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Start Your Launchpad Fan Funded Project at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
January 11, 2017

Attention musicians: Great news! All About Jazz and ArtistShare have partnered to promote Launchpad—a platform to bring jazz fans and jazz creators together and new ideas to life. With Launchpad, artists can find funders for their creative projects while actively engaging with and acquiring new fans (more about that here). As a jazz musician, you have the opportunity to start your Launchpad project at All About Jazz and receive free promotional support for the duration of your fundraising campaign. We ...

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Baltimore Gypsy Jazz Bands Announce Winter Tour

Source: Jazz Beyond Borders
January 10, 2017

Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore Showcase Contemporary and Traditional Gypsy Jazz Inspired by the legendary Django Reinhardt, Baltimore guitarist and band leader Michael Joseph Harris leads two gypsy jazz bands on a 2017 Winter Tour. Beginning mid-January, Ultrafaux and Hot Club of Baltimore will play a dozen cities in Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia and Louisiana, culminating in a March 5 appearance at the Django-a-Gogo Festival in Brooklyn, New York. Harris became a respected ambassador of ...

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Famed Drummer Kenny Aronoff To Join Tribute To Buddy Rich’s Music And Legacy At Catalina Jazz Club January 23

Source: Nicole Albert
January 10, 2017

Multi award-winning drummer Kenny Aronoff will be featured with the Buddy Rich Band to celebrate Buddy Rich’s genius and legacy kicking off the late icon's 100th birthday year. On Monday, January 23rd, 7:30pm at the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, Aronoff, EMMY award-winning drummer Gregg Potter and Rich's daughter Cathy, on vocals, will appear with the legendary band for the special evening that will kick off a year of tributes and celebrations of Rich’s life. Aronoff has long considered Rich ...

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Award Winning Musician & Bandleader “Tat” Tatsuya Yoshinaga Announces Date For Boston Concert At Ryles With The XTY Group

Source: Tat Yoshinaga
January 9, 2017

Multi-Instrumentalist, bandleader, and award winning drummer “Tat” Tatsuya Yoshinaga, announced today the date for his Boston/Cambridge concert featuring the XTY Group. They will perform on January 10, 2017 from 8:30-11:30 PM at the Ryles Jazz Club, 212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA. The XTY Jazz group is an exciting new collaboration between some of Boston's finest jazz musicians. Their classic jazz and blues sound has fresh energy and familiar authenticity that is capturing the attention of listeners, jazz critics and others ...

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Make Your Premium Musician Page Shine

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2017

Whether you've purchased the premium musician page service ($50/year) or are a standard musician page user, you'll want to make sure your page is accurate, complete, and looks its absolute best. For standard page users, make sure you add as much information as possible from your page update form. You should also upload photos and upload events to Jazz Near You. A premium musician page can double as your EPK The premium musician page is highly stylized, ad-free, solicitation-free, and ...

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Scott Yanow, Author Of 11 Books Including "The Jazz Singers" Reviews Tony Adamo's "Sonic Henderson"

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 5, 2017

Tony Adamo is not only a soulful singer but a top-notch spoken-word artist. When he pays tribute to a musician through his talks, while he is rapping about a subject, it is not rap. Rather than concentrating on rhyming or using drum machines as a background, Adamo talks intelligently about the subject, uses his words creatively, and interacts with top musicians. He is a throwback to the beatnik “word jazz” pioneers. Joe Henderson (1937-2001) was one of the most original ...

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The Best Albums Of 2016 — Exciting, Eclectic, Dope, Diverse, Funky Music From Around The World

Source: Joe Gatto
January 5, 2017

Another year has just come to a close, it’s time to review the best albums & singles of 2016. These records were chosen to be the best albums in terms of jazzy, soulful, distinctive, funky music of various styles and genres from around the world. The criteria is that it must be made with heart & soul. It’s got to have a great groove throughout. The music must have syncopation, be melodic, harmonious & poly-rhythmic. The list is comprised of ...

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Performance / Tour

Flutist Elsa Nilsson New CD: "Salt Wind" Video Release Show, January 6th at Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
January 4, 2017

Flutist and composer Elsa Nilsson's new album Salt Wind is a deeply personal expression with influences from every aspect of her colorful life. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden and raised by a California hippie, Nilsson had her feet planted in two very different cultures, leading her to seek commonalities wherever she can find them. She believes the true beauty of music is its ability to create common ground, and she weaves all kinds of folk music (including jazz) to find a ...

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