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Festival Of New Trumpet Music Celebrates 20th Season, September 7-14, 2022
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Lukas Frei
FONT was conceived out of humble beginnings: a post-gig conversation, a sketch on a cocktail napkin, and an ambition to spotlight the full expressive range of the trumpet through the voices of its manifold practitioners. What started on that cocktail napkin twenty years ago has grown into something we never could have dreamed of: featuring over fifty artists from around the globe and nine different events, this year’s festival is the most ambitious edition of FONT to date, and we ...
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Pianist/Composer Kerry Politzer Offers Post-Pandemic Creative Resurgence With 'In A Heartbeat,' Set For October 21 Release On PJCE Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Kerry Politzer reaffirms her high regard as both a pianist and a composer on In a Heartbeat, to be released October 21 on Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble (PJCE) Records. In particular, it puts Portland, Oregon-based Politzer’s writing back in the spotlight. The quintet album (featuring Portland trumpeter Thomas Barber, saxophonist/flutist Joe Manis, bassist Garrett Baxter, and drummer George Colligan) is her first in eight years to exclusively feature her own compositions and arrangements. Not to say that Politzer hasn’t kept ...
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Andrew Dixon's Mind Noise - Special Album Release Party And Shows Set For August 31 and September 3!
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Hope Insite Publicity
Mind Noise, the fourth album by composer and musician Andrew Dixon was just released, and is even more avant-garde than his previous works. He is celebrating this new creation with two more big Album Release Parties in August & September. The first one, on August 31st, happens at The Black Cat in San Francisco, with the second show at the beautiful Stow Lake Boat House on September 3rd. Go to here for tickets and information. Mind Noise is lean, raw, ...
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Singer Roberta Brenza Presents Her Debut Release August 19th Featuring Sheila Jordan, Matt Wilson & More! 'It's My Turn To Color Now!'
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
"Her delightfully casual and welcoming voice, defying gravity in a manner not unlike a legend such as Blossom Dearie or peer Kat Edmonson, has the special charm that’s easy on the ears with the potential to stir your heart." —John Ephland Coming to performing later in life, Chicago-based vocalist/songwriter Roberta Brenza makes the most of this debut recording experience—It's My Turn to Color Now—-as she enlists a brilliant team of playmates—producer & drummer Matt Wilson, pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Cameron ...
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Sheila Jordan, Jazz Legend, At Jimmy's In Portsmouth, September 11, 2022
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Seacoast Jazz Society
On Sunday, September 11, at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth, New Hampshire the Seacoast Jazz Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering jazz music and jazz education, will host a special evening event and performance to honor legendary jazz singer, Sheila Jordan. Jordan’s career began in the 1950s. Today she still performs all over the world. She is one of the few jazz artists in this country to be awarded the distinction of “Jazz Master Fellow” by the ...
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The 11th TD James Moody Jazz Festival At The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) Announces Artist Line-Up
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AMT Public Relations
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the exciting line-up of the highly anticipated TD James Moody Jazz Festival. This year’s program offers events combining jazz luminaries in collaboration with artists known for R&B, poetry, hip hop, and so much more. The festival kick-starts November 10th with two powerhouse concerts: one of the today’s most creative forces in the contemporary jazz scene, Terence Blanchard, will bejoined by his E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet for a special tribute to ...
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Exotic International Singer Patrina Morris Released 'Up So Close' Featuring Brian Jackson
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Patrina Morris brings a romantic summer dance feeling this month with the release of an upbeat single “Up So Close” the original 1966 vibe mix featuring Brian Jackson. Brazil meets a touch of Ibiza in this duet. Recorded in home studios, Brooklyn, Portugal, London and Brazil come together for the first time. Patrina: “We made this in an “old skool” way, before I had even met Brian in person and never released the original version, only an Ibiza remix. ...
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World-Renowned SMOKE Jazz Club Announces Fall Concert Schedule: September-November
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AMT Public Relations
One of New York City’s premier live music venues, Smoke Jazz Club, presents a stellar line-up of both legendary jazz performers and emerging voices for the fall season. Acclaimed for its essential music programming and inspired setting, Smoke Jazz Club recently reopened to much fanfare after being closed to indoor performances and dining for over two years. This revered institution has undertaken an impressive expansion and renovation that anchors its place as a world-renowned destination for the best in classic ...
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