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Recording

New Christmas Music From PJ Parker to Benefit Humane Society of the United States

Source: Bill Bowman
December 12, 2010

Celebrate this Christmas with PJ Parker's brand new original Christmas songs, “CHRISTMAS DAY" and “JINGLE DOWN THE CHRISTMAS TREE." Both songs, as well as her first original Christmas song, “NOT BENEATH THE TREE," are available to listen to on the Music Page of her web site and download on its Purchase Page. PJ will donate 50% of all proceeds from the sale of these Christmas songs to benefit animals helped by the Humane Society of the United States, the nation's ...

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Interview

IMPROVIJAZZATION NATION Magazine interviews Jeff Lofton

Source: Jeff Lofton
December 12, 2010

After reviewing Jeff's fantastic JAZZ TO THE PEOPLE CD in issue # 105, I decided that we (all) would enjoy getting a bit more insight into this way-cool player... thanks for doing the interview, Jeff—I've no doubt that folks all over the world will love reading about you here! (Ed: You can listen to streams of many of the tunes on this great CD at reverbnation.com/jefflofton.) Zzaj: Your online bio shows that you came from South Carolina to Austin, Texas... ...

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Award / Grant

Berklee Alumni and Faculty Earn 25 Grammy Award Nominations

Source: Berklee Public Relations
December 12, 2010

Boston, MA—The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and faculty for a total of 25 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of music, including pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic/dance, alternative, jazz, and Latin. Producers, engineers, arrangers, and video directors were also nominated. To date, Berklee alumni have won a total of 192 Grammy Awards. The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 13, 2011, and will ...

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Performance / Tour

Berklee's Spring Signature Concert Series

Source: Berklee Public Relations
December 12, 2010

Boston, MA—The 2011 Berklee College of Music Signature Series announces a spring season that features Latin, gospel, country, bluegrass, and jazz. The series of concerts from January through April includes Jorge Drexler (January 20), Songs of Richard Smallwood (February 3), Great American Songbook: The Sounds of Nashville (February 27), Kathy Mattea (March 10), and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute with special guests (April 25). Many of the performances will feature Berklee faculty and students. Concerts take place at the Berklee ...

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Performance / Tour

Steve Wilson's Big 50th Birthday Celebration at Jazz Standard, Feb. 8-13

Source: Seth Cohen PR
December 12, 2010

STEVE WILSON's 50TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: Five Different Bands Over Six Nights- A Musical Exploration of Acclaimed Saxophonist's Diverse Career Jazz Standard, February 8-13, 2011 From February 8-13, 2011, saxophonist Steve Wilson's 50th Birthday will be celebrated at New York's Jazz Standard. Featuring five different bands over six nights, the shows will traverse Wilson's diverse career, as each show will reflect a different stage of Wilson's evolution into what NPR describes as “one of the finest saxophonists in the business." Wilson ...

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Award / Grant

Best Jazz Albums of 2010

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
December 10, 2010

For the music obsessed, every year has a musical identity that's colored by the new albums and songs that receive steady play on our various devices. I generally love doing these year-end things because it gives me a chance to go back to pieces that jumped out at the time. More than that, it's interesting to see how the music ages—some stuff sounds better now than it did at the time, other stuff that sounded great in April seems positively ...

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Performance / Tour

Grammy-Nominated Trombone Shorty Adds a Fifth Continent to "Backatown" World Tour

Source: conqueroo
December 10, 2010

Curates NOLA legends in two sold-out Red Hot + New Orleans events at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (RED) campaign to use Backatown track “Hurricane Season" LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Just announced as a 2010 Grammy nominee in the Best Contemporary Jazz Album category for his acclaimed Verve/Forecast debut CD, Backatown, Troy “Trombone Shorty" Andrews, the 24-year-old New Orleans singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and all-around musical powerhouse today announced newly added tour dates in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand. The Australia dates represent the fifth ...

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Technology

S. E. Shires Company releases new website

Source: WESLEY HOPPER
December 10, 2010

S. E. Shires Custom Brass Instruments S. E. Shires Co. was founded in 1995 for the sole purpose of building custom trombones of unparalleled professional quality. Now recognized as a leader in brass instrument design, innovation and manufacture, we maintain our commitment to every player who chooses Shires, to build an instrument that not only feels and sounds exactly the way you want, but is mechanically perfect, built to last for many years and beautiful to look at as well. ...

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