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Blues, R&B and Gospel Legends Fill the Bill at 4th Annual Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Ten artists sing the blues at the 2008 Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest, Aug. 16 - 17, 2008. Filling two days with sounds of the blues as well as R&B, soul and gospel, the 4th annual festival at Rancho San Rafael Park in Reno, Nev., starts at noon each day and continues with five back-to-back performances.

Concluding each night, the Reno-Tahoe Blues Fest features three headliners with The Whispers and Jonny Lang rocking the venue Aug. 16 and Gladys Knight closing the ...

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New on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Introduction to Chordscale Theory

Chordscale theory describes the interdependent relationship of harmony and melody. It states that chords serve specific roles within a key which determine the scales that are associated with those chords which, in turn, represent a palette of available notes that can be used for improvisation. This theory is fundamental to learning how to improvise.

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Sensational New Crimetime Orchestra Project Presents Original Norwegian Contemporary Symphony

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Featuring 75 Musicians + Sonny Simmons as Guest Soloist

This 2-CD set was recorded live at the Oslo international jazzfestival 2007 is simply nothing less than fantastic!...and very unlikely to happen at all...Imagine the Norwegian “all-star" outfit CRIMETIME ORCHESTRA in its maximum size..so far.. expanded to a 14 piece Rocking / wild / Grooving and beautifully diverse outfit that featured the following musicians that somehow managed to take charge and control the development of the event that resulted in ...

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Chamber Music America Awards over $660,000 in Grants to Ensembles, Presenters and Festivals

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Support for Community Residencies, New Works, and International Collaborations provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Argosy Foundation, and CMA's Endowment Funds (New York, NY) Chamber Music America (CMA) announced today that it will award $664,534 to fund 64 ensemble music projects conducted by artists and presenters throughout the U.S. and in France. Twenty-eight of the grants will support community-based residencies through CMA's Residency Partnership Program, 19 are commissions awarded through the New Works: Creation and ...

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100+ New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

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Concord Records Add 5 Rarities to Collector's Corner

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Concord Collector's Corner: The folks at Concord Music Group have added five more rare and collectable classic Jazz titles to their recently launched Collector's Corner site. These five fantastic collectibles (below) as well as many more rare and collectible vinyl and box set titles from labels such as Fantasy, Specialty, Prestige, and Stax are now available at The Collector's Corner. Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bitts This Prestige 3-disc box set highlights the best of the cult saxophonist's be-bop years (1949-1952) ...

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Mosaic Singles: The Helen Merrill Dick Katz Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

"This music says so much, particularly in revealing the warmth these musicians feel for each other, their interest in experimentation, and their love of their craft. In their choice of fine songs, performed in new and different settings, they invite you to become involved. Listen, and you will understand and appreciate the shade of difference here." - Marian McPartland, liner notes In the '40s, Helen Merrill entered the professional ranks as a band singer, but soon was bitten by the ...

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Mosaic Singles: Helen Merrill - Casa Forte

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

"What truly sets Helen apart, and serves as the basis for her place in the pantheon of the greatest jazz singers, is that she goes straight to the heart of the lyric and delivers it with such poignancy and feeling that you cannot escape being deeply affected. “ - Joe Sullivan, liner notes Helen Merrill is a jazz singer who does not forsake lyrics for licks; her delivery is a poetry reading minus the theatrics. In 1980, she collaborated with ...

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