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Elysium Furnace Works Kicks Off 2023 Season With Elliott Sharp & Donald Sturge Anthony McKenzie—Saturday, March 25 In Poughkeepsie, NY
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James Keepnews
"One of the godfathers of the Downtown New York music scene, guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp has been conceiving experimental works for a variety of small and large ensembles over the past 40 years... he remains as restlessly creative as ever, continuing to churn out provocative new projects with remarkable regularity." —Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes “Don McKenzie is a powerhouse and a master of deep-pocket hip hop, funk, jazz and rock” —Vernon Reid, Guitarist Elysium Furnace Works is excited to announce the initial ...
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Saxophonist/Composer Mark Lewis Cements A New Creative Collaboration On 'Sunlight Shines In,' To Be Released March 24 On Audio Daddio Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Veteran alto saxophonist/flutist Mark Lewis convenes a West Coast jazz summit on Sunlight Shines In, set for a March 24 release on the Audio Daddio label. Recorded in 2019, the album teams Seattle-area-based Lewis with the superb Southern California pianist Ron Kobayashi and his trio (bassist Baba Elefante and drummer Steve Dixon) on a set of Lewis’s original compositions, with ace trumpeter (and the album’s recording engineer) Nolan Shaheed joining in on two tracks. Born and raised in Washington State, ...
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Aberdeen Creates Unique Wall of Sound with Album 'Held Together'
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All About Jazz
With its massive, one-of-a-kind sound, Aberdeen is proud to announce the release of its second album Held Together. It’s Aberdeen’s brand of jazz with pop inflections that contributed to their selection in the U.S. State Department’s American Music Abroad program—in this case a tour to Central Asia—where Aberdeen performed. Held Together includes folk songs from around the world, featuring collaborators the band met while traveling, including Mongolian throat-singer and beatboxer Beatbox Ray and the children's ensemble Ayalguu, featuring traditional Mongolian ...
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Emmy-Award Winning, Julliard-Trained Musician, Singer, Songwriter Braxton Cook Releases His Highly Anticipated Full-Length Album
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Michael Ricci
Emmy Award-Winning, Julliard-trained jazz-R&B artist Braxton Cook released his highly anticipated fifth full-length album Who Are You When No One Is Watching? via Nettwerk. The 17-song odyssey is an exploration into what’s possible within the future of jazz, R&B, soul, and hip-hop. The title incites themes of perception and Braxton addresses viewpoints on race injustice, love in the media, marriage, fatherhood, and what it means to succeed in our world. “I feel a lot," says Braxton. “I'm a deeply emotional ...
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2023 NEA Jazz Masters Honored At Free Events
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Silky Sullivan
In honor of the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters—Regina Carter, Kenny Garrett, Louis Hayes, and Sue Mingus—the NEA is collaborating with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on a series of free events March 30-April 1 that will give audiences opportunities to experience the honorees’ music, stories, and knowledge. These events mark the culmination of the 40th anniversary of the NEA Jazz Masters, which since 1982 has awarded more than 160 fellowships to ...
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The New Standard in Jazz Backing Tracks
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All About Jazz
A New Generation of Jazz Backing Tracks Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some inspiration to keep us motivated during those long hours in the shed. Backing tracks have a bit of a reputation of being a little lifeless, often with midi instruments and no sense of interaction with real ...
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200 Jazz Compositions Inspired By Don Quixote As Research Identifies
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All About Jazz
In its December 2022 issue, the academic journal Anales Cervantinos, edited by the Spanish National Research Council CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), includes an article that reveals the formidable influence that Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece Don Quixote has had in jazz history. In the study entitled “Don Quixote's Adventures in the World of Jazz: 200 Examples and a Few Remarks“, Comparative Literature scholar Hans Christian Hagedorn of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) shows that the musical influence of ...
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Pat Petrillo Big Rhythm Band - 'The Power Station Sessions' featuring Nile Rodgers, John Popper and More
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Announcing Pat Petrillo now represented by Scott Thompson PR, and IS AVAILABLE FOR PRESS INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, STATION ID's, SHOWS Pat Petrillo featured in Modern Drummer Magazine! Pat Petrillo has long been recognized as one of the most versatile and prolific drummers on the scene. He has worked with a wide array of artists from diverse genres, including Patti LaBelle, Gloria Gaynor, Chieli Minucci, and Ed Hamilton as well as numerous Broadway shows, from A Chorus Line to Newsies, to the ...
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