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New Book 'Inside Black' investigates the depth and true meaning of black through art, culture, science and human consciousness
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All About Jazz
Inside Black is a dynamic concept initiated by visual artist and poet Leslie Browne, and executed with writer, photographer Joan Gannij, which investigates the depth and true meaning of black through art, culture, science and human consciousness. The word “Black" has been loaded with associations throughout history, referring to race, class, the human shadow side, the unknown, and Black Holes. Whether it be about the darkness of night, or the stranger in ourselves, black is an invitation to open our minds. We are striving ...
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Jazzahead! 2023 - Register Now And Submit Your Showcase Application
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Marisol Monzalvo
The jazzahead! Trade Fair and Festival will take place from Thursday morning to Sunday afternoon, 27 to 30 April in Bremen, Germany. Register now and get the early-bird rate until 27 October! What to expect? Three full days of networking with artists, bookers, labels, agencies, festivals and clubs, and more Top-class jazz from Germany (the partner country), Europe and overseas Get connected with the international jazz scene Apply for a showcase and don't miss the deadline on 27 October, 2022 ...
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The Unique 'Everlasting Cool' Mystique Of The Elusive Kathy Ingraham
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Powderfinger Promotions
As a session singer in New York City, millions have heard her voice on TV commercials and movie themes. She prefers singing behind the glass fortress of a recording studio, the happy place for this very private person. Getting her to talk about herself or credits and accomplishments in the past is nearly impossible. When asked, she quotes Alice In Wonderland “It’s no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then.” What we do know is ...
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Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. To Present Very Special 'Elden Ring' Jazz Music Streaming Event
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Asbury PR Agency
Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. will present a very special Jazz music streaming event – broadcast live from Hollywood and featuring Grammy Award-winning musician Kenny Garrett in collaboration with up-and-coming talent Takuya Kuroda—on December 3, 2022. The “Elden Ring: A Night in the Lands Between” music event will be held at Hollywood, California’s famed Bourbon Room and available via livestream to viewers in the US. Select songs from Elden Ring, including recognizable melodies from the game’s soundtrack, will be performed ...
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Now Available: Premiere Recording Of Anthony Davis's Malcolm X Opera Starring Davone Tines
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AMT Public Relations
“The work is gripping, and it is unlike any other opera... X is a work that deserves to enter the American repertory... not just a stirring and well-fashioned opera but one whose music adds a new, individual voice to those previously heard in our opera houses.” —The New Yorker “Poignant…forceful…resonant” —The Boston Globe “A riveting and uncompromising work” —The New York Times Known as the nation’s foremost label launched by an orchestra and devoted exclusively to new music, Grammy Award-winning ...
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Ovision - Eclectic Art Concept Album - Featuring Fabrizio Bosso and Roc Flowers
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Eclectic art in a concept album isn’t the most common way to approach music in 2022. This didn’t stop the creators of Ovision when it came to truly expressing themselves with music. A musical journey into the world of new jazz, hip hop, experimental soul and progressive rock Ovision aims to leave its listeners perplexed, in an overdose of creative influx, leaving them with something close to a spiritual experience. A project that you would have to use a lot ...
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Jason Yarde Struck Down Onstage: Urgent Crowdfunding Plea
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Chris May
On October 7, 2022, while performing at Pavilon République in Toulouse, France, the saxophonist, composer, arranger and producer Jason Yarde, a leading light of British progressive jazz for twenty years, suffered a massive stroke on stage. Fortunately, paramedics were at the gig. They administered first aid and got Jason to hospital without delay. A bleed was found on his brain and he was operated on. It is hoped that this prompt action will enable Jason to return ...
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Great Aunt Ruth & The Saucy Cats Are Releasing A Bluesy New Single 'The Ballad Of Kitty Bandit' On Oct 14
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Great Aunt Ruth & the Saucy Cats
Building upon the success of their previous EP All About The Music In Your Heart, and the first single from the upcoming play (“On Ne Sait Jamais”), Great Aunt Ruth (aka Kathryn Joy) and her Saucy Cats are releasing an exciting second single, “The Ballad of Kitty Bandit." Blending together a 1920s New Orleans feel with 1950s Dixieland blues and a few modern touches, “The Ballad of Kitty Bandit” features the impressive singing of Kathryn Joy, colorful trumpet by Nolan ...
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