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Guitarist Bobby Broom Joins Chicago Jazz Orchestra & Strings On 'More Amor,' Wes Montgomery Tribute CD Due March 28 From Chicago Jazz Orchestra Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Acclaimed guitarist Bobby Broom is the featured soloist on a new recording by the Chicago Jazz Orchestra, More Amor: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery, due for release March 28 on Chicago Jazz Orchestra Records. The brainchild of CJO musical director/conductor Jeff Lindberg and Broom, the recording began with a seed planted in 2004, after Broom’s successful Montgomery retrospective concert performance with the big band and strings. “I was thrilled when Jeff contacted me about finally getting to work on this ...
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Saxophonist/Flutist Laura Dreyer Releases New Brazilian Jazz Album Featuring Guest Artist Dom Salvador
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Laura Dreyer
With roots deeply entrenched in both the cosmopolitan energy of New York City and the passionate grooves of Rio de Janeiro, this group presents a unique sound that crosses borders and celebrates both cultures. The project delivers a rich fusion of sophisticated jazz harmonies with the rhythmic intensity and melodic beauty of Brazilian music, offering a new perspective on the global jazz scene. Laura Dreyer, a celebrated saxophonist, flutist, and composer, is known for her expressive musical storytelling and technical ...
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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s April Line-up Featuring A Special Jim Rotondi Tribute Concert, The Return Of Legendary Artists George Cables, Vincent Herring, And More
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AMT Public Relations
Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club presents today’s leading artists in April aka Jazz Appreciation Month. The lauded tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III begins the month with a five-night run (Apr 2-6) at the helm of his stellar quartet. SMOKE is thrilled to host a special tribute concert series honoring trumpeter Jim Rotondi featuring the One For All ensemble with special guest Jon Faddis (Apr 16-20). Longtime audience favorites return to the ...
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Axon Radio Helps Musicians With Latest Single 'Parkside Drive' – A Melodic Tribute To Their Musical Roots
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Axon Radio
The Indianapolis smooth jazz duo Axon Radio proudly presents their latest single, “Parkside Drive,” a musical journey back to the place where it all started. Composed by bassist Cory Carleton and drummer Travis Brant, who also produced the track, “Parkside Drive” features a blend of soulful melodies and smooth grooves. This standout release showcases an impressive ensemble of musicians, including Joel Del Rosario on lead guitar, Andy Kellogg on saxophone, and Scott Naylor on rhythm guitar. Steve Sykes adds his ...
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Trombonist Reggie Watkins Centers Himself In, But Branches Out From, His Pittsburgh Home On 'Rivers,' Set For March 28 Release On BYNK Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—trombonist-composer Reggie Watkins’s adopted hometown, and one of America’s richest jazz cities—is at the heart of Rivers, Watkins’s fourth album as a leader, to be released March 28 on BYNK Records. But the album doesn’t confine itself to the City of Bridges. Ever the restless explorer, Watkins uses a Pittsburgh-based, post-bop jazz quartet featuring pianist Michael Bernabe, bassist Eli Naragon and drummer Jason Washington Jr. to take on the world. Even the title of the record (the first to ...
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Ralph Hepola: Tubist Extraordinaire and Winner of a 2024 John Stites Jazz Award
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Ralph Hepola
Once upon a time the venerable tuba was the foundational time-keeping instrument of a jazz band, mainly because its deep bass register meant it could be heard (the upright bass was sometimes used for indoor gigs). An early proponent of the tuba as an integral part of jazz was Louis Armstrong, especially with his Hot Five group. But by the 1920s, particularly with microphone technology advances, the double bass replaced that big brass beauty in the lineup. Today, tubists form ...
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Bob James And Dave Koz Team Up On Duets Album, Just Us, Set For March 7 Release
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Dave Koz
Just Us – An Intimate Evening Of Songs And Stories – Kicks Off On March 13 With Sold-Out Show In Traverse City, MI, James’ Hometown Contemporary jazz icons Bob James and Dave Koz mark a unique milestone in both their careers with the aptly titled duo album Just Us, scheduled for release on March 7 via Just Koz Entertainment. A piano and saxophone only collection of fresh originals and colorful re-imaginings of Great American Songbook standards, its inspired format—sans the ...
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Arab-jazz Quartet Kinan Azmeh's Cityband Releases 'Live In Berlin,' February 28th
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AMT Public Relations
Arab-Jazz Quartet KINAN AZMEH CITYBAND Announces Release of Live in Berlin Album Dedicated to the People of Syria Premiering Culturally Rich Original Works by Syrian-American Composer/Clarinetist Kinan Azmeh Album Release Show March 1 at Joe’s Pub in New York City Hailed as “intensely soulful (The New York Times)” and “spellbinding (The New Yorker),” Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based composer/clarinetist Kinan Azmeh has announced the February 28th release of his 14th album Live in Berlin (Dreyer Gaido), for which he reconvened his New York-based ...
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