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Performance / Tour

Captain Hook "Plunge!" CD Release Party on July 2 at de Melkweg in Amsterdam

Source: Michael Ricci
June 13, 2011

Captain Hook proudly presents their third album Plunge! Saturday the 2nd of July 2011 at de Melkweg in Amsterdam. Captain Hook is a funk jazz quintet from the Netherlands. They play high-energy grooves with catchy melodies and freaky improvisations. 70's-fender rhodes sounds go together with nu-beats, heavy guitar riffs and bebopish saxophone licks. Captain Hook delivers a cool now-a-days mix of dansable jazz and exciting soundscapes. The five bandmembers of Captain Hook are clearly acquainted with each other and have ...

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Festival

Brenda Carol & ClaireVoyance's 15th Year at HotHouse Cafe June 26 - 29, 2011

Source: Brenda Carol
June 12, 2011

SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011 TORONTO, ON CANADA: ANNOUNCING BRENDA CAROL & CLAIREVOYANCE AS PART OF THE 2011 TD CANADA TRUST JAZZ FESTIVAL LIVE AT HOTHOUSE CAFE. SUNDAY, JUNE 26, MONDAY, JUNE 27, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, & WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011 This all ages, 4 evening event features some of Canada's finest, jazz artists including Brenda Carol, Toronto pianist and educator Stephen Gardner on electric piano, Bill McBirnie on master flute, tenor saxophonist Rob Christian (Paul Mifsud on ...

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Recording

New York-based drummer Kentaro Nakayama releases collection of hypnotic instrumentals

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 11, 2011

For drummer Kentaro Nakayama, the road to New York's jazz scene consisted of millions of miles and a number of different calendars. Now recording music for various film, TV, and advertising projects, Nakayama cannot forget the different paths that he took which led him to where he is today. Nor can he lose sight of his ultimate goal. “I want to keep playing music until I die," Nakayama revealed. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Nakayama moved to Boston, MA in 2006 ...

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Recording

Acclaimed German guitarist Martin Schulte redefines contemporary jazz on new CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 12, 2011

In his young, tragic life, Kurt Cobain probably never imagined one of his songs would be converted into a freewheeling jazz number. But that's exactly what guitarist Martin Schulte accomplishes on his new album, In Transit, reworking Nirvana's 1993 fuzz bomb “Heart-Shaped Box" into quirky, screeching jazz, complete with sizzling saxophone and Schulte capturing the soft/loud pattern of the original albeit minus the rock element. Indeed, this is not your father's jazz. Born in Cologne, Germany in 1979, Schulte belongs ...

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Interview

Nico Sanchez Quartet sizzles with tightly knit and propulsive chemistry on new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 12, 2011

Although he didn't enter the Barcelona, Spain jazz scene until 2004, guitarist Nico Sánchez certainly doesn't sound like a relative newcomer. In fact, his latest album with his quartet, De Visitante, is marked with the fingerprints of highly experienced musicians, displaying the keen skills of masters of the craft. Listen to how Sánchez's guitar sizzles on “Cha Cha Chaa," its sweltering Latin grooves lighting up the evening skies. Sánchez's bandmates—saxophonist Miguel Fernández, bassist Juan Pablo Balcazar, and drummer Gonzalo del ...

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Recording

Erin Dickins Releases "Nice Girls"

Source: Cyber PR
June 12, 2011

A founding member of MANHATTAN TRANSFER, the original jazz vocal group, Ms. Dickins continues to enchant audiences throughout the world. She has performed and recorded with Bette Midler, The Talking Heads, Jaco Pastorius, James Taylor, Ashford & Simpson, Leonard Cohen, Barry Manilow and James Brown, to name but a few. NICE GIRLS is her first solo album, just released on Champagne Records, and produced and arranged by Jesse Frederick, with Rob Mounsey and Nick Vincent. A virtual dream team of ...

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Contest

Enter the "Freddie Hubbard - Pinnacle: Live & Unreleased from Keystone Korner" Giveaway

Source: John Kelman
June 11, 2011

Interview

New York-based violinist Adam Baldych releases imaginative, gorgeous new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 11, 2011

There is perhaps no more of an apt title than Magical Theatre to describe the imaginative and sometimes otherworldly ways in which Adam Baldych approaches his violin playing. For example, “Party Place" opens up deliriously funky riffing and slamming drums as Baldych's violin catches the happening vibe with a sweaty, scorching performance. However, the tempo slows down in the middle section, and Baldych aims for the stars, his violin offering dreamy, swirling textures. Absolutely gorgeous and totally unexpected. Based in ...

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