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Zune Marketplace Introduces Exclusive Fania Records Digital Store
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All About Jazz
Today Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s end-to-end music and entertainment service, announced jointly with Fania Records the availability of a custom collection of Fania albums consisting of never-before-digitally-released productions. For the first time, the Fania collection will be digitally remastered and available exclusively on Zune Marketplace. The collection will include legendary artists such as the Fania All-Stars, Hector Lavoe, La Lupe, Celia Cruz, Ricardo Ray and Bobby Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Mongo Santamaria, Bobby Valentin, and many more. During the 1960s and 1970s ...
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Omar Sosa to Mix Jazz, World Beats During Upcoming Concert
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All About Jazz
Pianist and percussionist Omar Sosa will bring his group, which plays a combination of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Latin dance grooves, North African trance music and European folk, to Purdue at 8 p.m. Oct. 18 for a concert at Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse. The performance by the Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet is presented by Purdue Convocations as part of its Jazz Set series. Sosa will talk about his career and musical influences during a pre-show discussion at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 in ...
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The 22nd Annual Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival
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All About Jazz
The 22nd Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival kicks off the weekend of Friday October 3rd and runs three days each over three consecutive weekends, October 3, 4, 5, October 10, 11, 12, and October 17, 18, 19. The JazzTrax line-up includes over 30 illustrious smooth-groove practitioners creating an exclusive retreat for jazz lovers. Those interested in a weekend of great jazz and laid-back island grooves can book tickets online by visiting www.jazztrax.com where interactive table and seating plans allow visitors ...
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Ghostlight's '13', Original Cast Recording, out Septermber 30th
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Seth Cohen PR
Ghostlight's Original Broadway Cast Recording for '13, A New Musical' Available 9/30 via Digital Release A rare instance where the cast album is recorded before performances have officially begun Ghostlight Records is proud to confirm the 9/30 digital release of the Original Broadway Cast Album of '13, A New Musical'. This will be a rare instance where the cast album is recorded and released before performances have officially begun. The physical CD will be available for purchase at The Bernard ...
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Ghostlight's 'Reefer Madness' Double-CD out October 28th
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Seth Cohen PR
Collector’s Edition Double-CD of 'Reefer Madness' Includes Both the Movie Soundtrack and Original Los Angeles Cast Recording Ghostlight's 10/28 CD Release to be Preceded by 10/27 Midnight Concert at Joe's Pub - Cast Members Slated to Perform Include Alan Cumming, Steven Weber and More Ghostlight Records is proud to announce the October 27th release of a Collector's Edition double-CD of 'Reefer Madness', featuring both the Movie Soundtrack, and the original Los Angeles Cast Recording. The double-CD contains new Author Notes, ...
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Pete Molinari to Play One-off Gig at Borders Oxford Street Store
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All About Jazz
Uncut magazine is proud to present a special one-off gig from top UK folk artist Pete Molinari, who will be playing an intimate set at Border's Oxford Street store on Wednesday October 1st. As part of the PPA's National Magazine Week initiative, the Chatham based blues artist will be show casing tracks from his debut album 'Walking Off The Map' and highly acclaimed second offering “A Virtual Landslide", a record produced at Toe Rag Studios by White Stripes collaborator Liam ...
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The Triple Door, Seattle's Swanky Supper Club, Celebrates Its 5th Anniversary
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All About Jazz
The Bay Area has Yoshi's. In Portland, it's Jimmy Mak's. Seattle's upscale, sit-down, dine-in concert venue is the Triple Door, and it's not bragging to say it's the best of the bunch, and this week marks its fifth anniversary. Historically speaking, swanky supper clubs are a remnant of America's Jazz Age in the 1920s. Today's versions exist somewhere between beer-in-hand nightclub and suit-and-tie concert hall: Luxury and sound quality are paramount, but you can enjoy a cocktail and an hors ...
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Eri Yamamoto Finds the Keys to the City
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Improvised Communications
Manhattan's landscape can change in a flash, yet even near the busiest thoroughfares, a half-forgotten pocket exists where time stands still and only the escalating beer prices alert a patron to the approximate decade. Straddle a barstool inside the musty, West Village cocoon that is Arthur's Tavern and marvel. Balloons dangle from the ceiling, slowly deflating, their candy-shop hues faded with the years. The tobacco-brown wall paneling is dotted with ratty decorations that celebrate every occasion: Cupid silhouettes for Valentine's ...
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