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Hugh Masekela’s Trumpet Grooves on North American October Tour

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
October 3, 2010

The Musical Umbilical Cord that Connects America and Africa: Hugh Masekela's Trumpet Grooves on North American October Tour

Before jazz had a name and “world music" was a concept, a young trumpet player emerged from another hemisphere and landed alongside some of the greatest icons in American music. Louis Armstrong sent him a trumpet. Harry Belafonte arranged for him to come to New York City to study music. Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis took him under their wings. That man, ...

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Marc Hoffman Trio To Perform For "Friday Night Out"

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October 3, 2010

October 3, 2010 (SALISBURY, NC)—The Marc Hoffman Trio, led by composer/recording artist Marc Hoffman, will perform for the last Friday Night Out family festival in downtown Salisbury this year on Friday, October 8, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. With Terry Peoples on bass and Chris Garges on drums, the trio will serve up many songs from Hoffman's new all-original jazz CD, Curioso, as well as other jazz and pop favorites. This show follows Hoffman's performance on October 1 at the City Club ...

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Creed Taylor's Landmark CTI Label Offers Up a Treasure Trove of New Jazz Reissues

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
October 3, 2010

The concept of music packaging is mostly a thing of the past, as downloads become the medium of choice. Nonetheless, the stunning artwork of many classic albums helped define those records. Blue Note Records is probably the one company that is more identified with its cover art than any other label out there, jazz or otherwise. Those iconic Reid Miles designs and images were just as powerful as the amazing music of the label's classic era, helping to lead the ...

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Book blog: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band

Source: Bob Gluck
October 2, 2010

A new book in progress by Bob Gluck traces the evolution of Herbie Hancock's music through 1973, focusing on the Mwandishi band. The title is: You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band (University of Chicago Press, forthcoming). The blog discusses the most poignant issues that have arisen in the process of writing the book, which should be out in a year. Herbie Hancock has always followed his own muse. During the Mwandishi period, 1970-1973, his ...

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Bassist Dominic Duval Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
October 4, 2010

Bassist Dominic Duval is a mystery to many—even to those interested in free music. Seemingly emerging out of nowhere in the mid-1990s, over the course of 15 years he has built a formidable discography, firmly establishing him as one of the most original and prolific bassists alive today. His career is well-documented on more than one hundred recordings, including collaborations with Cecil Taylor, Joe McPhee, Mark Whitecage, Ivo Perelman, Jimmy Halperin, and many others. Duval's solo recording, Nightbird Invention (Cadence, ...

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Skipp Pearson Becomes an Endorsing Artist for Conn-Selmer Paris

Source: Skipp Pearson
October 2, 2010

Columbia, SC—it is with great pleasure the Skipp Pearson Jazz Foundation announces that Skipp Pearson, the official ambassador of jazz music for the state of South Carolina, has joined the distinguished international endorsing artist roster of Conn-Selmer Inc/Selmer Paris Saxophones. The Conn-Selmer endorsing artist roster includes many of the finest professional players of brass and woodwind instruments in the world. In addition to Ambassador Pearson's current duties; the preservation of live jazz music presentations for the benefit of generations, the ...

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Live Audio From Chris Potter's Underground

Source: Clay Wilson
October 2, 2010

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Early Works From Maria Schneider

Source: Clay Wilson
October 2, 2010

Maria Schneider's latest collaboration with ArtistShare allows fans to access recordings from early on in Maria's journey to becoming one of the most distinctive voices in big band composition. The three pieces; “Espino," “Samba Solstice," and “Last Season" exhibit traces of the same lush harmonies and captivating rhythms that listeners love about Maria's recent recordings. Fan's of Maria should not miss this exclusive preview! To access this streaming audio from Maria simply redeem your certificate log in number (1-1158513646-80277) by ...

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