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Event

Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert at London Palladium on April 2nd

Source: David Phillips
February 16, 2012

The Buddy Rich 25th Anniversary Memorial Concert takes place for the first time in the UK at the world-famous London Palladium on 2nd April 2012. The world-class lineup is confirmed as Dave Weckl, Gregg Bissonette, John Blackwell and Gregg Potter from the USA with Ian Paice, Ginger Baker, Gavin Harrison and Elliott Henshaw from the UK. Plus singing supremo Tony Christie will also appear. One of legendary drummer Buddy Rich's last requests to his daughter, Cathy, was to keep his ...

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Radio

"Best of 2011" Radio channels from AccuJazz.com

Source: Lucas Gillan
February 16, 2012

Savvy jazz listeners spent much of December poring over hundreds of “Best of 2011" lists, left only to wonder what the vaunted music actually sounded like. To satisfy curious listeners and highlight the excellent music, AccuJazz Internet radio has created a Best of 2011 channel playing the most critically-acclaimed jazz albums released last year. The streaming channel is free to listen to and available 24 hours a day. The channel's programming is based on Francis Davis' Rhapsody.com critics poll (formerly ...

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Performance / Tour

Feinstein's at Loews Regency Presents Emmy and Golden Globe Nominated Singer and Actress Gloria Reuben

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
February 16, 2012

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York" by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its Winter/Spring 2012 season with the Emmy and Golden Globe nominated singer and actress GLORIA REUBEN. This will mark the world premiere of her new show “Here's To Life—The Songs of Shirley Horn" on Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3 at 8:00 PM. Accompanied by a trio and sometimes accompanying herself ...

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Festival

13th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival

Source: Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium PR
February 16, 2012

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium invites all media personnel and the jazz community to attend a press conference for the occasion of the 13th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival. The event is hosted by Long Island University Brooklyn at the Kumble Theater on Tuesday, February 21st, 12 noon until 1:00 PM located at Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues, Brooklyn, New York. Guest speakers include Borough President Marty Markowitz, New York State Assembly Member Annette Robinson, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn's Kings County ...

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Recording

New Torben Waldorff Project "Wah-Wah" on ArtistShare

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
February 16, 2012

Torben Waldorff's 4th project Wah-Wah on ArtistShare has been launched. The recording will take place in Brooklyn in April, and the CD will ship July 6th. Wah-Wah is another album of original Torben Waldorff music, now in a guitar quartet setting, with Torben Waldorff on guitar, Gary Versace on keys, Matt Clohesy on bass and Jon Wikan on drums. The music will be available as mp3 download or CD, or as premium offers that supports the project immensely. Ordering the ...

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Event

Chick Corea 5-day Workshop This Summer

Source: David Smolover
February 16, 2012

National Music Workshop Is Proud To Announce: The Chick Corea Summer Music Workshop! For intermediate and advanced jazz musicians, all instruments (limited enrollment) Event to be held August 27-31, 2012, Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club, Lenox, MA The National Music Workshop is proud to announce the Chick Corea Summer Music Workshop. World-renowned pianist, composer and bandleader Chick Corea will be in residence at The Cranwell Resort in Lenox, Massachusetts for five days (and four nights) to conduct workshops, special ...

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Recording

Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Selected as iTunes Single of the Week

Source: GoMedia PR
February 16, 2012

Soulful Track from Grammy Nominated Vocalist's Second CD on Motema Music, Released February 14, Available for Free Download “Real Good Hands," a track from Be Good, internationally acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter's sophomore release on Motema Music, has been selected by iTunes as its Single of the Week for the week of February 14. “Real Good Hands," will be available for free download on iTunes from February 14 through 20. Porter's 2010 debut release, Water, racked up a continuing stream of ...

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Performance / Tour

Todd Clouser's A Love Electric Announces US Tour Dates to Support "20th Century Folk Selections"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
February 15, 2012

Baja, Mexico-based—by way of Minneapolis—guitarist Todd Clouser and his band, A Love Electric, release their sophomore album, 20th Century Folk Selections, on February 14 via The Royal Potato Family. The set features eight renditions of songs that Clouser calls “folkloric in nature," including those by the likes of Nirvana, Lou Reed and Beastie Boys among others. The recording will be released in conjunction with a tour that extends over 30 dates in the US plus shows in Spain and Mexico. ...

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