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Recording

Chris Vadala & Rick Whitehead release "Eastern Standard Time" on Art Of Life Records

Source: Art of Life Records
April 26, 2015

Following up on his debut release Out of the Shadows, Art of Life Records is pleased to present, “Eastern Standard Time", a new quartet recording by Chris Vadala and guitarist Rick Whitehead featuring Barry Hart on drums and John Previti on acoustic bass. Recorded at Bias Studios in Springfield, Virginia in January of 2015, “Eastern Standard Time" features songs composed by Sonny Rollins ("Doxy"), Luiz Bonfa ("Gentle Rain"), Phil Woods ("Waltz for a Lovely Wife"), Chris Vadala ("It's a “U"), ...

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Recording

Steven Davis's “Perfectly Perfect” Soundtrack For Summer Love

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
April 26, 2015

Jazz crooner Steven Davis ponders “What Happened To Romance,” his first big band album due June 23, led by the original song featured in an international television commercial. Nashville, TN: Bolstering the belief that romance is always en vogue, crooner Steven Davis plies his big voice backed by a big band on the swinging set “What Happened To Romance,” a charming meditation on love marrying timeless traits from another era to today’s passionate demand for originality. The 14-track disc comprised ...

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Recording

Seattle Jazz Singer Eugenie Jones To Release "Come Out Swingin'" May 12

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 25, 2015

Eugenie Jones’s widely praised 2013 debut, Black Lace Blue Tears, introduced a late-blooming but fiercely original jazz vocalist and songwriter to the jazz world. Among other honors, the disc was named Earshot Jazz’s Northwestern Recording of the Year. The Seattle-area singer’s response to her warm critical reception was to start writing again and prove that her success was no fluke. On her impressive follow-up, Come Out Swingin’, Jones displays the rhythmic authority, emotional insight, and melodic invention of an artist ...

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Performance / Tour

Leonard Maltin As Master Of Ceremonies Musicians At Play Foundation June 13 2015

Source: April Williams
April 23, 2015

“Musicians at Play” Foundation debuts with first concert “The Vintage Masters of Swing” will headline The Broad Stage June 13th with composers—Alexander, Carmichael, Holman, Nestico, Sherman and Williams with Leonard Maltin as Master of Ceremonies Musicians at Play a 501 (c) 3 non-profit foundation dedicated to the enrichment of local communities' quality of life through a variety of music performances and fine arts presentations announced it’s first concert. “We are excited to present The Vintage Masters of Swing All-Star Big ...

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Event

Vocal Jazz Master Lenora Zenzalai Helm Makes First Trek To Aruba To Perform And Teach For Island’s 10th International Jazz Day Celebration

Source: Inque Public Relations
April 25, 2015

April 30 Performance to Include Professionals, Local and American Students Lenora Zenzalai Helm – singer, composer and music education innovator as creator of the programs Vocal Jazz Online and The Vocal Musicianship Academy – has been chosen as the exclusive musical guest/artist in residence for the commemorative 10th Annual International Jazz Day in Aruba, taking place April 30 at the Renaissance Marketplace. Ms. Helm—who has also been selected as one of three out of 650 faculty members to receive this ...

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Obituary

Jazz FM Chairman Richard Wheatly Dies, Aged 69

Source: Dominic Tyerman
April 24, 2015

It is with great sadness we announce that Richard Wheatly died earlier this week, following a short illness. Richard had been an integral part of Jazz FM for many years and is responsible for shaping the brand you know and love today. Following an impressive career in global advertising, Richard joined Jazz FM as Managing Director in 1995 and built the company into a successful business. Following its sale to the Guardian Media Group, he returned in 2008 to buy ...

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Festival

Ambrose Akinmusire Headlines Bray Jazz 2015

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2015

Bray Jazz returns for its 16th edition this coming Bank Holiday weekend from 1-3 May. The highly popular festival, set in the picturesque seaside town of Bray nestled at the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains, has built a reputation over the years for hosting world class international and local acts. Bray Jazz 2015 is no exception. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire was voted Downbeat Artist of The Year 2011 and is widely considered as one of the most exciting jazz trumpeters on ...

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Event

Newport Festivals Foundation And Salve Regina University To Present Performance And Jazz Combo Master Class On International Jazz Day

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 23, 2015

Newport Festivals Foundation and Salve Regina University to Present Performance and Jazz Combo Master Class on International Jazz Day, April 30, Featuring Danilo Perez & The Berklee Global Jazz Institute International Jazz Day Celebration includes a free performance for students from Pell, Thompson and Rogers Schools and free student workshops at the Casino Theatre NEWPORT, RI – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. (NFF), in collaboration with the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at Salve Regina University, will present two events ...

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