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Sol & Funk Root perform a Funk Jazz concert at Sunken Garden Amphitheatre

Source: 9th Floor Music
September 16, 2010

Fall Funk in the Sunken Garden Amphitheatre Sol & Funk Root, Triscale, & Ball & Chain Saturday September 25 @ 5:00pm Nesselrod on the New River's Sunken Garden Amphitheatre 7535 Lee Highway, Radford, VA 24141 Tickets are $10.00 general admission and $7.50 for Radford and Virginia Tech students with ID VENUE: The Sunken Garden Amphitheatre is located on the 9 acre estate of Nesselrod on the New River-Bed and Breakfast in Radford, VA. This newly renovated ...

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Help Send a Jazz Band (the Jason Parker Quartet) to the Iceland Airwaves Festival with 3 Clicks of your Mouse!

Source: Jason Parker
September 16, 2010

The Jason Parker Quartet is one of the few jazz bands featured in this year's Seattle Weekly REVERB Fest. The weekly is holding a contest in conjunction with Seattle radio station KEXP to send one of the bands playing the festival to Iceland to play at the Iceland Airwaves Festival a well. Most of the bands featured in both festivals are indie rock bands. Rather than send another one to represent Seattle, wouldn't it be great if the band chosen ...

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Recording

Yeahwon Shin partners with Egberto Gismonti on "Yeahwon"

Source: Clay Wilson
September 16, 2010

Yeahwon Shin's knowledge of Brazilian music has impressed Korean audiences for some time and now for her fans around the world, Yeahwon has teamed up with Egberto Gismonti, Mark Turner, Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Jeff Ballard to create “Yeahwon." This project showcases her intimate understanding of the music through originals, traditional Brazilian compositions, and Korean songs arranged in a Brazilian style. To preview four tunes from Yeahwon's first fan-funded project through ArtistShare, simply redeem your certificate log in number ...

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Performance / Tour

Sony Holland "Sanssouci" CD Release Party at First & Hope on October 7

Source: Sony Holland
September 16, 2010

Sony Holland: vocals Jerry Holland: guitar Kenny Dennis: drums Thursday, October 7 @ 7:30pm 1 Show Only First & Hope 710 W 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-617-8555 Vocalist Sony Holland will perform songs from her CD Sanssouci at First & Hope in downtown Los Angeles. Ms. Holland has toured extensively in Asia and headlined at top venues in the U.S. including the Blue Note, the Catalina, ...

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2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition & Gala Concert

Source: Sarah Andrew Wilson
September 15, 2010

2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition and Gala Concert Featuring All-Star Tribute to Great American Songbook at Kennedy Center October 4 Aretha Franklin to receive 2010 Maria Fisher Founder's Award Washington, D.C.—The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz today announced the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition and Tribute to the Great American Songbook Gala Concert will take place at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 4. The 2010 Competition ...

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Recording

Pharmacopia Releases "Mobile Music Diversions"

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2010

Whilst rebuilding his studio, pharmacopia's Peter Dragotta had a creative diversion. The idea; a solo improvisation using mobile applications (apps) on two iPhones (1st Gen and 3GS), and an iPad along with his Akai EWI wind synth. The resulting five tracks are sequential edits from two raw recording sessions; no additional post mastering was applied. They are a impressive demonstration of the musical range and audio quality these devices can produce. They are more than just smartphones, they are truly ...

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New Power-Prog Trio Bang Tower Featuring Former Brand X Bass Legend Percy Jones to be Released

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 15, 2010

Los Angeles, CA—One of the most highly anticipated CD releases of 2010 is about to see the light much to the elation of the music press and fans across the globe. Bang Tower is a progressive musical alliance featuring legendary bassist Percy Jones, who is best known for his work with Brand X, a band that also featured Genesis legend Phil Collins. Along with Jones, the power-prog trio also includes Grammy winning guitarist/engineer/producer Neil Citron. Walter Garces, who also performs ...

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Terje Lie Releases New Single, "Dance on the Water"

Source: GoMedia PR
September 15, 2010

Second Single, Produced by Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip, from Groove Jazz Saxophonist's Urban Vacation Released on September 13 Norwegian-born and now L.A.-based saxophonist Terje Lie ("Terry Lee") is continuing his joyful Urban Vacation with the September 13 release of Dance On The Water. Dance on the Water is the second single from Lie's highly successful and critically acclaimed CD, Urban Vacation (TCat Records), which pairs him with contemporary jazz luminaries Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber, who co-produced the album ...

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