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Recording

Hart Ramsey returns with his latest Contemporary Jazz offering, "My Next Heartbeat"

Source: Kelly Krueger
November 2, 2011

Hart Ramsey returns with his second Contemporary Jazz album entitled My Next Heartbeat on November 8, 2011. My Next Heartbeat is the follow up to Hart's debut album Charge It To My Heart, and joining him once again are musical greats Eric Essix, Kelley O'Neal, and Rick Watford. My Next Heartbeat is co-produced by bassist Sean Michael Ray who has toured extensively with soul-extraordinaire Maxwell, John Waite, Alex Bugnon, Dionne Farris, and other notable artists in both the R&B and ...

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Performance / Tour

Steve Wilson Plans New CD for 2012; Earns Raves for Sold out Kennedy Center Concerts

Source: Seth Cohen PR
November 2, 2011

With Four Sold-Out Shows at Kennedy Center Jazz Club, NPR Coverage, and Rave Previews & Reviews, Steve Wilson Continues to Build a Remarkable Career New CD Planned for 2012 Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson recently opened the 2011/2012 season at Kennedy Center Jazz Club with four sold-out sets, live coverage by NPR, rave previews & reviews and more. Wilson continues to sculpt an impressive career as a headliner, sideman, educator and jazz historian, and remains one of the most well-liked, ...

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Event

Woodmere Art Museum presents Friday Night Jazz weekly October through December

Source: Rosaria Mineo
November 2, 2011

PHILADELPHIA: Woodmere Art Museum in historic Chestnut Hill is expanding its music series after a successful series of jazz performances this past Spring. Music offerings at Woodmere now include Classic Sundays in addition to the popular Friday Night Jazz series, offered weekly beginning October 9. Visitors are invited to enjoy music and art together while touring Woodmere's galleries. The Friday Night Jazz series celebrates a succession of themes in this influential American music genre, featuring weekly performances by vocalists and ...

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Performance / Tour

Kurt Elling To Perform At Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, PA) on December 3

Source: Michael Ricci
November 2, 2011

Blue Bell, PA: The Lively Arts Series at Montgomery County Community College continues its Culture Speaks a Global Language Series with celebrated jazz vocalists Kurt Elling. The concert will take place at Science Center Theatre , 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8PM. He will be performing selections from his new recording The Gate produced by legendary Don Was, featuring songs by artists including King Crimson, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, and Stevie Wonder. The ...

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Recording

Todd Rundgren's Live Performance of Classic album 'Todd' Coming On DVD and CD

Source: conqueroo
November 1, 2011

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—By the time he recorded the eponymous Todd in 1973, Todd Rundgren had charted with such evergreen hits as “Hello It's Me," “I Saw the Light" and “We Gotta Get You a Woman," and had also been dubbed “Rock's Renaissance Man" by Rolling Stone after releasing studio masterpieces Something/Anything? and A Wizard, A True Star. Todd was a departure; the iconoclastic artist included pop ballads alongside medleys, anthems, and prog rock. The album is universally heralded as one ...

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Recording

Jeff Richman's "The Line Up" Now In Stores

Source: Josh Vittek
November 1, 2011

Contemporary jazz guitarist Jeff Richman today announced the release of his new CD, Jeff Richman and Chatterbox: The Line Up. The Nefer Records release features Mitchel Forman on keyboards, Joel Taylor on drums and Dean Taba on bass guitar. The new CD is distributed by City Hall Records and songs are available online at iTunes, Amazon, Abstract Logix, and your local music stores. The Line Up consists of 12 new tracks exploring and expanding the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Together, ...

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Performance / Tour

Ayako Shirasaki Live on Tour in Germany & Switzerland, November 2011

Source: Jan Matthies Music Management
November 1, 2011

Experience Ayako Shirasaki, a Japanese jazz pianist now living in New York, live on tour November 17 -27, 2011 in Germany and Switzerland. A video for the tour announcement has been created at YouTube\ The latest CD of Ayako Shirasaki, “Falling Leaves—Live in Hamburg," made it into the “Best of 2010" lists by journalists of the Jazz Journalists Association. Ayako has not only garnered attention from the German media, the magazine Jazzthetik wrote that, ..."she shows that solo jazz piano ...

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Book / Magazine

Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted

Source: Charles Boyer
November 1, 2011

The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a new and improving web-page presentation. This month's preview features include: Main Feature: Terry Hanck Sterling “Mr. Satan" Magee and the Harlem Blues ...

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