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Enter the "Shawn Maxwell - Urban Vigilante" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2011

Festival

Berklee's Mario Castro Quintet performs at the Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 3, 2011

Boston, MA—Berklee College of Music's Mario Castro Quintet will perform at the 57th annual Newport Jazz Festival, which features some of the most innovative acts in jazz, on four stages, over three days. Castro's band, composed of some of Berklee's finest musicians, has been a regular fixture at Wally's Café, the legendary Boston club where many of the best young jazz players have cut their teeth. The Quintet's performance will be heard later that day on NPRmusic.org, as part of ...

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Festival

Veteran Jazz Stars Shine at Newport Jazz Festival on August 5th

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 3, 2011

NEWPORT, RI—Real jazz is music for grown-ups, played by grown-ups. And, as the impressive array of artists assembled at the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management aurally illustrates, with rare exceptions, most musicians arrive at their own sound when they hit their thirties and forties. So when you see them, it's not about “catching a rising star," it's more like witnessing an assemblage of distinct musical planets circumnavigating their own orbits, encompassing the tradition and their ...

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Four Generations of Jazz Pianists Perform at Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 3, 2011

NEWPORT, RI—No other instrument in jazz is as complex and comprehensive as the piano. By extension, the pianists who play it represent all of the vivid and varied complexities of the art form, from the percussive pianisms of Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk, to the get down grooves of Horace Silver, and the harmonic hurricanes generated by McCoy Tyner. The 2011 edition of the Newport Jazz Festival® Presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, set for August 5th, features four generations ...

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Recording

Anastasia Barzee Sets Jazz-Infused Debut for 9/27, Features Steve Wilson on Multiple Tracks

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 2, 2011

Acclaimed Singer/Actress Anastasia Barzee Readies Sophisticated Debut CD: 'The Dimming of the Day' is Set for 9/27 on Ghostlight Records Produced by Matt Pierson with Arrangements by Grammy Award-Winning Gil Goldstein, Contemporary Collection Features an Eclectic Mix of Broadway, Pop and Jazz-Infused Tracks, from Kate Bush to Paul Simon to Jimmy Webb to Randy Newman to Andrew Lloyd Webber to Rufus Wainwright and more Duet with Brian D'Arcy James is One of Many Highlights; Top Musicians Including Steve Wilson and ...

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Recording

Japanese guitarist Yuichi Tanaka releases remarkable solo gem with "A Hill of the Sun"

Source: Lauren Rogers
August 2, 2011

For those who heard Jazz Guitar Duo's 2008 effort, Chronicle, the velvety caress of Yuichi Tanaka's guitar playing is no longer a secret. Woefully unknown in the U.S., Tanaka is not a showy guitarist; his skills lie in his ability to convey peaceful beauty with subtle charm. After dazzling listeners as the other half of Jazz Guitar Duo, Tanaka has set off on his own, unveiling a remarkable solo gem with A Hill of the Sun. Born in Chiba, Japan ...

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Boston-Based Trumpeter/Composer Daniel Rosenthal Debuts with "Lines," Sept. 13

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
August 2, 2011

Boston-based trumpeter and composer Daniel Rosenthal is a fresh, imaginative new name on the contemporary acoustic jazz scene. His debut CD, Lines, is set for September 13 release on his American Melody Records label. Rosenthal was mentored by legendary saxophonist Steve Lacy while studying at the New England Conservatory of Music, and is the son of acclaimed bluegrass singer/songwriter and string player Phil Rosenthal. He is an artist with a unique, engaging vision and is the latest rising jazz star ...

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Book / Magazine

Veteran Publicist Cheryl Hughey Teaches Emerging Music Artists Tricks of the Trade in New Ebooklet

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
August 2, 2011

Veteran music publicist Cheryl Hughey has just released a new ebooklet, “Music Promotion for Everyone, Volume 1." Designed to fit the growing needs of music students, this short collection of essays covers the subjects of leadership, salesmanship, marketing, communication skills, roles of industry professionals, appearance bookings and social media. “The lessons are designed to give the developing artist a solid foundation in the key business skills needed to survive in the highly competitive entertainment marketplace," said the author. “Music Promotion ...

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