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Chris Darrow was California's Rock Zelig - '70s LPS Reissued in Deluxe Vinyl Package by Everloving

Source: conqueroo
December 11, 2008

SoCal country-rock pioneer and member of ‘60s psychedelic band Kaleidoscope later recorded two rare but legendary solo albums, Chris Darrow and Under My Own Disguise, reissued here. Darrow also recorded with Leonard Cohen, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Corvettes, James Taylor, Michael Nesmith, Kim Fowley and more. Package contains testimonial from Mudhoney’s Steve Turner.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Chris Darrow may not be a household name — yet. But throughout the history of Southern California country-rock, folk, surf, psychedelic and world ...

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Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 29 Grammy Awards

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 22 Berklee alumni and one faculty member for a total of 29 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of fields, including pop, rock, rap, alternative, jazz, Latin, country, polka, producing, engineering, arranging, and composing. To date, 58 known Berklee alumni have won a total of 168 Grammy Awards. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2009, and broadcast on ...

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International Search for Jazz Vocalists!

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

Compass Management, along with one of the worlds largest record companies, are creating an original and exciting new jazz act to launch in the Autumn of 2009. The act will be stylish, dynamic and aspirational and will bring something new and very unique to the worlds music stage. The act will be fronted by two singers one male and one female and backed by a cool live band. They will throw new light and a modern twist on some classic ...

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Raj Rathor Trio at Origin India in Vegas Monday Night Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
December 11, 2008

Raj Rathor Trio performs on each Monday night at Origin India, a spectacular gourmet restaurant across from the Hard Rock on Paradise. Raj Rathor Trio 6 and 8 p.m. Origin India 4480 Paradise Road 734-6342 Free Reservations are encouraged at 702-734-6342. Two shows 6 and 8pm with no cover. Recent Review Raj Rathor is the fastest, most melodically gifted guitarist in Las Vegas. There, we said it. You’ll ...

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Holiday Gift Ideas from Jazz Loft

Source: All About Jazz
December 10, 2008

Looking for holiday gift ideas? Check out our offerings from the AAJ Store at JazzLoft.com...

Decco Hybrid Tube Integrated Amplifier Peachtree Audio $799.00

Most digital music sounds etched and hard. MP3 files can be almost unlistenable. However, if you take these files, transfer them digitally to an outboard digital to analog converter, run that signal through a “tube" preamp and power it with a high-current amplifier, the results are amazing! This is ...

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Beatles' Final Three Albums to be Performed by Fab Faux

Source: Seth Cohen PR
December 10, 2008

THE BEATLES’ FINAL THREE ALBUMS TO BE PERFORMED LIVE, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, BY THE FAB FAUX Howard Stern and Sirius Radio to Present 12/22 In-Studio Performance as Preview to 12/26-27 Holiday Concerts ‘Abbey Road’, ‘Let It Be’ and ‘The White Album’, Spread Out Over Two Nights, Christmas Weekend in NYC Albums Never Performed in Concert by The Beatles On December 26th and 27th, The Fab Faux will perform The Beatles' final three albums, Abbey Road, Let It Be and The ...

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American Library Association Names Whale Music Book a Top Ten

Source: All About Jazz
December 10, 2008

Thousand Mile Song: Whale Music in a Sea of Sound (Basic Books, 2008) by NJIT humanities professor, author and clarinetist David Rothenberg, has been named one of the ten best science and technology books for 2008 by Booklist on Line, a publication of the American Library Association. To research the book and learn about whale music, Rothenberg traveled from Hawaii to Russia to play his bass clarinet while playing and recording interspecies duets with the melodic mammals. The corollary compact ...

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Garry Dial and Terre Roche: A Collection of National Anthems

Source: All About Jazz
December 10, 2008

Musicians have long set out to bring the world closer together with their music, but few endeavors have been as ambitious and successful as Garry Dial and Terre Roche's Us An' Them: A Collection of National Anthems (Made In New York). Jazz pianist/arranger/educator Dial and folk guitarist/singer-songwriter Roche have both sought to bring about positive change during their long and distinguished careers - Dial primarily through his work as a teacher at the Manhattan School of Music; Roche through her ...

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