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GURU GURU Release Live In China CD & DVD
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Recorded live in Shenzhen at the Tomorrow Festival on May 19, 2019. These are thrilling years in the GURU GURU camp. In 2018, they celebrated their 50th anniversary on stage since they were founded in 1968, the year of the student's revolt. In 2020, Mani will celebrate his 80th birthday (born on New Years Eve 1940) by embarking on another extensive tour with more than 50 shows. In between those two special events, Guru Guru played in China for the ...
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Prolific Austin composer, first call pianist Rich Harney dies suddenly at 66
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All About Jazz
Austin is mourning the loss of one of its finest and most beloved musicians, pianist Rich Harney. Harney passed away on January 5, 2020, just before a Sunday night trio gig at The Elephant Room. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Harney was a prolific composer first inspired by the recordings of Oscar Peterson. Influences include Thelonious Monk, Tadd Dameron, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and Charlie Parker, as well as the early jazz piano of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller to ...
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All About Jazz Contributor Tyran Grillo's book Between Sound and Space: An ECM Records Primer, Available Now
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All About Jazz
A printed compilation of some of ECM’s finest albums to be released over its 50-year history, recorded by musicians from the USA, Norway, Brazil, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and many other countries. As an independent publisher, we are very happy to present our third English-language book and the first music book in our catalog: Between Sound and Space: An ECM Records Primer. Written by Tyran Grillo, it includes reviews of albums released by composers and performers such as Keith Jarrett, Chick ...
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Guitar Master And Composer Peppino D'Agostino To Release Connexion, His First CD In Six Years
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Beloved acoustic guitar master Peppino D'Agostino has had a busy six years since his critically-acclaimed release, Penumbra, touring internationally, scoring documentary soundtracks and video games, and performing with some of the world’s best musicians. This all served as inspiration for his new, original recording, Connexion; the long-anticipated album will be released on April 3rd, 2020, by A-Train Entertainment. Peppino's new musical effort contains entirely original compositions that reflect the distilled work and artistic sensitivity of a virtuoso master and composer. ...
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CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces 19th Edition Lineup
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced the full lineup with a record number of shows for the 2020 nine-day CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival. Now in its 19th year, the festival will be held June 19 to 27 and present 335-plus shows including more than 100 free shows and 1750-plus artists performing in 21 diverse venues in downtown Rochester, New York. From legendary performers and familiar favorites, to rising stars and new discoveries, the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival navigates all genres of creative improvised ...
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Feature A Song From Your Latest Album At All About Jazz
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All About Jazz
Musicians and record labels can greatly raise the awareness of their new releases by participating in All About Jazz's Song of the Day program. Song of the Day is a free service and an effective way to promote an artist, promote a new album and drive album sales. Submit Song—Raise Awareness—Drive Traffic Leverage All About Jazz's reach and relevancy by submitting a full-length MP3 to our song of the day program. If approved, your featured song will raise the awareness ...
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Liga Latina: A Caribean Heritage On Nordic Plates
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All About Jazz
Cuban, Latin and Caribbean Folk and Jazz is one long love story between the Spanish guitar and the African drum. From Guaguancó—practically the mother of all Cuban music—to styles such as Danzón, Bossa Nova, Cumbia and especially Són which with the influence of American Jazz in the 1920s led to the modern Bolero and later exposed throughout the world by legendary Buena Vista Social Club. Liga Latina is a unique gathering of driven Scandinavian musicians for whom it is a ...
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All About Jazz Improves Album Content—Now Supports Leaders, Co-Leaders And Side Personnel
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz greatly improved how we handle album personnel—making it easier for readers to discover “who played on what." To best illustrate how we (now) present personnel on an album, check out Pat Metheny's From This Place. Scroll to the personnel section to view the new look which includes the musician's name, their photo and their instrument. The name and photo is hotlinked to the musician's page at All About Jazz. We also improved how we present personnel on ...
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