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Saxophonist Jon Gordon New Release - Answer - CD Release May 3rd-4th At Kitano
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
"Gordon has embraced the history of his instrument, carrying with it the ability to extend music as a universal language."-Wayne Shorter Moving between Winnipeg and New York City, Jon Gordon is a much-in-demand man! His new CD Answer (recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios- ArtistShare label) will be released on May 3rd. The Jon Gordon Quartet makes a special New York City appearance on May 3rd and May 4th at Jazz at Kitano! Jazz at Kitano 66 Park ...
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A Jazzman's Tale - A Jazz Story About Charles Freeman Lee, Bebop Trumpeter And Pianist
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Annette Johnson
A Jazzman’s Tale is a screenplay memoir of bebop trumpeter and pianist Charles Freeman Lee. Freeman, as he was better known, was one of the jazzmen who joined the jazz revolution called bebop at Minton's Playhouse and the Paradise Club in Harlem, New York City in the 1950s. Freeman came out of Wilberforce Collegians, an important band in jazz history formed in 1926 at Wilberforce University in Ohio, with famous alumni like Benny Carter, Frank Foster and Ben Webster. He ...
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Adorn Your Venue with the 2019 All About Jazz Readers Poll Top Venue decal
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Michael Ricci
We encourage the winners of the 2019 Top Venues Poll to print a decal of their award then place it in the window of their establishment. Similar to a Trip Advisor or Yelp decal, you can adorn the entrance to your venue with your All About Jazz 2019 award and impress your patrons as they enter your building. Check out what the Kozlov Club in Moscow did (see below). Flawless execution! :-) Print your decal in three simple steps: Download ...
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Producer Barbara Brighton Awarded Jazz Hero 2019 By Jazz Journalists Association
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Mouthpiece Music
In a ceremony taking place on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) Friday Night Jazz Series, Barbara Brighton will be presented with the Jazz Hero Award, given by the Jazz Journalists Association and presented by jazz journalist Kirk Silsbee and 2016 Jazz Hero Edythe Bronston. Barbara Brighton’s lifelong love of jazz has bloomed in advocacy and activism. She has provided an important Los Angeles performance showcase for student musicians, the Young Artist Jazz ...
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Patricia Barber Elected To The American Academy Of Arts & Sciences 2019!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
American Composer/Jazz Pianist/Singer Patricia Barber Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Class of 2019! Recent Inductees Include: Wayne Shorter, Shulamit Ran, Maggie Nelson, Stephen Sondheim, Judith Butler, Keith Jarrett, and Bob Dylan On April 16, Patricia Barber was elected to the illustrious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a society founded in 1780 to honor excellence and convene leaders from every field of human endeavor toward advancing the common good. Among others elected this year are Michelle ...
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Swiss Minimalistic Jazz Ensemble Akku Quintet To Release Fourth Album Depart On Trey Gunn's 7d Media Label
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
The Akku Quintet was founded by drummer and composer Manuel Pasquinelli. Says renown writer Sid Smith, “Best-known for his work in Swiss post-rock minimalist outfit, SONAR, Pasquinelli's writing contains an almost cinematic dimension that encompasses bittersweet moods and moments of unfolding drama.” The band is based in Switzerland, from where they dispense a minimalistic jazz groove to great effect. Since their first concerts in 2011 the band gained more and more international attention (North-America tour in autumn 2018). Their debut ...
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Jazz Guitarist Shambhu Releases his first single from "Lilac Skies"
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Shambhu Vineberg
Jazz guitarist and composer Shambhu Vineberg is pleased to announce the release of “Lilac Skies,” the first single from his new album and 4th full-length release, Lilac Skies. Shambhu’s soothing guitar is featured on 10 new songs in a contemporary instrumental album with jazz, blues and new age roots. The album showcases an extraordinary roster of musicians, including three who recorded on Dreaming of Now, Shambhu’s award-winning second release: pianist Frank Martin (Lady Gaga, Elton John, Stevie Wonder); drummer / ...
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The Lost Nashville Sessions Of Wayne Jackson & The Memphis Horns Band Released After More Than Three Decades April 19th
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The Last Music Company
In the preamble to the 50th Anniversary of Grammy Lifetime Award winners The Memphis Horns in June, Skytone Entertainment releases The Lost Nashville Sessions by Wayne Jackson and The Memphis Horns Band in all digital formats today. The recording unearths tapes that were found lying dormant in a Nashville attic for over 34 years. Recorded in the mid-80s, The Lost Nashville Sessions is an eclectic collection of rock, soul, blues, pop and the eccentric—and heralds the one of the only ...
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