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The Musical Jordan Family Featured At Swearing In Of Congressman Richmond As Chair Of CBC; Watch Live Stream

Source: Vincent Sylvain
January 3, 2017

New Orleans’ musical Jordan family, represented by Stephanie Jordan, Rachel Jordan and Marlon Jordan have been invited by Congressman Cedric Richmond, D-LA to be the featured musical guests at the swearing in of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) of the 115th Congress. This past November, Representative Richmond was elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and the ceremonial swearing in takes place tomorrow on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 beginning at 9:00 AM – EST at the Warner Theatre in Washington, ...

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All About Jazz Top 10 MP3 Downloads: December 2016

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2017

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 30 tracks featured in December, these ten represent our personal favorites. We also included the top ten reader favorites as indicated by total downloads. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! EDITOR'S PICKS Khan Garuda 05:57 Marcus Taylor From: Kashgar Solstice 8:13 Frank Kimbrough From: ...

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Recording

Pianst Lisa Hilton Release "Day & Night" on Ruby Slippers Productions

Source: All About Jazz
December 28, 2016

Nineteen albums in, after working with the top-drawer jazz masters, like Antonio Sanchez, Christian McBride, Nasheet Waits, Sean Jones, Marcus Gilmore, Steve Wilson, Jeremy Pelt, Lewis Nash, Billy Hart, Larry Grenadier, Rudy Royston, and Bobby Militello, among others, LISA HILTON strips her music down to the essentials and returns to the solo format with Day & Night to be released on the Ruby Slippers Productions label (#1021) with a street date of December 16 th 2016 and heading to radio ...

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For Sale

Whirlwind Recordings Winter Sale - 25% Off All Site Products Until December 31st

Source: Emma Perry Publicity
December 27, 2016

This month Whirlwind releases our 86th album since we began in early 2010, and we’d like to thank everyone for their continued support of our artists and their music in 2016. Whirlwind-signed musicians performed over 700 concerts this year and as a label we released 17 eclectic albums, inlcuding recent releases from John O'Gallager, Ingrid Jensen, Christine Jensen, Andre Canniere, Monocled Man, Tori Freestone, Jason Palmer and more. As a thank you to all our supporters, we’re offering 25% off ...

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Jazz Near You Event Spotlight Service Improves—Allows For Patron Support

Source: All About Jazz
December 26, 2016

Jazz Near You has boosted the visibility of spotlight events and has vastly improved spotlight appearance to make a stronger impression at the Jazz Near You website. In addition to service improvements, jazz patrons can now support local events through the Spotlight service. Businesses with an interest in supporting their local jazz community can purchase a Spotlight ad on behalf of a musician or venue and promote events of their choosing while boosting awareness of their own service and brand. ...

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Spread Good Cheer: Support All About Jazz and Jazz Near You

Source: All About Jazz
December 25, 2016

Your friends at All About Jazz want to wish our readers, especially our registered members, a joyous holiday season filled with family and fun. We have several big projects in store for 2017 including the doubling of Jazz Near You events, a Jazz Near You website upgrade, web site navigation improvements, a community blog, badges, expert recommendations to promote music discovery, and the distribution of Jazz Near You events to concert databases around the world. Exciting stuff for sure, and ...

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Recording

New Origin Records CD By Pianist/Composer Bill Anschell, "Rumbler," Set For January 20 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 23, 2016

One of the most valuable players in Seattle’s thriving jazz scene, pianist Bill Anschell is a prolific composer and adept arranger who’s explored those aspects of his craft since debuting on disc 20 years ago. His new Origin Records CD, Rumbler, which will be released January 20, is Anschell’s ninth album as a leader and his first full ensemble jazz recording in a decade. Throughout the recording, Anschell embraces odd meters, shifting tonalities, and other striking effects. “I’ve written enough ...

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Japan And Porcupine Tree Keyboardist Richard Barbieri Set To Release New Studio Album Planets + Persona Via Kscope On March 3, 2017

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
December 22, 2016

London- Legendary Japan and Porcupine Tree keyboardist Richard Barbieri releases his most sonically expansive work to date, with a brand new album entitled Planets + Persona. It is the third Barbieri solo album, but the first to feature such a wide pallet of instrumentation. Vintage analogue synthesizers combine with acoustic performances and jazz elements. Twisted voices are always present, though not in a language we can recognize. Barbieri skilfully utilizes the talents of a pan-European core of musicians to produce ...

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