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Ed Roth Releases New Album Jazzland Out February 22 On Funzalo Records
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Independent Music Media
His playing cuts across styles and genres as he masterfully executes jazz, rock, and pop sensibilities with a contemporary flavor. Ed Roth is truly a monster player, and his talent shines brightly on Jazzland, his debut album release for Funzalo Records out on February 22. On Jazzland you will find Roth’s excellent take on Jazz classics like Charles Mingus’ “Nostalgia in Times Square,” John Coltrane’s “Big Nick,” Chick Corea’s “Crystal Silence,” and Miles Davis’ “Milestones,” Freddie the Freeloader” and “Blue ...
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Matt Mitchell Kicks Off Elysium Furnace Works' 2019 Season In Beacon, NY
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James Keepnews
The 2019 season for the Hudson Valley music series Elysium Furnace Works promises to be its most exciting yet. EFW is proud to launch this year's slate of concerts with one of the most remarkable and cutting-edge pianists and composers, Matt Mitchell. Hailed as “a pianist of burrowing focus and an indispensable fixture of the contemporary vanguard” by The New York Times, “smart and dazzling” by Philadelphia Magazine and “compelling, even startling two-handed abandon” by the Detroit Free Press, Matt ...
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Tenor Saxophonist Mike Lee New Release February 18th Song For All Of Us Featuring Lenny White, George Colligan, Dave Stryker & More!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
With his new release, Song For All of Us (IYOUWE Records), veteran saxophonist Mike Lee shows the breadth of his musical pallet. Lee works with his wide-ranging musical associations and weaves them together with innovative compositions as well as standard repertoire. There are several different band configurations within this offering. From the core trio of tenor saxophone, bass, and drums, to several different quartet and quintet settings each grouping contributes to the unified sound. Drummer Lenny White, bassist Ed Howard ...
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Los Angeles Based Independent Jazz Label, BFM Jazz, Wins Five Grammys
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Mouthpiece Music
BFM JAZZ is a boutique record label based in Los Angeles that garnered six Grammy nominations and turned them into five wins this past Sunday. In the company’s brief, nine-year existence, they’ve put out 27 projects that have accumulated 17 nominations collectively. In 2018, BFM Jazz released just three projects. All three received nominations and all three brought home Grammy statuettes. Trumpet master John Daversa won awards in three categories: Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Improvised Jazz Solo, and ...
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Singer Carolyn Fitzhugh Demonstrates Vocal & Compositional Chops On 'Living In Peace,' Set For March 15 Release By IYOUWE Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Carolyn Fitzhugh’s soul-infused jazz vocals attain new heights with her March 15 release of Living in Peace, for Lenny White’s IYOUWE Records. Fitzhugh’s second album also finds the Chicago native in esteemed company. Produced by Grammy nominee Mark Ruffin and given lush arrangements by state-of-the-art pianist and composer Amina Figarova, the recording features Figarova’s working band—a murderer’s row of major jazz musicians that includes tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, guitarist Rez Abbasi, and drummer Rudy Royston—and, on one track, the legendary ...
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Pianist Romain Collin Releases Seventh Video In #taurussesh Series
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Romain Collin releases another new video in #TaurusSesh, a series of intimate videos in which he explores the vast musical possibilities offered by his unique combination of acoustic piano, vocal loops and textures, and the bass synthesizer Moog Taurus. “Holocene“ by Justin Vernon features Collin with electric guitarist Grey McMurray. Videos showcase spontaneous collaborations with special guests including Sachal Vasandani, Grey McMurray, Christina Courtin, Gregoire Maret and Yosvany Terry. In addition to the #TaurusSesh project, Collin's forthcoming trio recording will ...
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Bistro Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, With David Budway On Piano, To Appear As Part Of The Overture Concert Series At Rockland Conservatory Of Music
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Lampkin Publicity Service
Bistro Award winning Jazz Vocalist Shirley Crabbe, with David Budway on piano, to appear as part of the Overture Concert Series at Rockland Conservatory of Music on Saturday, March 2nd, Show Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Rockland Conservatory of Music 45 S Main St Pearl River, NY 10965 Recently announced as a Bistro Award winner in the Outstanding Record Category (The Bistro Awards is a 34-year-old organization recognizing, encouraging, nurturing, and educating cabaret, jazz, and comedy artists; it is ...
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DarWin Releases Debut Concept Album Origin Of Species Internationally Featuring Drum Legend Simon Phillips
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Welcome to the near-future: the world of DarWin. An intricate musical fantasy concept that launched in November 2018 in the UK only with the ambitious single release of “Escape The Maze,” followed by the full length album Origin Of Species. The album is now available internationally on all major digital distribution platforms, with an epic cinematic video of “Escape the Maze” available on YouTube, Facebook and iTunes. More DarWin videos can be found on YouTube and Facebook. Who is DarWin? ...
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