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Guitarist Pete McCann Flexes Jazz-Rock Muscles On "Pay For It On The Other Side," Set For July 20 Release By McCannic Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pete McCann’s trademark infusion of post-bop jazz with roots-rock grit and energy reaches a new peak with the guitarist-composer’s July 20 release of Pay for It on the Other Side (McCannic Music). McCann’s sixth album, and his third with the quintet of alto saxophonist John O’Gallagher, pianist/keyboardist Henry Hey, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Mark Ferber, packs a hefty punch that emphasizes the confrontational aspect implied by its name. “It sounds like an aggressive album title,” McCann acknowledges, noting that ...
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"Hourglass" - New Release By Toronto-Based Singer/Songwriter Howard Gladstone With Special Guest Laura Fernandez!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Toronto singer-songwriter Howard Gladstone's Hourglass—his fifth album of original contemporary folk/roots music in the U.S.A. will release on June 15, 2018. Three years after spinal surgery Howard Gladstone has returned to music with a higher level of commitment and inspiration, and deeper understanding of its' healing power. Gladstone has written songs that reflect a quiet despair, but answered by a message of hope, perseverance and optimism. The songs on Hourglass have resonated well with early reviewers, audiences and international radio ...
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Tromonist Phil Abraham releases "For 4 Brothers + 1" on Hypnote Records
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Phil Abraham
A meeting between four incredible pianists, often fellow travellers of the leader in the past, and percussionist Luc Vanden Bosch makes a whole new concept on For 4 Brothers + 1, and the evolution of Phil Abraham's international career. The trombonist and singer performed in many countries, several times in the US (Seattle, New York CIty, Los Angeles) and recently in China. His reputation is well established both as sideman (Michel Petrucciani, Clark Terry, Art Farmer, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Charles ...
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Noise Of Rose Creation Presents TenGanG's New "Fusic-Jazz-Funk" A Cappella Album
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Jean-Michel Tengang
TenGanG is a Cameroonian artist (singer, guitarist, songwriter) living in France. He is inspired by all the music of the world, but he makes albums in distinct styles, either based on progressive rock, or based on Jazz, which is very rare, if not unique. TenGanG's previous album Symphony Of Noise In French Troubled Waters with guest singers, was a prog rock album. With his new album Fusic-Jazz-Funk To My Musical Heiress With Nothing But My Male Voice, he changes directions, ...
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The Road to Stan, 1961
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Stan Kenton had a long and benefitical relationship with North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). His connection to the university's music program dated back to the 1940s. Worried about turnover in his orchestra and the need for a solid pipeline of young, gifted musicians eager to tour, Kenton understood early the benefit of colleges with a crack orchestral curriculum. Kenton sensed that even without the drain of the draft and shifting music trends, the stress and ...
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Brazilian Pianist Ricardo Bacelar Releases "Sebastiana"
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Brazilian jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar presents the smoldering romance of Jobim in a collaborative pan intercultural arts video For Brazilians, Antonio Carlos Jobim’s catalogue is as iconic, influential and impactful as George Gershwin’s contributions to the Great American Songbook, making the inclusion of a classic from the legend’s repertoire a must for pianist Ricardo Bacelar’s Sebastiana, the newly-released album heralding the works of Brazilian composers along with celebrating the Latin music diaspora. Bacelar selected “Somewhere In The Hills” and, in ...
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Brad Mehldau Trio's New Album, "Seymour Reads the Constitution!," Out Now
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Nonesuch Publicity
Brad Mehldau Trio's new album, Seymour Reads the Constitution!, is out now on Nonesuch Records. The pianist and his longtime trio, which includes drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, perform three Mehldau originals combined with interpretations of pop songs (Paul McCartney, Brian Wilson), jazz tunes (Elmo Hope, Sam Rivers), and one work from the American songbook (Frederick Loewe's “Almost Like Being in Love"). To purchase a copy of Seymour Reads the Constitution!, head to your local record store, iTunes, ...
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Alan Hall's Ratatet Addresses Current Turmoil In American Society With "Heroes, Saints And Clowns," Set For Release June 22 On Ridgeway Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
San Francisco Bay Area drummer, composer, and bandleader Alan Hall turned to music when he found himself in the midst of what he describes as “some of the greatest turmoil our country has ever experienced.” In order to cope, he penned the sonic vignettes heard on his new CD Heroes, Saints and Clowns, set for June 22 release on Ridgeway Records. Performed by his genre-bending sextet Ratatet, which was formed in 2014 and made its recording debut in 2016 with ...
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