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Copenhagen-Based Saxophonist Oleksandr Kolosii Releases Debut Album 'Multicolored.' Available now.
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Oleksandr Kolosii
Copenhagen-based Polish/Ukrainian jazz saxophonist Oleksandr Kolosii was born in Donetsk, Ukraine into a family of professional musicians. He began playing classical piano at the age of 6, and at age 12 he picked up the saxophone and found his lifelong passion for jazz music. His style of playing pays tribute to legendary bebop and hard bop players like Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, and John Coltrane. Currently he combines this with a continuous inspiration from a wide array of ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: March 2021
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 31 tracks featured in March, these ten represent our personal favorites. We also included the top ten reader favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Tracks Pedernal Susan Alcorn From: Pedernal 5:47 Do You Still Helen Gillet From: Let It ...
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Guitarist/Bassist Aaron Germain Displays Monumental Compositional, Instrumental Achievement With 'Bell Projections,' Arriving May 14 On Aaron Germain Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Aaron Germain’s aptitude for both string instruments and haunting compositions reaches stunning new heights with Bell Projections, set for a May 14 release on his own Aaron Germain Music imprint. The album’s 17 pieces were written and arranged for guitar quartet—but on the recording, it’s Germain who plays all four guitar parts. It was never intended as a solo showcase. Best known as a bassist, Germain’s ambition was to challenge himself as a composer. “I was downloading tons of classical ...
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AVG Records Announces the release of 'Human Revolution' By flutist Michael Mason
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Lampkin Publicity Service
AVG Records is proud to announce the long awaited release from critically acclaimed Jazz Flutist, Michael Mason, Human Revolution. The eight song compilation, a Jazz/world fusion/rock project composed/arranged/orchestrated and performed by Mason, with his long time band of gifted musicians. It is his most Exciting release to date. From the heartfelt tribute to the late Bill Evans in “Evans Peace" to “Cascade," a groovy percussion based piece that has Mason floating on top of the musical notes with an elegant ...
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Multi-Grammy Winner John Daversa Releases 'All Without Words: Variations Inspired By Loren' With Justin Morell
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Mouthpiece Music
Trumpet master John Daversa is releasing his newest CD, All Without Words: Variations Inspired by Loren, a lush, orchestral jazz trumpet concerto composed by his lifelong friend and collaborator Justin Morell. Daversa is a prolific performing and recording artist whose projects often reflect important social themes, like his three-time Grammy-winning release, American Dreamers, Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom (2019), which gave voice to young undocumented people known as “Dreamers,” or his most recent project, Cuarentena: With Family at Home ...
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All About Jazz Develops 2021 Promotional Packages Exclusively For Record Labels
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz has combined several promotional services into two packages specifically designed for record labels. It's immersive, native, high exposure advertising, reaching thousands of music enthusiasts and professionals every day for two months at a 30% savings. Campaigns span two months and include the following: Platinum package: $2,000 Purchase Two Big Bopper / Newsletter Sponsorship Combinations One New Album Showcase One Featured Album of the Month One Video of the Day One Premium Musician Page One Press Release Distribution ...
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The Sixth Sense By Roman Miroschnichenko—Setting The Standard For XXI Century Fusion Guitar
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All About Jazz
When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion. While he is never shy to cut loose, he also uses subtlety, mood variations and creativity throughout, mixing together tight arrangements with pure spontaneity. Born in the Ukraine, Roman Miroschnichenko (the son of a saxophonist) began playing guitar when ...
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Alberto Rigoni's 'For The Love Of Bass' Features All-Star Bass Player Line-Up
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Alberto Rigoni's For The Love of Bass, simply put, it’s bass heaven. After the success of his latest prog rock album Odd Times, Italian bassist & composer Alberto Rigoni (BAD As, Natural Born Machine, The Italians, Vivaldi Metal Project), now releases his 10th solo album. As the title suggests, the instrumentation is exclusively electric bass, spanning ambient, fusion, jazz and new age styles. “It has been really challenging but the special guests contributed some gorgeous playing and we are all ...
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