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Umphrey's McGee: 2009 Dates
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JamBase
On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, Umphrey's McGee will release Mantis (read up on the release here). Following the release of Mantis, the band will take the new material on the road for a massive tour that goes into April. Of particular interest, the band's April 5 gig at Toad's Place in New Haven, will be an entirely acoustic show.
Umphrey's McGee's single “Made to Measure," from their forthcoming studio album Mantis was just released. You can listen to it ...
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Watters Brothers (Ken & Harry Watters) Sign on as Newest Jupiter Artists
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All About Jazz
AUSTIN, TEXAS October 29, 2008 Musicians and brothers, Harry and Ken Watters, have signed on as artists and clinicians for Jupiter. Playing the trombone and trumpet, respectively, the Watters brothers are key educators who will provide clinics at schools and universities with a portion of their fee paid by Jupiter through the artist program. They are frequently asked to perform guest solos with ensembles, including winds, jazz, and orchestra. “It is truly an honor to be a member of the ...
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U2, Coldplay, Killers Help Launch (Red)Wire
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Billboard Magazine
Some of the biggest names in music are contributing exclusive songs to RED(WIRE), a new digital music magazine launching on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1). U2, Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John Legend, R.E.M. and Bob Dylan are on board for the initiative, which is an outgrowth of the Bono-reared activist organization (RED). All proceeds from subscriptions will benefit HIV-infected people in Africa; MSN.com will host a kick-off party on Dec. 1. For $5, users will receive a new ...
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2009 Philadelphia "Jazz Bridge" Calendars Are Here!
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All About Jazz
Orders are now being taken for the 2009 Jazz Bridge Calendar, a beautiful calendar on thick, glossy paper that features jazz and blues musicians from the Greater Philadelphia Metro area, past and present, in classic photographs by some of the world's best photographers. Congratulations to the wonderful artists featured this year: Frank Bey, Bobby Durham, Nina Bundy, John Swana, Rufus Harley, Archie Shepp, Monnette Sudler, Michael Pedicin, Jr., Steve Beskrone, Craig McIver, Sumi Tonooka, Randy Brecker, and Charlie Ventura. Because ...
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Sarah Vaughan: 1958 and 1964
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
"The records don't do 'em justice," is a line I hear frequently from musicians today who had the privilege of playing with jazz greats from the 1940s and 1950s. The point being that what you hear on LP and CD is nothing compared to having seen or played with those artists back then. For the longest time, whenever I'd hear that line, I'd assume it was coming from someone who was cranky about today's music scene or hyping a fond ...
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Jeremy Davenport Signs with Basin Street Records
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It was just a couple of days ago that we noted in this space that trumpeter, vocalist and St. Louis native-turned-New Orleans resident Jeremy Davenport seems under-recorded by current music business standards, and now, word comes that he has signed a new deal with Basin Street Records. From the news release:“Mark Samuels, president and founder of the award-winning New Orleans' based record label, Basin Street Records, is pleased to announce the label has signed an exclusive recording agreement with ...
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Gene Simmons Sounds off at Billboard Touring Conference
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Billboard Magazine
Having recently completed a 30-plus-date European tour, Kiss will “eventually when we're ready tour America," co-founder Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (Nov. 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Referring to Kiss as the “juggernaut of all rock'n'roll brands," Simmons said the band is currently working out future tour details. “We've been talking with [manager Doc McGhee] about Europe and then doing a year-long tour maybe this coming ...
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