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M.O.D. Technologies To Release Peter Apfelbaum's Sparkler, I Colored It In For You, As Part Of Incunabula Digtal Series; Plus CD Release Party At Nublu, 12/10
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hubtone PR
Brooklyn-based multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum (New York Hieroglyphics) introduces the debut track by his newest band, SPARKLER. Co-produced by Apfelbaum and Aaron Johnston (Brazilian Girls) and featuring Natalie Cressman (vocals, trombone) and Jill Ryan (vocals, alto sax), I Colored it in for You is a multidimensional electronic world music track with lyrics as Apfelbaum explains, “about the act of creating art, and the desire to give it away." Also included with I Colored it in for You Pts 1 & 2 ...
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RIJA's New Album "Silent Heart" Is Beautifully Mysterious
Source:
Eric Taylor
The wintry spell cast by RIJA’s Silent Heart is nearly impossible to shake off; the ethereal beauty conjured by vocalist Aija-Riitta Holopainen and composer/arranger/guitarist Harald Peterstorfer in track after track dazzles the senses in epic fashion, creating a need for repeated spins that borders on addiction. Each listen reveals another layer of sonic gorgeousness as Holopainen’s voice and Peterstorfer’s guitars are embedded with subtly beautiful hooks. They shine like diamonds. On “Breathing,” Peterstorfer illustrates a web of mystery with his ...
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Cirque Du Soleil Prepares To Release Jazz/Swing Influenced Soundtrack To Their New Show "Kurios-Cabinet Of Curiosities"
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Kelly Krueger
Cirque du Soleil has just announced a December 9, 2014 release date for “KURIOS-Cabinet of Curiosities," the soundtrack to their latest Big Top show, which represents a thrilling new sound for the company. In line with the show's theme of time travel, the music of “KURIOS-Cabinet Of Curiosities" (composed by Raphael Beau with Bob & Bill) compels you to imagine musicians from jazz's peak era performing alongside contemporary DJs. The blending of vintage and modern styles in the music (a ...
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Henry Mancini's Film Soundtracks
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I love Henry Mancini's film scores. I could listen to them all day, and I often do when writing. There's something about his music that makes you feel cool when the orchestra swings and reflective when the strings sigh. But there's more for me. I saw my first film in 1963—It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, which wasn't scored by Mancini. I was 6, and the movie was a pretty big deal when it came out. It featured so ...
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Riverside Records To Release Vinyl Box Set Of Bill Evans' "The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961"
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conqueroo
Collectible package, out November 11, includes limited-edition lithograph, carefully crafted production replicas, plus new and original liner notes Release is the crown jewel in a year-long vinyl and box-set rollout celebrating the legendary jazz pianist LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Concord Music Group is proud to announce the forthcoming vinyl reissue of Bill Evans’ The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, one of the greatest live jazz recording sessions of all time. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, the four LPs are packaged with ...
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Cellist Akua Dixon To Release Her Second CD As A Leader, "Akua Dixon," January 13, 2015
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Jazz string pioneer Akua Dixon entered a new creative phase with the sleek 2011 quartet session Moving On, her first album under her own name. Her new album, Akua Dixon, is a dazzling string conclave that surveys the cellist/composer/arranger’s expansive stylistic reach. Dixon’s label, Akua’s Music, will release the disc on January 13, 2015. The project showcases Dixon as a powerfully emotive improviser and dauntingly creative arranger exploring sumptuous American Songbook ballads, a suave Afro-Cuban standard, erotically charged nuevo tango, ...
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Michel Lambert Releases "Journal Des Episodes 2"
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Lambert
MONTREAL, QC — On November 18, 2014, Jazz from Rant will release the latest recording by jazz composer, drummer and artist Michel Lambert, entitled Journal des Episodes II. The epic musical journey continues with 97 new episodes! Journal des Épisodes is a series of compositions from a year long daily musical diary created by Michel Lambert, originally containing 366 short musical compositions for orchestra. The first recording was the result of transforming and performing 92 of these journal entries with ...
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CD Reviews of the Month
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
It's growing increasingly difficult on my end to balance the growing wave of CDs pouring in from so many talented artists and everything I have to get done for the Wall Street Journal. I think the best way to keep up with the flow and give all the albums and artists I love best their due in a timely fashion is to write compact, shorter reviews. Let's try it... Oliver Lake Organ Quartet—What I Heard (Passin' Thru). Avant-garde saxophonist Lake ...
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