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jazzahead!, the world's largest international jazz trade fair, will take place again in 2021 – digitally
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All About Jazz
Under the motto “Close together from afar", the azzahead! organisers announce that they intend to implement large parts of the 15th jazz trade fair virtually. The dates will be Thursday 29 April to Sunday, 2 May 2021. These changes primarily affect the trade fair and the programme for industry participants. “Our goal is to facilitate and to foster exchange within the international jazz scene, so we will ensure that this can take place online under the best possible professional conditions, ...
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Shambhu Announces New Single, 'Heart Awakening,' Due April 5th
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Shambhu Vineberg
Acclaimed jazz / new age guitarist Shambhu announces his new single, “Heart Awakening," releasing on April 5th on Acoustic Shine. The song features Shambhu’s guitar magic in a soothing and peaceful respite for Covid times. “Heart Awakening” is also the title song of Shambhu’s new EP due early this summer. Pre-save Heart Awakening on Spotify. “Heart Awakening” was composed, arranged and produced by Shambhu, who is featured on guitars and keyboard. “Listening to 'Heart Awakening' is an easy and simple ...
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Chris Barber, Giant of British Jazz, Dies at Age 90
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The Last Music Company
Born in 1930, Chris Barber was one of the leading figures in European jazz. Together with Kenny Ball and Acker Bilk, he was one of the “Three B’s” who defined traditional jazz in Britain and spearheaded the “Trad” revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s. His interest in jazz began while he was evacuated from London during World War II, and he began collecting 78 records of his American heroes, becoming an expert on the early days of recorded ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: February 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 28 tracks featured in February, 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 RAGGA Sal La Rocca From: Shifted 06:10 No Roots Valentina Marino From: Quarantine Covers ...
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Szczecin Jazz: Europe's First Hybrid Festival Off 2021
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Andrew M. Read
It is a strange feeling to write a piece about a jazz festival while the first band is on stage. I can hear Belmondo Quintet enchant their in-person audience from where I'm sitting, backstage in the production office of the Szczecin Opera Theater, where Europe's first international jazz festival of 2021 has just kicked off. From February 25 through March 4, Szczecin Jazz Festival hosts a lineup of international artists including Belmondo Quintet, Alexander Beets Quintet ft. Ellister van der ...
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'Naked Animals,' A 1990 Recording By Saxophonist/Flutist Mark Lewis & His Long-Lived Rotterdam-Based Quartet, Set For First Release On April 2
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Alto saxophonist/flutist Mark Lewis revisits a chapter from his own musical history on Naked Animals, set for an April 2 release on the Audio Daddio label. Recorded in 1990, the album features eight original compositions performed by Lewis’s Dutch quartet, the working unit he maintained through most of his 14-year residency in Rotterdam: pianist Willem Kühne, bassist James Long, and drummer Frans van Grinsven. A native of Washington State, Lewis was all of 20 years old when he settled in ...
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Grammy Award-Winning Record Producer Charlie Peacock Releases New Jazz Album, 'Trout Creek Ranch,' Available March 5th, 2021
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Charlie Peacock
A unique collection of solo piano compositions and improvisations from the producer of Chris Cornell, The Civil Wars, Holly Williams, Ben Rector, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and The Lone Bellow. Grammy award-winning record producer Charlie Peacock adds another solo piano chapter to his diverse musical story, Trout Creek Ranch, his 5th jazz recording (3/04/21). The album was recorded in Studio C at Sear Sound, NYC, September 29th, 2017. As the sonic architect behind the best-selling music duo, The Civil Wars, Peacock ...
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Brazilian Saxophonist Marcio Resende Releases His Third Album Elegant Fish Featuring Latin Grammy Award-Winning Acoustic Guitarist Toninho Horta, Celebrated Guitarist/Producer Sandro Albert And More
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ARE Group
Brazilian tenor saxophonist Marcio Resende will release his third studio recording entitled Elegant Fish on February 26, 2021. The album features Marcio Resende (tenor saxophone); Hélio Alves (piano); Jorge Hélder (acoustic bass), and Marquinhos da Costa (drums), with special guests Sandro Albert (electric guitar), Toninho Horta (guitar), and Claudio Nucci (vocals). It will be distributed globally and available on all major music platforms. Resende’s concept for Elegant Fish was to present his audience with what he calls the “New Bossa ...
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