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Recording

Drummer Abbey Rader Returns with New Live Album

Source: Kai Rader
February 24, 2012

After a long spiritual hiatus, drummer Abbey Rader returned to playing music in late 2011 with a string of concerts at PAX, a performing arts space in Miami, Florida. His new album, Live at PAX, captures a selection of those performances featuring his trio with John McMinn on horns and Kyle Motl on bass and his Generations quartet with the addition of Noah Brandmark also on horns. The music moves from meditative to hard-driving and back again, revealing a range ...

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Recording

Urban Nerds Pre-Release Sale: "Fear Is Not The Natural State Of Civilized People" by Daren Burns

Source: Daren Burns
February 24, 2012

Pre-order the new Urban Nerds release, Fear Is Not The Natural State Of Civilized People CD for $12, download it now and when the CD is officially released on 3-15-12, we'll send you a copy. Recording features four new compositions by bassist Daren Burns, the mastery of trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, guitarist Scott Collins, pianist Sarah Phillips, and drummer Craig Bunch. About Daren Burns Daren Howard Burns, fretted and fretless electric bassist, composer, and improviser has been playing music for ...

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Radio

"Porgy and Bess" Part 2 This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
February 23, 2012

This week, Riverwalk Jazz offers an encore presentation of the concluding episode in George Gershwin's folk opera, Porgy and Bess, featuring acting legend William Warfield as narrator. This two-part series features an original jazz transcription of the music from Porgy and Bess, created by The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and recorded at the Landing in San Antonio in 1992. Among his many accolades, Mr. Warfield is known for his 1950s role as Porgy on Broadway opposite Leontyne Price. The program ...

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Performance / Tour

Alexis Cuadrado’s Flamenco Jazz Project At Painted Bride Arts Center On March 3

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2012

Alexis Cuadrado's Noneto Iberico March 3 | 8pm $25 in advance, $30 day of show “Noneto Ibérico...It's like a whirlwind tour through gorgeous, lush flamenco grooves. Brimming with passion and spice, Cuadrado has accomplished something truly hot with this one." —Jazz, Blues & The Truth Barcelona-born bassist-composer Alexis Cuadrado takes the Bride stage for the first time to perform music from his latest release, Noneto Iberico. Following his deep research into the roots of Spain's Flamenco ...

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Website

Develop Your 2012 All About Jazz Ad Strategy

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2012

Dear All About Jazz Advertiser: We'd like to bring you up to date on our latest enhancements and our growing list of advertising opportunities at All About Jazz. In addition to banner space, All About Jazz offers weekly regional email announcement sponsorships, new album Showcase, wallpaper ads, and coming soon, Jazz Near You—a website and app. Combining these premium services with our free services: press release syndication, calendar of events, MP3 download of the day, photos, and contest giveaways ensures ...

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Event

Second Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Set for May 7 - 13

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
February 23, 2012

The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile Renew Partnership to Present Second Annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 7-13, 2012 Partners Celebrate Legacy of Jazz in Harlem Featuring Concerts by Emerging and Established Artists, Panel Discussions, Films and More NEW YORK, NY: The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile, Inc. have joined forces again to present the second annual Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival May 7-13, 2012. Continuing the mission of the inaugural festival, the three venerable cultural organizations will present ...

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Recording

Singer Kate McGarry Pays Tribute to Her Jazz Heroines With “Girl Talk,” Due From Palmetto Records April 10

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 23, 2012

With the soul of a folk singer and the facility of a jazz instrumentalist, McGarry puts her own spin on an evergreen, ever-swinging tradition. “Kate McGarry's sense of musical authenticity is beautifully blended with her always-original musical vision." —The Los Angeles Times Kate McGarry, one of her generation's most individual and influential singers, has earned acclaim for blending her love of folk and pop music with jazz fluency and improvisation. As the Nashville Scene said, the sweet-toned, Grammy Award-nominated vocalist ...

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Performance / Tour

The Smooth Jazz Cruise Presents George Benson at the The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater on June 1

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
February 23, 2012

Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC and The Smooth Jazz Cruise welcome GEORGE BENSON Presented by THE SMOOTH JAZZ CRUISE: THE GREATEST PARTY AT SEA at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater on June 1, 2012 TICKETS ON SALE March 2, 2012 @ 10:00AM EST Atlanta, GA: Entertainment Cruise Productions, LLC and The Smooth Jazz Cruise announced today that George Benson, one of the most influential crossover musicians in contemporary jazz, R&B and pop, will perform at The Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater (The ...

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