Jazz News

Laura Fernandez CD Release "Un Solo Beso"

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale
March 21, 2011

Laura Fernandez- Born in Madrid, Spain, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada: singer, songwriter, pianist, music producer, painter, award-winning illustrator and designer, radio host/producer. Laura was born in Madrid into a family that boasted Laura's great grandfather as the mayor. She lived in Switzerland as a child, and her parents migrated to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where she spent her youth. Laura's father was an architect, engineer and a painter, and as a result, Laura grew up in a household where art, ...

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Meet The Composer offers two $7,000 Van Lier Fellowships

Source: New Music USA
March 21, 2011

Meet The Composer/Van Lier Fellowships 2011 Call for Applications Deadline: April 11th, 2011 meetthecomposer.org The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust provides support for talented, culturally diverse young people who are seriously dedicated to a career in the arts. Meet The Composer administers the Van Lier Fellowship on behalf of Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust. The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide financial support for ...

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Grant Llewellyn and the North Carolina Symphony Announce 2011/12 Season

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
March 21, 2011

RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony's 2011/12 season promises the same masterful programming and compelling guest artists that concertgoers have come to expect of the state's premier performing arts organization. Music Director Grant Llewellyn begins his seventh NCS season with a powerful ensemble of musicians who approach the repertoire with power, passion and panache and whose affinity for great music brings out the colors, textures and moods of a copious range of works. “As always," says Llewellyn, “the fourteen weeks of ...

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Historic Recordings by French Jazz Trio Alien Featuring Magma Legend Christian Vander Sees CD Release

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
March 21, 2011

Paris, France—Much to the elation of Magma/Christian Vander fans worldwide, a rare recording of jazz trio Alien live in Antibes, France in 1983 has been released on CD. Part of Seventh Records AKT collection (AKT XVI), Alien features Christian Vander on drums Michel Graillier on piano and Alby Cullaz on bass. The CD is also highlighted with long extracts from fully unreleased studio sessions. In February 1988 the trio entered the studio to work on an album, but the project ...

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Antonio Ciacca Appointed Artist in Residence for Jazz at Setai

Source: Seton Hawkins
March 21, 2011

Pianist and bandleader Antonio Ciacca has been appointed Artist-in-Residence at the Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York. Beginning April 1, 2011, Ciacca will present his trio and quatet, as well as curate concerts featuring some of New York's finest jazz musicians, every night of the week as a part of Jazz at Setai. Performances begin at 8:00 p.m., and are free to the public.

In addition to Ciacca's performances, additional featured artists include the Spike Wilner Quartet, the Ehud ...

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Tony Adamo's "What Is Hip"

Source: Metropolis Media
March 21, 2011

The recording of the song “What is Hip" on singer/songwriter, Tony Adamo's new CD What is Hip came from a suggestion made by the legendary horn player and Tower of Power co-founder, Stephen “Doc" Kupka. During a recording session with Adamo and producer/guitarist, Jerry Stucker, “Doc" suggested several T.O.P. songs Adamo might want to cover. Adamo chose “What is Hip" and “This Time it's Real." Kupka, along with jazz great, Eddie Henderson hold up the horn section on “Hip." In ...

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Ghostlight to Release 'Sister Act' Original London Cast Recording 3/22

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 20, 2011

Ghostlight To Release Sister Act Original London Cast Recording Featuring Olivier Award Nominee Patina Miller, Currently Reprising Her Acclaimed Performance on Broadway U.S. Release of CD is March 22nd Digital, March 29th Brick-and-Mortar Features Original Score With Music by Eight-time Oscar and Ten-Time Grammy Award Winner Alan Menken and Lyrics by Tony and Academy Award-Nominee Glenn Slater London Musical Sensation Hits Broadway March 24th, Directed by Four-Time Tony Winner Jerry Zaks Ghostlight Records will release the Original London Cast Recording ...

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Michele Rosewoman Trio Perform at Brooklyn College, March 31, 2011

Source: Seton Hawkins
March 20, 2011

On Thursday, March 31, 2011, pianist, composer and bandleader Michele Rosewoman presents her trio, featuring Brad Jones on bass and Gene Jackson on drums, in a concert at Brooklyn College. The event, entitled After Silence: The Art of Improvisation, will be recorded for broadcast on CUNY TV (Channel 75). Michele Rosewoman has made her mark in the jazz world as a highly original artist, fusing Afro-Cuban influences with intelligent and modern post-bop. Throughout her varied career, Michele has performed with ...

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