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Radio

John Coltrane Radio on SiriusXM, hosted by Carlos Santana

Source: SiriusXM Eric
September 22, 2011

In celebration of the legendary jazz saxophonist and composer's 85th birthday, John Coltrane Radio airs on Real Jazz from Thursday, September 22, the day before Coltrane's 85th birthday, at 9 am ET through Sunday, September 25 on channel 67. John Coltrane Radio will be hosted by Grammy Award-winning musician and Coltrane aficionado, Carlos Santana, as well as his wife, musician Cindy Blackman-Santana, Christian McBride and Coltrane's son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, featuring the music spanning the jazz legend's career, including his ...

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Festival

Alan Barnes & William Ellis - Live! Scarborough Jazz Festival, September 25th

Source: Ian Patterson
September 22, 2011

William Ellis is one of the world's leading jazz photographers and also an informative and highly entertaining speaker who has given talks on his work internationally. In this show, as his photographs are screened, William gives us the story behind each shot, and saxophonist Alan Barnes leads an all-star band performing a piece by each selected musician. Saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Illinois Jaquet will be spotlighted, and the inclusion of trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Clark Terry ...

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Recording

Willie Nile's "The Innocent Ones" Will Finally See Light of Day in U.S.

Source: conqueroo
September 22, 2011

The album, widely acclaimed in Europe, was co-produced by Nile, collaborator Frankie Lee, noted producer Stewart Lerman and Eagles/Rosanne Cash guitarist Steuart Smith. NEW YORK, N.Y.—"This is as good a record as I've ever made," Willie Nile says of his new release The Innocent Ones. That's saying a lot, considering the amount of indispensable music that the tenacious New Yorker has produced over his long and eventful career. The CD, which long eluded the American market except as an import ...

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Recording

Lonely Crow Records presents: Jon Crowley's "At the Edge"

Source: Jon Crowley
September 22, 2011

Lonely Crow Records is proud to announce its first release: forward-thinking trumpeter Jon Crowley's second album, At the Edge. This recording establishes Crowley not only as an artistic force on the rise, but one who is constantly looking to evolve, explore and innovate. While his first release, Connections, was a modern jazz straight-ahead album, At the Edge sees Crowley experimenting more, combining elements of classical minimalism ( la Steve Reich) and indie rock rhythms with jazz improvisation. Crowley never loses ...

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Education

Over 50 Crowd Turns to Internet for Piano Lessons

Source: Edward Weiss
September 22, 2011

Educator and accredited piano instructor Edward Weiss has recently updated his unique online piano course. It's designed to take anyone from zero to piano composer in less than 30 days—especially those 50 years of age or older. And even better, it's all done over the internet in the privacy and ease of one's home. Almost everyone has unfulfilled dreams, and for many of us over 50 one of those dreams is playing an instrument. The ability to simply sit down ...

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Recording

1956: The Year Elvis Presley Skyrocketed To Global Fame!

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
September 22, 2011

Young Man With The Big Beat Traces Elvis' Every Step In The Year That He Transformed From A Rockabilly Singer To The King Of Rock And Roll 5-CD Super-Deluxe Box Set Features Studio & Live Recordings, An Unreleased Live Concert, Interviews, And A Lavishly-Illustrated, Day-By-Day Timeline Of Elvis In 1956 Deluxe set available now for pre-order at ELVIS1956.COM; Advance orders through this website will also receive an exclusive replica vinyl 7" of Elvis' first 45rpm EP for RCA Records Also ...

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Event

Meddy Gerville Live At Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
September 22, 2011

New York, New York: In support of his newest CD release, Fo Kronm La Vi, Reunion Island pianist, songwriter, composer and singer Meddy Gerville will perform live at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City, CA, on Friday, October 7, 2011 from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. Playing with Meddy will be world renowned musicians Jim Célestin on sax; bassist Michel Alibo; Emmanuel Felicite on drums; and percussionist Jérôme Calciné. At Vitello's Meddy will be performing tunes from his latest ...

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Radio

Clarinetist Dave Bennett Featured This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
September 22, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, youthful clarinetist Dave Bennett joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to sample music from the long career of his main inspiration, Benny Goodman. With clarinetist Ron Hockett, Dave explores classics of “chamber jazz" that Goodman recorded with his small groups—"Avalon," “Runnin' Wild," “I Got Rhythm," and “Tiger Rag." Dave is one of the top artists in a new generation of musicians passionate about early jazz forms. The program is distributed in the US by Public ...

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