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Ukulele Prodigy Brittni Paiva Releases "Four Strings: The Fire Within"

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
August 5, 2010

BRITTNI PAIVA—Four Strings: The Fire Within (Talmidim Productions)— U.S. mainland release: July 20 At 21 years of age, Brittni Paiva (pie-VAH) is the preeminent female ukulele player from Hawaii. This native of Hilo, Hawaii, is a award winning multi-instrumentalist with a prodigious gift who has been embraced by a global audience. At the age of 15 Brittni self-produced an award winning debut recording, “Brittni x 3." It won the prestigious Na Hoku Hanohano Award from the Hawaii Academy of Recording ...

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Rhythm Summit, an East West Collaborative Project, Releases Debut CD

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
August 5, 2010

Featuring: Noel Okimoto, Dean Taba, Kenny Endo—Release Date: August 17, 2010 Rhythm Summit, a unique collaboration bringing together the artistry and musicality of world-class musicians Kenny Endo (taiko drums, bamboo flute, percussion), Noel Okimoto (trap drums, vibes, marimba, percussion), and Dean Taba (bass, kalimba), announces the release of its first CD, Rhythm Summit. Endo, Okimoto, and Taba, all respected musicians in their fields, have come together to create compelling new music blending east and west. Born and raised in Honolulu, ...

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Critically Acclaimed Band, The Jazz Passengers Set to Release "Reunited" on October 12

Source: DL Media
August 5, 2010

Ensemble's First Release in Over a Decade Features Special Guests Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, and Marc Ribot “The Jazz Passengers make jazz that's smart and witty and raucous. For all its unpredictable forms and modernist dissonances, the music comes across as boisterous fun. The Passengers' basic sound is that of a densely dissonant hard-bop band, updating Charles Mingus's Jazz Workshop groups, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and some of Bobby Hutcherson's and Eric Dolphy's 1960's Blue Note albums. Unlike their jazz ...

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R.I.P. Bobby Hebb: Pat Martino - "Sunny" (1972)

Source: Something Else!
August 5, 2010

By Pico Yesterday, singer/songwriter Bobby Hebb passed away at age 72 after losing a battle with lung cancer. Maybe the name isn't familiar to you, but his #2 hit song from 1966 “Sunny" should be. Aside from his original version, it was covered by Cher, Georgie Fame and Stanley Turrentine before the year was out, and later interpreted by such big stars as Frank Sinatra, Marvin Gaye and Jose Feliciano. Pat Martino's live blazing rendition of it in ...

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Jazz Trumpeter Brad Goode's 4th Delmark Album, "Tight Like This," Due September 21

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
August 5, 2010

Jazz trumpeter/composer Brad Goode debuts his exciting new quartet on Tight Like This, Goode's fourth Delmark Records CD and his twelfth as a leader. The Chicago native has assembled the band “I've longed for my entire career," one that shares his willingness to take risks “while maintaining respect for the form and the group sound." Tight Like This will be released September 21. Toronto pianist Adrean Farrugia, Chicago bassist Kelly Sill, and Brooklyn-based drummer Anthony Lee can play “any way ...

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Michael Simon Releases "New York Encounter"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 4, 2010

A new CD by Michael Simon, after the well received Revelacin, New York Encounter is also the title song specially written for the recordings made in the Big Apple, inspired by the reunion of the Simon brothers reinforced by a “dream team" of outstanding artists from the actual jazz en latin music world. The repertoire varies from very groovy and energetic to straight ahead jazz and subtle pieces. Line-up: Michael Simon (Fra Fra Sound / Roots United)—trompet; Marlon Simon (The ...

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San Francisco-Based Jazz Vocalist Natasha Miller to Release New CD on 9/14

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
August 4, 2010

Sooner or later, most singers get the urge to make a standards record. “And they always try to make it different," says Natasha Miller, the sterling Bay Area-based jazz singer prized for her rich sound, streamlined phrasing and unforced feeling. “I wanted to make a standards album that was different different." Miller pulls that off brilliantly on her new CD, SpinVintage, a collection of classic songs that sound anything but standard. She puts a bracing and ironic spin on some ...

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