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Performance / Tour

Club Land Climbs the Jazz Week Bandwagon with JazzBoston

Source: Chris Rich
April 28, 2011

A core ingredient in every Jazz Week is participation from the hospitality constituency and with each passing year this participation reaches ever further into the Boston Metro area from the New Hampshire border to Rhode Island and west to the edge of Route 495. Below you'll find just a small sample of many events to convey a sense of the array of places and styles. Scullers has its own centerpiece special event on May 2nd but there are all manner ...

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Recording

Labor Records reissues Heiner Stadler's pioneering album

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
April 28, 2011

Featuring a stellar group of NY musicians, this critically acclaimed tribute, long unavailable, continues to sound as fresh and daring as it did when originally released. Remixed for the first time to digital from original sources by noted engineer Malcolm Addey A truly groundbreaking landmark recording, Tribute To Bird and Monk, was widely lauded when it was first released in 1978—credited as one of the best and most unusual albums of that year by Neil Tesser in a Jazz Magazine ...

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Recording

Guitarist Julian Lage Paints Picture Of Imaginary Town On New Album - "Gladwell" - Released On Emarcy Records

Source: DL Media
April 28, 2011

Following his Grammy-nominated 2009 debut Sounding Point, virtuoso guitarist Julian Lage returns with the evocative and finely wrought Gladwell—the second effort by his offbeat, eclectic group with cellist Aristides Rivas, percussionist Tupac Mantilla, bassist Jorge Roeder and saxophonist Dan Blake. The album unfolds according to a fanciful and story-driven plan, as Lage explains: “We began playing with the idea of creating a story we could use as a guiding light in our writing process.... The result was the development of ...

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Recording

David Bromberg's 'Use Me' Taps Friends Dr. John, Levon Helm, Linda Ronstadt, John Hiatt, Los Lobos and More

Source: conqueroo
April 28, 2011

The masterful solo artist, bandleader, and former session man assembles dream team of Americana artists to “use him" as frontman on new and handpicked songs. Album due on Appleseed Records on July 12 LOS ANGELES, Calif.—When David Bromberg, one of America's finest roots musicians, emerged from a recording hiatus of 17 years with the solo, acoustic, traditional folk-blues album Try Me One More Time (Appleseed, 2007), fans and critics were thrilled, and the CD was rewarded with a Grammy nomination. ...

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Music Industry

New England Jazz Hall of Fame to be Housed at WICN, in the Worcester Cultural District

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 28, 2011

WICN to Provide the Hall of Fame's First Physical Location, Providing Public Access to Historical Information about Jazz WORCESTER, Mass.,—The New England Jazz Alliance (NEJA), which operates the New England Jazz Hall of Fame, and WICN, “New England's NPR jazz and folk station," today announced that WICN will house the New England Jazz Hall of Fame at the radio station's headquarters. Located at 50 Portland Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, WICN's facility is at the core of Worcester's recently-designated Cultural District. April ...

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Recording

Tony Succar Releases "Thriller" A Tropical Tribute to the "King of Pop"

Source: Rafael Mangual
April 28, 2011

Well-recognized Latin Artist Tony Succar pays tribute to Michael Jackson in his innovative arrangement of “Thriller." The new single captures the ears and hearts of many while embodying the essence that is the King of Pop. Apr 05, 2011—In a fitting tribute to “The King Of Pop," virtuoso Peruvian Percussionist/Arranger/Producer TONY SUCCAR and his group Mixtura announce the launch of “THRILLER," the first single off of their upcoming album." Without a doubt, Michael Jackson, “The King of Pop," has influenced ...

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Video / DVD

Wolfgang's Vault Opens Video Vault: Includes Thousands of Historic Concert Performances

Source: Wolfgang's Vault
April 28, 2011

Wolfgang's Vault today debuts the Video Vault—the long-awaited archive of thousands of historic concert performances from the past 50 years by the biggest names in music. Jazz, Rock, Pop and many other genres are well represented in this singular and amazing archive. This Video Vault features exclusive content that has not been seen since it was taped, and will only be available to stream free via Wolfgang's Vault. Got to wolfgangsvault.com and get set to enjoy a experience of exploration. ...

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Recording

Acclaimed Producer/Composer Sir Gant Releases Debut Solo Project "The Journey"

Source: Chandra Lynn
April 28, 2011

Elegant Mediaworks debuts The Journey, a new adult-contemporary/jazz/soul album release by Sir Gant & The Invisible Force, now available at sirgant.com, iTunes and most popular download sites. Written and performed by acclaimed producer/composer Dean Gant (a.k.a. Sir Gant), the music on this record showcases his personal style at its best. The record features a formidable roster of musicians including Marcus Miller, Gerald Albright, Paulinho da Costa, Steve Ferrone, Al McKay, Omar Hakim, Nathan East, Ricky Lawson, David T. Walker, Rahmlee ...

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