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Marbin Releases "Last Chapter of Dreaming"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 16, 2013

MARBIN is one of the hardest-working, most promising new bands in all of progressive music: Danny Markovitch saxophones • Dani Rabin guitar • Justyn Lawrence drums • Jae Gentile bass • with special guests Paul Wertico, Steve Rodby, Jamey Haddad • Performed over 450 shows in the last 2-and-a-half years as very few or no other young bands of any genre. • They've toured the country with guitar legends Allan Holdsworth and Scott Henderson, and consistently wowed audiences everywhere with ...

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Big Jay McNeely: 'Life Story'

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 16, 2013

The history of R&B and rock and roll would be incomplete without mentioning Big Jay McNeely—father of the honking tenor-sax sound. Incredulously, Big Jay still has not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If he were British or white, I suppose that would have happened a long time ago given who has slid in. For shame, Fame. [Photo above of fans reacting to Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1951 by ...

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Arctic Records: Early Philly Soul

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 15, 2013

Before MFSB, the Delfonics, McFadden & Whitehead, Blue Magic and the Trammps, there was Arctic Records. Like Motown in Detroit, Stax in Memphis and Scepter in New York to some extent, Arctic in the '60s documented Philadelphia's emerging soul sound, which emphasized tight vocal harmonies and heartbeat ballad tempos. [Pictured above: Arctic artist Barbara Mason] Unlike most other labels at the time that specialized in recording African-American artists, Arctic wasn't obsessed with crossing over. What's more, artists weren't groomed to ...

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French Avant Garde Music Trio Sidony Box Release New CD Recorded By Magma/Gong Legend Venux Deluxe

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 14, 2013

Paris, France - Much to the anticipation of music aficionados around the world, French avant-garde music troupe Sidony Box have released their third album 'Sidony Box Rules'. Award-winner of the “Rezzo Jazz a Vienne 2010” showcase and selected for the AFIJMA's “Jazz Migration 2011” tour, Sidony Box has earned its scenic reoutation through Europe and already released two albums acclaimed by international press. Sidony Box is back on stage with a luminous and heavenly third album recorded by Venux Deluxe, ...

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"Latin Noir": Melancholic Rarities From the Latin Music World

Source: FlipswitchPR, LLC
January 14, 2013

Latin Noir invites the listener to an emotional discovery of melancholic rarities from the modern and traditional world of Latin Music. Latin Noir presents the fifth edition of the exclusively packaged Série Noir by Piranha Musik in reference to an established genre for film and literature, darkly illuminating life's brooding, melancholy landscapes. This compilation features a selection of happy sad musical treasures from Cuba, Argentina, Colombia, New York and both sides of the Mediterranean Sea. If you are looking for ...

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Salsa Master Turned Chicago Mainstay Brings the Funk on "Heritage"

Source: FlipswitchPR, LLC
January 14, 2013

Angel d'Cuba has never shied away from dropping everything he can into his music. A native Cuban, Angel came up in a rich musical melange where James Brown and Jackson 5 grooves mixed freely with red-hot Afro-Carribean traditions. And Angel never hesitated to add new flavors — funk, R&B, soca, samba, rock — to this eclectic sonic mix. Moving to Chicago further expanded Angel's musical palette, as he demonstrates on Heritage (available: February 5, 2013). Formerly the lead singer of ...

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Grant Stewart: Our Man in Uruguay

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
January 14, 2013

Last week, Grant Stewart sent along a lengthy email from Uruguay, where he was performing at the Punta Del Este International Jazz Festival. I've known Grant for five years—my first liner notes were written for his album Young at Heart (Sharp Nine). When I saw him recently and he told me he was heading down to Uruguay, I asked him to send along an email that I could share with you: Hi Marc, I just finished playing the 17th annual ...

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Singer/songwriter JL Stiles Presents The House Of Murmurs

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 13, 2013

San Francisco, CA - “If it weren't for his appearance, listening to JL Stiles' gritty, twangy voice, you'd swear you were hearing an old bluesman like the late Ted Hawkins, to whom he's been compared,” LA's Music Connection magazine touted about singer/songwriter JL Stiles. In many ways, the essence of this extraordinary music artist, along with his unique songwriting and blues guitar style, is his distinctive soulful voice – a voice that harkens to the days of classic blues and ...

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