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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: May 2022
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the tracks featured in May, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Tracks Dance Of The Yao People Doug Martin From: Cosmos 6:45 Devolution George Cotsirilos From: Refuge 04:58 Red and Gold ...
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Folks Can't Seem To Stay Out Of 'Mama's Hamper'
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Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
Powerhouse New England-based soul-funk jam band, The GroovaLottos, laces us with Mama's Hamper – Pure Phunk (Polyphonic Studios Records, 2021) their latest self-produced. This time around, the band let their fans play the role of A&R. Each song on the album was selected based on a survey of fans, asking their favorite songs from shows and the band’s first album, “Ask Yo’ Mama”. While their first album earned six Grammy nominations in total, the band explains that the project was ...
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See The Tony Award-Winning Jazz Musical Ain't Misbehavin'
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Greater Boston Stage Company
Greater Boston Stage Company is pleased to present “Ain’t Misbehavin’" directed and co-choreographed by Maurice Emmanuel Parent. Produced by The Nora at Central Square Theatre, The Front Porch Arts Collective, and Greater Boston Stage Company. Named after the 1929 Thomas “Fats” Waller song, “Ain’t Misbehavin’" is a musical revue tribute to the black musicians of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and ‘30s. Performances run June 9-26, 2022. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s comes to life in ...
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New England Conservatory Contemporary Improv Dept Presents International Broadcast Of 'Ritual' on June 4
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Improvisation students, faculty, and special guest, Ukrainian-American folk musician, improviser, and composer Julian Kytasty, present Ritual, a concert exploring the myriad of ways that ritual manifests in our lives and music. Curated by faculty member Anthony Coleman, the program includes performances centered in Jewish, African, Ukrainian, Korean, and American folk tradition as well as new student works engaging with contemporary rituals of modern life, from the dance hall to the doctor’s office. International broadcast of the ...
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7 Virtual Jazz Club International Masterclasses. Enroll Today.
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Valerio Pappi
After the 7 years’ experience with the 7 Virtual Jazz Club Contest- the first and only online global competition for jazz musicians- together with the support of an international network of industry specialists (teachers, producers, musicians, journalists and music critics) sharing the goal of introducing new generations to a career in jazz, the 7 Virtual Jazz Club is now hosting its first jazz masterclass, in close partnership with teachers from world-class conservatories and renowned musicians. The 7VJC masterclasses offer highly ...
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Maripat Davis And Richard Osborn Are Proud To Announce The Release Of The Duet Recording, 'Here's To Love'
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Lampkin Publicity Service
Here's To Love is a collection of material from the worlds of Pop, Musical Theater, R&B, Country, and the Great American Songbook. Selections include “Old Devil Moon" and “This Could Be the Start of Something Big,” to the country flavored version of “Son of A Preacher Man" and the fun duet “I Wish I Were In Love Again/I'll Never Fall in Love Again," to the cool new arrangement of the R&B song “All of Me." “Here's To Love" features solos ...
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Grammy/Emmy Winning Composer Gordon Goodwin Makes Feature Film Debut In 'knights Of Swing' + Hollywood Bowl Jazz Fest June 26
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1888 Media
Multiple Grammy/Emmy Award winning composer/arranger Gordon Goodwin has added actor to his storied resume with a spirited cameo as “Mr. Hughes,” the lead judge presiding over the California Battle of the Bands in the jazz-driven period piece, 'Knights of Swing,’ a late 40s era coming-of-age journey that follows the challenges,disappointments and successes of six high school boys, and the girls who join them to form a really swingin’ big band. Goodwin relished the opportunity, “I have worked in film for ...
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Accomplished Musicianship Of Instrumental Drum & Vibes Duo Cliffwalker Delightfully Teeters On The Edge Of Chaos With 'Punching Clocks' Single
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Fanatic Promotion
Cliff Hayes (Buellton), A. Walker Spring (Old Time Relijun) evoke a '70s-era sensory experience ala Philip Glass, “The Holy Mountain,” and Tangerine Dream as CLIFFWALKER. CLIFFWALKER is not just a cool name for a band. The Portland, Oregon-based instrumental duo of Cliff Hayes (Bass, Keys) and A. Walker Spring (Vibes, Drums, Keys, Guitar) are just lucky to be named that way. To take the serendipity a step (sorry, had to) further, the sound of the pair’s upcoming “Painted Gray Sky” ...
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