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Reed Player/Composer Matt Renzi To Release 8th Album As A Leader, "Rise And Shine," Jan. 14
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Terri Hinte Publicity
For his eighth CD as a leader, Rise and Shine, the versatile reed player and composer Matt Renzi further solidifies his reputation as a unique innovator and deeply probing musical traveler. Heard here on tenor saxophone, flute, oboe, and clarinet, the Rome-based Renzi reunites with his longtime trio—bassist Dave Ambrosio and drummer Russ Meissner—who are joined by three intriguing guests. The new CD will be released January 14 by the Three P’s label. “We’ve developed our language,” Renzi says of ...
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Wayne Wallace’s Latin Jazz / Jazz Latin Earns Grammy Nomination For “Best Latin Jazz Album”
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
World-renowned trombonist, composer, arranger, and producer Wayne Wallace has earned a GRAMMY nomination for “Best Latin Jazz Album” for his CD Latin Jazz / Jazz Latin his seventh CD on the Patois label. The CD, which topped the radio charts and earned rave reviews and a place on numerous top CDs of the year lists, displays all the thrilling interplay, melodic invention, and blazing improvisational flights that distinguish his music. Every tune reflects the flow of rhythmic currents between Caribbean ...
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Global Soul Vocalist Offiong Bassey's Luminous Rise
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
The singer-songwriter-poet’s self-titled debut album to get a boost from an official release Boston, MA: On her own - without the muscle of a promotional or publicity campaign - Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey let her captivating self-titled debut album trickle out earlier this year, which surprised by debuting on the CMJ New World Music chart at #2 and vaulted up to #4 on the SoulTracks album chart. Last month, the Boston Globe ran a full-page color feature that helped Bassey ...
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Jordan Rudess Releases "All That Is Now"
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Raistlin Beardsley
JORDAN RUDESS DREAM THEATER KEYBOARDIST AND AWARD-WINNING APP BUILDER RELEASES SOLO PIANO ALBUM “ALL THAT IS NOW” “JORDAN RUDESS EXPLORES” THE INTERACTIVE AURAL AND VISUAL IOS APP RELEASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALBUM Jordan Rudess, best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy-nominated prog rock band, DREAM THEATER, has released his latest solo piano recording, ALL THAT IS NOW. The album contains 13 pieces, composed and performed by Jordan on his favorite instrument, a 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano. The ...
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Sixth Jazz/World Fusion Album By Gino Foti Released On Net Dot Music Label
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Gino Foti
Global Resonances, the sixth solo album by jazz/world fusion bass guitarist & keyboard player Gino Foti, has been released by Net Dot Music, Inc. For this release, all keyboards and synthesizers have been silenced, so the integration of traditional ethnic music & modern jazz-rock fusion influences is spearheaded by his bass guitars on the thirteen original tracks, featuring a fifteen-minute trilogy based on the triune aspect, and four duets sans percussion. Like his past works, his musical compass points in ...
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Eric Starr Group's "Such Is Life" Now Available
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Eric Starr
After a long hiatus, the Eric Starr Group is back with a brand new album entitled Such is Life. The album includes ten new tracks by Eric and features Nelson Starr on vocals, piano, and guitar, Iain Ballamy on tenor saxophone, Ike Sturm on bass, and Eric Starr on drums, vibes, and percussion. Also, special guests ETHEL (string ensemble) appear on five tracks. All of the songs, lyrics, and orchestrations are by Starr. “One cannot help but be impressed by ...
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Kate McGarry Will Release "Genevieve & Ferdinand" On February 4 On Sunnyside Records
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GoMedia PR
New CD Is a Dynamic Duet with Her Husband, Guitarist Keith Ganz Grammy-nominated vocalist Kate McGarry, whose most recent release (2012's Girl Talk) scored top honors on many of last year's Best Of lists, will take a slightly different tack on her first release for Sunnyside Records. Genevieve & Ferdinand, an intimate live set which features McGarry's soaring vocals bolstered by Keith Ganz's melodic acoustic guitar stylings, and which will be released on February 4, 2014, spans a dazzling stylistic ...
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An Intimate "Christmas Song" From Brian Culbertson
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Los Angeles, Calif.: With the holiday season on his mind, contemporary jazz-R&B star Brian Culbertson recently took a break from recording his forthcoming “Another Long Night Out” album, sat down at the Mason & Hamlin grand piano in his studio and played a stark, emotionally stirring rendition of “The Christmas Song.” Enjoying his newfound freedoms as an independent recording artist, Culbertson recorded the seasonal classic and put it on iTunes, Amazon and other major digital outlets. “It is a solo ...
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