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10th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival To Be Held Across Two Sundays In Brooklyn’s Urban Meadow, June 11 & 18 From 1-6 PM

Source: James Keepnews
June 12, 2017

“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a kids’ show.” —Nate Chinen, New York Times “The lineup seems to get better every year at the Red Hook Jazz Festival, held on two successive Sundays at the Urban Meadow. ...

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Recording

The Elements Of King Crimson 2017 Tour Box Available For Pre-Order

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 12, 2017

As with previous releases in the Elements series, the full variety of King Crimson's music is presented over two CDs! Featuring extracts from rehearsals, new live recordings, elements from studio recordings, full tracks, alternate takes and finished recordings from 1969-2016, many of which make their first appearance on CD. Every line-up is featured across the double CD set. Of particular interest on the new set is the inclusion on disc 2 of every part of “Larks' Tongues in Aspic” (some ...

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Trumpeter/Composer Matt White & The Super Villain Jazz Band - "Worlds Wide" New Release - June 30

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
June 9, 2017

—Downbeat Magazine (for The Super Villain Jazz Band) Trumpeter/Composer Matt White The Super Villain Jazz Band Worlds Wide New Release: June 30 Worlds Wide is the follow-up to trumpeter/composer Matt White's debut album, The Super Villain Jazz Band. In Worlds Wide, Matt reconvenes his Nashville-based group to perform music inspired by places real and imaginary, from waterfalls and valleys to desolate planets, a desperate trip to rescue lost luggage, and music inspired by the ...

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92Y Jazz In July Festival Announces 2017 Season - Bill Charlap, Artistic Director

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2017

Subscriptions and Single Tickets on Sale Now Packages of 2 or More Concerts Available Single Tickets from $55 / Age 35 and Under- $25 212-415-5500 92nd Street Y announces the 33nd Annual 92Y Jazz in July Festival, with artistic director Bill Charlap at the helm. Jazz in July runs from Tuesday, July 18 through Thursday, July 27, featuring the world's greatest jazz musicians in unique, once- in-a- lifetime performances. Jazz in July opens with ...

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Education

Jazz Masters Barry Harris And Rufus Reid Featured At 2017 Straight Ahead Jazz Camp

Source: Adriana Prieto
June 7, 2017

From July 17-21 2017 The Jazz Institute of Chicago in collaboration with Columbia College Chicago will offer five days of interactive explorations of jazz via lectures, demonstrations, hands-on clinics and jam sessions during its 9th annual Straight Ahead Jazz Camp. Designed for adults age 18 and up and open to the general public, the camp provides an opportunity for jazz educators, music students, jazz enthusiasts and musicians to immerse themselves in the scholarship and performance of jazz. The camp is ...

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Less Than 3 Weeks To The Start Of The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 16th Edition - June 23 - July 1

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 6, 2017

The nine-day Xerox Rochester International Festival (XRIJF) 16th Edition returns to Rochester starting June 23 through July 1 presenting more than 1500 artists from around the world in 320+ shows at 19 indoor and outdoor venues. Free shows on 5 outdoor stages One of the nation's largest jazz festivals, XRIJF draws more than 200,000 people from around the world and is presented in three series- the Club Pass Series with 230+ shows, the headliner series of six shows and 95 ...

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Recording

Award Winning Guitarist Brian Tarquin To Release "Orlando In Heaven" In Support Of Orlando's Pulse Nightclub Tragedy Feat. Larry Coryell, Mike Stern, Chris Poland And Others

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 4, 2017

Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist/producer/composer Brian Tarquin presents Orlando In Heaven; a very special project featuring an incredible cast of musical virtuosos playing their hearts out for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida! Tarquin composed and produced each of these tracks and displays his own guitar prowess alongside such world-class players as guitar icon Larry Coryell (his final recordings before his passing earlier this year), vocalist Phil Naro (Talas, Julian Lennon), Grammy jazz guitarist Mike Stern, fretless ...

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Pianist Dan Papirany Releases New Solo Album

Source: Dan Papirany
June 3, 2017

Pianist Dan Papirany's new album entitled Solo was recorded in Tel Aviv, Israel. It features Papirany on piano playing standards and original tunes. The album was recorded over three separate sessions in April and May 2017 and is now available via digital downloads through cdbaby.com. Dan's approach on this occasion is the usage of melodic lines of improvisation while experimenting with several harmonic ideas. Some of the songs which can be found on the album are a well known standards ...

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