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Who are the most influential jazz artists of all time? Find out at All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
Jazz musicians are identifying their influencers and All About Jazz is aggregating the data and presenting it to our readers. Back in 2018 we quietly launched a feature and encouraged musicians to select the primary influencers of their music. We thought it would be a fun project to identify jazz's lineage. It also represented a new way for readers to discover jazz musicians and their music. We're just getting started, but you can see who musicians have designated as the ...
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Landmark Salsa Masterpiece 'Siembra' Set For Remastered Vinyl And First Hi-Res Digital Reissue On August 6th
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Chummy Press
Originally released in 1978, the Willie Colón and Ruben Blades classic changed the history of Latin music, includes the masterpiece “Pedro Navaja,” plus hits “Buscando Guayaba” and “Plástico” New 180-gram audiophile quality vinyl continues Craft Latino’s mission to reissue gems from the Fania vaults Craft Latino, the Latin repertoire arm of Craft Recordings, is proud to present an all-analog remastered vinyl reissue of Siembra, the transcendental album that caused a revolution in Latin music and for many years was the ...
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The Don Preston Trio To Play Virtual Concert At The World Stage On July 2, 2021
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Mothers of Invention keyboard legend Don Preston and his trio will be performing a free-form Virtual Concert at The World Stage on July 2, 2021! Don Preston leads a life filled with music, innovation, and experimentation. “Groundbreaking” is a phrase that is clearly overused… with Preston it rings true. One of the first performers to drag a pile of oscillators and filters onstage, he brought his classical training to the avant-garde. In the early '60s a weird guy named Frank ...
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Tony Adamo's 'U Gotta B Fly' Featured On All About Jazz
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
The Shelf Life Of A Song On All About Jazz | Top Tracks 2021 The song, “U Gotta B Fly" was a cut from Tony Adamo And The New York Crew CD released March 12, 2015. Man, that's like over six years ago. Jazz radio and beyond gave “U Gotta B Fly" many spins and continues to spin other songs from that same CD. Adamo posted “U Gotta B Fly" at All About Jazz on April 25, 2021. To date, ...
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New Genre Blending Album Released by saxophonist Jeff Miguel
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Jeff Miguel
The Hero’s Journey is Jeff Miguel’s second album as leader and quite an evolution from the 2015 release Perseverance. The Hero’s Journey was designed to be a heavily produced jazz crossover album where every note has a distinct purpose. The short songs are meant to be listened to in order and feature various saxophones as well as flute. “It Will Be Okay” and “Guilty Pleasures” were released as singles prior to the full album release. About Jeff Miguel Jeff Miguel ...
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Great Aunt Ruth (kathryn Joy) Will Be Releasing A Swinging New Single, 'On Ne Sait Jamais' Available Now
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Great Aunt Ruth & the Saucy Cats
Her cheerful original features the singer-songwriter joined by three of Los Angeles’ top jazz musicians. Great Aunt Ruth (aka Kathryn Joy) and her Saucy Cats are set to release her newest single “On Ne Sait Jamais.” Building upon the success of her previous EP All About the Music in Your Heart, the singer debuts her new song with a top-notch trio comprised of trumpeter Nolan Shaheed, Greg Porée on guitar and ukulele, and bassist Trevor Ware. “On Ne Sait Jamais” ...
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'MTB - Consenting Adults,' The Seminal Criss Cross Album Released On 180 Gram Vinyl By Elemental Music
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Elemental Music
For the first time ever on vinyl, we edited this beautiful Gatefold 2-LP set with High Quality 180 gram Audiophile Vinyl. Recorded at RPM Studio, New York City on December 26, 1994 and mastered for vinyl and lacquer cutting by the great Bernie Grundman Studios. This celebrated release will be available for the second drop of Record Store Day on July 17th. Music writer and regular collaborator at Downbeat and Jazziz, Ted Panken, introduces this seminal Criss Cross album as ...
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Open Studio Presents 15-Time Grammy Nominee Fred Hersch In His First Ever Online Course
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
With inspiring artists, deep content, passionate students and a soulful approach, Open Studio is more than a jazz education platform—it’s a global family of music lovers, joining together to celebrate jazz as a vibrant and collaborative art form. Beginning on June 11, 2021, iconic pianist Fred Hersch, a fifteen-time Grammy nominee, will present “Thoughts and Experiments with Solo Piano"—his first ever online course. Featuring 18 lessons over 6 hours, the course also includes an exclusive 45-minute interview with Hersch as ...
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