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Jessi Teich Bares Her "Twisted Soul" On Stylish Crossover Record With A Jazz Spinal Cord, Paris-recorded Album Twisted Soul
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Commonly considered an old blues, jazz, and soul singer-songwriter trapped in a young woman’s body, 10-time international songwriting award-winner Jessi Teich (pronounced TEACH) brings a pop sensibility to her stylish new album, Twisted Soul, recorded in Paris and due March 3rd, 2015 on Madame Freak Records. Twisted Soul is the latest chapter of a success story based on hard work and a strong connection with a growing army of fans in the U.S. and Europe for the ...
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Chicago-based Saxophonist Bernard Scavella Releases "A Taste Of Scavella"
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Craig Neely
Chicago, IL: Chicago-based reed master Bernard Scavella delivers mightily on his latest, A Taste Of Scavella, an 11-tune recording packed with the best in post bop playing with a freshness to match. Scavella Scavella's masterful tenor and soprano playing and exceptional writing are on display as he composed nine of the tracks. A Taste Of Scavella also includes Joe Henderson's “Serenity" and Kenny Barron's “Sun Shower." For A Taste Of, Scavella chose a supporting cast of top notch musicians whom ...
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Les McCann "Invitation To Openness" Reissued on Omnivore Recordings
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conqueroo
Through the chart-topping 1969 song “Compared To What, “ Les McCann became known to thousands of people as an inspirational “soul-jazz" pianist and vocalist. Since its first release in 1972, Les McCann's Invitation To Openness album (Atlantic Records) has remained a landmark statement in free-form improvisation mixed with soulful grooves, featuring a 26-minute continuous track with expressive instrumentation from the likes of Yusef Lateef, Ralph MacDonald, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, and Alphonse Mouzon. After years as an out-of-print collectible, Invitation ...
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Three Swinging Singers - Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner & Melissa Stylianou - Make Their Trio Debut As Duchess
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
The new jazz vocal trio - whose first album arrives from Anzic Records on Feb. 17, 2015 - bottles an irresistibly fizzing style, inspired by the pioneering harmonies of the Boswell Sisters Duchess - backed by an ace band including drummer Matt Wilson - plays its album release show at New York City's Jazz Standard on March 3, 2015 “This threesome devises original arrangements of mostly vintage songs, both familiar and offbeat. They understand that swinging music goes hand in ...
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Duane Eubanks' "Things Of That Particular Nature" Available January 2015!
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Sunnyside Records
The great trumpeter Duane Eubanks will release his new recording—Things of That Particular Nature—on January 20, 2015 Sometimes all one needs to move along is a little prompting. With a bit of discipline, motivation and, maybe, a little help from the Universe, opportunities will arise and lead the willing to his goal. Philadelphia trumpeter, Duane Eubanks is thankful for the motivation the Universe has provided him with and dedicates his new recording—Things of that Particular Nature—to his main influences and ...
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Lawson Rollins: Have Guitar, Will Travel
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Lawson Rollins is a virtuosic tour guide on a musical exploration around the globe on his fifth album, Traveler, which will be released February 17. San Francisco, CA: Many people travel from an encapsulated distance, staying at posh brand name hotels and dining under the golden arches while others prefer to explore by blending amongst the natives for a more immersive and organic experience of the actual sights and sounds of a culture. Award-winning guitarist Lawson Rollins lives by the ...
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Maria Schneider’s Thompson Fields Project Nears Completion
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Prawit Austin Siriwat
Three-time Grammy Award-winning composer Maria Schneider is nearing the finish line for her newest ArtistShare project, The Thompson Fields. As the projects comes closer and closer to completion, ArtistShare participants can listen to short clips of the project, giving them a glimpse of the Maria Schneider Orchestra’s first studio album in seven years. The record exemplifies Maria's compositional approach, with pieces descriptive of her home in Minnesota, to being inspired by first time she heard Samba in Rio. There is ...
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New Red Garland, After All These Years
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Red Garland, Swingin’ on the Korner: Live At Keystone Korner (Elemental) A new Red Garland album: a nice surprise from a time just after the pianist released himself from self-imposed isolation. Garland made his name as a member of the seminal 1950s Miles Davis Quintet that also included tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. His exposure with Davis, followed by years of success with his own trio, made Garland one of the most recorded, ...
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