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New York-Based Jazz Pianist Dimitrije Vasiljevic's Debut Album, "The Path Of Silvan" Now Available
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
In April 2013, Dimitrije Vasiljevic released his debut album as a leader, The Path of Silvan, consisting entirely of his original compositions. Silvans are said to be mythical creatures who led ancient Serbian knights from the darkness to the light. This album represents a fine mixture of modern jazz and Serbian traditional music from the Balkans. A gentle flavor of European Jazz added to it resulted in creating marvellous and intricate musical landscapes full of exotic rhythms and sophisticated harmony. ...
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New Documentary On Music Legend Vangelis To Be Released On DVD September 23, 2013
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Much to the excitement of music fans worldwide, the new feature length documentary on Greek music legend Vangelis titled 'Vangelis And The Journey To Ithaka' will be released on September 23, 2013 by Gonzo MultiMedia UK. The two-hour documentary includes interviews with Vangelis and many of his friends and colleagues, including Sean Connery, Hugh Hudson, Jessye Norman, Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Julian Rachlin and many others. It also includes rare, historical footage, most of which has never ...
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Billy Taylor Trios: 1952-56
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Today would have been Billy Taylor's 92d birthday had he not died in December 2010. Unfortunately, Billy is remembered most often now as a kindly educator and radio and TV personality rather than as a superlative pianist. Mind you, his work in jazz education was noble and needed. I would probably not be as passionate about jazz as I am now had Billy not turned up at Manhattan's Junior High School 143 in 1968 to play I Wish I Knew ...
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Roomful Of Blues to Release "45 Live" July 30
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Chris M. Slawecki
In celebration of their 45th anniversary, Roomful of Blues, the jumping, swinging, rocking, award-winning band, will release their new live CD, 45 LIVE, on Tuesday, July 30, 2013. For the recording, the band hosted a three-day party in March of 2013 at one of their favorite haunts, The Ocean Mist, in Matunuck, Rhode Island. They packed the club to capacity, playing to roaring ovations each night. The resulting album, 45 LIVE, is among Roomful of Blues' crowning achievements. The album ...
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Danny Michel Releases "Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me" with The Garifuna Collective
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Chris M. Slawecki
Danny Michel first fell in love with the Central American country of Belize 15 years ago when he traveled there for a break from a cold Canada winter. What started as a vacation from the grind of touring and recording changed Michel’s life and led him down a long and winding road towards the creation of Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me, a stunning collaboration between a Canadian indie rocker, an innovative Belizean producer and some of the top musicians ...
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Earth, Wind & Fire Releasing New Studio Album "Now, Then & Forever" on September 10
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Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the release of Now, Then & Forever by the legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire. This marks the group’s first new studio album in eight years. Now, Then & Forever, will be available everywhere on Tuesday, September 10. Earth, Wind & Fire’s first album of new studio material since 2005, Now, Then & Forever is also their first album for Legacy which isn't a compilation or a live collection. For a limited time, fans ...
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Wes Montgomery: So Much Guitar!
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Wes Montgomery recorded So Much Guitar! for Riverside Records on August 4, 1961. For years, the album has been largely overlooked as a masterpiece—eclipsed by The Incredible jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery, which was recorded a year and a half earlier in January 1960. What makes So Much Guitar! special is its taut quality and Montgomery's daredevil risk-taking with the 24-year-old bassist Ron Carter. For reasons that likely have to do more with trial-and-error test marketing with a new artist ...
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Paul Smith Discography (as a leader)
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Michael Ricci
By Derrick Bang I've long been a fan of pianist Paul Smith, whose fiery keyboard technique absolutely dazzled me as a teen. I was lucky; I grew up in and around Palos Verdes, in Southern California, where Smith made his home and frequently performed, in clubs and restaurants within a fairly tight radius. I didn't catch up to him until the early 1970s, and therefore never saw him at The Hunting Horn (where he recorded one album, as you'll note ...
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