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Recording

"Greatest Hits Live" Album and Successful U.S. Concert Tour Promises a New Day for Basia

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
October 12, 2011

New York, NY: Although she didn't play Newport or London, multi-platinum chanteuse Basia delighted American audiences from coast to coast during a successful 20-city concert tour that concluded in Seattle last week (October 5) with a sold-out show in support of her newly released From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live—And More album. The month-long trek that visited major U.S. cities also registered sell-outs in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Sacramento and San Juan Capistrano. ...

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TV / Film

Singer Jules Day Resists American Idol's Effect

Source: Jules Day
October 12, 2011

American Idol's unintended effect on the public is felt at nearly every performance, according to up-and-coming Los Angeles-based singer Jules Day. “There are at least a few people at every gig that insist on trying to mold me into an American Idol-type singer with their after-the-show suggestions. They feel they've been given the green light now to be Simon Cowell. I do appreciate their good intent, but I'm not that type of singer. I don't belt out or sing power ...

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Education

Theta Music Trainer Releases Five New Games for Ear Training and Music Theory Practice

Source: Steve Myers
October 12, 2011

Theta Music Technologies today released five new ear training games, two new training courses, and several new features for music teachers as part of a major update to Theta Music Trainer, its critically acclaimed service for online music training. The five new games train students in a wide range of musical skills, including aural recognition of equalizer settings, instrument sounds, chords and intervals. The new Music Theory Course offers games sessions devoted to scales, chords and other music theory concepts, ...

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Performance / Tour

Marc Hoffman Trio To Perform During Historic Charlotte's Preservation Awards Event

Source: Marble Arch PR
October 12, 2011

Blast From the Past Is Annual Event CHARLOTTE, NC: For the fourth consecutive year, the Marc Hoffman Trio will provide entertainment for Historic Charlotte, Inc.'s Annual Preservation Awards event, to be held this year on Wednesday, October 12, from 6:30-10:30 p.m., at the NC Dance Theater. Led by composer/pianist/vocalist Marc Hoffman, the trio includes John Shaughnessy on bass and Chris Garges on drums. The event, now in its eleventh year, is entitled “Blast for the Past." Hoffman will perform original ...

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Recording

Saxman Richard Elliot Pays Tribute to His Jazz-Funk Influences on "In the Zone"

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
October 12, 2011

Icon celebrates 25 years as a solo artist; radio welcomes “Boom Town" Escondido, CA: A contemporary jazz giant whose power and passion have made the soulful saxophonist into one of the genres most consistent chart-toppers in the 25 years since he released his solo debut, Richard Elliot salutes the instrumental jazz-funk legends from his formative years in the 1970s & 80s that influenced his brand of music on In The Zone, which was released today by Artistry Music (Mack Avenue ...

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Interview

Singer Tierney Sutton Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 11, 2011

Bands come in all shapes, sizes and dynamics. Some thrive on the tensions, while others fall apart too soon due to creative differences or inflated egos. None of these challenges seem to present themselves to the group of musicians that takes its name from the vocalist Tierney Sutton. With nine albums under its collective belt, complemented by three Grammy nominations, the Tierney Sutton Band is about to tour again in support of its American Road release (BMF Jazz, 2011). Todd ...

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Book / Magazine

New Book from LSU Press: Traditional New Orleans Jazz...

Source: Thomas W. Jacobsen
October 11, 2011

Longtime New Orleans jazz journalist has recently published a book, Traditional New Orleans Jazz, Conversations with the Men Who Make the Music (LSU Press, 2011). Baton Rouge, LA- About a century after its beginnings, traditional jazz remains the definitive music of New Orleans and an international hallmark of the city. In Traditional New Orleans Jazz veteran jazz journalist Thomas Jacobsen discusses the music's legacy with a who's who of the present-day scene's players, from Lionel Ferbos—the city's oldest working jazz ...

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Event

LAJC Artist Beat: Matt Slocum Trio CD Release @ Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA, Thursday 10/13

Source: Los Angeles Jazz Collective
October 11, 2011

New York drummer and former Angelino Matt Slocum moved to New York in 2007, three years after graduating from USC, where he studied with Peter Erskine among others, and the influence of his former mentor can be heard throughout Slocum's latest offering, After the Storm. À la Erskine, Matt's playing has elements that link traditional jazz drumming with what approaches symphonic percussion techniques, with precise and clean strokes, thematic organization of sound and texture, and an reactive ability to seamlessly ...

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