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Kathy Sanborn's "Sultry Night" Releases July 1st
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Kathy Sanborn
Sultry Night, the steamy new jazz MP3 album from singer, pianist, and composer Kathy Sanborn, releases July 1, 2013 through the Pacific Coast Jazz label. Sultry Night is available for purchase through popular online outlets such as iTunes and Amazon. The CD version of Sultry Night debuts September 3, 2013. Sanborn’s fifth album hearkens back to the glamour days of sizzling romance in classic movies. Taking a cue from the film noirish cover photo of Sanborn in a vintage evening ...
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Woody Shaw: Muse Box
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Woody Shaw was the last of the statement trumpeters. Deeply influenced by Freddie Hubbard's blistering attack on the instrument, Shaw began his recording career in 1963 during a highly charged and transitional period in this country. His compositions, arrangements and playing style were highly personal and mirrored the frustration that many jazz artists felt given the slow pace of civil rights, a government determined to wage an unpopular war and an art form that no longer held the same status ...
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Fairport Convention Legend Judy Dyble To Release New Album Flow And Change On Gonzo Multimedia
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Judy Dyble’s long-awaited new album, 'Flow and Change' is the follow-up to the much-acclaimed 'Talking With Strangers'. Produced and mostly co-written by Alistair Murphy (The Curator) and with contributions from Matt Malley (Counting Crows), Julianne Regan (All About Eve), Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) & Mike Mooney (Spiritualized), gorgeous string arrangements by Phil Toms and fabulous artwork by Catherine Hyde and Jackie Morris. This is an album to make you smile and make you cry, remember what it ...
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Sweeter For The Struggle - New Album By Dylan Taylor
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Brendan McGeehan
Sweeter for the Struggle is more than just another jazz release in 2013. Dylan Taylor sees the album, and the larger dialogue of jazz in our modern times, as hope for the new world. People from all backgrounds can come together and take part in this tradition. Much like a lotus flower emerges from the mud, jazz has emerged from oppressive and turbulent times to be a music that is of pure beauty. What better way to propel this message ...
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Sean O'Bryan Smith Returns to His Roots for Third Album
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Sean O'Bryan Smith
Wolf Entertainment (Australia) and Groove Therapy Records (USA) are extremely proud to announce the third release by Internationally renowned bassist/producer/composer Sean O'Bryan Smith. Snapping at the heels of the release of his highly critically acclaimed gospel jazz album “Reflection"', Sean releases a project centered on his roots in soul music entitled “Quartet da Funk". The personally heartfelt Quartet da Funk is the product of a single night in a Nashville recording studio among four friends. The studio was a mainstay ...
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Songstress Shelea Releases Her Debut Album, Love Fell On Me
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Kelly Krueger
SONGSTRESS SHELEA RELEASES HER DEBUT ALBUM, LOVE FELL ON ME AVAILABLE NOW Fresh Off A Spell-Bounding Performance at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Honoring Hal David Love Fell On Me Features Brian McKnight, Stevie Wonder and Collaboration with Narada Michael Walden Los Angeles, CA - Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) releases her debut album, Love Fell On Me with Breath of Life Records via CEN/RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music, available today via iTunes. . Fresh off a ...
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Jazz Guitarist Jeff Richman Announces New Release: Big Wheel
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Josh Vittek
Critic’s Choice award winner by Jazziz magazine 2011 for The Line Up “I'm groovin' on your record, it sounds great! I think your best one.” —Oz Noy “I’ve always love Jeff’s playing and his writing. This is a great CD. In fact, I think it’s his best so far.” —Mike Stern Hollywood, CA June 27, 2013 – Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman and Nefer Records announce the release of their latest CD, Big Wheel. This release is Richman’s 17th solo ...
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Grammy Nominated Pianist Eldar Djangirov Achieves A Career Breakthrough With Tandem Releases: Breakthrough, A New Jazz Trio Opus And Bach/Brahms/Prokofiev, His Solo Classical Debut
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GoMedia PR
"A sparkling command of the instrument." —Chick Corea “An uncompromising clarity of rhythm, timing and sound that is pure light." —Jan Vogler, Dir., Moritzburg Chamber Music Festival Few artists could record two albums over the course of one week in different musical genres, with disparate personnel, and at separate studios. Yet New York City-based pianist Eldar Djangirov has done just that, and proven himself musically ambidextrous as evidenced by two remarkable, self-produced recordings for his debut on the maverick, multi-Grammy ...
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