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Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares Music Video "Oshun" From The CD Aguas
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Omar Sosa
Following the October 2018 release of their acclaimed CD, Aguas, Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares are set to showcase their third music video, “Oshun," in support of the recording. Aguas is a beautiful and very personal album, reflecting the perspectives of two generations of Cuban artists living outside their homeland, interpreting their Afro-traditions in unique and subtle ways. The album is dedicated to water, and especially to Oshun, the Goddess of Love and Mistress of Rivers in the Lucumí tradition ...
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Singer/Actress Cristina Morrison Highly Anticipated New Release Impredecible - Voces De Mujer
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Featuring guest vocalists: Lena Burke, Mirella Cesa, Magos Herrera, Barbara Mendes and Consuelo Vargas The inventive, exciting and passionate singer Cristina Morrison has released Impredecible, Voces De Mujer, (Unpredictable: women voices), an impressive re-interpretation of classic Latin American standards featuring magical pairings of vocal duets with Latin jazz arrangements by Misha Piatigorsky. Known as the Baronesa, Cristina Morrison is a beautiful, talented and versatile singer, songwriter, actress and producer. She has a dark and smoky voice, sings in several languages, ...
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Daniela Soledade Wants To Bring Bossa Back
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GoMedia PR
Daniela Soledade is a new and compelling voice on the Brazilian musical landscape, one both fresh on the ears and blessed with authentically deep roots. Her family line includes her father Paulinho, an artist-producer whose resume includes work with Ivan Lins and Gilberto Gil. Delving yet deeper, her grandfather Paulo helped create Brazilian music foundations, writing with Tom Jobim and others in the pioneering phase of bossa nova. “I grew up in Rio,” Daniela explains, “in a family of musicians, ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Nominated In The 17th Independent Music Awards With The Song Dedicated To Larry Coryell
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All About Jazz
Multi-Award winning guitarist, bandleader and producer Roman Miroshnichenko was named by Music Resource Group (MRG) today as a Nominee in The 17th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). Nominated for the Best Instrumental Song Category Roman's composition “Song For Godfather Of Fusion" was dedicated to one of the greatest guitar players of all time Larry Coryell. The winning projects were selected by blue-ribbon panels of top recording artists that included: Robert Smith, Tom Waits, Gloria Gaynor, Todd Rundgren, Lee Ann ...
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The Patricia Barber Trio 2019 Higher Tour Moves Through U.S. Into Canada
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
American Composer/Songwriter, Jazz Singer/Pianist Patricia Barber Trio—Higher (ArtistShare)—First Release in Six Years! 2019 Higher Tour Moves Into Canada The Patricia Barber Trio featuring Patrick Mulcahy and Jon Deitemyer Internationally acclaimed American composer singer/pianist Patricia Barber is back with a new recording- HIGHER- on ArtistShare, her first since the critically celebrated Smash (Concord, 2013). Higher marks Barber's return with another form-shattering collection of original material. Following pack houses recently at Scullers (Boston), The Side Door (Old Lyme, CT) and ...
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Watch the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert from the Kennedy Center at All About Jazz or Jazz Near You!
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All About Jazz
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) will honor the 2019 NEA Jazz Masters at a tribute concert held in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, hosted by Jason Moran. The concert will also be available via a live webcast at both All About Jazz and Jazz Near You. On Monday, April 15, 2019 at 8:00 p.m. ET, All About Jazz will present, in its entirety, the tribute concert including remarks by ...
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Sonar's The Bill Laswell Mix Translations To Be Released On Limited Edition 12-inch Vinyl Ep On 7d Media
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
The Swiss quartet Sonar has quickly gained international reputation for creating a unique blend of forward-thinking instrumental music imbued with power, tension and emotional identity. With their slow-build approach to dramaturgy and avoidance of conventional forms, they focus on collective group efforts and a deeper kind of interaction amongst their members Stephan Thelen (guitar), Bernhard Wagner (guitar), Christian Kuntner (electric bass) and Manuel Pasquinelli (drums). For their internationally acclaimed fourth album Vortex (RareNoiseRecords), The made an unexpected move by adding ...
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Experience Midnite Cinema With Ayumi Ishito April 26th & Come Out To The Release Party May 17th!
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Ayumi Ishito
The free-spirited sounds and remarkably progressive structures that shine throughout Brooklyn-based artist Ayumi Ishito’s music are a stunning reflection of her life-long love for the true magic of jazz. From the first moment that Ayumi began to lead and compose music with an extraordinarily gifted & talented surrounding group of musicians that would become her official band in 2011, every step they’ve taken together since has been a solid step forward in the name of their art, craft, and creativity. ...
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