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Kip Hanrahan And American Clave Launch Crowdsourcing Campaign To Record Album Due In October 2015

Source: Michael Ricci
May 11, 2015

An Icon for the Iconoclasts, legendary producer KIP HANRAHAN is planning a new release for October 2015 on his label, american clavé, which released its first album in 1980. Like the rest of his label american clavé’s catalogue, this record will be, as The Independent (London), has said “...rich beyond compare.” Hanrahan’s music has been described by the New York Times, “There is nothing quite like Mr. Hanrahan’s music—a steamy blend of rhythmic and melodic tensions, drawn from musicians of ...

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Release Of Previously Unknown Live Performance By Dorothy Donegan

Source: Allegro Media
May 11, 2015

The music on this CD Dorothy Donegan Live at the King of France Tavern, is being released for the very first time. It was recorded live at the King Of France Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland in 1978. Bassist Bill Nelson and drummer Bill Reichenbach, two sidemen who were well aware that they had to be very alert when playing with the unique pianist, join Donegan. This King Of France Tavern performance is full of life, giving today’s listeners a strong ...

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Award / Grant

Dianne Reeves honored with prestigious Bonfils-Stanton Award for Arts and Humanities

Source: Michael Ricci
May 9, 2015

DENVER, CO: The Bonfils-Stanton Foundation celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Annual Award Program by announcing the 2015 recipients of the prestigious Bonfils-Stanton Awards. The awards recognize Coloradans advancing excellence in Arts and Humanities, Community Service and Science and Medicine. The Foundation also unveiled its 11th class of the esteemed Livingston Fellowship Program, which helps move nonprofit leaders from success to significance by providing advanced learning and professional development opportunities, including a $25,000 grant. The 2015 Award Recipients: Dianne Reeves, ...

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See What People Are Saying About The Gil Evans Project's Lines Of Color

Source: Brian Camelio
May 9, 2015

The Gil Evans Project's new live album, Lines of Color has won Jazz Magazine's CHOC award and been receiving reviews from jazz publications around the world. See what people are saying about “Lines of Color". “The gorgeous lilt of Evans' still startling original arrangements for horns is preserved, not in the aspic of academia but in the living, breathing performances of a group of New York’s finest musicians such as Evans might have selected himself." —Cormac Larkin, THE IRISH TIMES ...

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Performance / Tour

Chris Washburne & Syotos at Subrosa on May 19th at 8pm

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
May 8, 2015

Acid Mambo!! New CD Low Ridin' Featured on NPR & WBGO—Climbing Jazz Week Charts Low Ridin'—the debut CD of Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band for ZOHO—has been creating a buzz, being featured on WBGO's “Radar" preview spotlight and on the NPR Music homepage. On the most recent Jazz Week chart, the release has climbed from #207 to #23 in just a couple of weeks! The band makes their first New York City appearance since the release at Subrosa on ...

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Performance / Tour

Guitar Legend David Torn To Tour Us In Support Of New Album

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 8, 2015

Los Angeles, CA: Ever-intrepid guitarist, producer, improviser, film composer and soundscape artist David Torn will embark on his first solo tour of the US since the mid-nineties (see itinerary below). The 22-city tour is in support of only sky—an album that explores the far sonic edges of what one man and a guitar can create, a solo recording of almost orchestral atmosphere. only sky is Torn’s first ECM release since 2007’s acclaimed “prezens”, a full-band project, with Tim Berne, Craig ...

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Jazz Near You Adds Three New U.S. Cities: Huntsville, Rockford, and Grand Rapids

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2015

Recording

Woodwind Expert Steven Lugerner Announces Digital Single With Fred Hersch; West Coast Dates; Upcoming CD By Jacknife

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
May 6, 2015

The greatest improvisers keep an eye open for stimulating new musical settings. San Francisco Bay Area woodwind expert Steven Lugerner, a rising star with a bevy of exceptional albums, has proven adept at creating situations that take jazz’s foremost masters into unexpected realms. His latest album, the digital-only release Gravitations Vol. II, is a gorgeous duo project that places piano great Fred Hersch in an entirely new context. The recording with Hersch, a key mentor for Lugerner, is just one ...

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