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Ronald Wayne's 3rd Single 'Old School' Comes From Magic Hour Inspiration
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Ronald Wayne
Ronald Wayne's new release “Old School” is the third song and is part of his year-long nonstop instrumental smooth jazz music releases that will become the album Hotter Than The Sun this November. You can join Ronald Wayne on this smooth jazz musical journey, subscribe to his email list, and listen to previous releases here. “Old School” is a representation of traditional sounds of instrumental smooth jazz, which was inspired by morning walks in his hometown of Myrtle Beach. Ronald ...
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World-First On Demand Live Jazz Platform, Oh! Jazz, Partners With All About Jazz / Jazz Near You, The Largest Jazz Content Global Websites
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Michael Ricci
Oh! Jazz is a subscription platform of live and on-demand jazz that brings content from iconic clubs around the world direct to the homes of global subscribers, turning their living rooms into instant live jazz lounges. Founded by Jesus Perezagua (Former President of Fox Networks Europe & Africa) and Dan Bessant (Former Head of Programming, Entertainment and Music at Foxtel), Oh! Jazz features a curated selection of monthly live shows and over 150 on demand shows, playlists, interviews and masterclasses ...
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Three More Re-issues From Candid
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Just out are three new spectacular re-issues from the Candid label. I posted about this previous re-issues here and here. As noted, the short-lived label was founded in 1960 as a subsidiary of Cadence Records. Its early output was overseen by jazz author and critic Nat Hentoff, who served as Candid's A&R director. In essence, he decided whom to record and how the record should sound and look. The label operated from 1960 to 1964, at which point its parent ...
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Ronald Wayne Excited About The Release Of ‘Santiago's Dance’
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Ronald Wayne
American musician, composer, and songwriter Ronald Wayne presents his newest instrumental contemporary jazz release! His new release Santiago's Dance is the second song release in a series of year-long nonstop instrumental smooth jazz music releases that will become the album Hotter Than The Sun this November. You can join Ronald Wayne on this smooth jazz musical journey, subscribe to his email list, and listen to previous releases here. Santiago's Dance is instrumental contemporary jazz, with a little Latin, and very ...
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Sonny Stitt, Shirley Scott and Walter Bishop Jr.
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society was formed in 1964. It's claim to fame was promoting more than 800 jazz concerts at the city's Famous Ballroom at 1717 North Charles Street. Nearly every major jazz artist who came through the city was booked by the Society into the Ballroom, its interior modeled after New York's Roseland Ballroom. Most of the jazz shows initially were held on Sundays at 5 p.m., probably because it was the only evening when the space wasn't ...
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Documentary: Ron Carter - Finding the Right Notes
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Ron Carter got off to a big start. His first recording session was playing bass on Ernie Wilkins's The Big New Band of the '60s, in March and April 1960. The band included Clark Terry (tp,flhrn); Richard Williams and Charlie Shavers (tp); Henderson Chambers (tb); two unknown trombonists; Earle Warren (as); Zoot Sims, Seldon Powell and Yusef Lateef (ts); Eddie Costa (vib); Walter Bishop, Jr. (p); Kenny Burrell (g); Ron Carter (b); Charlie Persip (d) and Ernie Wilkins (arr,dir). Ron ...
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Genre-Busting Pianist Michael Kaeshammer Announces 15th Studio Album 'Turn It Up' Out March 17
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Collabo PR
Michael Kaeshammer isn’t so much a pianist as a piano whisperer, a master musician and songwriter able to coax dazzling, kaleidoscopic sounds from his instrument in a way few can rival. That gift powers Kaeshammer’s upcoming 15th album, Turn It Up, due out March 17. The new single “Never Knew What Love Was,” which showcases Kaeshammer’s pure-pop style, was released last week at all streaming services and digital retailers (Listen Here). The song follows the release of the title track, ...
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Burt Bacharach: Jazz Covers
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Songs by the late Burt Bacharach worked neatly as instrumental covers, especially when jazz artists were compelled by labels to record with-it albums of contemporary hits in the 1960s and '70s. Like Henry Mancini's music, Burt's melodies were clean and catchy and weren't tied directly to specific artists, which is what made many rock-artist hits difficult to cover convincingly. Here are 12 of my favorite jazz covers of Burt's compositions: Here's Wes Montgomery playing Wives and Lovers... Here's Stan Getz ...
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