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New NoBusiness Records Archive Series Release: William Hooker "Light. The Early Years 1975-1989"
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NoBusiness Records
Featuring David S. Ware, David Murray, Roy Campbell Jr., Mark Hennen, Jemeel Moondoc and others. NoBusiness Records is pleased to announce a new archive release from it’s series of important musicians and group recordings from the 70s and 80s, which either were never released before or released on small private labels but long out of print and now newly remastered. This release is dedicated to William Hooker’s early music and covers his most important works during the period from 1975 ...
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Tenor Saxophonist/Composer Matt Parker Debuts New Trio On His CD "Present Time," Due For Feb. 12 Release By BYNK Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor and soprano saxophone virtuoso and visionary composer Matt Parker made a vivid impression with his 2013 debut recording, Worlds Put Together. “Restlessly inventive” (Down Beat), Parker is “a fully formed artist with his own unique voice [who] sounds comfortable promenading down multiple paths” (All About Jazz). For his new recording Present Time, Parker pared down the sextet of Worlds to a powerhouse trio comprised of bassist Alan Hampton and drummer Reggie Quinerly, colleagues of his since all three were ...
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Gary Lucas & Jann Klose Release "Stereopticon" Online
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Anne Leighton
Guitarist Gary Lucas and singer Jann Klose’s new album, Stereopticon is now out on Cosmic Trigger Records/The Orchard. This is a songwriter’s album, probably most at home with fans of AAA, indie, acoustic folk-pop/“urban Americana” music. Also active songwriters, Gary and Jann collaborated on songs over the past three years. Their friend Dan Beck, who has written with Dion DiMucci, the Iron City Houserockers, Felix Cavaliere, joined them as lyricist on 6 songs. In September 2014 and June 2015, Jann ...
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Dot Time Records' Legends' Series Release: The National Jazz Ensemble Featuring Gerry Mulligan
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Dot Time Records is pleased to announce the second release in its “Legends" series entitled National Jazz Ensemble featuring Gerry Mulligan. The album is scheduled for worldwide release on February 20th, 2016. This release is the first of a series of recordings by Chuck Israels and the National Jazz Ensemble (NJE) in the “Legends" Series. This album documents the NJE's performance of the February 2nd, 1977 concert at the New School in NYC. In its third year of existence at ...
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Ches Smith with Craig Taborn and Mat Maneri release "The Bell" on ECM Records
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Michael Ricci
Ches Smith: drums, vibraphone, timpani; Craig Taborn: piano; Mat Maneri: viola The Bell features dynamic chamber music compositions written for masterful improvisers. “The best thing I caught all weekend,” said critic Peter Margasak of the 2014 New York Winter Jazzfest, “was a superb trio led by drummer Ches Smith with pianist Craig Taborn and violist Mat Maneri, which expertly infused seductively narcotic writing with a mixture of brooding melody and rich texture.” Since that NY debut, the trio has become ...
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Minjung Lee Quartet Releases "Turquoise"
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Plaza Mayor Company ltd
Plaza Mayor Company ltd is proud to announce Minjung Lee Quartet's first album after ten years performing on the Parisian scene. It contains Lee's original compositions as well as two Korean traditional songs which were arranged in jazz. “Turquoise" was inspired by the traditional rhythms during Lee's trip to Turkey and composed at Festival de Marciac. Other tracks on the album blend Korean traditional music, oriental melodies, and the tropical landscape of the South Pacific. Track Listing Day Dream In ...
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Sue Raney: The Capitol Years
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Yesterday I spent the day writing and listening to Sue Raney's Capitol recordings between 1956 and 1960. Sue's voice during this period is like a bell shrouded in mist. Somehow she managed to surround her clear, ringing intonation with a breathy huskiness, forcing you to listen and relax at the same time. It was quite a vocal trick. Sue's earliest Capitol discs in 1956 were singles arranged by Bob Bain. They included a thoroughly engaging and cozy rendition of The ...
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Fahir Atakoglu's "Live At Umbria Jazz" Featuring Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez & Alain Caron
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Fahir Atakoğlu's Live at Umbria Jazz Featuring Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez and Alain Caron Release Date: January 19, 2016 New 2016 Release Integrates Cuban Rhythms & Middle Eastern Melodies—World Tour Planned Fahir Atakoğlu releases his latest CD Live at Umbria Jazz (Far & Here label) on January 19, which is the 17th album in Fahir's vast catalogue of music with plans for a 2016 world tour underway. Atakoğlu has worked to blend his own native music ...
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