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Henry Cow Legend John Greaves To Release New Album Life Size On Manticore Records
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
British bass guitarist and composer John Greaves, best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative albums with Peter Blegvad is releasing a new album titled Life Size on Manticore Records on November 30, 2018. John was also a member of National Health and Soft Heap, and has recorded several solo albums, including Accident (1982), Parrot Fashions (1984), The Caretaker (2001) and Greaves Verlaine (2008). Says Manticore Records president Max Marchini, “When Greg Lake wanted me to be ...
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Burnin' Blues Guitarist Dexter Allen's Live From Ground Zero Blues Club Available on November 30
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Dexter Allen's Live From Ground Zero Blues Club At The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississipp November 16th Pre-Release: Put Your Blues On Me November 30th Release Date A Pass The Pick Project! Dexter Allen releases his newest album on November 30th with a special pre-release single November 16th of Put Your Blues On Me. The magic was recorded live from the Crossroads, at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Actor Morgan Freeman is the club owner. ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington: A Bi-Coastal Weekend
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All About Jazz
By Cristofer Gross On Friday evening, November 9, drummer-composer-educator Terri Lyne Carrington will headline a special concert in UCLA's Royce Hall. Two days later she will be at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark for her half of another special concert entitled “Jazz Vinyl Revisited." In addition to having Carrington on the bills, there is a thematic connection between the two events. Both include tributes to Joni Mitchell, who turned 75 on November 7. On Sunday, “Jazz Vinyl ...
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Elio Villafranca Continues Cinque World Tour To Mexico! November 6th With Special Guest Jon Faddis!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Grammy Consideration In Multiple Categories! 2018 DownBeat Winner- Rising Star- Keyboard 4.5-star Review, Cinque Elio Villafranca's Cinque World Tour continues from Japan, Australia and Tasmania this summer on to Mexico on November 6th with Special Guest Jon Faddis! Nov. 6 Guadalajara, Mexico Cinque Release Concert at Centro de Promoción Cultural, ITESO Special Guest: Jon Faddis-trumpet Featuring: Dick Oatts- alto sax/soprano sax/flute Wayne Escoffery- tenor sax Bruce Harris- trumpet ...
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Flautist Bill McBirnie releases The Silent Wish with Bernie Senensky
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All About Jazz
The Silent Wish is the latest release from Canada's premier jazz and Latin flutist, Bill McBirnie, and it features Bill's superior craftsmanship along with that of his longstanding and formidable accompanist, Bernie Senensky, in an intimate duo setting, brimming with pristine acoustic clarity, that displays their uncommon levels of musicianship and simpatico as they explore a diverse range of material, integrated by a ubiquitous and enchanting “minor theme” inspired by Bill’s wife, Svetlana. Here are some reactions to Bill McBirnie ...
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Track upcoming shows with Jazz Near You's Personal Calendar feature
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Michael Ricci
Jazz Near You—the leading jazz events platform of its kind—has added an exciting new feature that allows members to track events they plan to attend while receiving reminders via All About Jazz the day of the show. The feature also maintain a member's history of previously attended shows. Events can be added to a member's personal calendar by clicking the green calendar icon on any calendar page or by clicking the “Add to Your Jazz Near You Calendar" link on ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Tracks: October 2018
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 30 tracks featured in October, these ten represent our personal favorites. We also included the top ten reader favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! EDITOR'S PICKS Lost Justin Kauflin From: Coming Home 05:21 Love Dance Ran Blake From: Streaming
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Vanessa Daou To Release Her Landmark 1994 Debut 'Zipless: Songs From The Works Of Erica Jong' On Vinyl For The First Time Via Her Own DRKR Records
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Prime Mover Media
Zipless: Songs from the Works of Erica Jong, the landmark 1994 album which launched Vanessa Daou’s solo career, is set for its long-awaited vinyl debut on December 7, 2018. The LP will be available via Daou’s own DRKR Records imprint in association with KID Recordings. Various exclusive pre-order offers of the remastered, limited edition heavyweight 180gm black vinyl LP will be available from PledgeMusic. Options include fold-out poster, signed limited edition print, signed handwritten lyric sheet, signed and dedicated LP ...
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