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Jazz Singer/Songwriter Karen Souza To Release Highly Anticipated New Album "Velvet Vault" on December 1, 2017
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Jazz singer/songwriter Karen Souza will be releasing her highly anticipated new album Velvet Vault on December 1, 2017! Featuring several jazz standards, “Velvet Vault” is a more mature and more subtle than Karen's previous efforts, and she truly feels is her best album to date. Saya Karen, “Velvet Vault is really three albums that coexist as one. On the one hand I wanted to record several of the jazz standards that the public love when I sing them live. Then, ...
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Red Piano Records To Release The Gaia Wilmer Octet: "Migrations"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Thursday, December 14th 8PM NEW YORK CD-RELEASE CONCERT at Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, NY The Gaia Wilmer Octet is: Yulia Musayelyan – flutes; Song Yi Jeon – voice; Gaia Wilmer and Gustavo D’Amico – saxophones; Leandro Pellegrino – guitar; Vitor Gonçalves – piano and accordion; Mayo Pamplona – bass; Richie Barshay – drums Migrations, introduces the music of Brazilian composer and saxophonist Gaia Wilmer, an emerging voice in the contemporary jazz community. Drawing inspiration from Brazilian music, its harmonies, ...
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Vocalist And Poet Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein) Releases "I Get A Kick: Cole Porter Reimagined" On Jazzed Media, Available January 19, 2018
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Mouthpiece Music
LISA B (Lisa Bernstein) is not only a jazz singer and songwriter, she’s also a widely published poet and spoken word performer. On I Get A Kick: Cole Porter Reimagined, her latest CD and sixth as a leader, she applies her poetic prowess and vocal gifts to fresh interpretations of ten tunes by Cole Porter, one of the finest of the lyricists and composers (unconventionally, he was both) who created the Great American Songbook. According to Lisa B, “My five ...
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Mondo Jazz - New radio program focused on international jazz
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All About Jazz
Mondo Jazz, a new radio program hosted by Italian-turned-New Yorker Ludovico Granvassu (Editor-in-Chief of italia.allaboutjazz.com), with a mission of showcasing international jazz that's not readily available on American airwaves. Starting on 15th of November, the show will broadcast on Wednesdays from 10 p.m. to midnight via Radio Free Brooklyn. From the host... “When I first moved to the United States I was surprised that, in the country where customers have unlimited choices, I could go to a supermarket and find ...
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Pianist Ryan Slatko Releases Debut Album "First Impressions" That Features Original Works And A Line-up Of Leading Artists
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ARE Group
Florida pianist, composer, and arranger Ryan Slatko recently released his debut album entitled First Impressions backed by a notable line-up of prominent musicians including Daniel Dickinson (alto/soprano saxophone); Linda Oh (acoustic bass); Ulysses Owens, Jr. (drums); Joel Ross (vibraphone); and Samir Zarif (tenor saxophone). The independent recording was recorded in New York City in 2016 and produced by noted drummer and producer Ulysses Owens, Jr. First Impressions is a culmination of Slatko’s musical experiences thus far. Through thoughtfully written compositions ...
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JMood Records Releases Roberto Magris Sextet "Live" In Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery
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Paul Collins Artist Management International
JMood Records is pleased to announce the release of the CD Roberto Magris Sextet Live in Miami @ the WDNA Jazz Gallery. “Saturday, February 6, 2016 was a bright sunny beautiful day, but, a more exciting and electric evening in Miami, Florida, one I won’t soon forget," recalls Paul Collins, jazz impresario from Kansas City, Missouri, “it was my first time in Miami! Hey, I expected to see Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine greeting me at the airport! ...
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Montreal Based Pianist Min Rager Releases Third Album "Train Of Thought"
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All About Jazz
Pianist Min Rager is proud to announce the release of Train of Thought, the third album to showcase her creative, original music. One of the country’s brightest jazz pianists and composers, Rager's latest release features an all-Canadian quartet including Nova Scotia-based saxophonist Kenji Omae, who delivers highly inspired playing throughout the record. Bassist Fraser Hollins and drummer Dave Laing (who appeared on Rager's previous discs) return to help render memorable versions of the pianist's varied compositions. The music itself ranges ...
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Drum Legend Simon Phillips Releases "Protocol 4"
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Drum legend & producer extraordinaire Simon Phillips has released Protocol 4 on October 27th on Phantom Recordings, distributed by AMPED. Simon Phillips is by far one of the world's most renowned and respected drummers, whose style not only reflects his technical gift but also his distinct musical sensibility. Whether it is Rock, Fusion, Jazz or World, Simon applies the same precision and intensity to his drumming, which is never lacking in emotion and feel. Simon has upped the ante with ...
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