading Jazz Magazine ...

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Al Di Meola Continues To Broaden His Musical Horizons

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

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The Chad Lawson Trio Release "Dear Dorothy: The Oz Sessions" on Summit Records

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2002

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Classically Trained Pianist With Fabulous Jazz Quartet Debut!

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2002

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Accomplished Contemporary Violinist Jeremy Cohen Releases New CD at Violinjazz.com

Source: All About Jazz
August 27, 2002

Unique Violin Virtuoso for Symphony Orchestras, TV/Film Soundtracks and Legendary Entertainers Showcases His Very Own “ViolinJazz" Repertoire

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Jeremy Cohen, an accomplished contemporary violinist, today announced the release of his newest CD, “4tet San Francisco," a unique blend of original jazz, tango, classical and swing arrangements for the chamber music genre. In conjunction with his third CD release, Cohen also announced the launch of his new Web site, www.violinjazz.com.

In making the announcement, Cohen noted his newest CD ...

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Playscape Releases Ted Rosenthal's The 3 B's - Music of Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Improvisations on Beethoven

Source: All About Jazz
August 26, 2002

The 3B's is Ted Rosenthal's 7th CD release. It features solo renditions of the music of Bud Powell, Bill Evans and his strikingly original improvisations on Beethoven themes.

“Rosenthal is a pianist of rarest skill, weaving rapid single note lines that span out into rich chordal patterns, parallel octaves and hints of the blues" - Leonard Feather, The Los Angeles Times.

The 3B's showcases Rosenthal on a Steinway concert grand. Of special interest are Rosenthal's improvisatory takes on three Beethoven ...

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First Six Cuts of "Hydronium" Now Available for Free on Mp3.Com

Source: All About Jazz
August 24, 2002

Nick Drozdoff's Next CD, “Hydronium" Is In The Works at MP3.COM The First Six Cuts are Now Available For Free, Online!

Trumpeter, composer, Nick Drozdoff, is in the process of completing his next CD, “Hydronium" for MP3.COM. It is in the idiom of ACID JAZZ and features the high tech loops from Sonic Foundry mixed with trumpets, flugelhorns and piccolo trumpets.

The tunes now availavble are as follows: “On The Steps Of The Temple" ...

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