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Motema Music To Release Gathering Light From Oran Etkin, Featuring Ben Allison, Nasheet Waits, Lionel Loueke & Curtis Fowlkes
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Motema Music To Release GATHERING LIGHT From ORAN ETKIN Featuring Ben Allison, Nasheet Waits, Lionel Loueke & Curtis Fowlkes To be released April 8, 2014 US & Europe CD Release tour including NYC CD Release Party at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola at Jazz At Lincoln Center on May 12! Inspired by tours in Indonesia, China, Japan, Israel and Europe, Oran Etkin's brilliant new album, Gathering Light,to be released on Motema Music on April 8, 2014, and featuring Oran Etkin-bass clarinet, Ben ...
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Michael J Mc Evoy's "The Long Way Home" Available March 10th
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Michael J McEvoy
This has got instant appeal. And it’s over far too soon. With a melodic 1970s vibe to start with on the title track opener and Gerard Presencer’s bluesy horn commentary over a strong rhythm section of pianist McEvoy joined by Empirical bassist Tom Farmer and the Golden trio’s James Maddren this is the former musical director of Steve Winwood’s Time to Shine. And shine McEvoy does on an eight-track Kickstarter-funded album where his Bob James-meets-Don Grolnick post-bop into soul-jazz piano ...
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Rhythm & Culture Presents Thomas Blondet's Debut "FutureWorld"
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Chris M. Slawecki
FutureWorld, the debut album from acclaimed Washington, DC DJ/producer, Thomas Blondet, will be released on March 4, 2014 on Rhythm & Culture Music. FutureWorld is genre bending, multicultural, and forward thinking aural journey that defines the Rhythm & Culture sound. Furthermore, Blondet’s project highlights his production sensibilities and widespread vision garnered by the multitude of influences living in the nation’s capital. His impeccable ability to mesh melody with infectious rhythms makes this a dance release as well as an insurmountable ...
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Cumbancha Presents Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' "Libation"
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Press Junkie PR
Africa’s most inspirational band, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, celebrates ten years together with its finest album to date. Libation’s “around-the-campfire” intimacy, honest soulfulness, and technical prowess reveal how far the group has come while remaining true to its roots. Produced by Chris Velan and mixed by Iestyn Polson, known for his work with David Gray, Patti Smith and David Bowie, Libation embodies the contagious joy, optimism in the face of struggle and love for their fellow man that has ...
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Eufórquestra Announces New Album "Fire" Out March 25
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Press Junkie PR
Fort Collins/Denver-based band Eufórquestra (pronounced: yoo • FOHR • keh • struh) returns with their fourth full-length studio album, Fire, set for worldwide release on March 25, 2014. Fire was produced by Kyle Hollingsworth (The String Cheese Incident) and mastered by Dominick Maita, whose credits include Billy Joel and Herbie Hancock. The album spans 14 funk-infused tracks featuring guest spots by roots vocalist Elliot Martin (John Brown’s Body), soul singer Kim Dawson, trumpeter Gabriel Mervine (The Motet), and keyboardist Kyle ...
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Electro-Bossa Pioneers BossaCucaNova Release "Our Kind Of Bossa"
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Chris M. Slawecki
Celebrating fifteen years together, Brazilian electro-bossa pioneers BossaCucaNova have released Our Kind of Bossa on Six Degrees Records. Our Kind of Bossa is a true testament to the BossaCucaNova founding trio: DJ Dalua, Alex Moreira and Marcio Menescal (son of bossa nova pioneer Roberto Menescal). Blending the electro-bossa they have become known for while folding in elements of the country's beloved samba for this record, the group has yet again found the perfect blend of traditional and modern, including the ...
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Paolo Rustichelli Warmly Seduces Audiences With Med Groove
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
In anticipation of a June 2014 full CD release, Paolo Rustichelli has released his Med Groove single to the delight of radio. At the time of writing this updated press release, “Med Groove” has been #1 on the SmoothJazz.com indie chart for two weeks and is currently at #9 on the Mediabase smooth jazz chart. A seducing musical treat, Paolo uses edgy techniques, state of the art synthesizers, plug-ins and other magical effects to create his full band sound for ...
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Visionary Pianist & Composer Sean Wayland Releases His 23rd Album, Barrenjoey
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
New York, NY: Australian-born pianist, composer and keyboardist Sean Wayland has released the 23rd studio album of his prolific career, a magnificent and stylized take on jazz and funk with roots in Australian rock. In fact, this album, 'Barrenjoey', takes its name from Wayland’s homeland in Australia (not, as those familiar with the New York jazz scene might think, from famous local drummer Joey Baron). This album tells a different story, and one that’s highly personal to Wayland. “I was ...
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