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Tribute to Gennett Records This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
Riverwalk Jazz this week pays tribute to the Gennett recording studio in Richmond, Indiana, one of the pioneering documentors of early jazz. The show features musical guests Duke Heitger, Dick Hyman and Nicholas Payton, among others. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. Between 1922 and 1928, a ragtag recording studio in rural Richmond, Indiana, became a focal point for a ...
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra and Helen Welch Reunited for "Home for the Holidays"
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Michael Ricci
The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in “Home for the Holidays," November 30 December 4. UK vocal sensation Helen Welch makes a special return engagement to Columbus for the annual holiday spectacular. Each year promises a special yuletide surprise, and this year is no exception! Ms. Welch has previously lit up the Broadway stage and captivated audiences at both the Southern Theatre and the ...
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Benoit Delbecq and Francois Houle Reunite on "Because She Hoped"
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GoMedia PR
Third CD from Acclaimed Pianist and Clarinetist Released on Songlines Recordings Released on November 8 Pianist Benoit Delbecq and clarinetist Francois Houle, who last collaborated as a duo on 2002's Dice Thrown, have once again joined forces on Because She Hoped, their third recording as a duo on Songlines Recordings. Because She Hoped was released on November 8. Both musicians have a long and storied history with the label. Houle, who is based in Vancouver, Canada (as is Songlines), was ...
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North Carolina Symphony Takes Holiday Music Across State, Nov. 22 – Dec. 22
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Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
RALEIGH, N.C.—Beginning in two weeks, the North Carolina Symphony will travel across the state, from New Bern to Lincolnton and more, for an annual family tradition, the orchestra's Holiday Pops celebrations. A complete listing of the Symphony's 2011/12 holiday-themed concerts and locations can be found here. Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Resident Conductor William Henry Curry lead concerts of treasured holiday favorites like “Angels We Have Heard On High," “O Tannenbaum" or The Nutcracker, plus classical masterpieces, musical celebrations of ...
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The Ron Paley Big Band shuffles musical styles on bold new album
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Lauren Rogers
The Ron Paley Big Band is so big that not one musical style can contain them. On their latest album Bring 'Em Back!, the group accomplishes the nearly impossible task of marrying the Big Band sound with the unexpected. Considering that one of the record's most startling tracks, “Hot Rock Big Band," manages to stitch together elements of hip hop, jazz fusion, and progressive rock in a Big Band context, that might be putting it mildly. The album title certainly ...
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Christmas with New Orleans Ladies of Jazz Album Release; Germaine Bazzle, Leah Chase, Stephanie Jordan and the Music Alive Ensemble
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Sylvain Music Notes
I Saw Three Ships—Digital Release November 14th NEW ORLEANS—Rachel Jordan Music announces the upcoming release of its second album 'Christmas with New Orleans Ladies of Jazz and Music Alice Ensemble; I Saw Three Ships.' The LP features New Orleans' renowned jazz divas; Germaine Bazzle, Leah Chase, and Stephanie Jordan performing their favorite holiday tunes with the Music Alive Ensemble String Octet and Jazz Quintet. The LP is scheduled for online debut beginning on November 14, 2011 at RachelJordanMusic.com with hard ...
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SFJAZZ Announces Artist Lineup for SFJAZZ Spring Season 2012
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
Randall Kline, the Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival—today announced the complete artist lineup for the SFJAZZ Spring Season 2012. The dynamic and expansive four-month-long concert series begins on February 9 and will continue through June 17. The season will present over forty concerts with the most illustrious names in jazz, world and related music. “There is an unprecedented sense of musical growth and ...
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Boston, MA-based vocalist Kimberly Keating reveals deep-seated affection for music on new CD
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Lauren Rogers
As a creative talent, Stevie Wonder is nearly untouchable; his distinctive soulful expressions and honeyed melodies are nearly impossible to reach. Yet Boston, MA-based vocalist Kimberly Keating not only covers Wonder's 1985 smash “Overjoyed" on her new album, but she spikes it with a Latin twist that reinvigorates the song. Furthermore, Keating's crystalline delivery echoes the awe-inspiring prettiness of the original. Her performance on that tune alone, which she also named the record after, reveals her deep-seated affection for music. ...
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