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Lester Young: Boston 1950

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 28, 2013

In 1950, if you headed away from Boston's Symphony Hall on Massachusetts Ave. toward the South End, you'd encounter an archipelago of jazz clubs. Establishments included the Savoy Ballroom, the Chicken Lane, the Wig-Wam and many others that welcomed black and white audiences eager for music and a bite to eat. One of the best known Boston clubs before George Wein opened Storyville in 1954 was the Hi-Hat. Located where Columbus Ave. meets Massachusetts Ave., the Hi-Hat served barbecue and ...

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Dutch Singer-Songwriter Anneke Van Giersbergen To Release Fifth Studio Album In The US October 15, 2013

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
August 27, 2013

Los Angeles, CA: This October 15th, Dutch singer-songwriter Anneke van Giersbergen will release her fifth studio album in the US. The first single from the as-yet-untitled LP is set to land on August 23, accompanied by a music video, and a European tour will commence in mid-October. On this follow-up to 2012’s Everything is Changing, Anneke collaborated with Dutch songwriter and producer Arno Krabman, enlisting the help of her live band to lay down the new tracks. In a time ...

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Jessy J Inspires With Second Chances Featuring Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Jimmy Haslip & Johnny Britt

Source: 1888 Media
August 26, 2013

Album Includes Renditions Of Classics by Roberta Flack & Sérgio Mendes Label Debut For Shanachie Entertainment Due Sept 10, 2013 Los Angeles, CA: Jessy J burst onto the contemporary jazz scene in 2008, blending her love for Latin rhythms and jazz on her chart-topping, award-winning debut album Tequila Moon. Jessy earned the Radio & Records' ‘Debut Artist of The Year' Award and Contemporary Jazz ‘Song of the Year' by both R&R and Billboard for the title track, which held the ...

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Vocalist Judy Wexler Releases New Cd - What I See - On Jazzed Media

Source: Judy Wexler
August 26, 2013

Judy Wexler’s fourth and newest CD, What I See (Jazzed Media, September 10, 2013 drop date) follows her acclaimed 2011 release, Under a Painted Sky (4-star review in Downbeat, top 10 on JazzWeek radio chart), and 2008’s Dreams & Shadows (profiled on NPR, debuted at #2 on JazzWeek) with another stunning, out-of-the-box collection of tunes. Since releasing Easy on the Heart in 2005, Wexler hasn’t wasted a moment establishing herself as one of the music’s most incisive and engaging vocalists. ...

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Gary Burton on Music (pt. 1)

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 26, 2013

Gary Burton was born into a musical family and was exposed early to the marimba, which he took to quickly. His father soon bought him a full set of vibes but had to build a platform on which the young Gary could stand to reach the metal keys. At age 12, Gary came across an album of the Benny Goodman Sextet, and that's all he needed to develop his impeccable sense of swing. By listening to After You've Gone over ...

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Half Note Records Announces A Release From The Brussels Jazz Orchestra Featuring Joe Lovano "Wild Beauty"

Source: hubtone PR
August 25, 2013

AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 Following its triumphant partnership with pianist Kenny Werner (Institute of Higher Learning), the award-winning Brussels Jazz Orchestra turns its attention to Joe Lovano, long heralded a towering soloist among tenor saxophonists. Wild Beauty illuminates the composer side of Lovano’s musicianship, featuring a palette of earthy tunes previously recorded with small groups, but now re-imagined for the 17-piece BJO. Gil Goldstein wrote the evocative arrangements. The album is a summational work, filled with ...

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Free Jazz Tenor Sax Titan Ivo Perelman Joins Joe Morris & Balazs Pandi On Provocative Improv Outing "One"

Source: hubtone PR
August 25, 2013

IVO PERELMAN - tenor sax JOE MORRIS - electric bass Balazs Pandi - drums AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE OCTOBER 1ST, 2013 AND THROUGH RARE NOISE RECORDS ON CD, VINYL AND HI-RES DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. One brings together the potent forces of Brazilian tenor saxophonist and prolific free jazz icon Ivo Perelman, veteran bassist-guitarist Joe Morris (a ubiquitous figure on the avant-garde jazz scene, making his recorded debut on electric bass guitar here) and Hungarian hardcore drummer ...

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Marc Halbheer's 5th Edition Releases "Confidence In Symmetry" on Texit Music

Source: Marc Halbheer
August 25, 2013

TEXIT MUSIC presents: Marc Halbheer's 5th Edition Confidence In Symmetry with Klaus Dickbauer (reeds), Robert Bachner (tb), Christy Doran (g), Heiri Kaenzig (b), Marc Halbheer (d) Release: September 30th 2013 on Texit Music / Cadiz Music On MARC HALBHEER's new album Confidence In Symmetry he introduces a quintet with eminent personalities of the legendary Vienna Art Orchestra and the inventive guitarist Christy Doran. 5TH EDITION is the first band that plays MARC HALBHEER’s work as a composer and arranger. He ...

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