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The Laszlo Gardony Trio With John Lockwood & Yoron Israel At Mezzrow On May 16 - One Night Only!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
The Laszlo Gardony Trio with John Lockwood & Yoron Israel at Mezzrow on May 16! One Night Only! Mezzrow 163 W. 10th St. New York, NY 10014 646-476-4346 Laszlo Gardony: piano / composer John Lockwood: bass Yoron Israel: drums Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most expressive and technically skilled pianists working in jazz today." A formidable improviser who lives in the moment" (JazzTimes), Gardony ...
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The 7 Virtual Jazz Club Announces Final Round
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Valerio Pappi
The web community prize (€ 500 plus artistic advertising) was awarded to Mattan Klein an Israeli flutist/composer, who presented the song “Used to Be." Finalists Amateurs & Pros’ Category Aubrey Logan (USA) Samy Thiebault (France) Arthur Satyan (Armenia) David Helbock's Random Control (Austria) Eva Slongo (Switzerland) Karl Marino & Francois Chanvallon Guitar Duo (France) Sisters of invention (Sweden) Rina Yamazaki Trio (Japan) The Greenwich ...
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Chuck Redd To Release Groove City On March 1 On Dalphine Records
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GoMedia PR
Vibraphonist’s New Album Features John Di Martino, Lewis Nash, Nicki Parrott and Jerry Weldon In his impressive career, vibraphonist and drummer Chuck Redd has performed alongside many legendary musicians, Charlie Byrd, Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie, and Monty Alexander among them. Noted by The Washington Post for his “melodic sparkle,” and praised by Jazz Times for his “exquisite” work on the vibes, Redd will release his sixth album as a leader, Groove City, on March 1. On the new album, Redd ...
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All About Jazz Improves Press Release Distribution Service
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz has improved its press release / news announcement distribution service to further raise the awareness of each published announcement as well as raise the awareness of source. Recent improvements include: Support of large / header photo (example); Improved handling of pull quote author; News source is identified in the MORE NEWS section; An additional announcement is included in the MORE NEWS section; Improved appearance of “News" tab on publicity firm's page (example); Search for announcements by publicity ...
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Yelena Eckemoff Presents A Journey Through The Human Life Span On "Colors," Set For Feb. 22 Release
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff casts her eye on the visible spectrum with Colors, her third album in just over a year, set for a February 22 release on her own L&H Production label. Accompanied only by the brilliant French drummer Manu Katché, Eckemoff creates musical impressions of 14 distinct hues, organizing them into a symbolic progression through the stages of life—using a panoply of styles as diverse as the spectrum itself. Colors is both a popular title and subject in the ...
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Guitarist and composer Erik Borelius’ releases New Album - Expedition Inside
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Erik Borelius
Swedish Grammy winner, guitarist and composer Erik Borelius, releases his fourteenth album Expedition Inside. It contains the nine singles Erik Borelius released during 2017-18. For Erik, this is a new and exciting way to present his music. For each song, Erik painted and took photos for the single cover design based on his interpretation of the music. Expedition Inside is packed with guitars. Erik Borelius’ favorite for the moment, the Danelectro Baritone, colors several tracks. All songs are instrumental, the ...
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Pianist Romain Collin Releases Third Video In #taurussesh Series
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Romain Collin releases the third 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. The Collin original “Great Ocean Road“ features Collin with drummer Eric Harland. 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 ...
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Jazz Scores And Analysis By Richard Lawn Now Available!
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Richard Lawn
Jazz Scores and Analysis, Vol. 1 by Rick Lawn Full scores and in-depth analysis of contemporary, large ensemble works by six Grammy-nominated composers: Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer, Jim McNeely, John Fedchock, John Hollenbeck, and Darcy James Argue. Following in the footsteps of Rayburn Wright's seminal work, Inside the Score, this book gives a guided tour into the techniques and musical concepts in these six scores by masters of large ensemble jazz writing. This immense labor of love includes: ...
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