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Lenny White Dips Into Archives for "Lenny White Live"
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Chris M. Slawecki
Grammy Award-winning artist Lenny White, an influential drummer and longtime member of the fusion supergroup Return To Forever as well as a prolific producer, has delved deep into his own past and come up with another gem in Lenny White Live. A document of a tour of Japan in 1997, this powerful funk-fusion outing features an all-star lineup including fellow Miles Davis alumnus Foley on lead bass along with former Weather Reporter Victor Bailey on low-end bass, former Herbie Hancock ...
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Jazz And Bluegrass: The Rosenthals, Father-son Duo, To Release Cd Collaboration "fly Away"
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Trumpeter/composer Daniel Rosenthal grew up playing folk music in the family band led by his father, acclaimed vocalist, songwriter, and bluegrass string player Phil Rosenthal, but he didn’t follow in his dad’s footsteps. Instead, he poured his creative energy into jazz, becoming a key member of Boston’s storied Either/Orchestra and leading his own forward-thinking quintet. But The Rosenthals’ lifelong musical ties have recently asserted themselves, and on their first recording collaboration, Fly Away, father and son find plenty of common ...
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Juliette Farrell Releases 'brand New" An Infectious New Single
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B3Jazz.com
Juliette Farrell is a neo soul/Nu Jazz singer/songwriter from Birmingham United Kingdom, Juliette has been compared to Neo soul greats such as Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. “Brand New” produced by Z-3, is the first single to be released on the 1 June 2013 fromher new album “Nine Fruits”. The album 9 fruits will also feature tracks from US Super producer Ric Rude and established Germany based production team T-Town Juliette has released two previous albums “Unconditional” from 2005, which ...
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La Prog Duo Days Between Stations To Release Second Album Featuring Members Of XTC, Yes And King Crimson
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles, CA: Possibly the most anticipated prog release of 2013 will be released on May 15 – the sophomore album by celebrated LA prog duo Days Between Stations titled 'In Extremis'. Boasting an incredible guest line-up of music legends featuring Colin Moulding (XTC), Rick Wakeman (YES), Peter Banks (YES/Flash) Tony Levin (King Crimson/Peter Gabriel) and Billy Sherwood (YES/CIRCA:), Days Between Stations reach a new level of creative artistry on their new album. With a title like 'In Extremis' (Latin, ...
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Kaleidoscope Jukebox Releases "Infinite Reflections" on Rhythm & Culture
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Press Junkie PR
Rhythm & Culture’s newest signing is Kaleidoscope Jukebox, the multi instrumentalist electronic Indiana native Clint Carty, a producer of global downtempo music. Clint started out DJ'ing and producing at the turn of the century and has slowly but surely chipped away to form the sculpture that is now “his sound.” Infinite Reflection showcases Kaleidscopes Jukebox’s diverse musical spectrum throughout 14 varied but cohesive soundscapes. There is an undeniable style to this music that is extremely recognizable and distinct. The name ...
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Pianist Eldar Djangirov Tandem Releases: New Jazz Trio Opus Plus Solo Classical Debut
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Shore Fire Media
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® nominated Motéma Music this April and May. Eldar's Breakthrough, recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City, was released April 9. Like the 26-year-old's 2009 disc Virtue, ...
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Jerzy Milian Meets Gustav Brom: CD "Blues For Praha" Out Now
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GAD Records
Considered by many to be the living legend of the Polish jazz, Jerzy Milian remains one of Europe's leading vibraphonists. In the autumn of 1965 he found himself doing a brief yet fruitful stint with the Czechoslovak big band directed by Gustav Brom. It wasn't until almost half a century later, however, that the recordings documenting this unique collaboration finally surfaced on a CD. Blues for Praha is out now. Back in the 1960s Gustav Brom's orchestra was classified by ...
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Works: Michel Gentile-Daniel Kelly-Rob Garcia Proudly Releases Their Debut Recording, Works
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
CD Release Celebration @ The Cornelia Street Cafe - July 11! “Michel has the instincts of a leader." —Jimmy Giuffre “Daniel Kelly is a pianist and composer who confidently splits the difference between murky history and sleek progressivism." —The New York Times WORKS, featuring Michel Gentile (flute), Daniel Kelly (piano) and Rob Garcia (drums), is the resident ensemble of the vibrant non-profit organization Connection Works (http://www.ConnectionWorks.org ). Bandleaders in their own right, these artists embrace the unique instrumentation of WORKS ...
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