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Announcing Two Iconic Jazz Artists In Concert At Hudson Hall: Legendary Vocalist Marilyn Maye February 14 And Marc Ribot Quartet February 22, 2024
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AMT Public Relations
Tickets go on sale Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Hudson Hall 327 Warren Street Hudson, New York 12534 Friday, February 14 @ 7:00 p.m. Marilyn Maye Valentine’s Day Cabaret “The greatest white female singer in the world."—Ella Fitzgerald Let There Be Love: Treat your special one to a Valentine’s Day to remember with the legendary Marilyn Maye. At 96-years young, Maye is one of the living legends of the golden age of show business. “Marilyn Maye ...
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Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s February Line-up With Pianist Jacky Terrasson, Eric Alexander Quartet, Jazz Messengers Alumni, And A Special Valentine’s Week With Beloved Vocalist Mary Stallings
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AMT Public Relations
SMOKE Jazz Club welcomes back some of today’s leading artists in February. For five nights during Valentine’s Week (Feb 12-16), the remarkable vocalist Mary Stallings returns to SMOKE with her warm tone and vocal virtuosity. Wowing jazz fans for over six decades, Stallings is well into her 80s, still singing and swinging. No stranger to the SMOKE stage, French pianist Jacky Terrasson leads his Trio (Feb 5-9). “It’s a special treat to get to see this ebullient artist up close ...
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Brian Eaton’s 'Trail of Contrition' Brings Jazz Fusion to New Frontiers
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All About Jazz
Portland-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Brian Eaton has unveiled his sixth studio album, Trail of Contrition, available now on Eatin’ Records. This vibrant jazz fusion project stands at the crossroads of diverse American musical traditions, blending elements of jazz, country, bluegrass, folk, rock, rhythm and blues, gospel, and Americana into an adventurous, genre-bending sonic journey. The album’s centerpiece is Eaton’s ambitious cover of the Pat Metheny Group’s “Travels,” the Grammy-winning live track that has captivated audiences since its debut. Paying ...
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In Motion Quartet's 'The Grind' Is Out January 25
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Steve Treseler
Led by Seattle-based saxophonist Steve Treseler and Bellingham-based trumpeter Kevin Woods, In Motion Quartet releases their debut album The Grind, an adventurous set of original music exploring propulsive grooves and the avant-garde. With a nod to the chord-less groups of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Lee Konitz, the instrumentation allows the band the freedom to stretch harmonically and melodically, while maintaining an emphasis on rhythmic interaction and improvised counterpoint. Treseler and Woods seem to communicate telepathically, with a great sense ...
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All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: December 2024
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in December, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Agra Brian Landrus From: Plays Ellington & Strayhorn 2:47 Boxes Greyboy Allstars From: Grab Bag: ...
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Charlie Hunter Produces Fourth Bolero Record For Puerto Rican Vocalist Maritzaida
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Aaron Weibe
“We should do another record, but let’s make it a visual product,” suggested Charlie Hunter, celebrated guitarist and producer, just months after Maritzaida’s stunning debut albums, Boleros Clásicos Volumen Uno and Volumen Dos. The Puerto Rican vocalist and her husband, AJ Weibe, had only recently returned to music after a five-year hiatus, following a decade-long career as military musicians, including three years in Tokyo. Their comeback was nothing short of extraordinary, capturing hearts and minds with their authentic take on ...
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Australian Jazz Vocalist Julie O'Hara Releases 'All In The One Room' On Jazzspell Records
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Ferro-cious Media & Entertainment
Australian jazz artist, Julie O’Hara, and JazzSpell Records are proud to release their dynamic contemporary jazz vocal album, All In The One Room. Julie O’Hara is a prolific and versatile composer, vocalist, improviser, and educator from Naarm/Melbourne, Australia. This album marks a significant milestone in O’Hara's career, showcasing her rhythmic sensibilities, compositional skill, and unique jazz phrasing and scatting abilities. Featuring 13 captivating tracks, All In The One Room is a vibrant fusion of swing, blues, bop, Latin, and vocalese-inspired ...
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The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Continues Free Monthly Jazz Jams At Clement’s Place
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AMT Public Relations
Co-presented by NJPAC’s Jazz Advisory Committee and Rutgers Institute for Jazz Studies, Jazz Jams at Clement’s Place is a monthly Jazz Jams Session concert series (January-June 2025) featuring top-flight New Jersey musicians directed by pianist and bandleader, James Austin, Jr.. Audience members immerse themselves in the relaxing sounds of jazz music that stimulate the players’ and listeners’ minds. All novice and seasoned jazz musicians and singers are welcomed to jam and improv with the professional band throughout the night. Co-producers: ...
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