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290 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

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New Arrivals at the Jazz Loft: ECM's Touchstone Series

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

Wow, this was a huge week for new releases and great reissues. We still haven't caught up but there's lots of new stuff for everyone.

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There are 12 more titles added to the ECM Touchstone series this week including CDs by John Abercrombie, Jan Garbarek, Bill Frisell, Marc Johnson, Pat Metheny, Paul Motian, Charles Lloyd, Chick Corea, Enrico Rava and more.

Just Arrived! 7 New Jazz Icons DVDs Vintage Concerts from the Critically Acclaimed Jazz ...

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Butch Thomas: Sax Man For Sting Heads For The Gold!

Source: Creative Mind Entertainment
October 3, 2008

By Cornelius White Nu-Jazz Saxophonist Conrad “Butch" Thomas may be new to the charts in the United States, but he's no neophyte to the global music industry. His career spans 30 years of featured performance and recordings by the likes of Jaco Pastorius, Lenny Kravitz, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and Sting.

Born and raised in St Louis, Missouri, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music (1983) from Webster University. Very soon after graduating, he relocated to ...

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Blue Ash's Powerpop Gem Debut Album Reissued on Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
October 3, 2008

Youngstown, Ohio band, signed to Mercury by Paul Nelson (New York Dolls), never hit the big time but is worshipped by the pop cognoscenti

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — When England’s Guardian newspaper assembled its list of “1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die,” the 1973 debut album from Blue Ash made the grade alongside all the established classics — pretty remarkable considering the album in question, 1973’s No More, No Less, had been out of print for 30 years. Thirty-five ...

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Kathryn Taubert Releases "Somewhere in Time"

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

Newly-released on the D and M Records Label, Somewhere In Time by the incomparable Kathryn Taubert sets the standard of excellence for vocal artistry, original lyrics, and stunning arrangement and instrumentation. Ms. Tauberts many fans have eagerly awaited the release of Somewhere In Time and were confident they will feel it was well worth the wait. Kathryn Taubert is simply the finest female vocalist in the industry today. For those who were never fond of light jazz, your opinion will ...

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Jazz Fans Can Start Bopping Again

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

Just three weeks ago, it looked like the end of the road for the Portland Jazz Festival. As the event’s organizers explained, a major sponsor had pulled out, leaving them with no choice but to pull the plug on the five-year-old event, which had attracted so much favorable attention — not to mention tourist dollars — to the City of Roses. Unless they received a “miracle” infusion of $100,000, they said, the festival — including all events scheduled for this ...

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KSC Faculty and Guest Artists Jive in a Jazz Concert

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

On Wednesday, October 15, the Keene State Department of Music will present KSC faculty member Scott Mullett and his jazz quartet, and Vermont’s leading Carribbean- and Latin-inspired jazz band, Zabap, led by Julian Gerstin, for a recital, at 7.30pm. Mullett has played and toured with some of the best big bands in the world, including those of Woody Herman and Artie Shaw, is founder and director of the Keene Jazz Orchestra, and currently teaches students from around the tri-state area. ...

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Jazz Legend Steve Smith Set to Light up an Oshkosh Stage

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

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