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Blue Engine Records Releases Carlos Henriquez's Debut Album "The Bronx Pyramid"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2015

Critically acclaimed bassist and Latin music master Carlos Henriquez announced the release of The Bronx Pyramid, his debut recording as a leader, on Blue Engine Records. The Bronx Pyramid, the second release from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Blue Engine Records, features Henriquez expertly blending modern jazz with Latin rhythms on original compositions and new arrangements of Latin and jazz standards. Exclusively for this recording, Henriquez is joined by an all-star roster of musicians including fellow Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra ...

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Red Piano Records To Release The New Recording From Pianist/Composer Frank Carlberg - Word Circus

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 19, 2015

RED PIANO RECORDS To Release The New Recording From Pianist/Composer Frank Carlberg - Word Circus Featuring Frank Carlberg with Christine Correa, John O'Gallagher, Pascal Niggenkemper & Michael Sarin Available November 13, 2015 Frank Carlberg Appearances: This Saturday, October 17th: Frank Carlberg's WORD CIRCUS Sound It Out Series, Greenwich House, NYC October 21st: Roxana Amed/Frank Carlberg La Sombra De Su Sombra @ Consulate General of Argentina in NYC November 19th: Frank Carlberg's WORD CIRCUS Cornelia ...

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Unreleased Ella Fitzgerald On Dot Time Records!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 18, 2015

The inaugural release of the Legends series is Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Chautauqua. Vol. 1. The date is July 11, 1968. The venue is the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater in Western New York near Lake Erie (a venue built in 1893 that had housed such varied programs as those presented by Booker T. Washington, Amelia Earhart, Marian Anderson, George Shearing and where FDR delivered his famous “I Hate War” speech). All those in attendance that night experienced the reason why Fitzgerald ...

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"Fado Da Vida," New Album From Fado-inspired Singer Ramana Vieira, Out Now!

Source: GoMedia PR
October 18, 2015

Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist and Composer Supporting Release with Shows in Northern California and Oregon in October and November Described by the San Francisco Examiner as a “rising star in world music” and by the Boston Globe as deserving “a prominent place in the front rank of today’s Fado singers,” Ramana Vieira will release her third album, Fado da Vida (Fate of Life), on October 16. She will support the release with a six-week long series of performances in northern California ...

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Jessica Jones Quartet New CD "Moxie" - Two-Tenor Sax Madness!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 17, 2015

This rare two-tenor quartet busts things wide open with new music, joined by old friends! Moxie is the new release (December 8, 2015) from the Jessica Jones Quartet, reuniting band members from one of the band's original incarnations from over 30 years ago. Jessica recruited bassist Stomu Takeishi and drummer Kenny Wollesen in the early 1980's when they were both still studying at the New School. Since then they have gone on to stellar careers in the creative jazz world, ...

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Australian Duo Tom Barton And Diego Villalta Release "Connections" – Improvisations From Japan

Source: Tom Barton
October 17, 2015

Innovative jazz vocalist Tom Barton has joined with guitarist/composer Diego Villalta to release an album of improvised works recorded in Osaka, Japan, in early 2015. This album is the duo’s first recording, following years of musical collaboration between the Victorian College of the Arts graduates. Connections features daring explorations into the sublime and surreal, sketched with a diversity of musical techniques and electronic experimentation. Wholly improvised, the recording was inspired by the duo’s time touring Japan. The music is a ...

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Award / Grant

Sonny Rollins To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From The Jazz Foundation Of America

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 16, 2015

Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins will be presented with the Jazz Foundation of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award on Thursday, October 22, at the Apollo Theater during the foundation’s 14th Annual “A Great Night in Harlem” gala concert. The concert segment honoring Rollins will feature performances by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan), Jimmy Heath, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, Randy Brecker, Clifton Anderson, Kenny Garrett, Ravi Coltrane, Al Foster, James Carter, Wallace Roney, the Cecil Bridgewater Big Band, and more. “What ...

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Performance / Tour

The Richard Sussman Ensemble Performs "The Evolution Suite" - World Premiere Concerts on December 20

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 15, 2015

December 18 Union Arts Center (Sparkill, NY) World Premiere! December 19 Arts Westchester (White Plains, NY) December 20 Thalia Theatre at Symphony Space New York City Premiere! A Compelling Integration of Jazz, Contemporary Classical Music & Electronics Featuring: Scott Wendholt, Rich Perry, Mike Richmond, Anthony Pinciotti, the Sirius String Quartet and special guest Zach Brock. Master of Ceremonies Todd Barkan. “The Evolution Suite by Richard Sussman and the Richard Sussman ...

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