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Red Piano Records To Release The Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble: "Monk Dreams, Hallucinations And Nightmares"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
RED PIANO RECORDS TO RELEASE THE FRANK CARLBERG LARGE ENSEMBLE: Monk Dreams, Hallucinations And Nightmares Available February 10, 2017 The Frank Carlberg Large Ensemble is: Kirk Knuffke, John Carlson, Dave Smith, Jonathan Powell- trumpets; Alan Ferber, Brian Drye, Chris Washburn, Max Seeigel- trombones; John O'Gallagher, Jeremy Udden, Sam Sadigursky, Adam Kolker, Brian Landrus- saxophones; Christine Correa- voice; Frank Carlberg- piano, Johannes Weidenmueller- bass, Michael Sarin- drums; JC Sanford- conductor “Frank Carlberg is pushing boundaries ...
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"A Stagey Bank Affair" By Grammy-Nominee Arun Shenoy Unleashes Its Bansuri Funk Vibe On Jazz Radio This Summer
Source:
The B Company
Grammy-nominated composer, producer and guitarist Arun Shenoy is back, with a dynamic new concept album A A Stagey Bank Affair. Following up his breakthrough album Rumbadoodle, the Singapore-based artist Arun Shenoy joins forces with The Groove Project Band to create a Funk/Jazz/Rock/Global Fusion experience. Conceptually, he says, it is driven by the metaphorical imagery of childhood fairgrounds and the wonderland of innocence in us all. The infectious lead single “Sugar Free (feat. Uziel)” enjoyed 2 weeks at #1 most-added on ...
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Mark Fox - Tenor Titan - Unleashes New Release!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
MARK FOX QUARTET+ Tenor Titan Unleashes New Release! Three Octaves Above the Sun Cherry Sound Records- July 2016 Performed With Archie Shepp To George Clinton! Expect The Unexpected... Mark Fox, tenor & soprano saxophone, flute, and kamal ngoni (Malian harp) player, bandleader, composer and recording artist has participated for almost 25 years professionally in the international music and entertainment industry. Blessed at an early age, many legends of music came into his ...
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"Leap Of Faith," 4th CD By Trumpeter/Composer Steffen Kuehn, To Be Released July 29 By Stefrecords
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Trumpeter/composer Steffen Kuehn has become a mainstay of the Bay Area jazz and Latin music scenes since arriving from his native Germany in 1997. He won a 2014 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin Album for the self-titled debut by the 20-piece Pacific Mambo Orchestra, which he co-leads with pianist Christian Tumalan. An alternately robust and warmly lyrical soloist and an on-point horn-section player, he works regularly with bands led by Latin drummer Brian Andres and timbalero Louie Romero and with ...
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Manhattan Jazz Septette
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1956, jazz and pop record labels began to issue 12-inch albums. The format was an upgrade from the 10-inch LP and would remain a staple until the saturation of the marketplace by CDs 40 years later. The new 12-inch LP meant up to 25 minutes of music on each side, allowing for six songs per side at three minutes and change each. To fill the sides, A&R executives at labels turned to crack arrangers and top sight-reading musicians who ...
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Lucky Thompson on MPS
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1968, saxophonist Lucky Thompson moved back to Europe with his family after a five-year stay in the States. He settled in Lausanne, Switzerland, which allowed him to tour in European cities where he found the most work. A year later, in March 1969, he recorded A Lucky Songbook in Europe for MPS, one of the Continent's great labels. The album would become one of Thompson's finest works. Lucky Thompson's first trip to Europe came in 1956 while he was ...
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Clare Fischer’s “America The Beautiful”
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Whatever your Fourth Of July weekend plans, the understated perfection in the late Clare Fischer’s arrangement of “America Beautiful” will help you to a calm beginning of what can be a raucous, joyous holiday. It’s from Fischer’s classic 1967 album Songs For Rainy Day Lovers. To Columbia Records’ discredit, the label has never reissued Songs For Rainy Day Lovers on CD. Copies of the LP may be found here and there on various websites, including this one. If you’re an ...
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Acclaimed Jazz-Rock Fusion Band Project Grand Slam To Release New Single "The Rescue” On July 1
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Miles High Productions
Project Grand Slam, the acclaimed jazz-rock fusion band led by bassist/composer Robert Miller, will be releasing the first single from their upcoming full-length album, The Queen’s Carnival, on July 1. This single, “The Rescue”, draws from a variety of influences and highlights Miller’s unique approach to blending jazz and rock into a totally new sound. While mostly instrumental, the new album features a guest appearance by vocalist Lucy Woodward on Robert’s completely reimagined cover of The Kinks’ “You Really Got ...
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