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Chris Byars - Lucky Strickes Again (Steeplechase, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
June 23, 2011

Coming into the jazz world at the intersection of swing and bop, saxophonist Lucky Thompson was a well regarded performer in the 1950's and 60's before leaving the music business in the 1970's. One of his most well regarded albums was the Lucky Strikesalbum released on OJC in 1964. Inspired by Thompson's approach to music and aided by an excellent cast: Leader Chris Byars on tenor and soprano saxophones, Scott Wendholt on trumpet, John Mosca on trombone, Zaid Nesser on ...

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Forgotten Series: Tin Machine - Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992)

Source: Something Else!
June 23, 2011

By Tom Johnson I think Tin Machine was unfairly dismissed. Consisting of two studio albums and this live disc, and featuring David Bowie and guitar-genius Reeves Gabrels (who would accompany Bowie in his solo works through the 1990s), Tin Machine's output was slammed for being woefully out of touch at the time they were released. Too rough, too angular and quirky, the mainstream music world just wasn't ready for this sound. Had it been 5 years later that the self-titled ...

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Matt Schofield - Anything but Time (2011)

Source: Something Else!
June 23, 2011

Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Alvin Lee, Robin Trower and the late Gary Moore... all part of British blues guitar legacy. But try to name someone who came of age after the 1960s and belongs in that company? Matt Schofield may be the one who should be the first mentioned. Named a top ten British blues guitarist of all time by Guitar And Bass Magazine, an impressive feat with only three studio albums out. Make that four, with last week's release ...

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Adam Rudolph: Both/And

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 23, 2011

If you're looking for where jazz is heading, I urge you to take a listen to Adam Rudolph's Both/And (Meta), which is out today. The CD features Adam's Moving Pictures ensemble along with his Organic Orchestra Strings. What makes this album special are the textures Adam whips up with Western and Eastern instruments and improvised motifs. Not content to feature traditional jazz lines and eager to channel music and rhythms of many cultures, Adam has created a hypnotic and spiritual ...

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The John Coltrane Project: Andy Sugg Plays Trane

Source: Michael Ricci
June 23, 2011

The Andy Sugg Group releases The John Coltrane Project: Andy Sugg Plays Trane. “Sugg's train at full steam—its fire forging new lines into the 21st century. An unforgettable journey!" —Gerry Koster, Jazz Up Late, ABC Jazz & ABC Classic FM. “Music that moves the Coltrane legacy forward in an entrancing and powerful way." —Mal Stanley, Jazztrack, ABC Jazz & ABC Classic FM. In the wake of the critically acclaimed 2010 Coltrane Anniversary Concert, The John Coltrane Project: Andy Sugg Plays ...

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IN Music Co. Releases "Bigger Than Ever" by Big Nick Nicholas

Source: In Music Co.
June 23, 2011

enor legend Big Nick Nicholas, with his distinctive style, made his mark early among the leading innovators of the jazz illuminati during the explosive era of Swing and Bebop. Although his featured solo on Dizzy Gillespie's “Manteca" in 1947 remains a hallmark in the evolution of jazz, Big Nick's work with leaders like Hot Lips Page, Buck Clayton, Hank and Thad Jones, Earl Hines, Tiny Bradshaw, Sabby Lewis, J. C. Heard, Lucky Millinder, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Charlie Parker and ...

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Song stylist Nicole Henry embraces change with soul and elegance

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
June 22, 2011

Vocalist to release Embraceable on August 23rd supported by NYC performances at Feinstein's and Dizzy's Miami Beach, FL: After releasing a trio of critically-acclaimed albums and amassing reams of rave reviews and accolades about her live performances, Nicole Henry could have simply continued singing the Great American Songbook to blissfully satiate discerning music listeners. But like the truly gifted artist that she is, Henry deemed the time right to change, grow and expand her artistic muse. Audacious and undaunted in ...

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Thomas Dolby Debuts "The Floating City" Transmedia Game

Source: conqueroo
June 22, 2011

Iconic synth pioneer dreams up revolutionary way to access new music LONDON, England—Best known as the singer/synthesist behind the Top 5 smash hit “She Blinded Me With Science" and as the co-inventor of the Beatnik polyphonic ringtone engine, Thomas Dolby today announced his latest creation: The Floating City is a rich transmedia game with a living world that changes and reacts to player contributions. It uses web browsers, social networks, and even smart phones and iPads as a way for ...

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