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Performance / Tour

George Mraz Comeback Concert! May 20 - NYC - Free!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
April 22, 2017

Featuring George Mraz & Camilla Mraz Trio with Anthony Pinciotti Saturday, May 20, 2017 7:30 to 9:00 PM FREE! Bohemian National Hall Historic Grand Ballroom 321 East 73rd Street (between 1st & 2nd Avenue) New York, NY 10021 The Bohemian Benevolent & Literary Association and GEORGE MRAZ MUSIC LLC are thrilled to present a celebratory night of free live music. Join us in NYC ...

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Event

Jazz At Atlas Debuts In Newburgh, NY With William Parker And Evidence Of Everlasting Beauty on May 20 At 8pm

Source: James Keepnews
April 21, 2017

“William Parker is something of a father figure.” —Larry Blumenfeld, New York Times “One of the 50 Greatest New York Musicians of All Time” —Time Out New York Launching a new series of music and cultural discourse at the Atlas Industries building in Newburgh, NY, Jazz at Atlas is proud to present the legendary bassist, composer and bandleader William Parker and the ensemble Evidence Of Everlasting Beauty. The band features Cooper-Moore on piano, Daniel Carter on reeds, trumpet and flute, ...

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Performance / Tour

Hear Palmer 2016 Featuring the Archie Shepp Quartet

Source: CHATEAU PALMER
April 21, 2017

Music in the Cellar, Music in the Soil It’s Château Palmer’s secret garden, in the shadow of its vineyards, at the heart of its village: the winery. It’s here, in the spring, that the year’s assemblages are expressed for the first time… in music. For, although these primeurs may certainly be tasted, they may also be heard. Surrounded by barrels, the invited jazzmen offer live their visions of the new vintage of Palmer and Alter Ego. Improvisations nourished by several ...

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Event

Connect With All About Jazz / Jazz Near You At JazzAhead! 2017

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2017

Dear JazzAhead! 2017 conference goers! All About Jazz and Jazz Near You's affable Maxim Micheliov will be on hand for this year's conference, connecting with old friends and making new ones. Max and I are looking to partner with presenting organizations, event aggregators, and catalyst and advocacy organizations to further support local jazz scenes around the world through our Jazz Near You platform. Max will be available to discuss Jazz Near You partnership opportunities, and to demonstrate the Jazz Near ...

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Recording

Saxophonist Dayna Stephens Releases "Gratitude" on Contagious Music

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 20, 2017

Featuring Dayna Stephens, Brad Mehldau, Julian Lage, Larry Grenadier, and Eric Harland. Available on Contagious Music. “Gratitude leaves a lasting impression swimming in honest emotion and beautiful sounds. Dayna Stephens' journey thankfully isn't over, and the results are something we can all be grateful for as well."—Geno Thackara, AllAboutJazz.com “To hear his music is to fall in love..."—Hot House Magazine “Tenorist Stephens emerges as an artist full of composure and imagination"—DownBeat Magazine “Within the expanse of the jazz landscape, a ...

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Recording

T.K. Blue's "Amour" on Dot Time Records - Release May 12 + Tour Schedule

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
April 19, 2017

Amour features: T.K. Blue, Etienne Charles, Warren Wolf, Zaccai Curtis, Winard Harper, Roland Guerrero, Gregoire Maret, Essiet Essiet, Jeff Reed & Eric Kennedy! May 6 CD Release Performance Clermont Vineyards & Winery 241 County Route 6 Germantown, New York 12526 (845) 663-6611 May 15 CD Release Performance Dino's Upstairs 700 W. 125th St. at 12th New York, NY 10027 212-694-1777 ...

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Music Industry

The Nu Jazz Agency Announces Special Workshop On Digtal Services You Need To Know About And Use In The Jazz Industry At Jazzahead 2017 In Germany!

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
April 18, 2017

Nu Jazz Agency has just announced that Managing Director Jerald Miller will be leading a workshop entitled: Digital Based Services on Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 15:00-16:00HR for the JazzAhead! music conference to be held in Bremen, Germany at the Bremen Exhibition Center in Hall 6, Conference Room 1, as part of the (3) European Jazz Expo. The discussion will primarily focus on little known digital services in the music business industry that every person in the business of making ...

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Recording

"Chapter Five," Fifth Album By The Paul Tynan & Aaron Lington Bicoastal Collective, Due May 19 From Oa2 Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 17, 2017

Since joining forces in 2008 as the Bicoastal Collective, trumpeter Paul Tynan and baritone saxophonist Aaron Lington have recorded a series of outstanding albums ranging in instrumentation from tentet to quintet to sextet to a quintet featuring a Hammond B-3 organist. Chapter Five, their fifth album and the first with a full 18-piece big band, adds a sumptuous new volume to the duo’s already impressive discography. The new CD will be released May 19 by OA2 Records. As on its ...

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