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Etienne Charles’ "Creole Soul" To Be Released July 23 On Culture Shock Music
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Sacks and Co.
WORLD TOUR BEGINS APRIL 27 “Mr. Charles knows how to make an album more than just a calling card for a small band, and how to sequence it too; he’s an auteur.” —The New York Times Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles' fourth full-length release, Creole Soul, is due July 23 on Culture Shock Music. An exploration of Charles’ musical roots featuring sounds from the French, Spanish and English speaking Caribbean as well as North America, Creole Soul highlights myriad inspirations from ...
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Buddy Featherstonhaugh: '56
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The future of jazz for the jazz listener is foreign jazz. As good as American players were and are, there's a world of jazz past, present and future out there that will likely be a revelation to you. For those readers who tire of buying the same historic recordings over and over again in different packages, start exploring jazz albums from different countries that were recorded in the 1950s. You'll find thousands of great recordings by musicians whose names you've ...
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Swingadelic: Toussaintville
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of the most surprisingly imaginative CDs to cross my desk in some time is Swingadelic's Toussaintville (Zoho). The album—released today—pays tribute to the songs of Allen Toussaint [pictured], who turned 75 in January. The music is an intelligent and swinging fusion of big band jazz and soul-pop. The album not only skillfully reminds the listener of Toussaint's important contribution as a composer of top pop hits—Southern Nights, What Do You Want the Girl to Do, Sneaking Sally Through the ...
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Herbie Mann: Bossa Nova '62
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Nearly two years after the fall of Cuba in 1959, Congress passed the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, which mandated an increase in governmental programs “to enhance mutual understanding between the United States and other countries." Many of those “other countries" were in Latin America. [Pictured above: Herbie Mann] In July 1961, jazz promoter Monty Kay and Alex Valdes produced the American Jazz Festival at the Ritz Theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In addition, the touring band of State ...
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Prog Legends Flash Featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter To Release New CD
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA - British progressive rock legends Flash, featuring founding members Ray Bennett & Colin Carter, will be releasing their highly anticipated new CD on Purple Pyramid Records on May 21, 2013. Titled 'Flash featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter', it's the first album by the group in 40 years, taking the band to a new level of creativity and virtuosity with this current set of progressive melodic rock tunes. Founded by lead vocalist Colin Carter, original YES member, ...
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Globetrotting Guitarist Lawson Rollins Comes “Full Circle”
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
July 16th release bodes to harness the “Momentum” generated by over 7.5 million YouTube views San Francisco, CA: Having traversed the world in search of intriguing sounds from virtually every corner of the globe with his beloved Spanish guitar en tow, Lawson Rollins has come full circle on his aptly titled fourth solo album, “Full Circle,” which will be released July 16th by his Infinita Records. Adopting a “less can be more” philosophy on the twelve new songs that he ...
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Blue Note Records Partners with ArtistShare for Fan Funded Releases
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HypeBot
Iconic jazz label Blue Note is partnering with music crowdfunding platform ArtistShare to create a new record label devoted to recording and releasing a new generation of jazz artists. Under the arrangement, UMG owned Blue Note will be involved in the selection of artists, add its logo and promotional support to the release, and if response warrants it, upstream the artist to the official Blue Note roster. While Blue Note/ArtistShare, will be acting as a farm team, artists will retain ...
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Guitarist Wolfgang Schalk Releases Special Remix Of "The Second Third Man"
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Wolfgang Schalk
Release Date: June 11, 2013 / Label: Frame Up Music / Format: CD, Digital Download By Walter Kolosky The collaboration with Michael Brecker was a dream come true. By 1996 standards, the compositions and performances on Wolfgang Schalkʼs The Second Third Man were impressive. The title cut stood out, as I wrote previously: “The Second Third Man" is indicative of the whole album. It is improvised music of originality and high performance. Schalk and Michael Brecker are perfect foils as ...
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