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Enter the Resonance Records "Toninho Horta - To Jobim with Love" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Bossa Nova!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Resonance Records “Toninho Horta - To Jobim With Love“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE lucky winner at the conclusion of the contest on November 4th. Click here to enter the contest

All contestants will join the Toninho Horta @ AAJ fan network and five winners will be chosen from that list.

Good luck!

Your Friends at Resonance Records

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Marsalis Jazzed About Genre's Future

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Wynton Marsalis hardly needs an introduction. One of the most brilliant jazz trumpeters of our time, he's also an accomplished classical musician, composer and jazz historian. Before he won nine Grammy Awards, before he became the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize in music for his epic oratorio “Blood on the Fields," and before he established Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis was born to a New Orleans music teacher, the second of six sons. He received his first ...

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Art Tatum is Front Man in New L.A. Big Band Album

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Pianist Art Tatum was once described as “the greatest soloist in jazz history, regardless of instrument." He passed away in 1956, the year before stereo recordings. Imagine being able to collaborate with Tatum today, to have him as the front man for your big band in new arrangements and recordings. This was the dream of bandleader Gordon Goodwin, realized with his big band in their new album, “Act Your Age," available September 30. Gordon Goodwin hosting the “Live at The ...

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Yo-Yo Ma's New Album Takes Spiritual Journey

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

After musical trips to Appalachia, Brazil, Argentina, the Silk Road and baroque and modern Italy, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on a spiritual journey. His next CD, “Songs of Joy & Peace, “ is being released this month, just in time for those holiday trips over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house. The 53-year-old cellist sees it as a musical house party with a wide variety of top artists jamming with Ma for the other guests. Even the ...

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Minton Records Releases "I Decided!" - The Amit Golan Quintet Featuring Joe Magnarelli

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

I Decided! is a classic Hard-Bop album reminiscent of the old days of Lee Morgan, Sonny Clark and others. No Post-Bop, no Progressive Jazz, no apologies. Just good old Hard-Bop! The album features seven of Amit Golan's original compositions and one Gershwin standard. The opening theme “Sari" has a unique form constructed of five different segments, each eight bars in length. The 'A' segment is in B minor with the major seventh on top, which recalls the sound of Horace ...

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Bluenote-Latin-Jazz CD Release by Anna Acevedo Lyman at Hermann's, Victoria, BC, Canada

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Mexicanamerican Latin-Jazz Vocalist, Anna Acevedo Lyman will be performing selections from her new Latin-Jazz CD “Sway - Quien Sera" at 7:30 pm, Hermann's Jazz Club, Victoria, BC, 753 View St. A feature of her composition style is the addition of Bluenote's and Blues progressions to Latin Jazz for a distinctly personal sound. She writes Swing, Latin-Jazz, and being resistant to genre boundaries, crosses them freely and happily! PERSONNEL FOR THE CONCERT: Piano: Darcy Phillips Trumpet: Greg Bush

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Special Offer! Joey DeFrancesco Trio at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

Joey DeFrancesco Trio October 17-18, 7:30pm & 9:30pm The Allen Room Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center Broadway at 60th Street New York, NY Save 25% on tickets! Use code “JAZZ 25" to purchase now! 212-721-6500 CenterCharge Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office Broadway at 60th Street (ground floor) New York, NY Mon-Sat, 10am-6pm ...

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New Age Music Enters the Mainstream

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2008

It used to be the stuff of the '60s and '70s. A magical mystery tour express, where rock stars and alternate religion advocates converged on the same track New Age Music. Free flowing, free form melodies inspiring introspection and what was called Universal Awareness. If you thought this trend went underground, you'd be right. But underground didn't mean gone. The original proponents merely entered conventional society: Cutting their hair, getting jobs, marrying and starting families. But throughout it all, their ...

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