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Recording

For Your Grammy Consideration: The Metropolitan Jazz Octet and vocalist Paul Marinaro presents: 'The Bowie Project'

Source: Michael Ricci
October 8, 2023

In the vast landscape of musical reinventions, few dare to juxtapose the realm of rock royalty with the intricate artistry of jazz. But the Metropolitan Jazz Octet (MJO), known for its innovative 'chamber jazz' brilliance, has undertaken such an endeavor with their album, The Bowie Project, released on January 16, 2023, on the Origin Records imprint. The MJO's legacy, rooted in the golden age of the 1950s, is no stranger to ambitious projects. Their exquisite blend of big band resonance ...

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Performance / Tour

Songstress Antonia Bennett, Daughter Of Jazz Icon Tony Bennett, Launches Solo Career At Dizzy's Club On November 30, 2023

Source: RickGomesPR
October 7, 2023

Antonia Bennett, the acclaimed jazz singer and daughter of legendary jazz icon Tony Bennett, launches her solo career at Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday, November 30, with two performances at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. This one-night-only engagement promises an unforgettable journey through the Great American Songbook, along with Bennett’s own original compositions. With her warm and captivating voice, Bennett will bring to life timeless classics from the Great American Songbook, evoking the spirit of Ella ...

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Recording

Pianist/Composer Marcus Persiani 'The Proper Time' Features George Coleman, Wayne Escoffrey And More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 6, 2023

Marcus Persiani is a pianist, composer and arranger who has performed and toured with many luminary musicians throughout his career. First influenced by the sound of Debussy's melodies echoing from the piano through his home, he was drawn to jazz greats like Herbie Hancock, Ahmad Jamal, and McCoy Tyner. His journey has taken him from Chicago's vibrant musical scene to New York's artistic hub. While sharing the stage with such artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach and Tito Puente, and ...

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Recording

Vocalist Audrey Silver's Jazz-Inspired 'Oklahoma'—A Soulful Tribute To Iconic Musical

Source: Mouthpiece Music
October 6, 2023

Audrey Silver has loved musicals since she was little. As a child, she went to Broadway shows, watched movie musicals and listened to her father’s collection of soundtracks. One of her favorites was “Oklahoma!,” which she adored so much that when she turned 11, she asked her parents if they would play the ﬁlm for her friends at her birthday party. Although her friends thought her movie selection was a bit quirky, her early passion developed into a life-long love ...

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Music Industry

Acclaimed Dominican Drummer Stars With Alejandro Sanz At The Peacock Theater In LA

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2023

Helen De La Rosa, an internationally renowned drummer and music director from Santo Domingo, has starred at many prestigious jazz festivals and concert series across the globe, and is now leading the rhythm section of the 4-time Grammy Award and 25-time time Latin Grammy Award winner Alejandro Sanz’s SANZ en Vivo World Tour. Based on Alejandro Sanz’ 2021 Latin Grammy nominated album, SANZ en Vivo had successful runs in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and Puerto Rico. After a resounding success ...

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Recording

The Janczarski-Siddik Quartet in Contemplation

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2023

Tenor saxophonist Borys Janczarski, whose album with co-leader Stephen McCraven I praised way back in September 2016 (the first year of this blog), returns here with an almost entirely different lineup except for the new co-leader, trumpeter-flautist Rasul Siddik, simply a sideman in 2016. And except for the fact that both CDs include one composition by Siddik, the focus here is also different, leaning on compositions by famous jazz musicians. The only name I don’t recognize is Jim Pepper, but ...

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Performance / Tour

Los Angeles-Based Jazz Singer Maria Schafer Announces USA West Coast Tour

Source: Maria Schafer
October 4, 2023

Evocative jazz songstress and composer Maria Schafer is excited to announce her next tour of the West Coast of the USA in October 2023 spanning jazz clubs, radio stations, and performing arts centers in CA, OR, and WA. On the timing of the tour, Maria shares that this tour will “be a sneak peek of my next album featuring my newest songs, expanded instrumentation, musical alchemy, and continued musical growth. My songbook has joyously developed with original songs melding jazz ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Power Initiative Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Season With The Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam Series

Source: Janny Gonzalez
October 2, 2023

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI), an Inwood-based non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission of transforming lives through jazz music, arts education and performance, kicks off its 20th anniversary season with the acclaimed Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam series starting in October. Held twice-monthly, the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam presents professional and emerging jazz artists with a different featured guest, offering audiences cross-cultural and multidisciplinary sets of new works and jazz standards; the audience is then invited to join in and ...

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