Jazz News

Jazzmobile Presents First Annual Jazzy Awards Celebration, October 10, 7:00 pm

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 29, 2011

Jazzmobile Presents First Annual Jazzy Awards Celebration: In Honor of Dr. Billy Taylor's 90th Birthday Monday, October 10, 7:00 pm, Hudson Theatre Special Performances by Dianne Reeves, Frank Wess, Jimmy Heath, Wycliffe Gordon and the Jazzmobile Big Band Evening Also Honors George Wein and JPMorgan Chase Foundation NEW YORK: Jazzmobile, Inc., the Harlem-based organization that pioneered the concept of bringing jazz into the community and creating new audiences with mobile jazz performances, hosts its first annual ...

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"The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas" to Show in Movie Theaters on October 18

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 29, 2011

Multi-platinum rock `n roll band, The Rolling Stones will transport their legion of fans back to the magical summer of 1978 in The Rolling Stones: Some Girls Live In Texas, a one-night in-theater concert event on Tuesday, October 18, at 7:30 p.m. (local time). Unveiled for the first time in more than 30 years, this rare, never-before-seen concert was captured live in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 18, 1978. Digitally re-mastered to HD with Cinema Surround Sound, this legendary footage ...

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Paris Toon "Baptism by Fire" CD Jazz Soul Classic

Source: Toon
September 29, 2011

It's rare that you hear an artist create a personal album these days, what with most of today's mainstream entertainers usually having their lyrics manufactured by anyone else other than themselves. That's not the case, however, with Phoenix based artist Paris Toon. Paris, known as the brainchild behind jazz/soul/funk band Mother's Favorite Child, created his own project based on life, love, and pain...literally. It took Paris Toon a year and a half to create Baptism by Fire, and the result ...

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John Coltrane "The Impulse! Albums: Volume Five" On Hip-O Select / Verve

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
September 29, 2011

Saxophonist and composer John Coltrane died unexpectedly in July 1967, already a legend at the age of 40. Having recorded prolifically, Coltrane left behind in the Impulse Records vault a treasure trove of great music that demanded to be heard. The John Coltrane Impulse! Albums Volume 5 set picks up where Volume 4 left off, collecting the next five Coltrane albums released posthumously, with each of them in their original configuration: Live in Seattle, Sun Ship, Transition, Infinity (with Alice ...

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Omar Sosa Receives Latin GRAMMY Nomination for "Calma"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 29, 2011

We are pleased to announce that Omar Sosa's solo piano CD, Calma, has received a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Instrumental Album. The 11th annual Latin GRAMMY awards will be held in Las Vegas on November 10, 2011.

Released in February 2011, Calma is comprised of 13 solo piano improvisations, fusing stylistic elements of jazz, classical, ambient, and electronica. The overall feeling is relaxed and introspective, evoking a sense on reflection and contemplation.

The recordings feature a rarely heard combination ...

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Electric Cowbell Fall/Winter Vinyl Releases out October 11th

Source: Press Junkie PR
September 29, 2011

Electric Cowbell Records is hot on the heels of its critically acclaimed debut compilation 101 Things To Do In Bongolia, which is a sonic brochure of the label's first batch of singles from 2010-2011 with the addition of some bonus tracks and remixes. The compilation has sparked gushing quotes like, “Electric Cowbell is Brooklyn's hardest-working new label" from The Village Voice to “this is how Sub Pop started out" by Midwest Record. Now the label is ready to release its ...

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Cas Haley On Tour Now + Announces Christmas EP

Source: Press Junkie PR
September 29, 2011

Texas-based singer-songwriter Cas Haley will release a Christmas EP this coming November 8th on Easy Star Records. The release features four Holiday classics arranged by Cas, in some cases incorporating elements of Texas swing and reggae, but always focused on Cas's incredible voice. The fifth song on the EP, the title track “Gifts To Give," is an original song written by Cas. The EP comes out amidst a busy run of tour dates lasting from September 13th through November 23rd, ...

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Volker Goetze and Ablaye Cissoko, Duo Which Earned Critical Acclaim for Their Debut CD, "Sira," Launch International Tour in October

Source: GoMedia PR
September 29, 2011

October 13 Show, at Culture Hub in NYC, Will Debut Goetze's Mande Symphony, A Multi-Media Event Featuring String Quartet, drummer Richie Barshay, and Visualist Joshue Ott Duo, Performing Music from Sira, Will Also Appear at the Dalai Lama's Festival of Sacred Music in Los Angeles Sira, the first recorded collaboration from German-born and NY-based trumpeter Volker Goetze and Senegalese kora player and singer/griot Ablaye Cissoko, earned the exceptional duo a spate of critical acclaim and soared to the #2 position ...

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