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Instrumental Bass Guitar & Vibraphone Duo Cliffwalker 'Casually Skirts Past Math Rock, Jazz, And Minimalist Classical Like Ships In The Night' With 'Calm Sea' Video, Streaming Now
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Fanatic Promotion
“A breath of fresh air and a deeply nostalgic look into the 1960’s aesthetic,” says music discovery website Fecking Bahamas about the “Calm Sea” music video by Portland, Oregon-based “crime jazz” duo, CLIFFWALKER. “Comparisons to espionage composers like John Barry or Lalo Schifrin... The duo casually skirts past math rock, jazz, and minimalist classical like ships in the night.” About the cinematic clip, CLIFFWALKER’s Cliff Hayes explains, “Kyros Papavassiliou, the co-writer and director of the film ‘Impressions of a Drowned ...
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Contempo-Jazz Guitarist B.D. Lenz 'It's Just A Dream' Releases On November 1st With Mike Stern & Randy Brecker!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Contempo jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz returns with It's Just A Dream, his 13th recording as a leader and features one of his long-time heroes, Mike Stern, on guitar along with the legendary Randy Brecker on trumpet. It’s Just a Dream began as a small writing project during COVID and blossomed into a full release with ten original compositions of Lenz’s signature blend of jazz, funk, and rock. The New Jersey native says, “I never intended to write a whole record ...
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Remembering All About Jazz's Mark Barnett: 1932-2022
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All About Jazz
Mark Barnett of Gaithersburg, Maryland passed away peacefully on the morning of September 26, 2022 after a long life of accomplishment, love, and laughter. Born on Easter Sunday 27 March 1932, Mark grew up in a three-level house in Newark, NJ filled with an extended Jewish family, good food, and a series of beloved turtles. After graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from Rutgers University in 1950, he joined the Public Health Service in the Radiological Health ...
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New Book Teaches Newcomers How To Listen To Jazz
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All About Jazz
“Lots of people want to listen to jazz, but they don’t know where to start,” says Mark Barnett, author of Getting Into Jazz, a new book from Canoe Tree Press that offers lively tips on how to listen, along with step-by-step guides through some classic jazz CDs featuring such artists as Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz and Chet Baker. Dipping your toe “With so many artists available on so many albums, it’s like a vast swimming pool out there,” says Barnett, ...
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The Real Philadelphia Book Provides An Anthology Of Compositions By Jazz And Blues Artists
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Michael Ricci
Publication Date: October 24, 2022 344 pages, 9 x 12" Paper: 978-1-4399-1846-3 $24.95 An anthology of compositions by popular Philadelphia jazz and blues artists accessible for every musician The Real Philadelphia Book, 2nd Edition (Publication Date: October 24, 2022) compiled by Jazz Bridge and editors David Dzubinski and Suzanne Cloud, is a collection of more than 200 original jazz and blues compositions. Arranged alphabetically by song title, the sheet music showcases work by generations of Philadelphia musicians. This volume, ...
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DJ Shortkutz Continues To Create Crowd-Favorite Tracks
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Brauch Owens
DJing and the life of music can be thrilling and fun, however it’s an extremely competitive space to get into. The music industry is one that changes rapidly and everyone coming in is lucky to get a shot at showcasing their work to the world. Every now and then, we see a one-of-a-kind talent among the lucky ones. Among those is DJ and music producer, DJ Shortkutz. Italian-American DJ, DJ Shortkutz started off in the music industry in the early ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: September 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 tracks featured in September, 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 Atrás da porta Lucia Fodde From: Traces Of You 04:18 Birdland Runaround Tobin Mueller From: Prestidigitation 6:30 Antepenultimate Kate ...
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The First Public Company For Jazz 'BeBop' Makes History On The Stock Market
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Sue Veres Royal
The BeBop Channel Corporation (OTC PINK: BBOP), made history earlier this month as the first Jazz public company, giving a Wall Street voice to the world of Jazz – America’s classical music. Many people in the New York area are already familiar with ‘BeBop’ from their programming, including their recent Off-Broadway production God Doesn’t Mean You Get to Live Forever, the New York Jazz Film Festival, and the television series Giant Steps starring the late Mickey Bass and many top ...
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