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Performance / Tour

Jack Kleinsinger Announces Highlights In Jazz 2016 - 44th Season

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 5, 2015

Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights In Jazz, New York’s longest running jazz concert series, proudly announces the schedule for its 44th season featuring four monthly star-studded Thursday night concerts taking place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center of Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, NYC 10010. Each show begins at 8:00 PM. The season kicks off on February 4, 2016 with Highlights In Jazz 43rd Anniversary Gala featuring the swinging jazz and blues of vocalist Catherine Russell and her band ...

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Recording

Savoy Jazz Releases “Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings - 1944-1948” On Vinyl!

Source: Michael Ricci
December 5, 2015

Seminal Recordings By Jazz Legend Available On 10-LP 180 Gram Vinyl Set Savoy Jazz has reissued their Grammy nominated collection of jazz pioneer Charlie Parker’s seminal recordings from the 1940’s, Charlie Parker: The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings on 180 gram vinyl in a 10 LP set. The historic collection produced and compiled by Orrin Keepnews, captures Charlie “Bird” Parker at the beginning of his storied career and presents studio recordings released on the New Jersey based Savoy label ...

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Performance / Tour

Spirit Of Abbey Lincoln Invoked Through Up And Coming Jazz Singer's Theatrical Tribute And New Album Release

Source: Akosua Gyebi
December 4, 2015

For two weekends in March, up and coming jazz singer-songwriter Kosi, accompanied by a four-piece band of world class musicians (Brendon Biagi, Aron Marchak, Christopher Hall, and Isaiah Pierce), will be performing a tribute to recently departed jazz icon Abbey Lincoln at the WOW Cafe Theater in New York City. This tribute, called Ghosts Appearing through the Sound, will feature original interpretations of the musical compositions, lyrics, and poetry of Abbey Lincoln, in addition to some more contemporary compositions to ...

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Performance / Tour

"Essentially Ella" Lina Orfanos New Release At Metropolitan Room December 6, 13 & 26

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
December 4, 2015

Lina Orfanos's Essentially Ella out on December 12 Metropolitan Room Performances December 6, December 13 and December 26 Featuring: John Benitez, Essiet Essiet, Spiros Exaras & More! About Essentially Ella The sublime new CD by Lina Orfanos and her New York City Jazz crew hits the streets on December 12! An exciting homage to The First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. This CD captures the rhythms, the aliveness, the joy of Lady Ella and the songs she sang. ...

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Music Industry

Jerald Miller, Managing Director Of The Nu Jazz Agency Named One Of The Top 30 Influencers In The Performing Arts Industry By Musical America Magazine

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
December 3, 2015

Musical America Worldwide, the 118 year old performing arts magazine, named Jerald Miller, Managing Director of the Nu Jazz Agency, as the first Jazz business professional inaugurated into their annual list of Professionals of The Year, covering 1015’s category Arts Influencers. This year’s category, “Influencers”, highlights those professionals who have demonstrated an exceptional ability to tangibly influence the way people think in the performing arts industry. It's annual end of year special report is available online. “Musical America Professionals of ...

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Website

All About Jazz Relaunches Musician Section–Includes revamped profile page

Source: All About Jazz
December 3, 2015

All About Jazz continues to support the careers of jazz musicians with a major upgrade to the musician section of its website. Upgrades include... An improved musician/band page All About Jazz profile pages generate traffic and drive traffic. They can be used to promote events, boost video views, and sell music. We moved much of the content that originally appeared behind tabs to the foreground so readers can view events, view photos, view recent releases, and watch videos without having ...

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Music Industry

Renowned Music Journalist Barry Cleveland Launches The Lodge

Source: Barry Cleveland
December 2, 2015

Veteran music journalist and former Guitar Player magazine editor Barry Cleveland has launched The Lodge, a new online music publication featuring in-depth interviews with some of today’s most forward-thinking artists, music reviews, videos, and geeky recording tips and techniques. Cleveland reviews new releases by John McLaughlin, Ben Monder, Sonar, Orion Tango, and Kevin Kastning in his latest post, all of which include audio examples. Cleveland’s debut feature interview is with iconoclastic guitarists Mark Wingfield and Kevin Kastning. who discuss their ...

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Recording

5-Time Global Music Award Winning Vocalist & Trumpeter Johnny Summers Releases New Album For The Holidays Entitled "When It's Christmas Time"!

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
December 1, 2015

Most musicians say they are lovers of great songs, but very few are able to show it in the way that Johnny Summers does! With the new holiday album, Johnny Summers: When It’s Christmas Time, 2015 winner of three Global Music Awards including Best Male Vocalist, Johnny Summers shows why he has become Canada’s best kept musical secret in Jazz. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta in Canada; for the past 10 years Johnny has been the Artistic Director of the Calgary ...

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