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Eric Ineke 75: Swinging, Boppin' and Burnin'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Drummer Eric Ineke is a swinging jazz giant from the Netherlands who has played and recorded with a lot of serious American cats. The list includes guitarists Jimmy Raney and his son, Doug Raney; Pepper Adams; Rob McConnell; Ben Webster, Maynard Ferguson, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson, Hank Mobley, George Coleman, Al Cohn, Barry Harris, Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander and Phil Woods, to name a handful. If you want the full list, go here. In other words, if a ...
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DJ Shortkutz Continues To Create Crowd-Favorite Tracks
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Brauch Owens
DJing and the life of music can be thrilling and fun, however it’s an extremely competitive space to get into. The music industry is one that changes rapidly and everyone coming in is lucky to get a shot at showcasing their work to the world. Every now and then, we see a one-of-a-kind talent among the lucky ones. Among those is DJ and music producer, DJ Shortkutz. Italian-American DJ, DJ Shortkutz started off in the music industry in the early ...
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Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner of the 2021 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album 'Smile' on Resonance Records
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DL Media
On October 28, 2022, Resonance Records, the acclaimed jazz label, will issue the first album by one of the most promising young jazz singers to emerge in years: Tawanda Suessbrich-Joaquim, known simply as Tawanda. The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer, effortless but unfussy jazz feeling, immaculate musicianship, and a maturity that few of her contemporaries possess. In June of 2021, Tawanda tied for first place with Gabrielle Cavassa in the 9th Annual ...
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Mal Waldron: 'Searching in Grenoble' 1978
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Struggling to record The End of a Love Affair on February 20, 1958, Billie Holiday abruptly ended a take for her album Lady in Satin with resigned frustration. “No good. I don't know it. Mal, please try to play... as loud as you can. I don't know the tune." Mal was Mal Waldron, her accompanying pianist. Holiday was in the studio booth with headphones on and couldn't hear her pianist clearly enough as a melody guide over the live strings ...
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Craft Recordings Announces Definitive, Bonus-Filled Edition Of Vince Guaraldi's Original Soundtrack Recording 'It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'
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Chummy Press
Available on CD, digital, and a variety of vinyl formats including a 45-RPM pressing, a translucent orange pumpkin-shaped disc, and more Craft Recordings proudly announces the definitive edition of Vince Guaraldi’s evocative soundtrack to the 1966 animated television special, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, from Charles M. Schulz, creator of the PEANUTS comic strip, and Lee Mendelson Film Productions. Remastered from newly discovered analog session reels, the album features seven previously unreleased alternate takes—all of which offer fascinating insight ...
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New Age Guitarist Shambhu To Release A New Ep, 'Life Passage,' On September 29th
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Shambhu Vineberg
Shambhu continues his intuitive and soulful musical explorations with a tranquil, acoustic guitar EP, Life Passage that will be released on September 29, 2022 by Tiger Turn Productions. He is joined by a stellar ensemble of new age, jazz and world musicians: bassist Michael Manring, pianist Frank Martin, flutist Premik Russell Tubbs, violinist Nathaniel Wolkstein, and percussionist Nelson Myers-Daly. Born during the pandemic, the songs of “Life Passage" reflect Shambhu’s calm and uplifting musical sound which synthesizes new age, jazz ...
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Robben Ford and Bill Evans New Album 'Common Ground' Out On September 30th On MPS
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Michael Ricci
MPS is proud to announce the release of the newest project by Robben Ford and Bill Evans, called Common Ground on September 30th, 2022. The multiple times Grammy nominees Ford and Evans have shared the stage in Europe, North America and even Japan and already released a collaborative album called The Sun Room together in 2019 (earMUSIC). With the jazz rock album Common Ground they continue their creative relationship as Evans explains. “Every now and then, like-minded musicians are able ...
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Guitarist Greg Chako 'Friends, Old And New' Release Date: October 14th With Brazilian Flair!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
A Cincinnati-born leader who's recorded in Singapore, with Australian and American players all living in Japan, playing all-original Latin-American Jazz—a truly unique sound! His travels have brought him many friends, old and new! Friends, Old and New Release Date: October 14th Label: Mint 400 Records & Raining Music “Recalls those exciting hard blowing sessions of the 1960’s which featured Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, and Jackie McLean... with an effective mix of hard bop and Latin rhythms guaranteed to ...
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