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Duncan Millar To Release New Album "Fresh Air" 12th Feb
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Jiminy Cee
Contemporary-Smooth Jazz pianist and composer Duncan Millar will release a new album called Fresh Air on 12th Feb 2013. This is his first album since previous albums Dream Your Dream and Good To Go on Instinct Records, and Comin Thru on Passion Jazz Records, UK, tracks from which receive continuing air-play and earned him a prestigious UK MOBO nomination as Best Jazz Act. Duncan returns with ten new enticing tracks. Filled out by a full band including some of London's ...
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"Ciudad De Los Reyes," 4th CD By Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Due Feb. 12
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Since the release of their 2008 debut, Nuevo Mundo, trumpeter-composer Gabriel Alegría and his Afro-Peruvian Sextet have been blazing a new musical path as they develop and popularize Afro-Peruvian jazz in the United States, Alegría’s native Perú, and beyond. The group’s stunning new CD, Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of Kings), which will be released on February 12 by Alegría’s Saponegro Records, represents a culmination of their efforts to establish Afro-Peruvian jazz as a genre unto itself. “We want the ...
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Pianist/Composer Kevin Harris Presents A Personal Collection Of Concepts In Song Form On His New Recording Museum Vol. 1
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Pianist/composer Kevin Harris thrives on interaction and collaboration; “participation," he says, “is what keeps our souls alive." This attitude, not to mention his immense talent, has led to prolific sideman work with the likes of trumpeter Avishai Cohen, Steve Langone, Eddie Gomez Marco Pignataro, Carlos Averhoff Jr., Richie Barshay, Duane Eubanks, Ben Street, Ralph Peterson, Ralph Bowen, Jason Palmer, Jerry Bergonzi, Cecil McBee, Francisco Mela, Bob Moses, Warren Wolf, George Garzone and Terri Lyne Carrington. Most recently, Harris has been ...
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Ballaké Sissoko to Release 'At Peace' on Six Degrees Records
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Press Junkie PR
In 2009, in the depths of the Malian night, kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal recorded the stripped down dialogues that became the album Chamber Music. The record collected rave reviews and became an instant classic. It was rewarded with a “Victoire de la Musique” (a French Grammy award) and resulted in 200 concerts around the world. This kind of popular and critical success would have made the idea of Chamber Music Volume 2 very appealing - but ...
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Debut CD Release By Vocalist Paul D'Adamo Features Genesis And Phil Collins Members
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Grapevine, TX - Vocalist extraordinaire Paul D'Adamo is no stranger to the world of Phil Collins and Genesis. His debut CD 'Tell Me Something' not only showcases a mixture of original compositions and re-done, lesser known classics by Phil Collins and Genesis, but also features essentially the core of Phil Collins's touring band: Brad Cole, Leland Sklar, Daryl Stuermer, Chester Thompson, Luis Conte, Arnold McCuller, Amy Keys, Lynne Fiddmont, and renowned jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright (who also worked with the ...
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Frank Wess and Johnny Coles
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Taste is what separates great jazz musicians from average ones. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that seduce and satisfy attentive listeners. Taste also requires a conscious effort on the part of the artist to make smart decisions about songs. Tenor saxophonist Frank Wess has always had superb taste, and perhaps his most tasteful post-1960, non-Basie recording is Two at the Top (Uptown), with trumpeter Johnny Coles. Fortunately for us this album is back in ...
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Christina Britton - Debut Album
Source:
Ruine
Scottish jazz singer, Christina Britton, is gearing up for the release of her debut album “Oh, Charlie” in the spring of 2013. The album gets it name, from you guessed it, Charlie Chaplin. With Christina’s love for the old movies, she couldn’t resist adding a touch of the silver-screen to her newest album. Christina has been working diligently over the last few years with band members scattered in various countries, believe it or not. The album composers are Ray deMeriden ...
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Xenat-Ra Releases Debut Studio Album, Science For The Soundman
Source:
Dave Trenkel
Jazz/hip-hop/progressive rock collective Xenat-Ra are pleased to announce the release of their debut studio album Science for the Soundman. While many bands claim to be eclectic, Xenat-Ra truly lives it. Based in Corvallis, OR, Xenat-Ra is the result of years of shared musical experiences and a rich sonic vocabulary. Xenat-Ra owes allegiance to no particular genre, borrowing sounds from the fringes of hip hop, jazz, progressive rock, dub, metal and any other style that crosses their path. The sound can ...
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