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Jo Jones: The Drums, 1973

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
May 6, 2013

We tend to think of jazz drummers simply as guys who are fast with a set of sticks or brushes and good at keeping time. But like all great jazz musicians, the best drummers know the instrument's long history and the styles of all those who came before them. This was especially true of Jo Jones, who pioneered new ways of the drums while in Count Basie's band starting in 1936. Jones took on the honorific “Papa" in later years ...

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Eclectic Second Release By Netherland's Mr Averell Features Lene Lovich, Mike Garson, John, Ellis, Members Of Van Der Graaf Generator And Others

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 3, 2013

The Netherlands – Avant-Garde music aficionados across the globe are excited about the forthcoming second album by Dutch visual sound artist René van Commenée under the guise Mr Averell titled 'Gridlock'. Van Commenée is known in The Netherlands for his music (sound) art objects, theatrical performances and soundtracks for theatre, fireworks spectacles and film. Over the years he has worked with many acknowledged musicians around the world and became well-known by fans of Van der Graaf Generator through his percussion ...

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Fowser and Gillece: "Top Shelf"

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
May 3, 2013

In most cases these days, the best new jazz albums sound terrific from their opening notes. I audit about 15 new CDs daily, and in nearly every case, the most inspiring ones are exciting from the get-go. That's largely because better musicians and their producers know that in today's world of digital distractions, you have to come right out of the gate with your best stuff. Listeners no longer spend much time trying to figure out what musicians are trying ...

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New Album From Blackmore's Night "Dancer And The Moon"

Source: Anne Leighton
May 2, 2013

Blackmore's Night is releasing their brand new album, Dancer and The Moon, on June 11th in North America on Frontiers Records. Dancer and The Moon will be released in 2 editions—as a CD and a digipak deluxe edition with a bonus DVD that includes music videos of “Dancer And The Moon" and of “The Moon Is Shining (Somewhere Over The Sea)," plus an extensive interview with Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night. Anticipated by the digital release of the first single ...

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R. E. M.’s Green Revolution; 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Available May 14 From Rhino

Source: 1888 Media
May 2, 2013

25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Of The Band’s Major-Label Breakthrough Includes Original Album Remastered And Live Disc Spotlighting The Penultimate Show Of 1989 World Tour; Available May 14 From Rhino Green Remastered Will Also Be Available On 180-Gram Vinyl The Same Day R.E.M. achieved global success with the 1988 release of GREEN, the Athens, Georgia quartet’s sixth studio album and first for Warner Bros. Records, which would be the band’s label home for the rest of their recording career. While R.E.M. ...

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UK Modern Prog Ensemble Sanguine Hum Release Eagerly Awaited New Studio Album "The Weight Of The World"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 30, 2013

London, UK: Esoteric Antenna is pleased to announce the release of the eagerly awaited new studio album by modern progressive rock ensemble Sanguine Hum. 'The Weight of the World' sees Oxford, UK’s Sanguine Hum expand their musical horizons on all fronts with a seven- track collection of diverse compositions - technically challenging and exciting yet always melodic and direct. Songs such as “From the Ground Up”, “Cognoscenti” and “System for Solution” pursue the Porcupine Tree meets Radiohead approach of their ...

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Paris Combo Set To Mark International Jazz Day With A Sold-out New York City Concert

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
April 30, 2013

French outfit is winning hearts and selling out shows on their U.S. concert tour in support of the quirky quintet’s eclectic “5” album New York, NY: Sublime timing places French 5-piece Paris Combo in New York City tonight, which is perhaps exactly the type of cultural exchange the United Nations had in mind when they designated April 30th as International Jazz Day. In the midst of a 12-city U.S. concert tour that has already produced five sold-out shows, it’s a ...

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Turntables on Las Rambles

Source: FlipswitchPR, LLC
April 29, 2013

When Nickodemus and Mariano started the Turntables on the Hudson (TOTH) parties in 1998 it was one of the first late night outdoor events in NYC. With the addition of Groove Collective founding member Nappy G on percussion, the party became an adventurous, young, free-spirited community known worldwide for its eclectic musical blend. In the past ten years TOTH took their beats from parking garages, lofts & boats to residencies at renowned NY clubs and venues like The Frying Pan, ...

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