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Hilde Hefte Releases "Short Stories" on Ponca Jazz Records
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Hilde Hefte
Six years have past since Hilde Hefte released the album An evening in Prague together with jazz quartet and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; a record which got the most wonderful reviews from all around the world. So what do you do after such a success? Well, Hilde turns around and do the quite opposite and take the music down to either standing alone in her music or in a duo format. This record is like a collection of ...
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Young Rascals: "Groovin' "
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I grew up in Manhattan's Washington Heights and had the best of both worlds. My family lived in the city—which meant pizza shops, candy stores and movie theaters. But P.S. 187 was a short bike ride to Fort Tryon Park—home of the Cloisters [pictured above]. For those unfamiliar with Fort Tryon Park, it sits high above the Hudson River and it's thick with flowers, foliage and panoramic views. It's probably one of New York's most tranquil spaces and still among ...
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World Music's Badi Assad Back In The U.s. With A Modern Vocal Brazilian/flamenco Guitar Release With Lush Arrangements & English Versions
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
São Paulo, Brazil: Badi Assad is one of the most innovative, passionate and talented artists of her generation and listed by Rolling Stone as a top guitarist from Brazil. She transcends traditional styles of her native Brazilian music with a mixture of pop, jazz and ethnic sounds from around the world. As a result, the singer, guitarist and songwriter is successfully forging an exhilarating genre of music that quite literally defies categorization. 'Between Love and Luck' is her first CD ...
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Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko Releases "Surreal"
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Roman Miroshnichenko
Surreal, the latest album by Russian jazz fusion guitarist, and Independent Music Award winner, Roman Miroshnichenko is now on sale through online digital distribution in North America at iTunes and CDBaby. Surreal, is a global, collaborative production involving studios from four different continents: Europe, Asia, North, and South America, and some of the most preeminent musicians from Brazil, Argentina, France, the United States, and Indonesia. Artist featured include Latin Grammy winner, Daniel Figueiredo, Godfather of Fusion, Larry Coryell, Dominique Di ...
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Korean Vocalist Youn Sun Nah Draws on Chanson, Folk, Pop and Jazz Influences for New ACT Music Album, "Lento", Available June 11
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DL Media
Female singers who manage to stir a whole genre are seldom found. Diana Krall and Norah Jones are such outstanding talents who gave vocal jazz a whole new colour, and Korean singer Youn Sun Nah has been equally phenomenal. In the last few years she has conquered the music world with her albums Voyage (2009) and Same Girl (2010) released on ACT Music. “A miracle,” “a great piece of art,” “enchanting,” “a world-class singer” – just some of the overwhelmingly ...
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Bob James and David Sanborn Pay Tribute to Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond on New Album, "Quartette Humaine", Available May 21 on Okeh
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DL Media
OKeh will release keyboardist-composer-arranger Bob James and alto saxophonist David Sanborn‘s new album, Quartette Humaine, on May 21, 2013. The project is the first collaboration between the two musicians since their 1986 Platinum-selling, GRAMMY® Award-winning album, Double Vision. An all-acoustic quartet offering, Quartette Humaine pays tribute to the late iconic pianist-composer Dave Brubeck, putting a prime spotlight on his work that featured alto saxophonist Paul Desmond. “David and I realized long ago that Double Vision had become more successful than ...
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Yellowjackets Embark on New Chapter with Latest Project, "A Rise in the Road", Available June 25 on Mack Avenue Records
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DL Media
A Rise In The Road, the Yellowjackets‘ second Mack Avenue Records offering, is indeed an appropriate title for a time-honored jazz ensemble that has never been fearful of facing newer musical horizons, not to mention the myriad challenges of life itself. Throughout their storied 32-year history, the Yellowjackets have undergone numerous lineup changes, never failing to rise to the inevitable challenges of adjustment. Keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip, the dual cornerstones of the group’s 21 previous recordings, were ...
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Will Calhoun - "Life in This World" Album Release at the Blue Note Featuring Marc Cary and Charnett Moffett - Friday, May 17 Through Sunday, May 19
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DL Media
Special Guests Donald Harrison and Nicholas Payton Drummer/percussionist Will Calhoun is set to perform at The Blue Note in New York from Friday, May 17 through Sunday, May 19, with sets at 8:00PM and 10:30PM. The performances will serve as an album release engagement for his new project, Life In This World (available May 14 on Motéma Music). Calhoun will be joined by labelmates bassist Charnett Moffett and keyboardist Marc Cary, as well as special guest saxophonist Donald Harrison. Additionally ...
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