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Recording

The Rippingtons Featuring Russ Freeman Release 22nd Album "True Stories" June 24 In Celebration Of 30th Anniversary Year On Peak Records/Entertainment One

Source: EastWest Media
June 23, 2016

True Stories recorded over an intensive three-month span, is a refreshing elixir that will delight devout fans of The Rippingtons and attract new ones. Joined by original Rippington, alto and soprano saxophonist Brandon Fields, drummer Dave Karasony, bassist and rhodes player Rico Belled and special guest Jeffrey Osborne, Freeman orchestrates ten compelling originals. On True Stories Freeman’s choice of axe is a Patrick Cummings gold custom Brian Moore 30th Anniversary Russ Freeman model guitar. He plays it on all the ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz-Fusion Legends Brand X Reunite To Tour U.S. Fall 2016 And Spring 2017

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 23, 2016

Legendary Jazz-Rock-Fusion band BRAND X has reunited and is preparing to celebrate their reunion with a Fall 2016/Spring 2017 U.S. tour, including a headline performance at Progtoberfest in Chicago on October 21st. Also on this initial run will be shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Boston to name a few. BRAND X are recognized as true musical pioneers, as they helped create an entire musical genre and influenced a broad spectrum of musicians and bands, from Phish to Dream Theatre. ...

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Website

Jazz Near You App v2.1.0 is now available on the App Store and Google Play

Source: Michael Ricci
June 21, 2016

Attention iPhone and iPad users! That Jazz Near You app 2.1.0 is now available for download. About the app Never miss another jazz show again! Jazz Near You is a simple yet powerful way for fans to discover who is playing where and when. View local jazz events by date, by venue or by musician; map to venues, share events on Facebook and Twitter, and get detailed information about nearly 85,000 musicians. Jazz Near You is your complete guide to ...

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Website

All About Jazz Fund Drive Dollars at Work - More Projects Planned!

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2016

All About Jazz's fund drive continues—readers receive a Google ad-free experience and help fuel website growth for $20/year Since the fund drive launch, All About Jazz has completed the following projects: Relaunched the Photo Gallery. It no longer requires the Flash plug-in to upload images; Launched the Jazz Story Project. Improved article searching. Readers can order articles by most read or most recommended; Included a ticket link for ticketed events in the Jazz Near You eblast; Improved website security by ...

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Performance / Tour

Vocalist Tiffany Austin Announces Summer Shows In NYC, San Francisco, San Jose

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 19, 2016

Raves began pouring in upon the release of jazz singer Tiffany Austin’s debut CD, Nothing But Soul, on her own Con Alma Music label last summer. Yoshi Kato gave the disc four stars in his glowing DownBeat review. Kevin Whitehead called her “a vocalist to keep an ear on” during his radio review for NPR’s Fresh Air. “She’s magnetic on stage, always finding fresh insights on the American songbook, and yet always in touch with the singers and traditions who’ve ...

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Advocacy

$27.6 Million Proposed for 18th and Vine in Kansas City

Source: KCJazzLark By Larry Kopitnik
June 19, 2016

Probably the earliest efforts to build a jazz hall of fame in Kansas City date to 1969. That group envisioned it near 12th and The Paseo. In 1997, following decades of fits and starts, feints and fights, the jazz museum opened, along with the Negro Leagues museum, the Black Archives and a rebuilt Gem Theater, at a cost of $32 million. The city has contributed ongoing support in the decades since, and rightly so. The Kansas City Museum and Liberty ...

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Festival

"Oh Canada" Series To Debut At Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival--Concerts Featuring Nine Canadian Jazz Groups Being Filmed For National Broadcast On PBS Stations In U.S. -- Nine-Day Festival Is June 24 - July 2

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 18, 2016

The 15th Anniversary edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) will feature a new and third international series at this year's nine-day festival, held June 24-July 2. The inaugural “Oh Canada" Series, presented by The Canada Council For The Arts, will feature nine leading jazz artists and groups from Canada including Quinn Bachand's Brishen, Kent Sangster's Obsessions Octet, Jon Ballantyne Trio, Elizabeth Shepherd, Mike Murley Trio, Marianne Trudel Trio + Special Guest Ingrid Jensen, Jeff Johnston & Friends, ...

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Award / Grant

NEC Faculty Member Dave Holland Receives 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
June 17, 2016

Renowned Jazz Bassist Dave Holland Earns Nation’s Highest Honor in Jazz: 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award Holland is an NEC Visiting Artist-in-Residence NEC visiting artist-in-residence, renowned jazz bassist/composer and bandleader Dave Holland has earned the nation’s highest honor in jazz: a 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Award. Holland is one of five individuals recognized for their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. Each will receive a $25,000 award and be honored at a tribute concert on Monday, ...

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