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Andreas Kapsalis Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo Release "Blackmail"
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Buzzword PR
The Andreas Kapsalis Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo has recently released Blackmail, their first studio record since their 2009 self-titled debut. Greek-American ten finger guitarist Andreas Kapsalis and Serbian-American nylon string classical guitarist Goran Ivanovic continue to experiment with the boundaries of jazz and classical guitar music, mixing in accents they picked up touring the world over the last four years. An intriguing album of eleven new acoustic guitar compositions, Blackmail is an unguarded moment of self-expression for the prodigious Chicago-based ...
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Bobby McFerrin Brings It Back Home with "Spirityouall"
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Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
For decades, Bobby McFerrin has broken all the rules. The 10-time Grammy winner waged a quiet revolution, blurring the distinction between pop music and high art, goofing around barefoot in the world's finest concert halls, exploring uncharted vocal territory, inspiring a whole new generation of a cappella singers and the beatbox movement. Now he surprises us by bringing it all back home with his new album, spirityouall, from Sony Masterworks. On spirityouall, Bobby McFerrin invites us to sit on the ...
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Big Star Soundtrack to Film Documentary Released on Omnivore Recordings
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Chris M. Slawecki
The story of Big Star will finally hit the big screen in the feature-length documentary Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (Magnolia Pictures). After years in the making, the movie comes to theaters, On Demand and iTunes on July 3. On June 25, Omnivore Recordings released the soundtrack to the film featuring 22 tracks, all of which are unissued versions of classic Big Star songs. The soundtrack will be available on CD, double-LP in a gatefold sleeve with a download ...
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More Like Trees Releases "Roots, Shoots & Leaves" (BBE)
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Press Junkie PR
Officially born on 10th March 2011 when their east London debut gig effortlessly sold out, London- based acoustic 3-piece More Like Trees have been creating a buzz on the London music scene and beyond with their exciting new genre, dubbed “Strum & Bass.” This May sees the release of their debut album, Roots, Shoots and Leaves. Last November, More Like Trees released their debut EP, Full Circle, which lit the spark for exciting things to come. Steve Lamacq was quick ...
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Allan Holdsworth's "FLATTire: Music for a Non-Existent Movie" on CD & Digital Download
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Chris M. Slawecki
MoonJune Records is once again proud to re-release another classic Allan Holdsworth album, FLATTire. The album is subtitled Music From A Non-Existent Movie, and easily qualifies as one of his most mysterious, yet introspective works. Originally released in 2001, the album had a small print run, received little notice and no fanfare. Comprised predominantly of performances played on his beloved SynthAxe, Holdsworth delivers a set of stunningly beautiful, emotional tunes. “I had just gone through a difficult divorce and was ...
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Sarah Vaughan "Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958" On Verve Select
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Universal Music Enterprises
Sarah Vaughan: Divine: The Jazz Albums 1954-1958 Sarah Vaughan was already considered one of the greatest singers of her era when she signed with Mercury Records in 1954. She was given the charge to record jazz for the subsidiary EmArcy, pop for the main label Mercury, though the assignments sometimes overlapped. No matter the imprint, during the decade Vaughan and an incredible array of talented musicians created six of the greatest jazz vocal albums of all time. These jazz vocal ...
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Handpicked Is Grammy-winning Master Guitarist Earl Klugh's Most Personal And Profound Recording To Date
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Audrey Birnbaum
July 30, 2013 Solo/duo Release Features Special Guests Vince Gill, Bill Frisell And Jake Shimabukuro In 1976, the Detroit-born guitarist Earl Klugh—a self-taught virtuoso whose broad influences included Bill Evans, Burt Bacharach, Laurindo Almeida and the great country guitarist {{Chet Atkins—burst on the scene with his self-titled debut album, which easily crossed beyond the categories of jazz, country, classical, pop, R&B, and world music. Four decades and over thirty recordings later, the GRAMMY Award-winner and 12-time nominee Earl Klugh has ...
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Drum Legend Billy Cobham Launches Previously Unreleased 1997 Live Album Compass Point
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA – In 1997, legendary jazz/fusion drummer Billy Cobham flew to New Providence in the Bahamas for a series of performances at the world famous Compass Point Hotel. Joined by his stellar jazz quartet including guitarist Carl Orr, keyboardist Gary Husband, and bassist Stefan Rademacher, the group recorded a set of all new compositions and improvisations. However, plagued by a series of troublesome events, the recordings remained on the shelf unheard by the general public – until now! ...
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