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Guitar Virtuoso Scott Henderson To Release Instrumental Album For Guitar Trio, Vibe Station, On May 1, 2015

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 14, 2015

Los Angeles, CA – Guitar virtuoso Scott Henderson has finished his new album Vibe Station, the most ambitious project of his career! The highly anticipated instrumental album for guitar trio will be released on May 1, 2015. Says Scott, “I'm really excited about this record because our trio has been touring a lot and that energy came through on all the performances. The music is still blues-based, but also has a lot of harmonic content. The big change is no ...

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Roman Miroshnichenko Is A Finalist Of International Songwriting Competition!

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
April 14, 2015

Multi-Award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is a Finalist of International Songwriting Competition in the “Instrumental" category for his composition “Forgotten Melody”, which appears on his latest album Surreal. The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest which has the most prestigious panel of judges (Pat Metheny, Sarah Mclachlan, Robben Ford, Wayne Shorter, to name a few) of all the songwriting and music contests in the world, offering exposure and the opportunity to have your songs ...

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Violinist Daniel Weltlinger’s “Koblenz” Pays Tribute To Legacies Of Django Rheinhardt, Europe’s Sinti & Roma Peoples & Yiddish Culture

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
April 11, 2015

Deeply inspired and influenced by Django Reinhardt, the first European instrumentalist to make significant and lasting contributions to the jazz canon, the Sydney-born, Berlin-based violinist and composer Daniel Weltlinger released Souvenirs, a centenary tribute CD of the legendary Manouche composer and guitarist’s music, in 2011. Koblenz, the second in a trilogy of recordings being sponsored by BNP Paribas in Australia, is a collection of Weltlinger’s compositions recounting a multi-layered storyline that further commemorates the life and times of Reinhardt and ...

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Trumpeter/Composer John Raymond Takes a New Look At Jazz Tradition On "Foreign Territory"

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2015

Raymond's Second CD, out April 28 via Fresh Sound/New Talent, features pianist Dan Tepfer, bassist Joe Martin, and legendary drummer Billy Hart Inspiration doesn’t have to come from reshaping the ground beneath one’s feet; the creative spark can also be ignited by exploring well-trod terrain with fresh eyes. On his sophomore CD, Brooklyn-based trumpeter/composer John Raymond ventures into Foreign Territory, taking a refreshing and exciting look at the jazz tradition with a set of original music that retains the music’s ...

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Kevin Eubanks & Stanley Jordan Release "Duets" on Mack Avenue Records

Source: DL Media
April 10, 2015

Multifaceted guitar heroes Kevin Eubanks and Stanley Jordan recording a Duets album: an idea that as soon as you hear it, you wonder why nobody, including you, thought of it until now. Eubanks, the Philadelphia native who took New York by storm starting out in straight ahead jazz clubs then progressive albums for contemporary jazz giant GRP Records and legendary Blue Note Records, frequent collaborations with cutting-edge bassist Dave Holland, then 18 years in Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show Band ...

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Drummer Dan Brubeck Honors His Parents' Music With "Celebrating The Music And Lyrics Of Dave & Iola Brubeck," Due April 28

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 9, 2015

On his brilliantly realized new album Celebrating the Music and Lyrics of Dave & Iola Brubeck, drummer Dan Brubeck introduces his parents’ remarkable and surprisingly little-known songbook. The second youngest of Dave and Iola Brubeck’s six children, Dan has an extensive history of performing and recording alongside his famous pianist father Dave Brubeck and had long wanted to explore some of the songs and textual settings that his parents collaborated on over the years. The 2-CD set, which happens to ...

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Unreleased Live Album By Jazz Drum Legend Buddy Rich, Birdland, As Seen In Award Winning Film Whiplash To Be Released May 26, 2015

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 9, 2015

Studio City, CA - Lightyear Entertainment and Lobitos Creek Ranch, in association with Scabeba Entertainment and the Buddy Rich Estate, have announced the release of a new live album featuring Buddy Rich and his Killer Force Band at the peak of their performing years. This rare, previously unreleased, and all original production was recorded with Buddy’s permission by band mate Alan Gauvin, who has also now mixed and edited the project together. The album was mastered by Tom Swift, and ...

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Dan Papirany Release A New Album Titled "2015"

Source: Dan Papirany
April 9, 2015

Pianist Dan Papirany's new album entitled 2015 was recorded in Queensland Australia. It features Papirany on piano playing mostly standards and one original tune. The music has a mix of swing and Latin. 2015 was recorded over several days in the beginning of April 2015 and is now available via digital downloads through cdbaby.com. Dan's approach to in his recent three albums has been described as “Simple, spacious and sonorous. Soft Skin". Some of the songs which can be found ...

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