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Performance / Tour

Seiki Yukimoto Soulbleed East Meets West at Nublu on September 22, 2023

Source: Maria Corsaro
September 15, 2023

Prepare yourself for a soulful evening of music and stirring jazz as Seiki Yukimoto and Soulbleed East Meets West take the stage at Nublu, 151 Avenue C, New York City on Friday September 22 at 7 to 10 pm. For this event Seiki Yukimoto has assembled a group of living jazz legends. These talented musicians represent the best of both worlds and are sure to play their heart out. You can count on an evening of soulful music and raucous ...

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Recording

Resonance Records New Release Featuring Brazilian Legend Ivan Lins With A Symphony Orchestra Out September 15

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 14, 2023

Ivan Lins is one of the most treasured and recorded Brazilian composers in the world and a melodist with few equals. The winner of four Latin Grammy Awards, Lins has recorded nearly fifty albums since 1970; they contain countless songs, notably “Madalena” and “Começar de Novo” (To Begin Again), that have become standards in his country. “Love Dance,” cowritten with his longtime arranger, Gilson Peranzzetta, and lyricist Paul Williams, is Lins’s English-language classic. Its performers include Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, ...

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Festival

Announcing The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival Presented By The New Jersey Performing Arts Center November 3-19, 2023

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 13, 2023

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the line-up of the highly anticipated 12th annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival, running from November 3-19, 2023. This year’s program showcases both legendary and emerging artists exploring jazz through the lens of Afrofuturism, Latin music, dance, soul, and more. Presented by way of unique genre-crossing collaborative concerts, this year’s program reflects on the amalgamation of jazz both in its musical form as well as in its force for and response ...

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Recording

Sosala 30 Years Ago: No-wave Improv With Powerful Messages

Source: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi aka SoSaLa
September 13, 2023

SoSaLa has released a retrospective recording which looks back to 1993; when music was made at a special time and with special musicians. For fans who are interested in SoSaLa’s interesting and accomplished music career, this retrospective album is a must. The music on this album comes from the No Wave and post-No Wave scenes in New York, and out of the free jazz scene. There is a very distinct connection here between harmolodics and bands such as Live Skull, ...

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Recording

Composer, Saxophonist, And Organist Drew Zaremba's 'Reunion' Is An Eclectically Jubilant Take On The Big Band Genre

Source: Outside in Music
September 11, 2023

Drew Zaremba is saxophonist, organist, and rightfully lauded powerhouse of an arranger and composer. Drawing eclectic influence from icons of big band, heroes of classical music, and the luminaries of British Rock, Zaremba combines, concocts, and creates with a refreshing originality in the wildest of never-before-imagined manners. Described as a musician who “writes and plays from his heart” and who “knows and speaks the language of music” (Eddie Gomez), Zaremba presents Reunion, an unequivocally celebratory big band debut rich with ...

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Event

Big Band Era Salute With The O-Tones at the Brass Rail Meetinghouse (Southwick, MA) on September 16

Source: Mary Witt/The O-Tones
September 11, 2023

Big Band era salute with The O-Tones! Honoring musicians of the Big Band era, The O-Tones present a show with songs by Tony Bennett, The Andrews Sisters, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Fred Astaire and others. Once the stage show is over, there will be some time and room for dancing! The Brass Rail in Southwick, MA has a long history of music on the lake. Join us in this beautiful setting for live music and dancing and delicious ...

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Music Industry

Takeru Saito: The Japanese Pianist Making His Mark On The Music Industry

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2023

Japanese pianist Takeru Saito has signed deals to perform with his band, The Takeru Saito Trio, in high-profile events in the United States during the next three years. Takeru Saito, a pianist, recording artist, and household name in Japan has formed partnerships with some of the most important jazz venues in the United States to perform in ongoing concert series for the next three years. These venues include Boston’s legendary Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, which is one of the country’s ...

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Music Industry

Leading Japanese Pianist Takeru Saito Set For Star-studded Performances Throughout The U.s.

Source: All About Jazz
September 9, 2023

Internationally celebrated Japanese pianist, Takeru Saito, has inked deals with some of the biggest names in entertainment to star in concerts and performances in the United States. During the next three years, Saito will be sharing the stage with legendary comedian Rob Schneider, the Karol Zabka Trio, Nikos Chatzitsakos Trio and Tiny Big Band, and the Benjamin Young Trio. These partnerships mark a major achievement in Saito’s already-impressive career and further solidify his position as one of the most sought-after ...

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