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Six Degrees Records Announces New Album by David Starfire: "Ascend"
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Chris M. Slawecki
David Starfire’s new album, Ascend, is his most “live” project to date. Starfire’s previous efforts for Six Degrees – the five-track EP Bombay Beatz and debut full-length Bollyhood Bass – were predominantly his own doing. Ascend is more of a collaborative effort, bringing in more live musicians instead of relying on loops and samples. Ascend takes Starfire’s trademark fusion of Electronica mixed with Indian and Arabic influences to new levels of excitement. This time however, David is working with a ...
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Mark Winkler to Release "The Laura Nyro Project"
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GoMedia PR
Although his last three CDs have placed high on the Jazz Week charts, and his lyrics have been regularly recorded by over 150 singers (including Dianne Reeves, Cheryl Bentyne, Jackie Ryan and Bob Dorough), for his latest work jazz singer and lyricist Mark Winkler has created a new album dedicated to fresh interpretations of the work of his own favorite singer/songwriter: Laura Nyro. “I love the songs of Laura Nyro", says Winkler. “I am moved by both her music and ...
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Duane Allman 'Skydog' retrospective chronicles groundbreaking career
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conqueroo
Even if he’d never formed The Allman Brothers Band, Duane Allman would be a major figure in American popular music. Long before his name became known to mainstream audiences, he had already established his credentials as a once-in-a-lifetime guitar visionary, leaving his unmistakable stamp on a broad array of recordings. On March 5, 2013, Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, will release the most ambitious retrospective of Allman’s short but influential career titled Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective. ...
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Alice Russell & Tru Thoughts Records Prepare "To Dust"
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Press Junkie PR
To Dust is the first solo album from British soul sensation, Alice Russell since 2008’s critically acclaimed Pot Of Gold, and marks the next step forward in her remarkable career. Whether on a big stage with her 16 piece band, charming a crowd of 4000 into staying out dancing in the rain (as she did at Montreal Jazz Festival) or rocking out an intimate club with a stripped-down six piece, Alice’s natural talent and charisma have always commanded attention and ...
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Guitarist/Composer Ken Hatfield Celebrates The Genius Of Harlem Renaissance Poet Langston Hughes With "For Langston", An Enthralling Song Cycle Drawn From His Blues-Steeped Verse
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Ken Hatfield
To Be Released February 1, 2013, Langston’s Birthday A supremely lyrical guitarist and award-winning composer with a deep love of literature, Ken Hatfield is always on the lookout for texts ripe for musical interpretation. He found an ideal muse in the great American poet Langston Hughes, whose rhythmically agile verse, marked by penetrating observations about love, life and politics, takes flight on For Langston, due out on Arthur Circle Music on February 1, 2013, Langston’s birthday. A chamber jazz work ...
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"Lush" - New CD By Joe Clark Big Band (Featuring Jeff Hamilton) - Set For Feb. 12 Release
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
From the liner notes by Mark Hiebert: The title of this album is Lush. The word “lush” by itself can describe a man who drinks and becomes flirtatious, or it can depict something that is savory and appealing to the senses. The album includes a little of both, with characters like the Femme Fatale living in an unwritten story set in the streets of New Orleans, along with some of the richest and most beautiful new music in the big ...
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New John Serry Album, "The Shift," Released
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John Serry
The new album, The Shift (SPCo Records) from pianist/composer John Serry is now released and will be available at CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Music Store and other online outlets, as well as directly from the artist. John Serry received a Grammy Nomination in 1979 for his arrangement of his composition, “Sabotage," on his debut LP, Exhibition and he was the Grand Prize winner of the 1995 Jazziz magazine Keyboards on Fire competition (Dave Brubeck and Bob James judges.) ...
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Composer/Bandleader Chuck Owen Reflects the Clarity and Thrill of Nature on Latest Album, River Runs, Available April 9 on MAMA Records
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DL Media
Combines Long-Running Big Band, The Jazz Surge, with Full Orchestra “An incredibly colorful portrait, you can feel the power and majesty of these natural settings. Excellent music!” —Dave Liebman “A tour de force in contemporary orchestral composition... This exquisitely produced recording defies classification.” —Rufus Reid “Beautiful. Beautiful. Jazz has never sounded better.” —Bob Belden “‘'River Runs' deep, free-flowing into cross-currents, but always moving forward towards it’s destination, which is an Ocean of Melody, Sound and Soul.” —Randy Brecker The sun ...
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