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Performance / Tour

Vocalist Gregory Porter Will Tour To Support Release Of "Be Good"

Source: GoMedia PR
February 9, 2012

Sophomore Release from Grammy Nominee Will Be Released on Motema Music on February 14, 2012 East Coast Shows Scheduled For Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh From March 15 Through April 3 In the short fifteen months since Gregory Porter exploded onto the international music scene with his debut CD, Water (Motema Music, 2010), he has racked up a continuing stream of accolades and awards. Porter's Water garnered a 'Best Jazz Vocal ' Grammy nomination (a rare feat for ...

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Performance / Tour

The Wolff & Clark Expedition Featuring Jazz Legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark To Play Famed Jazz Kitchen In Indianapolis

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 9, 2012

New York, NY: The jazz community is buzzing with excitement over the news of a special live engagement at the famed Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis by the Wolff & Clark Expedition on Saturday February 25, 2012. Featuring jazz legends Michael Wolff and Mike Clark, the concert is sure to be an unforgettable evening of hot jazz and funk. The group also features local Indianapolis musicians Rob Dixon on tenor sax and and popular jazz bassist Frank Smith. Hot off the ...

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Radio

Romance and the Silver Screen This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
February 9, 2012

This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents a Valentine's Day concert of classic love songs side by side with soundtrack clips of love scenes from the films that made them popular hits. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. The great masters of American songwriting created some of their finest works for romantic movie musicals, and many originally staged on Broadway made their way ...

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Recording

Kirk Whalum Duets with His Brother, Kevin, to Remake a Classic Album in a "Romance Language" of Their Own

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
February 9, 2012

Grammy winning saxophonists reimaged take on the Coltrane/Hartman collaboration will be released on Valentines Day Memphis, TN: Most artists would be daunted at the thought of remaking a classic work of art made by legends, but not Grammy winner Kirk Whalum. The multidimensional saxophonist adeptly steps into the role of John Coltrane and tapped his brother, vocalist Kevin Whalum, to fill the shoes of Johnny Hartman on an unabashedly romantic collection of duets originally recorded in 1963 by the seminal ...

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Event

Black History Month 2012: Jazz Heritage Center Exhibit Salutes Bay Area Black Musicians

Source: Rick Koler
February 8, 2012

The Jazz Heritage Center will have a range of educational programs for the community, particularly youth, so that visitors of all ages will have access to the history of San Francisco jazz from its earliest origins through the booming and vibrant heyday of the Fillmore jazz era, and into the present “Rebirth of the Cool" in the Fillmore. In addition, the JHC will offer lectures and talks about different aspects of jazz history and culture locally and worldwide, as well ...

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Recording

Terence Blanchard's "Red Tails" Soundtrack Released on CD

Source: Muse Media
February 8, 2012

GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER TERENCE BLANCHARD'S SCORE FOR LUCASFILM'S RED TAILS SET FOR RELEASE FEBRUARY 7TH Film is Golden-Globe nominated Composer's 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Ne-Yo and more Los Angeles, CA: The score for Lucasfilm's RED TAILS by world-renowned film composer and musician Terence Blanchard, is set for CD release February 7th by Sony. RED TAILS, which opened January 20th to number two at the box office along with widespread critical acclaim, is a high-flying action ...

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Performance / Tour

The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues With Daniel Kelly's RAKONTO

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 8, 2012

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 5th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, 718-622-3300, reduced admission! $10. NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8:00 PM Daniel Kelly's Rakonto Yoon Sun Choi—voice Anders Nilsson— guitar Daniel Kelly—piano David Ambrosio—bass Satoshi Takeishi—percussion ...

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Performance / Tour

Rick Stone Trio at the Bar Next Door (NYC) on February 25th

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2012

"One of the finest straight-ahead guitarists on the current NYC jazz scene." —Robert Silverstein, 20th Century Guitar The Bar Next Door at La Lanterna presents jazz guitarist Rick Stone and his Trio, Saturday, February 25th, 2012. Shows start at 7:30, 9:30 and 11:30from. Performing with Rick will be bassist Marco Panascia and drummer Tom Pollard. The trio's recent CD Fractals made the #5 spot on Jazzweek in September and was included in Jazzweek Top-100 Jazz 2011. The Bar Next Door ...

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