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Motema Music Presents Ben Wendel - What We Bring - Featuring Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Henry Cole
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Motema Music Presents Ben Wendel—What We Bring Featuring Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Henry Cole What We Bring is Wendel's Debut for Motema Music & Will Be Available September 9, 2016 What We Bring—CD Release Tour Sept 14- Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC- 7:30 & 9:30 PM Sept 15- The Regattabar, Cambridge, MA- 7:30 PM Sept 16- Firehouse 12, New Haven, CT Sept 17- Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia. PA Sept 19- University of ...
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Dizzy Gillespie: Perceptions
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Earlier this week, I posted on two superb orchestral albums by Dizzy Gillespie in 1960—A Portrait of Duke Ellington (arranged by Clare Fischer) and Gillespiana (arranged by Lalo Schifrin). Both albums for Verve featured exciting scores with Gillespie soloing. As my friend and saxophonist Bill Kirchner reminded me in an email, Gillespie's orchestral adventures for the Verve label didn't stop there. To be sure. Another Gillespie album that jazz repertory orchestras should be performing today is Perceptions, arranged by J.J. ...
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Jimmy Rowles: Kinda Groovy!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jimmy Rowles was the dean of West Coast jazz pianists. Not only was he a tasty favorite of jazz giants in Los Angeles in the 1940s, including Lee and Lester Young, he was a preeminent recording studio pianist with Swing Era bandleaders, top jazz recording artists and leading vocalists. To give you an idea of how prolific and eclectic a pianist Rowles was, The Jazz Discography lists him on 540 recording sessions, which is a significant number. This doesn't even ...
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Elijah Rock - Triple Threat - New Release January 2017 "Gershwin For My Soul"
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
ELIJAH ROCK TRIPLE THREAT: Singer, Dancer, Actor New Release January 2017 Gershwin For My Soul Gershwin For My Soul represents a full circle journey for Cleveland-born baritone Elijah Rock. He began singing at age 13 and stepped up to his first Gershwin songs at 16 in “Porgy & Bess" at the Cleveland Institute of Music. No less than the great Freddy Cole once told him, “Learn a standard a day and you'll be alright!" Along with ...
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Dizzy Gillespie's Peak: 1960
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
From his first recorded solo on King Porter Stomp with the Teddy Hill Orchestra in 1937, Dizzy Gillespie projected a circus-like sense of drama on his trumpet. Throughout the 1940s, Gillespie pushed hard to stand out, co-inventing the complex bebop style mid-decade. By combining stage wit with taut musical daring, Gillespie stood out and attracted fans. He'd often climb to the heights on a solo only to scamper down in a similarly high-stakes manner, leaving audiences at the end of ...
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Trumpeter Ryan Quigley To Release "What Doesn't Kill You" September 9 Featuring Paul Booth, Steve Hamilton, Michael Janisch, Clarence Penn
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Emma Perry Publicity
Enjoying a career which includes key roles with prominent UK symphony orchestras and big bands, plus recording/touring projects with Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Tom Jones and Randy Brecker (to name but a few), trumpeter and composer/arranger Ryan Quigley now unveils his ten-track album What Doesn’t Kill You—a quintet release with Paul Booth (tenor sax, flutes), Steve Hamilton (piano, Fender Rhodes), Michael Janisch (double bass) and Clarence Penn (drums). The album will be supported by a tour featuring special guest pianist ...
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Colombia's Carrera Quinta Release "Big Band" - Available Now!
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Javier Perez Sandoval
Carrera Quinta, founded by Colombian composers Javier Pérez Sandoval and Francy Montalvo have released Carrera Quinta Big Band. In 2015, Carrera Quinta returned to the studio to record a new album with a big band. Conducted by Colombian Director Ricardo Jaramillo and recorded by the Latin Grammy Award-winning engineer Mauricio Cano, the 19 piece band made Colombian music history by blending traditional Colombian music with big band jazz. The album features compositions awarded in 2013 by Bogota's department of Arts, ...
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Valentina Marino - "In The Name Of Love" - Jazzheads Release Date: August 12
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
New on Jazzheads Records VALENTINA MARINO In The Name Of Love Release Date: August 12th Featuring: Cameron Brown, Anthony Pinciotti, Alberto Pibiri and more! From Standards To David Bowie Vocalist, songwriter, arranger and lyricist Valentina Marino brings the sensitivity, sophistication and earthiness of her Mediterranean roots to cutting edge jazz. Marino is a musical gypsy, in constant search for unexplored paths where jazz can meet the energetic vibes and rhythms of Tango and Brazilian music, and where pop songs can ...
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