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Book / Magazine

Chris Potter Transcription Book Now Available!

Source: Eli Bennett
March 25, 2012

The Official Chris Potter transcription eBook Chris Potter Plays Acapella Standards is now available from Eli Bennett Publishing. The exciting new book features eleven inspiring acapella Potter solos over standards, including All The Things You Are, Tune Up, I Love You, 26-2, Have You Met Miss Jones 1&2, Just Friends, It Could Happen To You, Confirmation, Ladybird, I Hear A Rhapsody, and is available for digital download here. A renowned soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has ...

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Book / Magazine

Seeing The Music; The Jazz Photography of Anthony Dean

Source: Anthony Dean
March 25, 2012

Following in the tradition of a rich Jazz heritage in Philadelphia, Seeing The Music features musicians of the Philadelphia Jazz scene. Contained are 130 lively images that take you straight to the heart of the musicians and put you right on the scene. This book comes in 12x12 and 7x7 hardcover formats with a softcover option. About the Author Anthony Dean has been photographing for nearly seven years. His favorite subjects to shoot are the streets and people. With people, ...

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Performance / Tour

San Francisco Jazz Competition Gets Started March 19

Source: Michael Ricci
March 24, 2012

The 3rd Annual Jazz Search West, the Bay Area's only jazz talent search, is coming to Oakland and San Francisco next month. San Francisco, CA: Jazz Search West (JSW) contestants are gearing up to deliver their best performances at popular Oakland and San Francisco music venues next month. The Bay Area's only jazz talent search for solo instrumentalists and vocalists 15 years and older, Jazz Search West is set to kick off on Monday, March 19 at the world-famous Purple ...

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Performance / Tour

Shemekia Copeland to Perform in Sellersville & Kutztown

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 24, 2012

Grammy-nominated and Harlem-bred vocalist Shemekia Copeland will perform at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Wednesday, April 11 and as part of The Performing Artists Series at Ursa Minor's Cafe in Kutztown on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Copeland's powerhouse music has garnered her praise from mainstream press and radio and earned her many awards. Deluxe Edition brings together the most exciting and soulful moments from Shemekia's Alligator albums-16 pulse-pounding tracks of the very best modern blues and R&B. From the ...

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Performance / Tour

Catherine Russell at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 24, 2012

New York native vocalist Catherine Russell, will be the final performance of the 2011-12 season Jazz at Lincoln Center's Singers Over Manhattan series in The Allen Room, March 30-31, 2012 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm. Born of music royalty, her father, Luis Russell, was Louis Armstrong's long time musical director and her mother, Carline Ray, performed with Mary Lou Williams and International Sweethearts of Rhythm. In 2006 her hit debut album Cat, paved the way for headlining jazz festivals and opening ...

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Recording

Bang Data Announces "La Sopa" + Tour Dates

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 24, 2012

Straight out of the Bay Area, Bang Data comes armed with slick guitar, gritty synth & bass and banging electro-acoustic drums. Their debut full length album La Sopa (The Soup), dropped digitally on March 13th on iTunes, with a worldwide physical CD release on March 27th loaded with heavy grooves, Samba-Ska-Cumbia and hints of Afro-Electro-Bossanova. Much like its name, La Sopa is a melting pot of rhythms and infectious beats that reflect the band's backgrounds and the undeniable influence of ...

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TV / Film

E! Announces New Series "Mrs. Eastwood & Company" to Debut May 20

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 24, 2012

Chronicling the lives of Dina Eastwood, the wife of Oscar-winning film legend Clint Eastwood, and their daughters Francesca (18) and Morgan (15), and the all-male six member vocal group from South Africa managed by Dina, Overtone, Mrs. Eastwood & Company is an unprecedented look at the surprisingly normal extended and blended family behind one of Hollywood's most iconic superstars. This series invites viewers to witness their lives and proves that familial bonds are shaped by more than DNA. Developed by ...

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Recording

Seth Walker's New Album of Americana Blues

Source: conqueroo
March 24, 2012

Time Can Change, due out June 19, embraces a stripped-down approach. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In the three years since his last album, Seth Walker moved to Nashville from Austin, wrote songs with friends new and old, and played many, many shows. And just like most people, he thought about life, about love, and about the changes you experience if you move away (both geographically and philosophically) from those people and places you know so well to try your hand at something new. ...

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