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Rochester International Jazz Festival Wraps Up 9 Days Of Harmony With Record-setting Attendance Of 210,000
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Save the Date for the 20th Anniversary Edition June 23 to July 1, 2023 The 19th Edition CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in the world, four times postponed because of the pandemic, wrapped up nine days of harmony and 325 shows June 25 with an all-time record-setting attendance of 210,000. With 11 free headliner shows on two outdoor stages, a record 130 free shows and packed Club Pass shows nightly in 11 venues, jazz ...
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Introducing Sonica—The Cypriot Keyboardist’s Christos Yerolatsitis’ Powerful Ruminations On The Pandemic—Out Now
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Christos Yerolatsitis
This June, Sonica marked its debut with three well-received album release shows on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. Not exactly jazz, not exactly electronic—they are part of the global question “what is jazz nowadays?” The band charms not only with technical proficiency but complex compositions that sound easy, leaving many a listener groove along in their chair. Sonica is a synth-centered group that combines Nu jazz with vocabulary from ambient, electronica & funk. It is a creation of the Cypriot ...
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Facing West's Debut Celebrates Music, The Road, And Camaraderie
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Outside in Music
Facing West: a title evocative and rich with symbolism of discovery and stepping across the precipice of greatness. Indeed, a more apt encapsulation of the music and personnel of this chordless quartet would be difficult to find as they stride forward, music freshly invigorated by their US tour, to create their debut album. With the band and album symbiotically named after each other, Facing West stands as a testament to the unified brilliance of this creative cohort. It all began ...
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Tobin Mueller's New Album 'Prestidigitation' Celebrates The Founders Of Jazz Fusion
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Powderfinger Promotions
Tobin Mueller’s new album Prestidigitation celebrates the founders of fusion jazz: Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea; plus crossover jazz-funk masters Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone. Frank Zappa makes the cut, along with other prog-rock fusion bands Yes and Happy The Man. Not to be forgotten, important precursors John Coltrane and Bill Evans supply their own brand of timeless elegance. Lastly, Mueller contributes an original piece, the title track “Prestidigitation." The music is high energy, the arrangements ...
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Johnny Steele's Debut Showcases The Overlap Of Music And Chess
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Outside in Music
During the varied quarantines and lockdowns of the past two years, drummer and composer Johnny Steele found himself—like so many others—caught with an unexpected excess of time on his hands. Rather than squander what could be a rare opportunity for learning, growth, and self-improvement, Steele seized the societal sabbatical when his girlfriend introduced him to the game of chess. Quickly becoming enraptured with this timeless test of logic, strategy, and dexterous thinking, Steele found both a great joy and an ...
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Gary Meyers Releases His Original Flamenco Album 'Desperado’s Shade'
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Cyber PR
Gary Meyers, the rising flamenco guitarist and performer just released his album Desperado’s Shade, an original collection of flamenco based songs with world music and Spanish rumba stylings weaved into the music. As a self taught guitarist, Gary started playing classic rock riffs at the age of 14. When he heard a rhumba in 2002, he chose to put his electric guitar down and pick up the sounds of flamenco. He studied under the Maestro Rene Heredia—the man credited with ...
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Christina Beaudry-Cárdenas Wins The Oliver Jones Award Presented By The Festival International De Jazz De Montréal!
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Christina Beaudry-Cárdenas will celebrate her prize on July 9 at 6 p.m. during a show presented as part of Le Studio TD Entrée Libre series. The Oliver Jones Award: A history of gratitude and knowledge sharing The award was created in honour of Montréal jazz legend Oliver Jones. Born in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy, this piano giant left an indelible mark on the history of the jazz fest. When two of Oliver Jones’s close collaborators approached the festival to ...
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The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Opens Registration For The Annual Geri Allen Jazz Summer Camp Led By Regina Carter
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AMT Public Relations
Four workshops take place July 11 & 14 and August 18 & 22 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. EST. How: Via Zoom (link provided upon registration) Students ages 14-26 who identify as female or non-binary Register: $200 per workshop or $600 for all four workshops. Registration is required and financial aid is available. Registration closes July 11. For more information, visit NJPAC.org or call 973.353.7058. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the state’s anchor cultural institution, today announced that its seventh ...
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