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Pianist Mina Cho Solidifies Her Unique Fusion Of Jazz With Korean Traditional Music On 'Beat Mirage,' Set For February 9 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 5, 2024

Mina Cho’s startlingly fresh approach to jazz fusion reaches its culmination with Beat Mirage, her fifth album and the debut of her Grace Beat Quartet. Supported by bassist Max Ridley, drummer Yeongjin Kim and percussionist Insoo Kim, the Boston (by way of Seoul) pianist and composer makes bold new strides in her career-long quest to bridge the musical traditions of Korean gugak and American jazz. “What is Korean jazz? What makes Korean jazz?” Cho found herself asking. “Rhythm is very ...

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Single Review: Alexia Gardner Brings Startling Emotion To Her Interpretation Of The Soul And Blues Song ‘miss Celie’s Blues’

Source: Alexia Benz Gardner
January 4, 2024

On her album Feeling the Love, Songs of My Mother, Songs of My Father, Alexia Gardner delivers a masterclass on taking well-known classics and reimagining them as something new and personal. The new single ‘Miss Celie’s Blues’ is a delightful take on the 1985 song. Alexia Gardner has shared her new song, “Miss Celie’s Blues," taken from her fifth album, Feeling the Love, Songs of My Mother, Songs of My Father, released in 2023. A British singer with Jamaican roots, ...

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Performance / Tour

Just Announced: More Artists Added To Star-studded Celebration Of Peggy Lee And Frank Sinatra In Newark on February 8th

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 3, 2024

Thursday, February 8, 2024 @ 7:30 p.m. New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center Street Newark, New NJ 07102 $49-$99. To purchase, contact NJPAC at 1.888.GO.NJPAC / 1.888.466.5722 or visit NJPAC.org. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) celebrates the close friendship of legendary singer and songwriter Miss Peggy Lee and the greatest vocal star of all, Frank Sinatra. This one-night-only event on Thursday, February 8, 2024, features Christian McBride as Musical Director, with a lineup of ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: December 2023

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2024

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in December, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs La Flor de la Canela Edward Simon From: Femininas 3:46 Never Let Me Go Javon Jackson

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Drummer Reinhardt Winkler and Friends Release 'Drop Me Off'

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale
December 29, 2023

Whoever has listened to the music on this CD understands its title: Drop Me Off—getting dropped off, yes, but only at Reinhardt Winkler’s . The passionate drummer and heartful man has gathered his musical companions for an intense musical exchange and weaves their subtile contributions with perfect rhythmic work into a sound experience that you wouldn’t want to miss: Harry’s seasoned saxophone smiles at Boris’ rich bass, John’s well-dosed piano notes chat in between, Wolfgang respectfully joins in with his ...

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Event

Rebirth Brass Band Perform With Sol Roots And Gordon Sterling At The Hamilton Live

Source: 9th Floor Music
December 27, 2023

Closing out 2023 with a bang, New Orleans musical heavyweights Rebirth Brass Band appear for a two night run at The Hamilton Live in Washington D.C, also featuring the fierce funk/soul guitarist Sol Roots on December 30th, and the talented group Gordon Sterling & The People on December 31th. Rebirth Brass Band Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band is a globally renowned paragon of the New Orleans' brass band tradition. They are celebrated for melding their tradition with second-line, funk, jazz, soul, ...

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Saxophonist Borys Janczarski Goes It Alone with 'Time Remembered'

Source: Borys Janczarski
December 22, 2023

Polish tenor saxophonist Borys Janczarski, who for some years co-led an excellent quintet with drummer Stephen McCraven, has since gone his own way with a quartet of which he is sole leader. This is their first release, Time Remembered, is available exclusively on Bandcamp. Interestingly, the album was made three and a half years ago, in July 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic was scaring the bejesus out of anyone who gathered together—to make music or anything else. It’s a shame ...

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'Cutey And The Dragon' From ‘Raymond Scott Reimagined’ Nabs Grammy Nom For ‘Best Instrumental Composition’

Source: 1888 Media
December 21, 2023

Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed GRAMMY nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, have announced a GRAMMY nomination for ‘Best Instrumental Composition’ for “Cutey and the Dragon,” a song that appears on the critically-acclaimed album, Raymond Scott Reimagined, an unprecedented collaboration that features 30+ musicians honoring the incredible groundbreaking canon of composer Raymond Scott (1908-1994). Representing an entirely brand new composition crafted from an unfinished sketch Scott made for his granddaughter ...

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