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Use Jazz Near You To Promote Your Events During Jazz Appreciation Month

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2016

Jazz Near You gathers and distributes jazz event information to fans in nearly 300 cities worldwide via the web, email, and phone. It's also ready to help presenters and musicians promote their Jazz Appreciation Month events. It's free and easy! Professional musicians and presenters can simply add their events. Single and recurring events can be added via our submission form. Events can be uploaded in batches via our file upload service. Show your appreciation! If you're a fan or advocate, ...

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Jazzahead! 2016

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
March 27, 2016

"I was part of the group that decided which international bands were going to perform at jazzahead!," says Tim Jackson, the Monterey Jazz Festival Artistic Director and jazzahead! jurist. This will be his first time attending the massive event that takes place April 21-24 in Bremen, Germany. jazzahead! was founded in 2006 in this Northern German city about one hour from Hamburg. It is hosted in the Exhibition Center Bremen, easily accessible by air and train. jazzahead! is ...

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Performance / Tour

Camila Meza Appearing At Rockwood Music Hall - April 23 - With Shai Maestro, Kendrick Scott & Rick Rosato!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 26, 2016

SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2016 Vocalist/Guitarist/Composer Camila Meza Continues Her Celebration of Traces LIVE AT ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL (STAGE 3) at 11:15pm Camila Meza, Shai Maestro, Rick Rosato & Kendrick Scott Traces is available on iTunes, Sunnyside Records, Amazon CAMILA MEZA continues the celebration of her brilliant, critically-acclaimed new album, Traces, with an appearance at Rockwood Music Hall- Stage @ 11:15 PM on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Camila will be joined by Shai Maestro on ...

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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Lineup For 15th Anniversary Edition June 24 – July 2

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
March 25, 2016

Chick Corea, Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Gregg Allman, Trombone Shorty, Erykah Badu, and Grace Potter Headline – Nine Days, 325+ Shows, 19 Venues, 99 Free Events, Three International Series Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced the lineup for the festival’s 15th anniversary edition. The festival returns to Rochester’s East End Cultural and Entertainment District June 24–July 2 for nine days of amazing creative improvised music from around the ...

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Recording

"The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald," Jane Monheit's First CD On Her New Emerald City Imprint, Due For April 8 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
March 25, 2016

Vocalist Jane Monheit had long thought about recording an Ella tribute. Fitzgerald’s beloved songbook albums held “Biblical” importance for her when she was growing up and have never lost their hold on her. Those dreams have come to fruition with Monheit’s new album, The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald. It was the perfect maiden project for her new label, Emerald City Records, which will release the disc April 8, on the cusp of the Ella Fitzgerald centennial. On this new offering, ...

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Composer / Bassist / Conceptualist Alexis Cuadrado Presents Poètica: An Adventurous, Multilingual Tapestry

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 24, 2016

Created in Collaboration with Authors/Poets Rowan Ricardo Phillips & Melcion Mateu, Guitarist Miles Okazaki, Pianist Andy Milne, & Drummer Tyshawn Sorey Upcoming Appearances: Sunday, April 24-3:30 PM @ Teatro Latea (Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center) Part of the Sant Jordi celebration and in connection with the International Books and Roses Day. Alexis Cuadrado Group: Poètica Alexis Cuadrado (Bass), Rowan Ricardo Phillips and Melcion Mateu (Voice-Spoken Word), Ben Monder ...

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Performance / Tour

Concert And Album Signing - Minas Celebrates "Record Store Day" With The Reissue Of "Num Dia Azul", From 1983, On Vinyl And CDs

Source: Brendan McGeehan
March 23, 2016

She was 23, an American in love with Bossa nova. He was 26, a Brazilian infatuated with American rock and classical music. They were romantically involved and musically bound, drawn to each other's different cultures. Their lives merged romance, music, and youthful dreams, expressed in their first album, Num Dia Azul (In a Blue Day), recorded in 1981 and released on vinyl in Brazil in 1983. Practically all LPs were destroyed in a fire and consequently Num Dia Azul has ...

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Pianist Roy Mor To Tour Israel During March 2016

Source: Sphinx Publicity
March 23, 2016

Critically acclaimed New York based pianist/composer Roy Mor will perform a series of concerts in his native Israel during March 2016. He will be leading a trio featuring Ehud Ettun on bass (Fred Hersch, Danilo Perez, George Garzone) and Noam David on drums (Avishai Cohen, Omri Mor) along with special guests announced for each of the five shows taking place in Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem. Mor, an Israeli-born pianist, composer and bandleader, has been living in New York City for the ...

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