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Education

Missouri Composers Orchestra Project seeks recent works for performance in March

Source: Dean Minderman
November 1, 2011

Columbia, MO: The Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are looking for recent orchestral compositions written by Missouri residents to perform at a concert in March, 2012. To inaugurate the Missouri Composers Orchestra Project, a new program sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, the CCO will present a concert of six recent works by Missouri composers at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 10 at Columbia College's Launer Auditorium, 901 Rogers Street in Columbia. Four of the works ...

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Performance / Tour

Anzic Records Artists The 3 Cohens Live at The Village Vanguard - November 1-6

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
November 1, 2011

Anzic Records Artists the 3 COHENS Celebrate New Recording, FAMILY at The Village Vanguard, November 1-6! AVISHAI COHEN (trumpet), ANAT COHEN (tenor saxophone & clarinet), YUVAL COHEN (soprano saxophone), with Aaron Goldberg (piano), Omer Avital (bass), and Jonathan Blake (drums) The 3 Cohens Celebrate the Release of Family November 1-6, The Village Vanguard, NYC November 10, Scullers, Boston, MA November 1, Shalin Liu Performance Center—Rockport Music Hall, Rockport, MA November 12, Koerner Hall, Toronto (Double bill with The Jamey Haddad ...

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Interview

ENJA Records' Matthias Winckelmann Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
November 1, 2011

ECM, ACT, Winter & Winter, FMP, MPS, ENJA... Germany sounds like a generous land for creative jazz record labels. ENJA Records, the Münich-based jazz label, was founded in 1971 by Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber. For the last forty years ENJA has built an impressive catalog, with more than seven hundred releases that cover a wide range of the jazz history. In 1986, Winckelmann and Weber decided to go their separate ways and put an end to their 15-year collaboration, ...

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Recording

Pianist/Composer Enoch Smith Jr. Releases "Misfits," His 2nd CD as a Leader, Nov. 8

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 31, 2011

Pianist/composer Enoch Smith Jr. has taken his own unconventional path to a rising career in music, the latest chapter of which is the November 8 release of his CD Misfits. The new disc, on Smith's label Music4MyPeople Entertainment, is an engaging follow-up to his 2010 debut Church Boy. Misfits boasts eight originals by the Rochester, NY native, including “Wise Man," inspired by Ellis Marsalis; the instrumental “She Moves Me," written for his wife Gabriella; and “I Want You," composed for ...

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Interview

Percussionist Brian Adler Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 31, 2011

Brian Adler is truly both a drummer and a percussionist—in his world, the drum set coexists peacefully with a dizzying array of ethnic percussion instruments as equal partners in a myriad of musical possibilities. His work with vocalist Sunny Kim in the Prana Trio—which also includes a rotating cast of guest artists such as Frank Carlberg, Stomu Takeshi, Carmen Staaf, and Jeremy Udden—is a case in point. His nimble, sensitive approach to the drum set is matched only by his ...

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Recording

Elias Haslanger re-releases "The Journey," exclusively for patrons

Source: Elias Haslanger
October 31, 2011

Jazz saxophonist and composer Elias Haslanger has digitally re-released his 1993 recording The Journey exclusively for patrons who support Elias through Patronism.com, the new website and model by which independent artists and arts supporters can establish a sustainable relationship. The Journey features Rich Harney on piano, Jeff Haley on bass, Chris Searles on drums, Tito Carrillo on trumpet, and Freddie Mendoza on trombone. Originally recorded in 1993, the set features 6 original compositions and 3 arrangements of classic jazz standards. ...

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Radio

Rockwired.com Presents: The Best of Jazzed and Blue Featuring Exclusive Interviews with Jazz Legend Diane Schuur, the Intoxicating Brazilian Sounds of Mozik and the American Indian Jazz Combo Red Hot and Red

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
October 31, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features exclusive interviews with Jazz Legend Diane Schuur, the Intoxicating Brazilian Sounds of Mozik and the American Indian Jazz Combo Red Hot and Red. The Gathering was recorded almost entirely in one day in early December in Nashville, TN. The singer has always wanted to record there and work with some of the city's top musicians. Her new association with ...

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Recording

Henry Kuntz: Classic OPEYE: 2 Discs: Free Downloads!

Source: Henry Kuntz
October 31, 2011

Silk! is a companion release to Moss 'Comes Silk (Humming Bird CD 1). It was recorded by engineer Myles Boisen the same two days in September 1995 as the earlier release. It is the only time all of the instruments OPEYE was using in performance were individually miked and recorded in a studio setting. The music is a perfect complement to that on Moss 'Comes Silk. The flavors of Silk! are more subtle, more understated, but the multi-independent musical form ...

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