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Valentina Marino - "In The Name Of Love" - Jazzheads Release Date: August 12

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
August 4, 2016

New on Jazzheads Records VALENTINA MARINO In The Name Of Love Release Date: August 12th Featuring: Cameron Brown, Anthony Pinciotti, Alberto Pibiri and more! From Standards To David Bowie Vocalist, songwriter, arranger and lyricist Valentina Marino brings the sensitivity, sophistication and earthiness of her Mediterranean roots to cutting edge jazz. Marino is a musical gypsy, in constant search for unexplored paths where jazz can meet the energetic vibes and rhythms of Tango and Brazilian music, and where pop songs can ...

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George DeLancey - Self-Titled Debut CD - With Aaron Diehl, Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard & More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
August 3, 2016

Rodney Whitaker's Protégé GEORGE DELANCEY Self-Titled Debut CD NYC Release Gig: September 28- Smalls Jazz Club CD Features All-Star Band Including: Aaron Diehl, Lawrence Leathers, Stacy Dillard and more! Straight Ahead Hard Swingin'! Bassist/composer/bandleader George DeLancey busted out with his self-titled debut CD July 9, 2016 to critical acclaim and nationwide airplay. He features an all-star lineup of young musicians crossing the spectrum of the New York jazz scene. Together they create a tight program of ...

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Abbey Rader & Kidd Jordan Release First Album Together - "Reunion"

Source: Kai Rader
August 2, 2016

In a busy summer, Abbey Rader has released his second recording in as many months. Reunion is a collaboration with saxophonist Kidd Jordan. The album is their first together. It follows the June release of It's Time, a duet session with Abbey and longtime collaborator Peter Ponzol. The chain of events that led to Reunion can be traced to the early 2000s. Abbey was on tour with Billy Bang and Frank Lowe when the band performed at the Zeitgeist Arts ...

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Guitar Virtuoso Gustavo Assis-Brasil Releases New Album - "Chromatic Dialogues"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
August 1, 2016

Much to the anticipation of guitarists worldwide, guitar virtuoso Gustavo Assis-Brasil has released a new album Chromatic Dialogues! The tracks were conceived and recorded in Boston, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh during the Fall of 2015, and brought to Grammy winner engineer Dave Darlington for mixing and mastering at Bass Hit Studios, New York City, in January 2016. Says Gustavo, “The main idea of recording this album was to combine compositions with improvised musical dialogues (duets). The result was an original ...

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Prog Legends Stick Men Featuring King Crimson Members New Album "Prog Noir" Available For Pre-Order

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 30, 2016

Much to the excitement of music aficionados worldwide, prog legends Stick Men will be releasing their new album Prog Noir on October 21, 2016. It is now available for pre-order as a single disc edition and a super deluxe box set, which contains an additional bonus CD with exclusive material, a double vinyl version of the album, a t-shirt and poster. The band, featuring members of King Crimson, has also released a new lyric video for the track, The Tempest. ...

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Dot Time Records New Release: Joe Bushkin Quartet "Live At The Embers 1952" - Available September 15, 2016

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
July 28, 2016

DOT TIME RECORDS ANNOUNCES NEW RELEASE IN LEGENDS SERIES JOE BUSHKIN QUARTET Live at the Embers 1952 Featuring BUCK CLAYTON, MILT HINTON AND JO JONES Dot Time Records announces the third release of its “Legends" Series, Live at the Embers 1952- The Joe Bushkin Quartet featuring Buck Clayton, Milt Hinton and Jo Jones. One night in early 1952, the violinist David Sarser, who played his prized Stradivarius under Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, ...

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All About Jazz Promotional Services 2016

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2016

Modern, measurable, affordable and effective! All About Jazz has specialized in developing online promotional strategies for over 20 years and has designed packages that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of jazz professionals worldwide. We've partnered with musicians, presenters, record labels, publicists, and others and continually leverage All About Jazz's superior technology and industry-leading audience reach to create a one-stop shop for jazz promotion. Recent All About Jazz promotional services include press release distribution, event spotlight, “Big Bopper" ad ...

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Vocalist Barbara Dane To Release "Throw It Away...," Her First New Recording In 14 Years, On Her Dreadnaught Music Label, August 19

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 24, 2016

Barbara Dane’s extraordinary life has been distinguished by decades’ worth of collaborations with major artists in jazz, blues, folk, and world music as well as by uncompromising public stands for social justice and civil rights. At 89, the indomitable Oakland-based singer is still active, still performing, and, on her new CD Throw It Away…, in inspired form. The disc, her first new recorded work in 14 years, will be released on August 19 by Dane’s Dreadnaught Music imprint. Dane points ...

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