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Event

Headliners Announced for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 16th Edition

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
January 28, 2017

Tickets are on sale now for six headliner shows announced for the nine-day Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) to be held June 23 to July 1, 2017. This marks the festival's 16th Edition. The Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival is one of the nation's premier jazz festivals, navigating all genres of creative improvised music since 2002 and drawing more than 200,000 music lovers annually. The nine-day festival presents 1500+ artists, 325+ ticketed and free shows at 19 diverse indoor ...

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Recording

Mandolinist/Singer Chris Thile and Pianist Brad Mehldau Release Duo Album on Nonesuch, Today!

Source: Nonesuch Publicity
January 27, 2017

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau features original material and interpretations from a wide range of songwriters Nonesuch Records labelmates mandolinist/singer Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau, longtime admirers of each other's work, first toured as a duo in 2013. At the end of 2015, they played a two-night stand at New York City's Bowery Ballroom before going into the studio to record Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, a mix of covers and original songs that Nonesuch releases on January 27, ...

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Recording

EYOT's First Single 'Veer' Announces Their New Album "Innate"

Source: PopArtMedia
January 27, 2017

Recorded & Mixed by Steve Albini EYOT has recorded three albums since 2008—all critically acclaimed and commercially well received. Over the last eight years EYOT as tour extensively covering 20 countries. Their fourth album Innate was recorded by legendary sound engineer Steve Albini (Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies, Mogwai etc..) who also mixed it at Electrical Audio Studio in Chicago. For the official announcement, EYOT has released a video for their first single “Veer." (see below) “Veer"—to change direction; shift, turn, ...

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Performance / Tour

Classical Meets Jazz: The Fred Moyer Trio At The California Jazz Conservatory on January 29th at 4:30 p.m.

Source: Catherine Kaplan
January 25, 2017

Pianist Frederick Moyer, who has played in over 40 countries; at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Sydney Opera House; and with the Cleveland, Boston, and Philadelphia Orchestras, brings a decidedly unique program to the California Jazz Conservatory in Berkeley, California, on January 29th at 4:30 p.m. Blending his classical training with his passion for jazz, Mr. Moyer, with Jeff Denson (bass) and Dillon Vado (drums), will offer selections that he himself transcribed from recordings of the great jazz pianists. ...

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Website

Jazz Near You Collaborates with Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow Jazz Club (NYC)

Source: All About Jazz
January 24, 2017

Jazz Near You, the world's leading jazz event aggregator, has collaborated with Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow Jazz Club to collect and distribute all jazz events presented at two of New York's premier jazz clubs and one that is internationally recognized for its streamed events. Jazz Near You continues to build on what is already the most comprehensive New York area jazz events calendar. In addition to the Smalls and Mezzrow, Jazz Near You is also home to events presented ...

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Education

Eastman School Of Music And ArtistShare Join Forces To Promote Student And Alumni Careers

Source: Brian Camelio
January 21, 2017

Will promote competitively selected Eastman musicians through the Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Program Students and recent alumni of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will now have an opportunity to join a very special family of professional artists. Eastman and ArtistShare have announced an exclusive partnership to recognize and support the career and artistic development of exceptional Eastman students and alumni. ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as the Internet’s first “crowdfunding” platform for creative artists, will promote competitively selected Eastman ...

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Performance / Tour

Drummer/Composer Juan Carlos Polo CD Release Concert at Smoke Jazz Club on February 1

Source: Juan Carlos Polo
January 20, 2017

Official CD release concert will be held on February 1st at Smoke Jazz Club Insomnio was recorded and produced in NYC with New York-based musicians under the record label One Trick Dog Records. Drummer and composer Juan Carlos Polo will present his debut album Insomnio on February 1st at the world-renowned Smoke Jazz Club. With Insomnio, Polo demonstrates his skills as band leader and composer, including eight original tunes. The album features the participation of several up-and-coming New York based ...

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Recording

Michaël Attias Presents "Nerve Dance" Featuring Aruán Ortiz, John Hébert & Nasheet Waits

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

Available March 10, 2017 on Clean Feed Records “Like a high-quality electronic product manufactured by the Panasonic Corporation, the career of alto saxophonist Michaël Attias has always involved being slightly ahead of his time...”—Ken Waxman, JazzWord Nerve Dance—saxophonist/composer/bandleader/conceptualist Michaël Attias’ sixth album (available on Clean Feed Records, March 10, 2017), which deals with the aesthetics of spontaneity, the theory of elasticity and the concept of equality in music, is an expansive, spirited debut from Michaël Attias’ new Quartet, featuring Aruán ...

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