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Recording

Songstress Lisa Deveaux speaks the “Language of Love”

Source: Lisa Deveaux
June 25, 2011

LANGUAGE OF LOVE" CD RELEASE" (Los Angeles, CA) Island Girl Music announces the new release of recording artist Lisa Deveaux's sophomore CD, “Language of Love," worldwide release date scheduled for July 12th, 2011. CD distribution through iTunes, Amazon.com, CD Baby and Borders e-retailers. The smooth and soulful 12 song CD is available for $12.99 (suggested retail price). Lisa's sophomore project makes it clear that the “Language of Love" is her answer to love. Lisa Deveaux fulfilled part of her dream ...

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Award / Grant

Jazzed Media's Stan Kenton Documentary Honored with Videographer Award

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
June 25, 2011

The Videographer Awards has honored Jazzed Media with a 2011 Videographer Award of Excellence for the documentary film Stan Kenton: Artistry in Rhythm- Portrait of a Jazz Legend. The documentary film was produced and directed by multi-Grammy nominated producer and award winning filmmaker Graham Carter, founder of Jazzed Media. Jazzed Media produces jazz CDs and documentary jazz films. In recognition of the upcoming 100th birthday celebration of Stan Kenton in 2011 this almost 2 hour documentary by award winning jazz ...

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Recording

JC Stylles Debuts With "Exhilaration and Other States" on July 12

Source: GoMedia PR
June 25, 2011

Guitarist's New Motema Music CD Features Burning B-3 Trio with Pat Bianchi and Drummer Lawrence Leathers Guitarist JC Stylles, whose Motema debut Exhilaration & Other States will be released on July 12, is that rare artist who knows how to fire up a crowd with some relentless swing, cool them out with a relaxed groove or a beautiful ballad, and then reignite the blaze with a burning tempo that only a full-fledged master instrumentalist could conjure. Veteran jazz guitarist Rodney ...

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Festival

The 2011 Copenhagen Jazz Festival Set To Kick Off On July 1!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 25, 2011

"Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Copenhagen Jazz Festival is a model of excellence for jazz festivals worldwide" —All About Jazz, 2008 “Copenhagen is a wonderful, wonderful place to get lost in, especially when the cause is jazz. Newcomers to the city, and to the seductive, seasoned Copenhagen Jazz Festival-up to its 32nd edition this summer-will find before them an almost dizzying density of a program, which extends to multiple venues all over the city." —JazzTimes, 2010 “The Copenhagen Jazz Festival ...

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Contest

Enter the "Konitz/Mehldau/Haden/Motian - Live at Birdland" Giveaway at AllAboutJazz!

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2011

Radio

Boogie Woogie Trio This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 23, 2011

This week, Riverwalk Jazz celebrates the rocking rhythms of Albert Ammons and his partnership with Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. Frequent guest artist Dick Hyman teams up with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band and former band member, pianist John Sheridan for an evening of classics of the boogie woogie piano genre. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on- demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. Boogie woogie ...

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Recording

Chart Topping French Pop/Gypsy Jazz Chanteuse, ZAZ readies for US debut

Source: Kelly Krueger
June 23, 2011

SonyMusic Independent Network (SIN) is proud to announce that they will be releasing Zaz, the US debut and self-titled debut studio record from the chart topping diamond and platinum selling French pop/gypsy jazz singer. Established as an accomplished star in her native France since the release of the record last summer, Zaz is ready to bring her accomplished vocals and hooky, and often playful, songwriting and her combination of jazz manouche and chanson Française to the US. Zaz (real name ...

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Music Industry

Grammy-winning Composer/trumpet Player Terence Blanchard To Compose Original Music For "A Streetcar Named Desire" On Broadway

Source: Muse Media
June 23, 2011

GRAMMY-WINNING COMPOSER/TRUMPET PLAYER TERENCE BLANCHARD TO COMPOSE ORIGINAL MUSIC FOR FRONT ROW PRODUCTION'S A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, WRITTEN BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DIRECTED BY EMILY MANN, STARRING BLAIR UNDERWOOD, BROADWAY, SPRING 2012 New York: Front Row Productions (Stephen Byrd, Alia Jones) is proud to announce that the world-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard will compose the original musical soundscape for the upcoming Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Emily Mann, starring Blair Underwood. Spring ...

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