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Debut Release from Dafnis Prieto Proverb Trio
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Two for the Show Media
DAFNIS PRIETO PROVERB TRIO KOKAYI vocals JASON LINDNER keyboards DAFNIS PRIETO drums DAFNISON MUSIC “Everything was improvised," says Dafnis Prieto. “We did the entire album in six hours." He's speaking about DAFNIS PRIETO PROVERB TRIO, the eponymous album that's about to be released on Prieto's label Dafnison Music. The group made its debut in 2009 at the Whitney Museum in New York, but this is their first album, recorded after more than ...
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Chicago Vocalist Rebecca Sullivan Debuts With "This Way, This Time," June 12
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Rebecca Sullivan came into her own as a jazz vocalist in Chicago, where she’s been based since 2006 and where she’s frequently gigged with guitarist Mike Allemana. Their compelling musical chemistry is the main event on Sullivan’s forthcoming debut recording, This Way, This Time, a duo session that will be released on Rhyme or Reason Records on June 12. “Rebecca has a lovely, liquid instrument, often evocative of Billie Holiday yet completely personal and unpretentious,” says saxophonist Geof Bradfield, who ...
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Whirlwind Recordings Releases Two Albums In May From Euan Burton And George Crowley + New Website!
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Michael Janisch
Whirlwind Recordings Ltd, a musician-owned and operated label established by bassist Michael Janisch in 2010 and already being heralded in the international press as one of the premier creative jazz labels releasing artists from the US, UK and Mainland Europe, is proud to announce the worldwide release of the following two albums in May 2012: George Crowley's Debut Album Paper Universe Release Date: May 7th 2012: Featuring London, UK based saxophonist-on-the-rise George Crowley alongside Mercury Award nominated Kit Downes on ...
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fo/mo/deep Melds Passion With Improvisation In “A Beautiful Bang”
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Cheryl Hughey Promotions
In the ‘70s, bands like the Headhunters and Tower of Power fused elements of jazz with Afro vibes and R&B to create a titillating musical stew. It was an unpredictable trip of cultural grooves that expanded not only the music but the social consciousness of America. Many have attempted to recreate this magical moment in time but few have successfully captured the unbridled passion of the message … that was until fo/mo/deep released “A Beautiful Bang.” Known for their ability ...
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BJURecords To Release Boom-Bap!tism From Guitarist Isaac Darche
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
BOOM-BAP!TISM features: Isaac Darch (guitar, compositions) Sean Wayland (Hammond B3, compositions) Mark Ferber (drums) A great sense of excitement and joy permeates the music on Boom-Bap!tism (BJURecords, May 15), the sophomore CD release from guitarist/composer Isaac Darche, featuring Darche on guitar, Sean Wayland on Hammond B3, and the ubiquitous Mark Ferber on drums. “I think the mojo, or the special sauce, of this session was excitement. Sean, Mark and I were just really going ...
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Electric Prunes, Timi Yuro Headline June Real Gone Music Reissues
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conqueroo
Also due on June 26 are the Tokens, New Christy Minstrels and Rita Pavone. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — With its June 26, 2012 releases, Real Gone Music will offer music fans too much to dream. Featured will be three definitive packages — the Electric Prunes' The Complete Reprise Singles, Timi Yuro's The Complete Liberty Singles and the New Christy Minstrels' A Retrospective: 1962-1970 — as well as the Tokens' It's a Happening World and Rita Pavone's The International Teen-Age Sensation, ...
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Moksha Trio: Brazilian Instrumental Music With Vanguard Echoes
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Moksha Trio
Recorded in 2008, the first Moksha’s album (Self Produced) were devised after an extensive work in which made part the musicians: Gilberto Ferri (Piano), Lauro Lellis (drumns) and Felipe Alves (Bass). Moksha Trio’s drummer, Lauro Lellis, whom is also Tom Zé Band’s drummer for the two last decades, is the most renowned musician of this trio which also includes the Pianist Gilberto Ferri and the Bassist Felipe Alvez. The group’s name antecipates yours musical conception: from sanscrit, Moksh means liberation, ...
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Clara Ponty Releases New Vocal Album "Into The Light"
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Air MTM
Clara Ponty releases new vocal album Into The Light-a collection of twelve original compositions with tracks featuring Jean Luc Ponty and Nigel Kennedy Acclaimed songwriter, pianist and vocalist Clara Ponty releases Into The Light on May 7th 2012, co-produced by Stuart Bruce (Stevie Wonder, Frankie goes to Hollywood, Yes, Kate Bush) and featuring guest appearances from her father, jazz violin pioneer Jean Luc Ponty, experimental cellist Vincent Segal and maverick composer and showman violinist Nigel Kennedy. Musically, the album touches ...
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