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Bass Virtuoso Brad Russell Debut CD 'Let's Hear It” Featuring Guitar Legend Joe Satriani Now Available On Steve Vai's Digital Nations Label
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
New York, NY - Much to the excitement of bass players around the world, bass guitar virtuoso Brad Russell has released his debut solo album 'Let's Hear It!' on Steve Vai's Digital Nations label. Featuring guitar legend Joe Satriani, 'Let's Hear It!' explores musical frontiers where no bassist has gone before! Brad is a true bass hero and his debut CD is a solid sampling of creative cutting edge “lead” rock bass playing. Russell taps, slaps and shreds his four-string ...
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Nielsen Music 360 Report: Radio = Discovery, Youtube = Listening, Friends = Buying
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HypeBot
Nielsen's Music 360 Report, based on a survey focused on music consumption, discovery and related topics, struck a chord with the press this week. In particular, the finding that radio is the top music discovery tool and that YouTube functions for many young people as a music streaming service is news to some and confirmation to others. Also of interest is the confirmation that “positive recommendations from a friend are most likely to influence purchase decisions." Though limited, these findings ...
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Maynard Ferguson: Newport Suite
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Slide Hampton's composition and arrangement of Newport was first performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in July 1959 by Maynard Ferguson's orchestra. Later in the year the song was recorded in more modified form by Hampton on The Slide Hampton Octet and His Horn of Plenty (Strand). Then Ferguson recorded Newport in March 1960 for his band's studio album Newport Suite (Roulette). In June, at the Newport Jazz Festival, the song finally appeared as Newport Suite, a title much more ...
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Lenny White Introduces Piano Prodigy Beka Gochiashvili
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Two for the Show Media
Self-titled debut, scheduled for September release, features special guests Stanley Clarke, John Patitucci, Gil Goldstein, Victor Bailey and Wallace Roney “The best debut of a young musician since Tony Williams with Miles Davis" —Stanley Clarke Once in a generation a talent like Beka Gochiashvili comes along. An extraordinarily gifted prodigy from Tbilisi, Georgia, the 16-year-old pianist plays with a kind of improvisational authority and depth of maturity that belie his young age. As drummer-producer-talent scout Lenny White says of his ...
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"Tomorrow" Arrives Today For The Aleks Girshevich Trio
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Gifted jazz combo fronted by a prodigious 11-year-old drummer garners airplay and positive reviews Oakland, CA: Already nearly 50 radio stations are playing tracks from the promising debut disc, “Tomorrow,” by the Aleks Girshevich Trio, which was released today by Dapper Music and welcomed with critical praise along with airplay on 16 new radio stations including Santa Monica’s influential NPR broadcaster KCRW. There are two unique elements that make the Aleks Girshevich Trio intriguing. A glimpse at the artsy black ...
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Hot Club Of Detroit Adds Avant-Garde, Pop And Groove Based Elements To The Django Reinhardt Resurgence On New Mack Avenue Records Release, Junction, Available August 14
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Mack Avenue Music Group
Following up It's About That Time, Night Town and the eponymous 2006 debut Hot Club of Detroit - Hot Club of Detroit expands its sonic and compositional horizons with Junction. Retaining its original lineup of reeds, two guitars, accordion, upright bass and no drums, this is the band's fourth release for Mack Avenue Records. There are personnel changes, however, and for the first time, the Hot Club of Detroit is joined (on three tracks) by a vocalist: French musician Cyrille ...
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Clarinetist-Saxophonist Anat Cohen Plays With Light And Shade On Her New Album Of Swinging Lyricism And Irresistible Variety, "Claroscuro"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Cohen's sixth solo album - to be released on September 25, 2012 by Anzic Records - sees the jazz star at home in a world of music, ranging with her ace band from New York and New Orleans to Brazil and Africa Anat Cohen Celebrates “Claroscuro" with a week at The Village Vanguard, September 18-23 Anat Cohen - celebrated the world over for her expressive virtuosity on clarinet and saxophone, not to mention the sheer joie de vivre in her ...
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Soul/Jazz Recording Artist Gina Carey Goes Virtual
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Lisa Falls
For the first time ever, Gico Music’s Independent soul artist Gina Carey will celebrate the release of her new CD Live Love and Laugh online. Throughout the years, many recording artist have supported their new CD releases by throwing big elaborate CD release parties. At these parties, fans, industry reps and media are invited by record executives to join their artist as they showcase their new recordings to the world. In order to keep up with the glamorous trends of ...
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