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Jazz Bakery Presents Jeremy Pelt And Peter Bernstein on December 2nd and December 3rd
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Jeff Gauthier
The Jazz Bakery presents a weekend of cutting edge jazz with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt's Make Noise Quintet on December 2nd, and guitarist Peter Bernstein's Mostly Monk Quartet on December 3rd. On Saturday December 2nd, Jeremy Pelt's Make Noise Quintet with pianist Victor Gould, bassist Richie Goods, Jonathan Barber on drums and Jacquelene Acevedo on percussion, will perform at the Musicians Institute Concert Center in Hollywood at 8PM. Saturated with the rhythms of two percussionists Pelt's Make Noise quintet has an ...
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"Santa Baby" Crooner Cynthia Basinet Attends L.A. Jazz Society Tribute Awards 2017
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Cynthia "c." Basinet
Nobel Nominated Jazzy pop crooner, actress and activist Cynthia Basinet best known for her iconic sultry version of, “Santa Baby" attended the Jazz Tribute Awards and Concert Saturday night honoring FOX's Seth MacFarland and the legendary, Johnny Mandel. Leonard Martin presented Seth MacFarland with the 2017 David L. Abell Angel Award for his focus on music, literature and philanthropy. Quincy Jones presented his “brother from another mother," Johnny Mandel with the Jazz Tribute Celebrating A Life Of Achievement. Their mutual ...
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Amy London's "Bridges" Released On November 17
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GoMedia PR
Vocalist Revisits the First Decade of her Career with 15 Song Retrospective Fred Hersch, Darmon Meader, Harvie S, Victor Lewis, Bob Mintzer and Dr. Lonnie Smith are among the stellar cast of collaborators. Sometimes you must look back in order to move forward. With the November 17 release of Bridges, vocalist Amy London is doing just that, allowing 15 tracks of previously recorded music to finally see the light of day. While most recently recognized for her work with critically ...
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Portland Songwriter Releases Jazz-Pop Holiday Single
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All About Jazz
Portland based Jazz Singer Songwriter, Marti Mendenhall, releases her new Holiday Single, “Here I Am Home.” Recently featured in Oregon Music News, this will be Marti’s third CD and her first Holiday release. Marti’s live shows and recordings are rich with originals that capture the essence of Jazz and the wide-appeal of Pop. “Here I Am Home” features a timeless, feel-good melody, with lyrics that speak of global togetherness, and the feeling that everywhere is home for the Holidays. Featuring ...
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Iconic label ECM Records Commences Streaming and Expands Partnership with Universal Music Group in Global Digital Distribution
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Universal Music Enterprises
Esteemed independent label ECM Records today announced they are expanding their partnership with long-standing distribution partner, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music based entertainment to bring the entire ECM catalogue to major streaming platforms on Friday November 17, 2017. Renowned for contemporary, jazz and classical music, ECM's catalogue is critically-acclaimed as the finest of its kind. Curated by its visionary founder Manfred Eicher, ECM has maintained a consistently high standard of artistry and production. The music and ...
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Legendary Drummer Lenny White Launches New Venture: IYOUWE
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
With projects featuring: Joel Levine & Pete Levin IYOUWE is a musical collective created by Lenny White to promote real music in an ever-changing cultural terrain. The collective includes musicians, singers, poets, and rappers. Although many styles of music are embraced by this group, artists at IYOUWE are responding to the urgent need for a culture that has values and values freedom. Our first intention is to present music that inspires, provokes and finds a groove for you. To do ...
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Dot Time Legends Releases Louis Armstrong: "The Night Clubs"
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All About Jazz
Dot Time Records (DTR) is honored to announce that it has released Louis Armstrong: The Night Clubs, the second in a series of previously unreleased recordings, under its 'Legends' series. This recording contains selections from five different nightclub engagements—Bop City in New York in 1950, Club Hangover in San Francisco in 1952, Storyville in Boston in 1953, Basin Street in New York in 1955 and the Brant Inn in Ontario in 1958— featuring five different iterations of Armstrong’s All Stars, ...
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7 Virtual Jazz Club's Global Online Jazz Contest 2017 Edition Extends Deadline to December 10th
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Valerio Pappi
The 7 Virtual Jazz Club announces that the new deadline for entering the contest will be December 10th. Prizes Include € 4,000 to the winner € 2,000 to the best new talent € 1,000 to the most voted musician by the web community To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee and submit a video of their performance. Entries will be judged by a panel of international jazz experts (meet the experts) comprised of some of ...
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