Jazz News

Ava Lemert - Musical Guest on ABC in Sacramento "Sacramento & CO." Morning Show

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2010

March 12, 2010 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM TV Channel 10 KXTV ABC News Sacramento

Ava Lemert will be the Musical Guest on SACRAMENTO AND COMPANY with Guy and Mel. The television broadcast will also be streamed live online. The video segment will also be available here. Ava will be talking about her first CD release From My Soul available now online (iTunes.com, amazon.com, CDBaby.com, cduniverse.com and in store at It's In the Mail, 1000 Sunrise ...

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Altan: Celebrating 25 Years with New CD and North American Tour

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
February 5, 2010

Leaping like their homeland from earthy and moving tradition to world-wide notoriety, the acclaimed Irish sextet Altan celebrates a quarter century with Altan: 25th Anniversary Celebration (Compass Records), a new recording of lush, sensitive orchestrations by renowned Irish composer Fiachara Trench performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra.

Altan will be touring North America in March. See below for tour dates:

03/06/2010, Sat: Somerville, MA: Somerville Theatre; 55 Davis Square; Tix: $28; Show: 8:00 pm

03/07/2010, Sun: Lebanon, NH: Lebanon Opera ...

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Fania Records Presents "Joe Cuba: El Alcalde Del Barrio" (2xcd) out February 23

Source: Press Junkie PR
February 5, 2010

FANIA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF A DELUXE 2-DISC 34-TRACK BOX SET OF THE LATE LEGENDARY JOE CUBA: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC: EL ALCALDE DEL BARRIO

New York, NY -- Fania Records announcedthe release of a deluxe 2-disc, 34-track box set of the father of Latin Boogaloo, Joe Cuba. This release is scheduled for February 23, 2010 and commemorates one-year after the passing of this legend. Joe Cuba: A Man and His Music: El Alcalde Del Barrio is a truly ...

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Guitarist Oz Noy Joins Los Angeles Music Academy

Source: Tellem Worldwide
February 5, 2010

Los Angeles Music Academy Welcomes Jazz Guitarist Oz Noy as Artist-in-Residence

Pasadena, CA -- Los Angles Music Academy College of Music announced today that Israeli born jazz guitarist Oz Noy has joined the school's Artist-in-Residence (AIR) roster. LA Music Academy's AIR members put on performances and master classes for students throughout the year allowing some of the world's finest musicians to participate in music education. Noy, who “wowed" students in an on campus clinic earlier this month, is preparing for ...

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Billboard World Song Contest Winning Songwriter / Violinist Catya Mare Releases New Album

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2010

Catya Mare, winner of the Billboard World Song Contest and the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Award 2009, will release her much anticipated new album Destination Love worldwide on February 8th, 2010. This uplifting, touching and soul-caressing CD will be available from every major digital music outlet, such as iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. Destination Love picks up where Catya Mare's previous critically acclaimed album, Remembering The Day, left off. More upbeat than her last album and with even more ...

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2010 Women in Jazz Fest Honoring Robin Bell Stevens, Emme Kemp and the Centennial of Mary Lou Williams

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 5, 2010

A note from the International Women In Jazz:

Dear Friends: April is “Jazz Appreciation Month." We are happy to announce that the International Women in Jazz is producing the Women in Jazz Festival 2010. IWJ will recognize and pay tribute to the achievements and significance of women Jazz musicians and give them the opportunity to share their talent with other members of the Jazz world. Our Festival will be held on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at ...

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Oregon Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, February 5th at 4:00 P.M.

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2010

Oregon Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, February 5th at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, February 5th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with the members of the legendary ensemble Oregon. Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 About Oregon For over three decades OREGON has inspired audiences in renowned concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, ...

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R & B Singer Jill Scott Sued by Record Label

Source: All About Jazz
February 4, 2010

R&B superstar Jill Scott was sued this morning by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by L.A.-based Hidden Beach Records, claims that the label and its founder, Steve McKeever, helped launch Scott's career and nurtured her into a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter but was unceremoniously dumped in October after a 10-plus year relationship. Hidden ...

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