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Event

3rd Annual Bob Stewart "Tuba Competition" on October 10th at Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 8, 2015

The 3rd Annual Bob Stewart “Tuba Competition" is back! Saturday, October 10, 2015 Brooklyn Conservatory of Music 58 7th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-622-3300 Schedule of Events 3:00-5:00pm - Masterclass for Strings and Winds Led by Bob Stewart (Tuba) and Curtis Stewart (violin). All levels welcome. 6:30pm - Third Annual Bob Stewart Tuba Competition Competitors include: Jose Davila, Steffen Granly, and Clark Gaton. Immediately following will be performances by PUBLIQuartet, Bob Stewart and First ...

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Recording

Charles Ruggiero Releases "As Heard On TV"

Source: Tapping PR
October 7, 2015

Rondette Jazz announces second solo album from drummer Charles Ruggiero, As Heard On TV. On October 16, As Heard On TV will be available through Rondette Jazz on CD and via digital download on iTunes. Limited edition vinyl will also be available. A CD release party will be held Friday, October 9 at Smalls Jazz Club (NYC), sets at 7:30pm and 9:00pm. A direct follow up to his 2014 premiere solo album, “Boom Bang, Boom Bang!," Ruggiero along with regular ...

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Performance / Tour

Contemporary Musicians Mika And Richard Stoltzman Join Forces For One-night Only Concert At Carnegie Hall Featuring Guest Artists Miki Orihari, Eddie Gomez, And More

Source: AMT Public Relations
October 6, 2015

World-renowned artists Mika (marimba) and Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) return to Carnegie Hall on November 5, 2015, to showcase their amazing versatility and crossover ability in a one-night only concert event. The program includes works by Chick Corea, John Zorn, Toru Takemitsu, Bach, Ravel, and Stravinsky, as well as the world premiere of William T. McKinley’s 22-movement Mostly Blues for Clarinet and Marimba. Joining the duo on stage are guest artists Eddie Gomez (bass), Adam Albert (clarinet), John Hamann (bass clarinetist), ...

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Recording

"Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon" - Drummer Billie Davies With Art Inspired By Music, Music Inspired By Art!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 5, 2015

Billie Davies' Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon Inspired by Artist Serge Vandercam Drummer Billie Davies pays homage to Danish-born Belgian artist Serge Vandercam in this exciting free-form adventure. Hand In Hand In The Hand Of The Moon is a musical symphony inspired by Vandercam's exquisite creations. Davies says it is, “The painter influenced by the drummer and the drummer influenced by the painter over a period of three days of the full moon." Born in Belgium ...

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Recording

5-Time Global Music Award Winning Vocalist & Trumpeter Johnny Summers Releases Piano Sessions: Volume 2 With Legendary Canadian Pianist Tommy Banks

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
October 4, 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 album, Johnny Summers: Piano Sessions – Volume 2, 2015 winner of three Global Music Awards including Best Male Vocalist and Album, 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 ...

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Website

All About Jazz Launches SoundCloud and Bandcamp Builder Services for Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2015

Your friends at All About Jazz have years of experience building both SoundCloud and Bandcamp pages and we'd like to help our musician community establish a presence on each while enjoying the benefits that these platforms have to offer: audio distribution and a music store. About our Bandcamp Service All About Jazz will build your Bandcamp store, including up to three releases, along with descriptive text, your biography, artwork, and meta information to enhance search results. We'll set up your ...

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Recording

Bill Kwan Brings Jazz Concepts To Singer/Songwriter Fare

Source: G Sib
October 3, 2015

On Poison & Wine, jazz vocalist Bill Kwan experiments with new sounds and styles, delivering an impeccably curated collection of songs by the some of the most transcendent songwriters of our generation. With lyrics filtered through his own heartbroken lens, he delicately reconstructs the tracks much like a jazz singer interpreting the great classics. A lovelorn rendering of these painful-yet-beautiful songs, Poison & Wine was released on August 17th, and debuted a video for the lead track, “Missing,” last month. ...

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Performance / Tour

Juno Award Winner Kirk MacDonald At Dizzy's Club On October 20th

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 2, 2015

U.S. premiere of the critically acclaimed new CD Vista Obscura featuring Harold Mabern One Night Only! October 20 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Canadian saxophonist Kirk MacDonald's “Vista Obscura" with legendary Harold Mabern recently won the 2015 Juno Award for Best Jazz Album Solo. The Juno Awards are comparable to the U.S. Grammys—and this swingin' band blows into Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for one night only on October 20th! “One of Canada's leading saxophonists for over 25 years—Kirk's musical inquisitiveness seems to ...

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