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Edward Simon's Upcoming Release: Trio Live In New York At Jazz Standard

Source: Sunnyside Records
March 25, 2013

Release Date: April 23, 2013 Studio recordings are wonderful documents of musicians and ensembles at certain milestones, yet they can be a bit unfair to both listeners and musicians who are interested in the natural development of the music. These recordings remain one of the only reliable ways to disseminate music but are generally recorded with newly learned material and time limitations. There would be little regard to evolution of the music. This meant that listeners have been limited to ...

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Blake Meister Releases Debut CD "Septagon" on Inner Circle Music

Source: Michael Ricci
March 25, 2013

Jazz bassist and composer Blake Meister has released his debut album, Septagon. The album consists entirely of original compositions, ranging from the off-center blues of the title cut to the evocative imagery of “Sunset" and the engaging tone poem “Market East." “Blake Meister's debut release is filled with inspired writing performed by dedicated educators who are providing the next generation a clinic on how to properly communicate the lexicon of Jazz!!" —Jeff Duperon, WRTI FM, Philadelphia, PA The stellar ...

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“Feels Like Home” Thanks To Saxman MacArthur’s Friends

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
March 25, 2013

Album “Sanctified” by the appearance of Brian Bromberg, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber and Jeff Golub Tampa, FL: “When are you going to let me make a record with you?” For years, Grammy-nominated bassist Brian Bromberg posed this question to saxophonist Mike MacArthur. Finally the saxman acquiesced. He grabbed his tenor horn, hopped a jet and camped out in Bromberg’s Los Angeles-area home studio until the record was complete. The two musicians invited a handful of their high-profile friends over to ...

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Two Formidable Figures Go Berserk! - Lorenzo Feliciati & Lorenzo Esposito Fornasari Join Forces On Rare Noise Release

Source: hubtone PR
March 25, 2013

Lorenzo Esposito - Fornasari Voice, Guitars, Organ, Effects Lorenzo Feliciati - Bass (electric & acoustic) Gianluca Petrella - Trombone and Effects Eivind Aarset - Guitars Jamie Saft - Keyboards Fabrizio Puglisi - Piano, Arp Odyssey Sandro Satta - Alto Sax Cristiano Calcagnile - Drums, Effects Pat Mastelotto - Drums, Electronic Percussion Simone Cavina - Drums ABOUT THE LABEL - Rare Noise Records ...

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Guitarist Dave Haskell Releases Debut Album, "Pivot Point", Feat. Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 25, 2013

The history of jazz is strewn with brilliant players who have inexplicably eluded widespread recognition, flying under the radar of labels, journalists, and fans. But guitarist Dave Haskell’s stealth status over the past two decades isn’t hard to explain. He’s spent most of that time on the move as a commercial pilot, fulfilling a dream that took root as a child, about the same time he became enamored with the guitar. Before Haskell took to the air as a profession, ...

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Tine Bruhn & Johnny O'Neal Release "nearness" On March 26 featuring Special Guest Stacy Dillard

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
March 25, 2013

Tine Bruhn (pronounced Tina Broohn) moved to New York City in 2001 after having graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston. She quickly became part of New York’s jazz scene performing at some of the city’s best music venues including Smalls and Bar Next Door. She consistently plays with some of the top musicians in NYC and she has become a regular at the well-known jazz club Zinc Bar. Ms. Bruhn performs weekly in duo setting with pianist Johnny ...

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Not Your Classic - Out April 6, Is The Latest Album From Carlos Redman

Source: Carlos Redman
March 22, 2013

Rising trumpeter star Carlos Redman is going back to his signature edgy improv style. The musician will release “Not Your Classic," a new album of refreshed standards and originals, April 6 on Redman's Brown Eyes Records. The collection was produced by multiple Grammy Award winner Alessandro Perrotta and marks the debut release for his quintet Chemistry. “N.Y.C." is comprised of 8 songs, including “Love Letter," “Cold Duck Time" and “September Song," which Redman recorded at Breeding Ground Studios of New ...

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Fifth Release By Jazz/world Fusion Artist Gino Foti On Net Dot Music

Source: Gino Foti
March 22, 2013

Xenosonic Journeys, the fifth album by jazz/world fusion bassist & keyboardist Gino Foti, has just been released by Net Dot Music, Inc. A terminal point for the previous four albums, his musical compass points in all directions of the globe, with the arrangements both charted and improvised. For this release, genres & styles like: ambient, downtempo, electronica, techno, trance, et al. are incorporated into his unique fusion of jazz, rock, and world music to navigate through exotic domains, and explore ...

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