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Radio

Battle of the Bands This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
August 18, 2011

This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents an epic battle of the bands between The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and Banu Gibson's Hot Jazz from New Orleans. The battle, captured for our broadcast, took place in 1994 at the Zaragoza Theater at the Fiesta Texas Park in San Antonio Stage legend William Warfield acted as referee. Tap dancing sensation Savion Glover performed with both bands—with Banu Gibson in “Wrap Your Cares in Rhythm and Dance" and with the JCJB in the Bill ...

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Performance / Tour

The 4th Hong Kong International Jazz Festival Full Line-up Announced, 8-Day Festival Features Over 300 Artists from 24 Countries

Source: Bosco Cheung
August 18, 2011

Hong Kong will be filled with sounds and rhythms of some of the world's greatest jazz performers this autumn. Being the first outdoor music event at the West Kowloon Cultural District with a full support of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Hong Kong Jazz Association announced today the complete performing line-up of the fourth annual Hong Kong International Jazz Festival (HKIJF) to be held from September 25th to October 2nd, 2011. Sponsored by the Mega Events Fund, a HK$100 million ...

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Performance / Tour

Pianist Armen Nalbandian joins Dave Chappelle on stage for Impromptu Performance at Yoshi's

Source: Blacksmith Brother
August 18, 2011

Performance / Tour

Barbara Higbie Named First-Ever Artist in Residence at Yoshi's Oakland

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
August 18, 2011

Barbara Higbie Named First-Ever Artist in Residence at Yoshi's Oakland—Ongoing Residency at Renowned Jazz Club Begins September 13—Monthly Concerts Will Continue Through 2012 Barbara Higbie—a Grammy-nominated, Bammy award-winning pianist, composer, violinist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist—has been selected as the first Artist in Residence at Yoshi's Oakland. “I've been a fan of Barbara for years," says Yoshi's Oakland Artistic Director Peter Williams. “She lives here in the Bay Area, she's a wonderful player, and she has done so many things. She is ...

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Recording

Afrolicious: A Dub For Mali [EP] on ESL Music

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 18, 2011

Imagine stepping into a bumping dance party at the peak of the night and feeling the movement of the dancers around you; take a psychedelic walk through the Malian desert with a boom box, or meditate on some modern dub as the night winds down. Afrolicious brings musical treats for you to feed your mind, body and soul which mixes a love of dj and dance culture along with a passion for organic soulful live music from around the world. ...

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Festival

Hong Kong International Jazz Festival 2011 Kicks Off

Source: Bosco Cheung
August 18, 2011

Hong Kong International Jazz Festival The PAST The first jazz festival that ever took place in Hong Kong back in 1987 was imported from Japan, as sponsored by the tobacco company Mild Seven—SELECT Live Under The Sky, Hong Kong. This series originated from Japan in the early 80's till 1992 when Japan slipped into an economic downturn. The Festival had a 5 years' life span in Hong Kong and was a fashionable event among the celebrities and movie stars at ...

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Recording

New Smooth Jazz Release: "Let Go" by Gloria Miller

Source: Michael Ricci
August 18, 2011

Let Go is a musical journey through love, loss and recovery. Gloria is a prolific songwriter, and each song comes from a deeply personal place covering an eclectic range of genres including, Swing Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Latin Jazz, R&B and Blues. “I wrote this album on the heels of a devastating breakup and I saw writing it as a chance to pour out everything I was feeling as I travelled the road to healing. Often pain and suffering causes us ...

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Recording

Ayler Records announces 3 new releases

Source: Stephane Berland
August 17, 2011

Summer has been busy at Ayler Records, presenting today 3 new cd releases: Daunik Lazro—Some Other Zongs (aylCD-123) Ten years after his first and only solo release Zong Book, baritone saxophonist Daunik Lazro delivers another collection of improvised solo pieces, recorded during the 2010 Europa Jazz Festival and in Paris' Saint-Merry church a few months later. If Lazro's creativity and technique are no longer to prove, it's really the highly personal quality of the sonic landscapes he's creating that strikes ...

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