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Willie Nile's "American Ride" Shifts Into High Gear
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conqueroo
New fan-financed album by veteran rocker and “songwriter’s songwriter” coming on April 30 — with or without a label! NEW YORK, N.Y. — When Willie Nile recently sought help in underwriting his new album American Ride — out on April 30, 2013 on his own River House Records — with a fundraising campaign on pledgemusic.com, his fans turned out in huge numbers, reaching his goal amount in a mere four days and ultimately exceeding it. Anyone who’s familiar ...
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Caswell Sisters' "Alive In The Singing Air," Featuring Fred Hersch, Due 3/5
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Terri Hinte Publicity
After establishing thriving careers under their own names over the last ten years, sisters Rachel and Sara Caswell have increasingly turned their attention to the musical bond they’d shared since childhood. Vocalist Rachel and violinist Sara first approached Fred Hersch back in 2008 about working with them on a joint project as pianist and co-producer. The results of their collaboration may be heard on Alive in the Singing Air, a breathtaking collection of songs featuring Hersch, one of jazz’s most ...
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Tony Mottola: Tender Touch
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
When it rains all day after a heavy snow and fog settles in, there's only one thing to do: reach for a bit of what used to be called “easy listening." But in fairness, to call Tony Mottola easy listening is a bit unfair. The superlative guitarist recorded hundreds of albums as a soloist, accompanist and as a member of jazz and pop big and small. What made Mottola special was his taste, technique and style. As far back as ...
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Introducing Linda Lawson
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Television split a lot of jazz personalities in the 1950s. Dozens of jazz musicians arranged and played in the orchestras of live TV shows in New York and Los Angeles. Some singers who could have been jazz or pop recording artist wound up being actors. One of those was Linda Lawson. Lawson made only two known album recordings. The first was for Verve in September 1957, on an LP that featured other vocalists called Songs for Your Boyfriend, arranged by ...
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Armen Nalbandian To Release 8th Album: Surrounded By Snakes
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Blacksmith Brother
After weeks of speculation, Pianist/composer Armen Nalbandian announced via his twitter (@armennalbandian) on Friday afternoon that he would be releasing his 8th album entitled, Surrounded by Snakes, “very soon." Nalbandian’s record label, Blacksmith Brother, recently tweeted the vague “Beware the Ides of March” in late January, possibly hinting at a potential release date. Nalbandian's most recent albums, Quiet, as it's Kept featured Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits and Coup de Grace featured drummer Han Bennink. Nalbandian's most notable recent performances ...
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Prolific Bassist/Composer Kyle Eastwood Channels His Earliest Jazz Influences on the View from Here, Available March 12 on JazzVillage
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DL Media
Eastwood Joined by Long-Time Band Featuring Pianist Andrew McCormack, Saxophonist Graeme Blevins, Trumpeter Quentin Collins, and Drummer Martyn Kaine It has been 15 years since bassist Kyle Eastwood burst onto the jazz scene with his 1998 debut, From There To Here. At that moment in his budding career, the press seemed more preoccupied with his paternal lineage (he’s the son of famed actor-director Clint Eastwood) than his music. Over the course of the four subsequent releases – 2004′s Paris Blue, ...
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Drummer/Composer/Conceptualist Jaimeo Brown Transforms Pain and Deliverance into Art on Debut Album, Transcendence, Available April 9 Via Motema Music
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DL Media
Featuring J.D. Allen and Chris Sholar Project Fuses Gee’s Bend Quilters Southern Spirituals with Eastern Indian Music and Electronic Elements, Under the Umbrella of Acoustic Modern Jazz With Special Guests Geri Allen, Falu, and Kelvin Sholar, Among Others Transcendence marks the Motéma Music debut from Jaimeo Brown, a brilliant 34-year-old drummer, composer and conceptualist. With an intriguing amalgam of modern jazz, Southern black spiritual music, East Indian Carnatic music, blues, and hip-hop/electronica production tactics, Transcendence introduces Brown as a fearless ...
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Prog-Folk Legend Judy Dyble Releases The Third Masterpiece Of Her Career In The USA
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK – Judy Dyble's career has seen her move on from being one of the original founding members of the legendary UK folk rock band Fairport Convention after the first and 'rockiest' album release to join with fellow London based musician, and later founding member of Foreigner, Ian McDonald. Advertising in Melody Maker with the simple words “Judy Dyble requires brilliant and creative bass guitarist/vocalist and lead guitarist/vocalist – Musicians Only” resulted in a collaboration with the musicians who ...
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