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Danny Fox Trio Celebrates Fourth Album Time Took Care Of It Featuring Pianist Fox, Bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest, And Drummer Max Goldman. Out Today!
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AMT Public Relations
Album Release Concert April 7th at Brooklyn’s The Owl. Time Took Care of It: A Cookbook Companion Featuring Recipe Pairings for Each Track. Stream Tracks at Soundcloud | Read + Download Cookbook Revered for “changing the sound and expectation of a jazz piano trio (John Schaefer, WNYC’s New Sounds),” the Danny Fox Trio releases its fourth album Time Took Care of It. Since its critically acclaimed 2011 debut, The One Constant (Songlines), the group has continued to push the boundaries ...
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Sol Roots Band With Guest Pat Mother Blues Cohen at JV's Music Room on April 13
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9th Floor Music
On Thursday April 13, the Sol Roots Band with guest Pat Mother Blues Cohen perform a special concert of dynamic funk, heartfelt jazz, and deep blues and soul at JV's Music Room located in Northern Virginia. Sol Roots and Pat “Mother Blues" Cohen are both Music Maker Foundation artists and have toured around the world, showcasing their powerful and unique style of blues and soul. Hailed as a fierce guitarist and soulful vocalist, Sol Roots has toured around the world ...
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The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra Announce 2023 Schedule
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David W Payne
The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra have announced their schedule for the first half of the year, 2023. Starting with the NAMM Convention in Anaheim Friday April 14th 6p.m. on the Arena Plaza Stage. HJO quickly follow that with the season opening performance at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art). Over the years, the free concerts at LACMA have featured such legends as Wayne Shorter, Quincy Jones, Arturo Sandoval and the Yellowjackets. The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra performance is on Friday ...
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Deadline April 15 For 2023 John Stites Jazz Award
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
The John Stites Jazz Artist Organization (JSJAO) announced the opening of the 2023 John Stites Jazz Award (JSJA) application process. Awards range in value from $5,000 to $25,000 and are given in two categories: 1.) artistic development and 2.) jazz events. The selection criteria and online application can be accessed at JohnStitesJazzAwards.org. Apply The deadline for the first award cycle is April 15th and deadline for the second award cycle is September 15th. The awards honor John Stites, a midwestern ...
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Richard X Bennett & Matt Parker Bring Their All-Encompassing Musical Visions Together With 'Parker Plays X,' Set For Release May 5 By BYNK Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Friends and collaborators Richard X Bennett and Matt Parker heighten their creative relationship with the May 5 release of their album Parker Plays X on BYNK Records (Because You Never Know). The record finds pianist-composer Bennett and saxophonist Parker co-leading a session for the first time as they—along with bassist Adam Armstrong and drummer Julian Edmond—explore a dozen Bennett compositions that range from straight-ahead bebop to avant-garde freakouts to classic jump blues, among other styles. Both musicians embrace this kind ...
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World-First On Demand Live Jazz Platform, Oh! Jazz, Partners With All About Jazz / Jazz Near You, The Largest Jazz Content Global Websites
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Michael Ricci
Oh! Jazz is a subscription platform of live and on-demand jazz that brings content from iconic clubs around the world direct to the homes of global subscribers, turning their living rooms into instant live jazz lounges. Founded by Jesus Perezagua (Former President of Fox Networks Europe & Africa) and Dan Bessant (Former Head of Programming, Entertainment and Music at Foxtel), Oh! Jazz features a curated selection of monthly live shows and over 150 on demand shows, playlists, interviews and masterclasses ...
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Saxophonist Patrizio Destriere Releases 'Portrait Of Ennio' - A Tribute to Ennio Morricone
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Danilo Bazzucchi
Originally composed by Ennio Morricone for the 1971 film Sacco and Vanzetti, the music of this 1970s masterpiece is rearranged by the jazz quartet in an original and modern version thanks to the almost hip-hop modal and rhythmic sounds in the central part. The suite ends with the famous Here's to you, which became famous thanks to the contribution of Joan Baez who wrote the text as a hymn to freedom and freely inspired by Vanzetti's statements in prison. In ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: March 2023
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the tracks featured in March, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Sound Landscapes Jazz'on Parma Orchestra From: Sound Landscapes 11:54 Fusion of Minds Tobin Mueller From: Best of Tobin Mueller, Volume 1: JAZZ Originals ...
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