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Performance / Tour

Monk Tango Celebrates The Birthday Of Thelonious Monk on October 9th At Flushing Town Hall

Source: Konrad Adderley
October 1, 2015

Artistic mergers are a tricky business. In order to truly wed different streams of thought and expression, an artist must hold firm to the artistic principles of each while finding or paving some sort of common ground. That’s exactly what bassist Konrad Adderley has done with Monk Tango—a multi-dimensional concert experience coming to Flushing Town Hall on the eve of what would have been Thelonious Monk’s ninety-eighth birthday. With due respect and reverence, Adderley addresses tango standards and merges traditional ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Drama Program Honors Jon Hendricks & Cobi Narita On October 14 at the DiMenna Center in New York City

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
October 1, 2015

Hosted by Good Morning America News Anchor Ron Claiborne Good Morning America news anchor and music fan Ron Claiborne will host a gala evening honoring vocalese original Jon Hendricks once dubbed the “James Joyce of Jazz" by Time magazine, and producer Cobi Narita who founded and led both the Universal Jazz Coalition and New York Women's Jazz Festival for several decades. The event takes place Wednesday, October 14, from 7-9pm at the DiMenna Center, 450 West 37th Street in midtown ...

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Recording

Keiko Matsui To Release "Live In Tokyo" CD/DVD October 2 Via Shanachie Entertainment

Source: 1888 Media
October 1, 2015

Concert Showcases Soul Quest, Her Most Recent Critically Acclaimed Studio Album Special Guests Include Guitarist Chuck Loeb and Saxophonists Kirk Whalum & Tom Braxton U.S. Tour October 9-November 15 Covers Boston, Washington DC, Cleveland, and Seattle On October 2, Shanachie Entertainment will release Live In Tokyo, the definitive concert experience from contemporary jazz icon Keiko Matsui. Recorded during a sold-out stop on her 2014 Soul Quest World Tour, the CD/DVD release showcases her stunning live show like never before. Captured ...

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Recording

Legendary Latin Jazz Bassist Ray Martinez releases "Legacy"

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
September 30, 2015

New Release with Special Guests! Bassist for Mongo Santamaria, Hector Lavoe, Ray Barretto & many more! RAY MARTINEZ' LEGACY “Born out of the multicultural dynamics of New York, Ray Martinez' Legacy was created with the idea of connecting musical concepts of both Africa and the African Diaspora. This musical innovation fuses Afro-Jazz (Latin jazz), the blues, funk and folklore rhythms of the Caribbean to create a familiar, yet new sound. Ray Martinez's Legacy incorporates 6/8 rhythms, Cha-Cha,Guaguanco, Samba, funk and ...

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Event

The Nu Jazz Agency Leads Discussion On Monetizing Jazz, Classical, And World Music Content At 2015 New York Media Festival On October 7

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
September 30, 2015

Nu Jazz Agency has just announced that Managing Director Jerald Miller will be leading and moderating a discussion session entitled: Monetization of Jazz, Classical, World, & Non-popular Music Content in the Digital Age on October 7, 2015 from 11:00-11:40 a.m. for the New York Media Festival (formally Digital Media Wire’s Digital Music Forum) as part of the Innovation Summit Breakout Discussion to be held in New York City at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Jerald Miller is a widely recognized ...

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Recording

"Tony Adamo and the New York Crew" Reviewed By Ed Kopp Of Jazziz Magazine/Fall Issue

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
September 30, 2015

Reprinted from the Fall 2015 Issue of Jazziz Magazine “Hipspokenword” artist Tony Adamo comes across as a combination of Gil Scott Heron and Maynard G. Krebs—a bohemian wordsmith strongly influenced by Jack Kerouac and the ‘50s beat poets. Adamo’s fifth release features a crack all-star band playing hard bop behind the leader’s ultra-cool monologues, most of which are spoken and a couple, sung. All are laced with terms such as “hip,” “happenin’” and “dig it.” Adamo is like a beatnik ...

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Saxophonist Steven Lugerner & Jacknife To Preview Spring 2016 CD "The Music Of Jackie McLean" With November West Coast Tour Dates

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 29, 2015

San Francisco Bay Area woodwind expert Steven Lugerner continues his explorations of the music of jazz legend Jackie McLean with Jacknife, a hard-hitting West Coast post-bop quintet that Lugerner premiered earlier this year. The group has completed work on an album, The Music of Jackie McLean, slated for release on April 22, 2016, and will be appearing at several West Coast venues this fall. Lugerner is also planning spring dates to coincide with the CD release that will feature the ...

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Melbourne guitarist Nick Freer releases "The Unsuspecting"

Source: Nick Freer
September 29, 2015

The Unsuspecting is Melbourne guitarist and composer Nick Freer’s latest offering. An all Australian affair, The Unsuspecting unites some of the finest Australian jazz-fusion talent based locally and internationally. Exploring a diverse repertoire, The Unsuspecting engages with post-tonal harmony from a Schoenberg perspective rather than the jazz lexicon. Fans of Allan Holdsworth, Chick Corea and Tribal Tech this one is for you. The Unsuspecting features high octane playing by Freer and his partly internationally based band which includes Sean Wayland ...

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