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The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra Performs Duke Ellington's "Nutcracker Suite" at the Dunbar Hotel on December 9th
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David W Payne
Following their hugely successful SOLD OUT concert at Catalina's in Hollywood last month, The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra are performing Duke Ellington's “Nutcracker Suite" at the historic Dunbar Hotel on Central Avenue. Michael Ellington, the Duke's great grand nephew, will be hosting the event. The Honorable Jan Perry, the Councilwoman responsible for the recent renovation of The Dunbar will also be in attendance. The Hollywood Jazz Orchestra (HJO) are going into the Recording Studio at the end of March. LAJO have ...
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NYC Jazz Artist Sweet Megg Releases Playful New Music Video 'Santa Baby'
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EMPKT PR
The Holiday season has officially begun, and Turtle Bay Records artist Sweet Megg helps ring in the season with her jazzy spin on the Eartha Kitt classic, “Santa Baby.” Her new music video for the track is out now and features Megg and her band members performing and enjoying themselves amongst eccentric party-goers and a couple of peculiar Santas. The video was directed, shot, and edited by Matthew Farrell at the home of Scott Asen, Founder of Turtle Bay Records. ...
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Shiva In Flagrante — Mysterious New Jazz Album From Ex-Buddhist Priest, Jacques Bailhé
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Jacques Bailhé
What happens when you mix years touring on bass with Big Lost, a critic once described as “Folk-Baroque-Rock,” stir in producing hundreds of tracks for film and commercials, a drum solo behind a fire-breathing stripper in a roller rink in Bangkok, sitar lessons in India and Nepal, and chanting prayers as a Buddhist monk? You get Shiva in flagrante (The Hindu god Shiva in flames of passion). Bailhé laughs, “Chanting prayers in temples is a fascinating way to experience the ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: November 2022
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in November, 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 Tracks Heart Of Brazil Antonio Adolfo From: Octet And Originals 05:39 Minus Eight Cícero Lee From: Na Casa Da Nuvem 8:21 Parlami ...
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World's First Live Jazz Platform, Oh! Jazz, Launches Globally, Featuring Iconic Guitarist, Stanley Jordan
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Aqui Media Co.
Now launched globally, Oh! Jazz is a live and on-demand subscription platform, which brings live jazz from iconic clubs around the world direct to the homes of global subscribers, turning their living rooms into instant live jazz venues. Founded by Jesus Perezagua (Former President of Fox Networks Europe & Africa) and Dan Bessant (Former Head of Programming, Entertainment and Music at Foxtel), Oh! Jazz features a curated selection of over 150 new live shows each year from London, Madrid, Tokyo, ...
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Multi-Cultural Group The Burnt Pines Bloom Again On Dazzling 'Don't Look Down'
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1888 Media
Jammy feel-good folk-pop trio The Burnt Pines, comprised of singer and lyricist, Kris Skovmand, instrumentalist and arranger Aaron Flanders on guitar and banjo, and piano, keyboard player and arranger Miguel Sá Pessoa, have announced the release of Don’t Look Down, their affecting sophomore album, via CEN/The Orchard. Arriving February 3, 2023, the group will pre-release three digital singles beginning with the title track November 4, followed by “The Ghost Living in My Beer" (December 2) and the radio-focus track, “Bring ...
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Jazz For Teens Education Program Celebrates 25 Years Of Impacting Thousands Of Young Musicians
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AMT Public Relations
Spring semester January 21-May 13, 2023, every Saturday @ 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Special 25th anniversary performance May 13, 2023. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) ,the state’s anchor cultural institution, celebrates 25 years of offering thousands of high schoolers from Newark and beyond music lessons and performance experiences through its popular TD Jazz for Teensprogram. One of the first of many arts education institutions at NJPAC, it has grown into a nationally recognized and revered program producing stellar alumni ...
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Chicago-Based Trumpeter & Composer Markus Rutz Launches New Website
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Markus Rutz
Just this autumn I've refined my website and am very happy about the newest version. It's easy to peruse the content within the pages and some more features have been added. One feature available is a share button. For any tune or album that you may enjoy, the option to send a link directly to any place or person is easy to do whether within a social media space or a personal email or text. There are free music download ...
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