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Recording

Saxophone Maestra Fostina Dixon Blends Contemporary Jazz, Gospel, Funk And R&B On "Here We Go Again"

Source: 1888 Media
February 24, 2017

First Single “Prayer of Jabez” is a Tribute To Marvin Gaye, Whom She Toured with for 4 Years Wilmington, DE: As a highly-regarded, in-demand composer, vocalist and jazz soloist who plays soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, flute, and clarinet, Fostina Dixon has been honing her craft for decades as a guest soloist with Abbey Lincoln, Barry Harris, Earl May and the Big Apple Jazzwomen. Known for her elegant mesmerizing phrasing, she has also played with Prince, Gil Evans, Roy Ayers, ...

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Career

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Presents A New Artist Event Series: The Creative Entrepreneur: Helping Young + Emerging Artists Navigate The Business World

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2017

On March 10, 2017 from 2-5pm, the Arts + Business Council of Greater Philadelphia (ABC), through its Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA) program, will host the first clinic of its new series: “The Creative Entrepreneur: Helping Young + Emerging Artists Navigate the Business World” This business and tax law clinic, entitled An Artful Assessment: Tax Law For Artists + Makers seeks to help artists understand their tax and business responsibilities as the creative minds of Philadelphia. Artists of ...

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Recording

Never-Before Released Music From Louis Armstrong - Exclusively On Dot Time "Legends" Series

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
February 23, 2017

Dot Time Records is proud to announce its licensing agreement with the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Inc. This newly established agreement will include four previously unreleased productions from the archives of Queen's College, which houses the Louis Armstrong collection. The releases will be part of the Dot Time Records “Legends" series. Jerry Roche, who heads the Legends Series for Dot Time Records, was in search of undiscovered gems by Armstrong and was stunned by what he found when researching the ...

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Radio

Capital Public Radio Interviews Tony Adamo

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 23, 2017

By Gary Vercelli, Capital Public Radio Jazz Music Director (Sacramento, CA) Jazz and the spoken word have always had a symbiotic relationship. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti pioneered the beat poet landscape of the ‘50’s and ‘60’s. But what of modern day offerings in this genre? Tony Adamo has been described as a beatnik who arrived sixty years late, but if you ask him, he’s just a raconteur who describes his environment in a unique manner. Adamo celebrates ...

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Event

First Michael Brecker Saxophone Competition Announced

Source: Eli Degibri
February 22, 2017

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Eli Degibri, announced his intention to establish The Michael Brecker Saxophone Competition last month at the Nearness of You Concert, a biennial event held at Lincoln Center to raise money for cancer research in honor of the late Michael Brecker. In front of an audience consisting of President Bill Clinton and Secretary Hillary Clinton, Degibri reminisced about the first time he heard the legendary Brecker perform, thirty years prior, at the inaugural Red Sea Jazz Festival in ...

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Website

All About Jazz Supports Spotify Playlists

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2017

Readers can look for Spotify playlists on All About Jazz article pages, news announcement pages, member pages and premium musician profile pages. To learn how you can share a Spotify playlist at All About Jazz, please read on... On a premium musician profile page Musicians who upgraded from a standard profile to a premium profile can embed a Spotify playlist on their profile page. To add a playlist, click the “Premium Settings" tab on your musician profile update form, then ...

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Performance / Tour

Drummer Francisco Mela To Lead The Crash Trio + One At Upcoming Performance At Cornelia Street Café On February 24

Source: ARE GROUP
February 21, 2017

On February 24, 2017, Cuban drummer Francisco Mela (Joe Lovano, McCoy Tyner, Chucho Valdés) will lead his ensemble, The Crash Trio + One, for a one-night performance at the Cornelia Street Café in New York City. The show will feature Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone), Leo Genovese (piano), Santi Debriano (bass), alongside Mela on drums. Mela’s upcoming performance follows an earlier appearance with his group at Smalls Jazz Club last month and comes after a busy couple of months closing 2016, including ...

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Recording

Recent and Upcoming ECM Releases: January - March 2017

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
February 21, 2017

Look for these recent or upcoming releases on ECM Records. January 13th John Abercrombie Quartet Up and Coming John Abercrombie: guitar Marc Copland: piano Drew Gress: double bass Joey Baron: drums Guitarist John Abercrombie—who has recorded as a leader for ECM since 1974—returns with a second album by his quartet featuring kindred-spirit piano foil Marc Copland, along with longtime rhythm partners Drew Gress and Joey Baron. Extolling 39 Steps, the group’s 2013 album, the Financial Times said: “The emphasis ...

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