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Travis Barker The Talk Of Tinsel Town, But Enter Music Publishing Traps Him Again During "Travis Barker" Week From April 18 To 25

Source: JCM Media
April 13, 2011

San Jose, Calif.,—Travis Barker consistently keeps the media and the drumming community fascinated. Whether it's his latest hip-hop record, Blink-182 reunions, plane crashes, or reality TV he never stays far from the public eye. That's why Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines, worldwide and online, will celebrate “Travis Barker Week," from April 18 to the 25th on its web site. (drummagazine.com) Each day, the company will feature recent and older, archived stories about Travis' career. The editorial content ...

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John Payne Quartet joined by the "Born Again" 35-member John Payne Music Center Sax Choir -- May 3, 2011

Source: Mary Curtin Productions
April 13, 2011

John Payne Quartet joined by the “Born Again" 35-member John Payne Music Center Saxophone Choir, under the direction of Duncan Martin. Tuesday, May 3rd, sets at 8 pm & 9:30 pm. Tickets: $10. Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge. For advance tickets and information: 617-876-9330 For one night only, the John Payne Music Center (JPMC) Saxophone Choir will rise up and be “Born Again," participating in this year's Greater Boston's Jazz Week '11. The Sax Choir, led by arranger, ...

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Lalo Schifrin to Release "Invocations: Jazz Meets The Symphony No. 7"

Source: CineMedia Promotions
April 13, 2011

Latest Entry In Lalo Schifrin's Multiple Grammy-Nominated Series Released April 12th (Los Angeles, CA) Aleph Records will release the latest title in the multiple Grammy©-nominated series, Jazz Meets the Symphony, on April 12, 2011. The seventh recording of the series, Invocations, features original compositions and arrangements by Lalo Schifrin, who earned his fifth Grammy Award this past fall at the Latin Grammy Awards. Invocations: Jazz Meets the Symphony #7 was recorded in Prague with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Ltd. ...

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Bob "Sir Bob-O" Washington, 1922-2011

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 13, 2011

In Kirkland, WA, on March 20th, 2011, one day shy of his 89th birthday, Bob Washington—"Sir Bob-O"—left this world to join the very large Jazz ensemble in a better place, joining his friends and heroes, “Satchmo," “Duke," “Count," “Hamp," “Pres," “Bird," and many others after a brave, lengthy battle with heart and lung ailments.

Known and revered as a robustly talented and tireless organizer, leader, and participant in the arts and civic affairs for over fifty years, Bob enriched the ...

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Jazz Stamp for USPS

Source: Michael Ricci
April 13, 2011

By Paul Rogers One day last year the friendly voice of Howard Paine was on the phone asking me if I'd like to design a jazz stamp for the US Postal Service. Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and about a dozen others have been honored with stamps in the past, and in 2008 Michael Bartalos designed a wonderful Latin Jazz stamp, but there has never been a single stamp to pay tribute to America's original art ...

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Jazz Vocalist/Recording Artist Jerry Costanzo Live At Feinstein's At The Regency

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
April 13, 2011

New York, NY,—In celebration of his new CD, Can't We Be Friend's? released on Daywood Drive Records, Jerry Costanzo will be performing live at Feinstein's at Loew's Regency on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, May 9, 2011, at 8:30 PM. As a follow-up to his most recent successful CD, Destination Moon, Jerry Costanzo who has coined the phrase “Bringing the American Songbook into the 21st Century," is releasing his newest CD, Can't We Be Friends? In his performance at ...

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Isaac Byrd, Jr. & Tribe Judah deliver soulful depth and evocative tunefulness on new CD "Beginnings"

Source: Lauren Rogers
April 13, 2011

His new album with Tribe Judah may be called Beginnings, but trumpet player Isaac Byrd, Jr. certainly doesn't sound like a beginner. The soulful depth and evocative tunefulness of the record leaves the fingerprints of an established, boldly confident musician, one who knows quite well how to express his innermost emotions through his instrument. While many instrumental albums are merely exercises in technical expertise, Beginnings is a collection of moods. Byrd is a storyteller without words, conjuring vivid imagery through ...

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Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 Performs May 1 At The Center For The Arts, Eagle Rock

Source: Leisei Chen
April 13, 2011

Legendary Jazz Violinist (Sun Ra, John Coltrane, Stevie Wonder) Debuts on the Sunday Evening Concert Series with his New, All-star Quintet (Los Angeles, CA) The Michael White Quintet: Unit 2 makes its debut on the Open Gate Theatre's Sunday Evening Concert Series at 7 pm on May 1 at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock. Led by legendary jazz violinist Michael White, and featuring some of Los Angeles' most talented musicians, the group features Leisei Chen, vocals; Timothy Young, ...

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