Jazz News

Chicago Jazz Ensemble Presents Music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, December 10

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 20, 2009

The Chicago Jazz Ensemble, with artistic director Jon Faddis, continues the 11th American Heritage Jazz Series with honoring 1959: The Music of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis featuring special guests David Sanchez and Steve Wilson at Harris Theater on Thursday, December 10, 7:30 PM Pre-Show Conversation with Jon Faddis and Neil Tesser at 6:30 pm The CJE Introduces Listening Sessions on Saturday, December 5, 4:00 pm at the Jazz Showcase with Dana Hall, Peter Margasak and Leonard Brown ...

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John Lennon: "Nowhere Boy" Original Soundtrack

Source: Noble PR
November 19, 2009

Sony Music is pleased to announce the CD and digital download release of the soundtrack album of the year, Nowhere Boy - the critically acclaimed film biopic about John Lennon's teenage years that led to his music career from the Quarrymen, to his early relationship with Paul McCartney and the Beatles' first trip to Hamburg.

To celebrate the release of the soundtrack album, Sony is holding an exclusive screening of the Nowhere Boy film at Abbey Road Studios for journalists ...

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Todd Rundgren Announces Special Limited West Coast Concert Run

Source: PRThatRocks.com
November 20, 2009

Todd Rundgren is proud to announce the only West Coast live performances of his 1973 classic masterpiece, A Wizard, A True Star. AWATS has been long heralded by the rock press as a defining paradigm-shifting album, but until this year had incredibly never been performed in public in its entirety.

Couched within an elaborate stage extravaganza harkening back to the halcyon grandeur of 70's arena glam rock productions, but in an intimate theater setting, AWATS Live is a rare opportunity ...

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"Miles Davis Radio" to Launch Exclusively on Sirius XM Radio

Source: Sirius Satellite Radio
November 20, 2009

Limited-run channel hosted by Davis' son Erin Davis, his nephew drummer Vince Wilburn Jr. and bassist, producer and writer Marcus Miller

Miles Davis Radio to celebrate the music, life and career of one of music's most legendary icons

The channel to showcase everything from Davis' collaborations with Charlie Parker at the age of 19 to his landmark albums Kind of Blue, Birth of the Cool, Bitches Brew and beyond

NEW YORK - SIRIUS XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced that it ...

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Berklee Holds Scholarship Auditions in Istanbul for the First Time

Source: Michael Ricci
November 20, 2009

Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, will be holding audition and interview events (A&I) in Turkey for the first time as part of the college's World Scholarship Tour, offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded a scholarship to attend the college. The events, hosted by Modern Mzik Akademisi (MMA) in Istanbul, November 22 to 26, will include clinics, lectures, an information session, a jam session, and a music educator's forum. For ...

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The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight Discusses Production/Engineering and Guitar Dynamics with Two-Time Grammy Award Winning Producer/Jazz Guitarist Paul Brown

Source: entertainmentPR
November 20, 2009

Minneapolis, MN - One of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven radio platforms to hear some of Billboard's chart topping music producers, composers, arrangers and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, music instruments, their craft, state of the art recording equipment and upcoming projects is The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight Music Producer/Composer Spud Too Tight is also prolific and gifted on keyboards, guitar/bass, drum programming, engineering and is an avid Logic Pro 8 and MacBook ...

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CareFusion New York Jazz Festival Set for June 17-26, 2010

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 20, 2009

George Wein's New Festival Productions Produces 10-day Festival Including Partnerships with Some of New York's Most Unique and Culturally Significant Venues NEW YORK, NY -- After being without the annual jazz festival this past June for the first time in 37 years, jazz fans from around the world can celebrate the music at the CareFusion New York Jazz Festival June 17-26, 2010. George Wein, along with his New Festival Productions, LLC, again will produce a 10-day festival that will cover ...

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URB ALT Gets Experienced with Jimi Hendrix Tribute Featuring Muthawit Orchestra, Leila Adu and Guests

Source: 4961 Polemics
November 20, 2009

MuthaWit Orchestra, Leila Adu and special guests perform in celebration of the legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

“URB ALT features artists that are exemplars of boundary crossing, synthesis and unification." --The Village Voice

NEW YORK, NY -- The URB ALT showcase of cutting edge multi- cultural music/film/visual/literary artists explores the musical discography of legendary rocker, Jimi Hendrix on his birthday Friday, November 27th. The night of alternative music presented at Galapagos Artspace in Dumbo features the avant-garde classical/blues vocal and piano ...

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