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Event

Laurin Talese To Host Residency At Philadelphia’s South Jazz Parlor on July 14-15

Source: ARE Group
July 11, 2017

This coming weekend, vocalist Laurin Talese will host a residency at SOUTH Jazz Parlor in Philadelphia, PA on Friday, July 14th and Saturday, July 15th with shows at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. The singer is eager to return to one of the city’s most revered jazz venues and will be joined by Toru Dodo (piano); Cedric Easton (drums); and Jonathan M. Michel (bass). Talese has enjoyed an exceptionally busy first-half of the year, with shows in several states along the East Coast and more, including ...

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Performance / Tour

NYC's Modern Jazz Guitar Ken Silverman Trio To Play Woodstock's The Colony on August 6

Source: Ken Silverman
July 11, 2017

The Colony 22 Rock City Road Woodstock, NY 12498 (845) 679-7625 August 6, 2017 at 8 PM. $10. Ken Silverman's original compositions combine jazz with surf, rock, blues, funk, classical and avante garde influences. WTJU radio said “Guitar improviser Ken Silverman keeps the energy high and the composition compelling..." Featuring the virtuosic drumming of Andy O'Neill and the enchanting bass playing of Sam McPherson, the music is accessible yet seriously engaging for ...

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Website

About All About Jazz's Premium Musician Page Service

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2017

All About Jazz has expanded its musician page service to two tiers: standard (free) and premium ($60/year). To Date... Home to over 125,000 musician pages, All About Jazz boasts the largest jazz musician database on the internet. A musician is free to claim or create their page and update it at any time. A musician page, which serves as an EPK (electronic press kit), can be supported by several editors much like a Wikipedia bio page. Enter the premium service! ...

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Recording

Fly Away Butterfly, New Album by Carol Albert

Source: Carol Albert
July 7, 2017

Reviewed by Kabir Sehgal, New York Times bestselling author and Multi-Grammy Award winning producer Every so often, an artist comes along that makes you reimagine the possibilities of music. With Fly Away Butterfly  Album, Carol Albert delivers a seminal and sizzling contribution to the artistic sphere, blending lively melodies with thoughtful and refined arrangements. Every song presents not just different sounds but soundscapes in which Carol invites us to inhabit and explore. But this album is also one of healing, ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

George Kahn Trio Launches New Jazz Album Kickstarter Campaign

Source: Imaginary Friends
July 6, 2017

Playing Records is proud to announce a new collaboration with jazz musicians George Kahn, Alex Acuña and Lyman Medeiros to produce and release videos and recordings as The George Kahn Trio. The album project is being crowd-funded with a Kickstarter campaign that continues through August 8, 2017. The project will include six new straight-ahead compositions, and six arrangements of contemporary pop tunes (think Prince, Ed Sheeran, Adele, The Weeknd) performed by the trio. The album (working title: The Bar Is ...

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Recording

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius Sign To Melodic Revolution Records

Source: Anne Leighton
July 4, 2017

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius will release their fifth CD Guilty of Innocence through Melodic Revolution Records early Fall 2017. The new 10-track album will be available worldwide in both Physical and Digital formats. Guilty of Innocence features special appearances by Alex Skolnick (Testament), Rave Tesar (Renaissance) and Randy McStine (The Fringe). Guilty of Innocence highlights include a reimagined cover of Muse’s “Hysteria,” a 12-minute prog epic titled “Soul Food” which features many of the guests mentioned above, plus “Dream Diary ...

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Book / Magazine

Author Trevor Barre Pens Second Book "Convergences, Divergences & Affinities: Further Beyond Jazz, The Second Wave Of English Free Improvisation, 1973-9"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 3, 2017

The sub title of the book is The Second Wave of Free Improvisation in England, 1973-9. It is the author’s second self-published book about English Free Improvisation, and follows his Beyond Jazz, The Golden Age of Free Music in London, 1966-72, an account of the genre's formative years. “Beyond Jazz” was well received and gained many favourable reviews in the press. In particular, it seemed that the book both shone a light on, and provided a much-needed account of, a ...

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Award / Grant

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2018 Class of NEA Jazz Masters

Source: Sue Auclair Promotions
July 2, 2017

Joanne Brackeen, Pat Metheny, Dianne Reeves, and Todd Barkan now join the ranks of the nation’s highest honor in jazz, the NEA Jazz Masters. The 2018 NEA Jazz Master recipients were announced this evening at a DC Jazz Festival concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, where Metheny also performed. The NEA Jazz Masters are receiving this honor for their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. Each will receive ...

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