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Tri-C JazzFest Announces Lineup for 2020 Virtual Festival
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All About Jazz
Tri-C JazzFest The best of Northeast Ohio’s jazz talent will be livestreamed over two summer nights in a virtual edition of the 41st annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank. More than a dozen acts in a lineup announced today promise to keep the music pumping during this free event Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22. The performances will begin 7 p.m. each night and run approximately 90 minutes on various online platforms. The virtual festival will feature pre-recorded ...
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Timeless And Influential Sounds Of Bossa Nova And Samba Celebrated With Summer Samba!
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All About Jazz
As temperatures heat up and summer kicks into high gear, UMe and Verve invite you to kick back, relax and enjoy Summer Samba!, an audio and visual feast for the senses celebrating the timeless and influential sounds of samba and bossa nova. The month-long tribute will pair some of the biggest songs in this soothing and sensual canon with vibrant animated visuals for a host of official music videos, unique visualizers and album cover videos that will be collected together ...
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Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride & Brian Blade Reunite After 26 Years with RoundAgain, out now on Nonesuch
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Nonesuch Publicity
The members of the original Joshua Redman Quartet—Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums)—reunite with the July 10, 2020 release of RoundAgain, the group’s first recording since 1994’s MoodSwing. The album features seven newly composed songs: three from Redman, two from Mehldau, and one each from McBride and Blade. On Wednesday, July 22 at 4pm ET on the NPR Music YouTube channel, NPR Music and Jazz Night In America will host a live chat and ...
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Eddie Gale, San Jose’s Ambassador Of Jazz And A Noted Jazz Educator, Succumbs To Cancer At Age 78
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Joann Stevens
Eddie Gale, the pioneering Brooklyn-born jazz trumpeter who began his career as a sideman with legendary jazz artists such as Sun Ra, Larry Young, and Cecil Taylor before forging his path as a band leader on Blue Note Records and a performer and music educator on the East and West Coasts, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020. Gale was 78. He’d resided in San Jose since 1972. In 1974, San Jose Mayor Norman Y. Mineta named him “San Jose’s Ambassador ...
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Make Someone Happy: Sponsor a jazz musician at All About Jazz
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Michael Ricci
Pay it forward All About Jazz has developed a program where readers can support their favorite musicians by sponsoring the upgrade of their professional page. This greatly raises awareness of them and their music for a full year. You can help promote a jazz musician, help them sell their music and support All About Jazz in the process by upgrading a musicians page from standard to premium (for $50). In a nutshell, you would purchase the service on their behalf ...
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19th Edition CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival Postponed To June 18-26, 2021
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Marc Iacona and John Nugent, producers of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival, announced today that the festival‘s nine-day 19th edition, first rescheduled from June 19 – June 27 to October 2 – 10, 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be postponed to June 18 – 26, 2021. “This is the decision we didn’t want to make,” said Iacona and Nugent. “We held out hope for as long as possible even as most major festivals and ...
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Rachel Huggins Uplifts And Inspires With Jazz-infused Debut Ep 'Keep Dreaming'
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Rachel Huggins
The London singer-songwriter gives an injection of much-needed vibrancy via her debut EP Keep Dreaming. Singer-songwriter Rachel Huggins weaves a rich tapestry with her debut EP, Keep Dreaming. Hers is a sound emerging from London’s thriving jazz scene, interwoven with flecks of funk, soul and golden, RnB grooves. The five-track release is about “uplifting your inner voice and raising levels of consciousness so we can make better informed choices as we go forward in life”, Huggins shares. Huggins’ voice is ...
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Kirsten Gustafson's New CD 'Wait Until Dark' Out Now!
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Lampkin Publicity Service
Kirsten Gustafson, the renowned jazz vocalist, hailed by critics and fans since her intimate 1992 Atlantic Records debut “You Taught My Heart To Sing" is back with a new collection that pushes the boundaries of the traditional jazz standard. Wait Until Dark is an album of 11 songs that includes selections from a variety of genres – pop, funk, soul, easy listening, '50s swing, and—yes—even rock. Kirsten’s compelling, sultry vocals, supported by adventurous and sophisticated arrangements, effortlessly and expertly tie ...
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