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Music Industry

International Music Network Announces New Ownership: 40-Year Legacy Continues Under Leadership Of Veteran IMN Agents

International Music Network Announces New Ownership: 40-Year Legacy Continues Under Leadership Of Veteran IMN Agents

Source: Lydia Liebman Promotions

Director and Founder of International Music Network (IMN), Scott Southard proudly announces the transition of ownership to veteran IMN agents, Jeanna Disney & Alycia Mack, effective January 1, 2026. Scott will remain manager of clients Brad Mehldau, Joe Lovano, and Danilo Pérez and Alycia & Jeanna will take over leadership of agency business, continuing to provide top-tier performance booking services to these and the other exceptional artists on the IMN roster including Chucho Valdés, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, John Scofield, Lila ...

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Festival

Hudson Jazz Festival Presents 20+ Free Citywide Concerts, October 3-5, 2025

Hudson Jazz Festival Presents 20+ Free Citywide Concerts, October 3-5, 2025

Source: AMT Public Relations

Local Talent Takes Center Stage at 2025 Hudson Jazz Festival Celebrating Community, Culture, and Music, October 3-5 20+ Free Sounds Around Town Concerts by Bard College Jazz Program Students-Faculty and Local Artists The 2025 Hudson Jazz Festival is proud to announce its exciting lineup of local musicians who will be performing at this year’s free pop-up Sounds Around Town concert series, taking place Friday-Sunday, October 3-5, 2025, at several different venues across the bucolic community of Hudson, New York. Bringing ...

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Performance / Tour

Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Featuring Amira B. & Dick Griffin At Joe's Pub Saturday, August 23, 2025

Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Featuring Amira B. & Dick Griffin At Joe's Pub Saturday, August 23, 2025

Source: Robert C. Ford

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Sound Liberation, the audacious musical collective led by visionary composer, guitarist, and rapper Gene Pritsker, storms the stage at the vibrant Joe's Pub in NYC. Armed with the philosophy of “ending the segregation of sound vibration,” Pritsker and his ensemble obliterate genre boundaries, fusing classical elegance, jazz improvisation, rock intensity, hip-hop swagger, and global grooves into one electrifying soundscape. This one-night-only performance will feature powerhouse R&B vocalist Amira B., a Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal ...

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Event

Drummer - Educator David F. Gibson’s Last Performance Is On Collaborative Project – Squeeze In Tight

Drummer - Educator David F. Gibson’s Last Performance Is On Collaborative Project – Squeeze In Tight

Source: SM Communication Solutions

Album is a tribute to the joy this gentle man left though his music and his life Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) co-founder, Managing and Artistic Director Eli Yamin, better known as Dr. E., got together with some of his favorite musicians and friends to make an album under the JPI label some months ago. The album, Squeeze In Tight, set for release on September 1st, is meant as a tribute “…to the joy that jazz and blues inspire,” said Dr. ...

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Music Industry

JazzPacific Bridges Borders With 'Landing The Gig: Building A Jazz Career In And Beyond Japan' At Jazz-con 2025

JazzPacific Bridges Borders With 'Landing The Gig: Building A Jazz Career In And Beyond Japan' At Jazz-con 2025

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity

Jazz-Con 2025 today announced that JazzPacific, the nonprofit dedicated to fostering jazz connections across the U.S. and Pacific territories, will serve as the Presenting Partner for the conference’s featured cross-border career session, Landing the Gig: Building a Jazz Career in and Beyond Japan. This timely discussion will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (EST-US) as part of Jazz-Con’s fully virtual program. The session will explore how native Japanese jazz musicians living abroad sustain ...

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Education

Registration Now Open - Jazz For Teens Program Continues For 28th Year In Newark, New Jersey

Registration Now Open - Jazz For Teens Program Continues For 28th Year In Newark, New Jersey

Source: AMT Public Relations

Fall Semester: September 27 to December 13, 2025; Spring Semester: January 24 to May 16, 2026, 10:00am-5:00pm EST (schedules vary). Arts High School 550 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Newark, NJ, 07102 Student musicians ages 13-18. Register: $700 per semester. $1,200 for full year. Registration is required. Scholarships and/or financial aid are available. For more information, visit NJPAC.org or call 973.353.7058. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state’s anchor cultural institution, celebrates 28 years of ...

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Music Industry

Yifei Xue: Shaping Sound At Power Station And Beyond

Yifei Xue: Shaping Sound At Power Station And Beyond

Source: Frank Gazerro

Yifei Xue, an internationally-recognized audio engineer, sound designer, and composer, has established himself as a leading figure in contemporary music and audio production, acclaimed for his innovative work at the historic recording studio The Power Station and across global music and art platforms. Since 2022, Xue has served as a Lead Audio Engineer and Producer at Power Station, which is part of BerkleeNYC and one of the world's premier recording studios where legends of the music industry have recorded, including ...

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Contest

Last Chance To Enter the 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Last Chance To Enter the 14th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition

Source: AMT Public Relations

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) continues to accept applicants for the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. The search is on for the next great jazz singer! Solo vocalists from around the world are encouraged to submit their entries before September 2, 2025, by visiting SarahVaughanCompetition.com. In the Fall, the Top Five Finalists will be announced followed by a final competition and performance on the iconic NJPAC stage in Newark, New Jersey. The Sarah Vaughan International ...


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