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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Presents Bootsie Barnes at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on Thursday January 13th

Source: Suzanne Cloud
December 28, 2010

Appearing at the Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church on Thursday January 13th, 13 E. Mt. Pleasant Ave in Germantown (Philadelphia, PA) will be saxophonist Bootsie Barnes and his band: Duane Eubanks, Lucas Brown, and Byron Landham. $10/$5 for students. One show only. Starts 7:30 p.m. Free refreshments and a Free CD will be given to each person attending! Barnes made his name in the 1960s playing renowned clubs in the area, including South Jersey's Crossing Inn, Dreamland, Cotton Club, Loretta's High ...

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Performance / Tour

Lola Danza Sings Cornelia Street Cafe, Tuesday Dec. 28th at 9:30PM with Grey McMurray, Sean Conly, Jason Nazary

Source: Lola Danza
December 27, 2010

"With a stunning voice that elongates words and phrases with almost ethereal clarity, Danza follows her own muse stylistically, preferring the spare and airy to the busy and hot."—Bob Young Boston Herald This appearance at Cornelia Street Café will mark the premier of Lola Danza's latest musical works which will soon be released on her upcoming album “Human Condition." With her four-octave range and vast array of vocal technique, Ms. Danza's voice is rich, full and resonate. Lola's music reveals ...

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Recording

Roman Miroshnichenko has been featured in The Musical Nation Project

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
December 27, 2010

Virtuoso guitarist and 9th Annual Independent Music Awards winner Roman Miroshnichenko has been featured in The Musical Nation Project—the international project of world-famous percussion player Frank Colon and arranger Daniel Figueiredo (a Latin Grammy nominee). Roman recorded guitar tracks on the “Xekere" track and put it into “Temptation"—his solo album. The new album was recorded with a number of musicians gathered from around the globe including jazz saxophonist Clive Stevens (member of Manfred Mann) and Spanish pianist Michael Grossman. The ...

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Recording

Melvin Gibbs' free download series stirs a "Bitches Brew" in week six

Source: Melvin Gibbs
December 27, 2010

The Phree-dem Downloads free music series presented by bassist/producer Melvin Gibbs continues into its' sixth week with the composition “HeruGlyphic." Gibbs features keyboard player Onaje Allan Gumbs on this track from his “Melvin Runs The Hoodoo Down" project This project, which takes the music of the Miles Davis' album Bitches Brew as it's starting point, is based on a production technique Melvin calls “infrapolation." “HeruGlyphic" also features Alex Harding on bass clarinet and the beatboxing of Napoleon Maddox of the ...

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Music Industry

Tatum's Lounge: A Sculptural Homage to Art Tatum

Source: Andrew Rumpler
December 27, 2010

From the Brooklyn based design studio Nine Stories Furniture Co has come an homage to the great Art Tatum in the form of a one-of-a-kind chair. A long time jazz enthusiast and furniture designer Andrew Rumpler, constructed the piece from the keys of a discarded upright piano. The piece, which weighs less than six pounds can hold up to 150 pounds. “Tatum's Lounge," as it is called, is on view at Voos Furniture in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. The ...

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Interview

Vince Guaraldi Is More Than "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
December 26, 2010

Every year, I bust out the soundtrack to 'A Charlie Brown Christmas,' and it gets me in the holiday spirit. I've done different stories about the anniversary of the album's release and I've even written some about others like David Benoit and George Winston tackling Vince Guaraldi's work. But instead of just celebrating this Christmas and jazz classic once again, I think that its time to look a little deeper into the genius of Vince Guaraldi. ...

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Recording

HGM Jazzorkestar Zagreb Presents New CD: HGM Plays "Our Songs"

Source: Michael Ricci
December 26, 2010

By Neven Franges HGM Jazz Orchestra today is an excellent big band, ready to meet any challenge, commissioning arrangements from world famous arrangers and performing with famous soloists. Their success is even more significant if we consider the fact that the orchestra was established at a time in history that did not favor such great enterprises, as was the formation of a big band. Special credit in that matter goes to the Jeunesses Musicales Croatia (HGM) which recognized the significance ...

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Performance / Tour

Guitarist Sten Hostfalt with NYJA at Carnegie Hall Dec 26 2010

Source: Sten Hostfalt
December 26, 2010

Guitarist Sten Hostfalt appears in NY Jazz Academy's Faculty and Student concert at Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage Sunday December 26 at 7.30 Arranged & staged by NYJA founder/director Javier Arau The N Y J A big band ensemble also features among other faculty members tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, vocalist Carolyn Leonhart and guitarist Tom Dempsey NYJA ticket donations can be made online at nyjazzacademy.com The event is part of the USA-Japan goodwill series more info at carnegiehall.org Carnegie ...

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