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Jimmy Bennington Celebrates 25 Years In Music With Inclusion In "Best Recordings Of 2014" Down Beat Magazine
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Downbeat
Jimmy Bennington/ Demian Richardson Trio featuring Ken Filiano Exotic Coda CIMP Records #403 Once mentored by Elvin Jones, Chicago-based drummer Jimmy Bennington celebrates 25 years in the music business with a series of recordings, the latest of which is a session cut with trumpeter Demian Richardson and bassist Ken Filiano. The program includes mostly originals by either Bennington or Richardson, the latter penning the most memorable tunes, with the swinging “Know More Blues" and a stirring ballad, Moonbeams", The drummer ...
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Iconic Australian Troubadour Paul Kelly Presents "The Merri Soul Sessions" Releasing January 27, 2015
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1888 Media
U.S. Release Contains Three Exclusive Bonus Tracks Special Guests Include Kira Puru, Vika & Linda Bull and Clairy Browne of The Bangin’ Rackettes Limited Edition 7” Vinyl Box Set Available Via PledgeMusic LOS ANGELES, CA. — Following the recent releases of his groundbreaking song cycles, Spring and Fall and Conversations With Ghosts, Australian troubadour Paul Kelly is pleased to announce another innovative chapter in his long-standing career. In the dawn of last year, he assembled his touring band and an ...
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Cassandra Wilson "Coming Forth By Day" to be released April 7
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Michael Ricci
PRODUCED BY NICK LAUNAY (NICK CAVE) + FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE BAD SEEDS, T BONE BURNETT, STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY VAN DYKE PARKS Cassandra Wilson will release an otherworldly homage to Billie Holiday, Coming Forth by Day (Legacy Recordings) April 7, 2015, on what would have been Holiday’s 100th birthday. Wilson, who has drawn inspiration from Billie Holiday for her entire life, chose the title as a way to honor the iconic singer: Coming Forth by Day is an English translation ...
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Two New Songs by Ethan Hawke from Golden Globe-winning "Boyhood" available now
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Michael Ricci
Nonesuch Releases Two Original Songs Written and Performed by Ethan Hawke from Richard Linklater’s Golden Globe-winning Boyhood Film soundtrack also available on Nonesuch Boyhood awarded three Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture—Drama; Best Director—Motion Picture; and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture “A landmark achievement and easily the year’s most emotional film, channeling real life with seamless authenticity in a way that movies rarely do. It’s bound to be talked about for years to ...
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Brian Culbertson Celebrates A Milestone Anniversary “live”
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
The first live recording from the multi-genre multi-instrumentalist aims to get radio to “Think Free” Los Angeles, CA: Years ago, a young ambitious musician-songwriter-producer emerged from Chicago who went on to architect 27 No. 1 Billboard singles along with a half-dozen albums that debuted at No.1 that changed the status quo with a creative and fresh alchemy of astutely performed contemporary jazz, soulful R&B and horn-powered funk. Decades later, his ability to achieve and balance commercial success and the respect ...
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Drummer/Composer Ernesto Cervini Flies High With His New CD Turboprop
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Available On Anzic Records - February 3, 2015 On February 3, 2015, Anzic Records proudly releases the much-anticipated fourth recording from drummer/composer Ernesto Cervini, titled Turboprop. On the heels of his third album, There, which featured his quartet recorded live at the Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver, BC, Cervini added two incredible musicians to the fold to create an exciting new sextet he calls Turboprop. The band is comprised of his working quartet with Joel Frahm (tenor saxophone), Adrean Farrugia ...
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New Release By Austin Vocalist, Dena Taylor
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Dena Taylor
Dena Taylor has released the first of two new jazz singles. She's chosen, “Love - You Didn't Do Right By Me," as the first to launch. This Iving Berlin classic was made famous for being sung by the artist he wrote it for, Rosemary Clooney, and for its use in the Christmas movie staple, White Christmas. This track pairs Ms. Taylor with Austin guitarist, Rick McRae. Like their work on The Nearness of You and other Taylor's singles, it's another ...
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New Michael Stosic Album Recalls Hall & Oates With Added Jazzy Touches
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Eric Taylor
In these days of frivolous studio hooks, the lyrics are in danger of becoming a lost art. The best pop music tells a story, often utilizing the universal language of love. Singer/songwriter Michael Stosic is well aware of this, producing a smoothly crafted Adult Contemporary effort, a self-titled album that borrows liberally from ‘70s and ‘80s soul and R&B, jazz, and soft rock. Hall & Oates may have ironically become the toast of the indie scene of late, but it’s ...
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