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Gong Expresso Feat. Gong Alumni Francois Causse, Benoit Moerlen And Hansford Rowe To Release New Album Decadence
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Hansford Rowe's HRIII merges with Gong Expresso! Gong alumni Francois Causse, Benoit Moerlen and Hansford Rowe join HRIII guitarist Julien Sandiford for the recording of the new album by Gong Expresso titled Decadence. Says Hansford, “ 'Decadence' is the title tune on the new Gong Expresso album. Here the word means 'falling away.' I hope this tune and all the music on the album somehow addresses this in an unadorned, direct way. When I play with these 3 musicians I ...
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Chicago II The Steven Wilson Remix Available Now From Rhino
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All About Jazz
More than 40 years after its debut, Chicago II still sounds like nothing else. Released in 1970, Chicago's second album brims with confidence and inspiration as it draws on everything from orchestral music to heavy rock. Although it never affected the record's popularity—it peaked at #4 on the album chart and spawned a trio of Top Ten hits—many fans have longed for a more-nuanced mix. That wish is about to come true with a new stereo version created by British ...
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Ben Markley Big Band - "Clockwise: The Music Of Cedar Walton" Featuring Terell Stafford - Release Date: February 17
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Pianist Ben Markley, along with special guest trumpeter Terell Stafford, celebrates one of the more influential and beloved figures in jazz through this unique project, showcasing many of the late pianist and composer Cedar Walton's most revered tunes through new arrangements for big band. Performing iconic compositions such as “Hindsight," “Bolivia," and “Holy Land," Markley brings together fellow faculty members from the University of Wyoming and top-flight Denver-area musicians to produce an honest and swinging recording that honors Cedar Walton ...
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"Horizonte," 3rd Album By Brazilian Pianist/Composer David Feldman, Set For March 10 Release
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Terri Hinte Publicity
With his new album Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro-based pianist David Feldman has fully come into his own as a composer artfully extending the samba jazz tradition. Feldman introduces his superlative working trio with bassist André Vasconcellos and drummer Márcio Bahia, and welcomes two very special guests to the proceedings, the legendary guitarist/composer Toninho Horta and the brilliant trombonist Raul de Souza. Horizonte will be released by Feldman’s imprint, David Feldman Music, on March 10. “This album blurs the boundaries,” Feldman ...
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Harry Belafonte: 1949
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In late 1948, Harry Belafonte was having trouble finding work as an actor. At the time, he was performing with New York's American Negro Theater and studying at the Dramatic Workshop of the New School in Greenwich Village. In a production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, he had to sing a song. He had no musical training nor did he have any interest in becoming a singer. But he had a good voice. After the performance, Belafonte typically ...
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Rising Saxophonist Mike Casey Releases Debut Album "The Sound Of Surprise: Live At The Side Door”
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Mike Casey
Saxophonist and composer Mike Casey is proud to announce the February 7, 2017 release of his debut album The Sound of Surprise: Live at the Side Door. Splitting his time between alto and tenor saxophone, Casey and his longtime trio present a fresh approach to the chordless saxophone trio format over the course of seven first-takes. To present The Sound of Surprise, Casey will be touring throughout Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and beyond. See tour details below. While ...
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Art Farmer + John Coltrane
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Riffs—short, repeated musical phrases—have always been potent because they have a way of crawling into your head and improving your ability to recall a song. They also are particularly effective at getting you to buy the record on which a catchy riff appears. The funny thing about great riffs is that you don't even know you're being subsumed by them. They enter your unconscious through your ear and just live there unnoticed. Musicians are not immune to the power of ...
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Roland Hanna: Child of Gemini
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
While on tour in Europe in early 1971, the Roland Hanna Trio was invited to record at the MPS Studios in Villingen, Germany. The trio consisted of Roland Hanna on piano, Dave Holland on bass and Daniel Humair on drums. The result was Child of Gemini, a rare album that has just been reissued by MPS Records as a digital download. Hanna's playing style was a fascinating combination of gospel, jazz and classical influences, giving him a powerful command of ...
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