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Event

Singers Connection Open Mic and Jam at University of the Streets (NYC)

Source: OKÄRU hoshino-LOVElace
June 21, 2011

Performance / Tour

Dave Bass TV appearance; NPR interview; Sacramento Bee article; 6/26 concert

Source: David Bass
June 21, 2011

Wed. 6/22 at 9 a.m. Dave and vocalist Ann Roach will be performing Dave's songs on KXTV, Channel 10's Sacramento & Company. Dave will also be interviewed. Friday, 6/24 at 10 a.m., Dave will be interviewed by Jeffrey Callison on Insight on KXJZ, 90.9 or streaming at www.Capradio.org. Friday, 6/24. Sacramento Bee will have feature article on Dave. Sunday, 6/26, 5 p.m. at JB's lounge, sponsored in part by the California Lawyers for the Arts. $10 admission. Five great singers ...

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Performance / Tour

Upcoming Aum Fidelity Highlights at the Stone.

Source: Chris Rich
June 20, 2011

Among many items in the ongoing mini Aum festival at the Stone are two that incite a few key taps. According to Mr. Aum: “The focus is on jazz forward / avant-garde soul, with select excursions elsewhere. I thank The Stone for the opportunity to ask some of my favorite musicians & human beings to share some very good time together in late June 2011." The 21st begins with another spin of the sax duet kaleidoscope that Mr. Shipp ever ...

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Performance / Tour

Joe DeRose and Amici LIVE at Kuumbwa Jazz Center (Santa Cruz, CA) - Sunday, June 26th / 4:00pm

Source: Hristo Vitchev
June 20, 2011

Blend vibrant jazz fusion, ECM harmonies, and soulful melodies and you get Joe De Rose and Amici. Joe De Rose, a native of the Bay Area, has been playing drums professionally for 21 years in various styles ranging from Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop, Latin, Blues, Rock to Fusion. He is an alumni of the Alum Rock Jazz Band (88) and has also graduated from The Prestigious Berklee College of music. Joe has toured Europe, Japan, and the states with various artists ...

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Recording

Half Note Records Issues A New Release By Randy Brecker, The Jazz Ballad Song Book, Featuring The Danish Radio Big Band And The Danish National Chamber Orchestra

Source: hubtone PR
June 20, 2011

AVAILABLE IN STORES AND ONLINE JULY 19, 2011! New York—Half Note Records is pleased to present trumpeter Randy Breckerʼs latest musical venture, a collaboration with the Danish Radio Big Band (DRBB) and the Danish National Chamber Orchestra. This formidable partnership provides a special opportunity for Brecker, actuating what many will consider to be a “career record." Breckerʼs incomparable contribution to contemporary music spans several decades. The Jazz Ballad Song Book explores the contours of ten compelling American songs, penned by ...

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Event

Back Alley Players; Jambalaya Brass Band; and Larry Baeder & The MuseGurus Live at Drom

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
June 20, 2011

New York, NY—Redwood Entertainment, Inc. presents the first of its dynamic theme-night music shows at Drom in NYC with an American Roots Music Review on Thursday, June 23, 2011, from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. Appearing at the show will be successful Redwood recording artists Back Alley Players, Jambalaya Brass Band, and Larry Baeder & The MuseGurus. Back Alley Players, recently busy contributing to the soundtrack of the soon to be released World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Studios' film Inside Out, will ...

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Recording

Johannes Zetterberg - Painter's Portrait

Source: Michael Ricci
June 20, 2011

Two years after the release of the highly acclaimed debut “Luna Nueva", bassist & composer Johannes Zetterberg is set to release his much-anticipated sophomore album “Painter's Portrait". Together with special guests Bob Mintzer (Yellowjackets, Jaco Pastorius, Buddy Rich et al.), Steve Weingart (Dave Weckl Band, Steve Lukather et al.), Brandon Fields (George Benson, Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire et al), Jason Rebello (Sting, Jeff Beck, Wayne Shorter et al.), and a host of Swedish session musicians, he once ...

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Interview