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Bird with Strings: Live
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
This Friday marks the 94th anniversary of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker's birth. Parker, who was nicknamed Yardbird or Bird for short, invented a new jazz style in 1946 with Dizzy Gillespie and a handful of other artists in New York. The form—which would become known as “bebop"—was the first post-war jazz style to rely on personal instrumental expression rather than traditional entertainment values. Improvisation and the invention of new melody lines using the chords of existing songs were key, and ...
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Second Album By Joan Torres's All Is Fused
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Joan Torres
After a successful crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. The powerful ensemble from Puerto Rico, Joan Torres's All is Fused, release their second album, The Beginning Bassist and educator Joan Torres does not believe in rushing things. He called his first CD “Before” and this one, actually his second, “The Beginning”. “One of my goals is to find my own voice as a composer”, says the 26-year-old musician. “It has to be honest and original. When I was doing Before I was ...
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Critically Acclaimed Jazz Artist Changamiré Releases Newest Album, Titled "Love"
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Changamire
Washington, D.C.-based vocalist Changamiré announces the release of her latest CD, Love. Her first album, Only Human, enjoyed resounding international success. Washington, D.C. — Changamiré, a Washington, D.C. jazz and R&B vocalist whose work has met global acclaim, announces the release of her newest album, Love. Fans can expect an eclectic mix of songs on the subject, sung with the artist’s signature sweet, sultry and honeyed sound. From the Pulp-Fiction-esque “If You Should Wonder" to the jazz ballad “Sunny Days" ...
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Audrey Martin's Debut Album "Living Room" (Blue Hydrangea Records) Streets August 26
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
At its best music can heal the sick and soothe the soul, refresh the spirit and embolden the meek. Audrey Martin experienced first hand the power of a song to provide hope and emotional sustenance in the darkest of times. With her captivating debut album, Living Room, the Berkeley jazz singer shares a lifetime of wisdom with a highly personal repertoire that gracefully encompasses gems from the American Songbook and treasures from pop and jazz singer/songwriters such as Laura Nyro, ...
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The Cookers Release "Time And Time Again" On Motema Music - Worldwide Tour Scheduled!
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
THE COOKERS Release Time And Time Again On Motema Music Available September 16, 2014 WORLDWIDE TOUR SCHEDULED IN SUPPORT OF THE ALBUM! The Cookers are: Billy Harper (Tenor Sax), Eddie Henderson (Trumpet), David Weiss (Trumpet), Donald Harrison (Alto Sax), George Cables (Piano), Cecil McBee (Bass) and Billy Hart (Drums) After seven years together, The Cookers, who “embody the serious-as-death commitment that it took to thrive on the New York scene some four decades ago" (Andrew Gilbert, The Boston Globe), entered ...
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Father Knew Best: Kiki Ebsen Records A Jazz Tribute To Her Late Dad, Actor Buddy Ebsen
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Scarecrow Sessions, due September 30, is comprised of standards and songs associated with her father’s showbiz career; “If I Only Had A Brain” is the No. 2 most added radio single this week. Calabasas, CA: Singer-songwriter Kiki Ebsen stubbornly refused her famous father’s repeated suggestions to learn how to sing jazz standards. Rebelliously she insisted upon forging her own path as a solo artist and accompanying keyboardist-vocalist with a bevy of A-list pop stars. Eleven years after the passing of ...
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Jazz Songstress Natalie Jean Releases Fiery New Album
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Natalie Jean
KENSINGTON, MD - Natalie Jean is excited to announce the much-anticipated release of her second album, titled simply, Natalie Jean. Produced by Alexi Von Guggenberg, the album offers up 12 tracks and is readily available for purchase nationwide at the iTunes Store, Amazon.com, and various digital online stores. Natalie Jean is a dynamic artist who grew up loving music. She enjoyed singing with her Haitian father - who was also an artist himself—and her love for music further blossomed when ...
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The Real Swedish Essential Songs - Beyond Abba - Now Released
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Mika Pohjola
A fruitful cooperation spanning twenty years, vocalist Johanna Grüssner and pianist-composer Mika Pohjola release their twenty-five best tracks on a celebration album, Swedish Songs: The Essential Collection. Grüssner and Pohjola have worked closely since the 1990s, when they were students at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. They later performed and recorded on the New York jazz scene, before moving back to Stockholm, Sweden to do the same. So what is Swedish? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, IKEA and Volvo come ...
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