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Out now! Esbjörn Svensson Trio e.s.t. live in Gothenburg (ACT Music). 3 LP-Vinyl-Set also available.
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All About Jazz
“...and finally evening comes. We usually meet in the dressing room. Magnus’ drumsticks are pattering against his legs. Åke is talking—saying something about different sound systems or complaining about the US and Bush. Dan and I are jumping up and down to get our energy going. Then we go on stage, meet the audience, the music. Timeless, without a program, without a set list. We want to be open to what fits just then. Sometimes nothing comes to mind and ...
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West Coast Vocalist Debora Galan Brings Award-Winning Songs To East Coast Jazz Fans
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Jazz Beyond Borders
Following her smash success at Blues Alley last summer, California’s Debora Galán returns to the East Coast with amazing vocals on originals and beloved songs reflecting her Spanish/Cuban heritage, sung in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Her recordings and live concerts bring the slow burn and endless rhythmic possibilities of Latin jazz into the realm of contemporary jazz with pleasing results. The San Diego Troubadour says, “With a powerful voice and soul in spades, Debora Galán is a true talent,” while ...
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JMOOD Records Releases Roberto Magris Sextet Latest CD "SunStone"
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Paul Collins Artist Management International
JMOOD RECORDS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW CD RELEASE: “SUNSTONE” by THE ROBERTO MAGRIS SEXTET “Over a thousand years ago," jazz impresario Paul Collins states, “very talented sailors were able to navigate oceans and seas without the use of magnetic compasses and at the times even maps!" Since then, scientists have discovered in sunken ships of long ago, what appears to be a magical crystal or Iceland spar, better known as sunstone. Despite heavy clouds, fog, other obstacles or ...
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Juewett Bostick Won For Best Jazz Musician At The Los Angeles Black Music & Film Awards
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Christine King
Juewett Bostick is a masterful composer and guitarist with a passion for jazz, fusion, and everything in between. Bostick recently won for Best Jazz Musician at The Los Angeles Black Music & Film Awards, and after hearing his new album Shades of Blu, it is well deserved. Shades of Blu is really all about making the most out of some amazingly organic performances. Shades of Blu features 17 studio tracks. It is not a concept album per se, although there ...
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Saxophonist Christopher Burnett Set to Release Standards Album On ARC Label
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Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
Kansas City based alto saxophonist, composer and educator, Christopher Burnett has announced the recording of his fourth album as a leader titled, The Standards, Vol. 1 on the Artists Recording Collective (ARC) label. The album of mostly post-bop compositions will be released in 2020 to purposely coincide with the 100th birth year of bebop pioneer, Charlie Parker. “I have at least 50 jazz masterworks that I really love for various reasons," Burnett said. “And obviously, as a composer, I hope ...
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Pianist Roberta Piket Showcases The Composing Talents Of Husband/Collaborator Billy Mintz On "Domestic Harmony: Picket Plays Mintz," Due Dec. 6
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist Roberta Piket presents a truly intimate musical offering with the December 6 release of Domestic Harmony: Piket Plays Mintz on her own Thirteenth Note Records. A solo piano performance (her third, following 2012’s Solo and 2015’s Solo Volume 2), the album assays ten intriguing compositions by Billy Mintz, the highly regarded drummer who regularly collaborates with Piket— and who is also her husband. The intimacy on display throughout Domestic Harmony is authentic: it was intended for an audience of ...
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Cast Your Vote! All About Jazz Launches Three New Polls
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz, one of the web's top music websites and arbiter of all things jazz has followed up it's popular Top Jazz Venues poll with three new polls: Top Jazz City, Fantasy Festival, and Top Record Label. You can learn more about each poll by clicking their respective links. A fully transparent and 100% verifiable system, All About Jazz polls were designed to give voice to our readers while defining a series of benchmarks for the industry. And with ...
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LetterOne Competition To Select Jazz’s New “Rising Star”
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Tony Franquiz
The 2019 LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award will pick one up-and-coming jazz musician from hundreds of applicants, who will win an international ten-city tour of jazz festivals across North America. Submissions for the competition close this Saturday, October 26, and artists can submit here. The competition will offer international exposure across North America to this year’s winner, and all talented, rising jazz musicians are encouraged to apply. Once the submission period ends, a star-studded panel of judges that includes legendary ...
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