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German Superstar Herbert Groenemeyer To Release English Language Debut Album, I Walk
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1888 Media
Public Television Concert Special Airs in December 2012 and January 2013. February 19, 2013 Album Release to Coincide with Select American Tour Dates Over the course of the past three decades, Herbert Groenemeyer has established himself as Germany’s most successful recording artist of all time, with album sales surpassing 18 million copies, and two of his albums, 1984’s 4630 Bochum and 2002’s Mensch, becoming the biggest German- language releases in history. But for audiences in the United States — and, ...
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On The Heels Of Acclaimed Performance For The President And First Lady, Stevie Wonder Collaboration, And Whitney Houston Tribute, 2012 Internet Sensation Sheléa Readies For Her Debut
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Kelly Krueger
Songstress Sheléa Releases New Christmas Tunes and Debut Album in 2013 LOS ANGELES, CA - Vocalist Sheléa (shuh-LAY-uh) releases two new Christmas songs with Breath of Life Records via CEN/RED Distribution, a division of Sony Music. “Don't Want To Wait Til Christmas" is an original upbeat tune, and Sheléa added her sultry spin and soulful vocals to a remake of the Christmas classic, “Christmastime Is Here." The talented songstress caught the attention of fans and critics in 2012 for her ...
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Arch Stanton Quartet Releases Debut Album "Along For The Ride"
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Roger Noyes
In mid November 2012, the Arch Stanton Quartet (ASQ), based in upstate New York, released its debut record of mostly original material that the Quartet has been performing at clubs throughout the Capital Region and Upstate New York during the past three years. The compositions by trumpet player Terry Gordon and guitarist Roger Noyes span swinging post-bop (“Along For The Ride”), funk (“Modest Sleuthing”), Latin grooves (“Watching The Storm Go By” and “Twilight Curves”), jazz shuffles (“Compared To What”) and ...
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Dave Weckl Using Crowdfunding to Finance New Recording with Jay Oliver
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Drummer Dave Weckl is teaming up again with his old friend, keyboardist and fellow St. Louis expat Jay Oliver, and using “crowd funding" to raise money for their new project. Friends since high school, Oliver and Weckl worked together on Weckl's early solo albums Master Plan, Heads Up, and Hard Wired and the Dave Weckl Band albums Rhythm of the Soul and Synergy, but it's been twelve years since the two last collaborated. Though the drummer has recorded for Concord ...
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Grammy-Nominated Bluesman Bobby Rush Stakes His Claim As A Living Legend
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conqueroo
New studio album Down in Louisiana, due February 19, 2013, updates the sounds of the swamps and the juke joints JACKSON, Miss. —Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana is the work of a funky fire- breathing legend. Its 11 songs revel in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, when he stood shoulder to shoulder on the stages of Chicago with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter and other giants. Of course, it’s ...
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Visionary Songwriter Otis Taylor Returns With His Powerful And Unique Blend Of Roots Music And Narrative Poetry
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conqueroo
My World Is Gone explores the struggles of Native Americans with contributions from Indigenous frontman/guitar virtuoso Mato Nanji BOULDER, Colo. — Roots music visionary Otis Taylor’s 13th album, My World Is Gone, set for release February 12, 2013 on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, is a lightning bolt of musical creativity and social commentary. Its songs crackle with poetic intelligence and a unique, adventurous sound that balances the modern world with echoes of ancient Africa, Appalachia and more. ...
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Matchless Vocalist Kaylé Brecher Treads New Ground On Her Fifth Album, 'spirals And Lines'
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Kaylé Brecher
"Kaylé Brecher is an individualist artist, a one of a kind, and she manages to perform her art and make it very approachable for the listener. Recommended." —John Peters, The Borderland “A little Carla Bley meets the Saturday Night Live Band is the underpinning that makes this set fire on all of its cylinders. Wild stuff that takes you far away from the usual jazz diva fare." —Chris Spector, Midwest Record A skilled arranger and composer, Kaylé is more than ...
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Dennis Angel’s Trumpet Grooves Are Timeless
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
The horn man’s debut disc, “Timeless Grooves,” is a mix of modern and retro jazz produced by Jason Miles. Scarsdale, NY: After having released a half dozen singles over the past few years that landed on the contemporary jazz radio charts, Dennis Angel released his debut album, “Timeless Grooves,” on Tuesday (November 13). Angel wrote or co-wrote 8 new songs for the set produced by Jason Miles (Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross) that fondly recalls the 1960s ...
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