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Music Industry

ECM Releases Four New Titles in September: Tigran Hamasyan, Giovanni Guidi, Andrew Cyrille and Jakob Bro

Source: ECM Records
September 6, 2016

RELEASE DATE: September 9 Tigran Hamasyan/Arve Henriksen/Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang: Atmosphères Tigran Hamasyan: piano; Arve Henriksen: trumpet; Eivind Aarset: guitar; Jan Bang: electronics and live sampling. This far-reaching double album, recorded and mixed in three days in Lugano, introduces a new quartet with Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. The Norwegians had played in diverse configurations on ECM—Jan Bang on Eivind Aarset’s Dream Logic, for instance, and Bang and Aarset on Arve Henriksen’s Cartography— but with Hamasyan at ...

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Music Industry

Dave King Trio – Asia Avails 2017

Source: Arlo Hennings
September 5, 2016

A very exciting new trio from three of the most dynamic jazz artists working today! Led by visionary drummer Dave King, this trio recently made a splash at the Winter JazzFest in New York in January 2016, and are warming up for a new record, set to come out on ECM Records in 2017. Dave King is one of the most in-demand drummers in modern jazz. He has performed in 75 countries on six continents, and has been a member ...

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TV / Film

Monterey Jazz Festival 2016 Brings The Late Thomas Chapin Full Circle

Source: Debbie Elicksen
September 4, 2016

The significance of performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival can not be understated. The longest-running jazz festival in the world features the best of jazz through performance and education. It hosts unparalleled world talent and legends and stands as a legacy to this musical genre, and impacts future generations of jazz musicians and afficionados alike. It would have been a momentous milestone for the career of saxophonist-flutist and composer Thomas Chapin and an unforgettable, exhilarating ride for the audience if ...

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Recording

Guitarist & Composer Marcus Corbett To Release New Album Every Little Spirit October 2016

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 3, 2016

Much to the anticipation of music aficionados worldwide, music artist Marcus Corbett will be releasing his new album Every Little Spirit in October 2016! Marcus is an acoustic guitarist, singer and composer based between Marlborough, UK and Pune, Maharashtra, India. Gradually, during repeated expeditions in India over the last decade or more, having immersed himself in the fundaments of North Indian classical music Marcus has begun to reap the rewards of his involvement in the musical life of Pune, Maharashtra ...

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Recording

Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau Reunite on "Nearness," Available September 9 on Nonesuch

Source: Nonesuch Publicity
September 2, 2016

Longtime friends and collaborators release first duo album “The sheer skill of these two musicians demanded sharp attention from start to finish.” —The Boston Globe “To listen to two of the leading US musicians of their generation communicating on stage so miraculously is to wonder why the attractive format of piano and saxophone hasn't been more commonplace in jazz.” —The Australian Nonesuch Records releases saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau's Nearness, the longtime friends’ and collaborators’ first duo album, ...

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Website

All About Jazz Top 10 MP3 Downloads: August 2016

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2016

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the 30 tracks featured in July, 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 Nar Waltz by Alex Oliverio 4:46 Mary Petrich From: Murmuration Another Mood 7:03 Rich ...

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Performance / Tour

Audrey Silver Sings At Club Bonafide On September 17 - Featuring Bruce Barth, Steve LaSpina & Tony Romano!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
September 1, 2016

Singer/Songwriter Audrey Silver CLUB BONAFIDE on SEPTEMBER 17 ONE NIGHT ONLY. SATURDAY, 9:30PM With Bruce Barth, Steve LaSpina and Tony Romano New Release “VERY EARLY"- Next Month Audrey Silver brings her beautiful voice and the highly respected Bruce Barth (piano), Steve LaSpina (bass) and Tony Romano (guitar) to Club Bonafide on September 17. Silver is one of the most elegantly creative singers in jazz today. Known for her smooth, effortless sound, sensitive ...

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Recording

Pianist Erik Sondhy releases "Abbey Road Sessions Volume 1" on IndoJazzia Musik

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2016

Erik Sondhy is a Balinese jazz composer and pianist with a unique voice. In July last year (2015), he realized a childhood dream by spending six hours improvising on a Steinway piano in the world famous Abbey Road studios. He left with enough material for four albums. IndoJazzia Musik, a new label, was tasked with handling the international distribution rights to the first release, Abbey Road Sessions Vol.1. We hear echoes of Fats Waller, Philip Glass, Keith Jarrett and Iiro ...

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