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Performance / Tour

BossaBrasil Marcos Valle & Carlos Lyra "Bossa Nova History At Birdland" From May 26- 30

Source: Michael Ricci
April 14, 2015

Delta Air Lines presents BossaBrasil Marcos Valle and Carlos Lyra With Patricia Alvi (vocals), Renato Massa (drums), Itaiguara Brandao (bass) Jorge Continentino (sax & flute) Forty years after it swept the world, Bossa Nova stands as as one of the enduring musical forms of the 20th century! MARCOS VALLE, legendary Brazilian Composer/Keyboardist says, “CARLOS LYRA is my idol. It is my great pleasure to join with him at my favorite Jazz Club, Birdland.” While many of its architects—the creators of ...

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Recording

Roman Miroshnichenko Is A Finalist Of International Songwriting Competition!

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
April 14, 2015

Multi-Award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is a Finalist of International Songwriting Competition in the “Instrumental" category for his composition “Forgotten Melody”, which appears on his latest album Surreal. The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is an annual song contest which has the most prestigious panel of judges (Pat Metheny, Sarah Mclachlan, Robben Ford, Wayne Shorter, to name a few) of all the songwriting and music contests in the world, offering exposure and the opportunity to have your songs ...

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Video / DVD

Lee Konitz With Dan Tepfer "Talking & Playing” Instructional Video Released By JazzHeaven.com

Source: Falk Willis
April 13, 2015

Lee Konitz is the preeminent cool jazz saxophonist, having performed and recorded with Claude Thornhill, Lennie Tristano and with Miles Davis on his epochal Birth of the Cool, and he counts easily as one of the most distinctive voices on alto saxophone. Konitz recorded dozens of albums as a leader and recorded or performed with Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan, Elvin Jones & Jim Hall. In this video, part documentary, part musical master class, Konitz, in an ...

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Event

12 Points Showcase Club & Jam Session Serves Up Three Of The Best New Irish Jazz Bands

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2015

As if 12 Points main program wasn’t enough for serious music lovers, 12 Points Showcase Club & Jam Session puts three of Ireland’s hottest new ands under the spotlight from 11pm upstairs in Sweeneys. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 12 Points hijinks continue into the wee small hours with ‘fringe’ after-show gigs and improvisation-friendly jam sessions for 12 Points ticket holders, musicians and delegates. Three of Irelands most exciting emerging bands will lead the way, showcasing what Dublin’s experimental ...

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Event

Shunzo Ohno, International Award Winning Jazz Trumpeter, Documentary Film To Be Released

Source: Sura Spiegel
April 12, 2015

Shunzo Ohno, tirelessly has been in the front lines with recovery efforts for the Kobe earthquake and Tohoku Tsunami disasters. Mr. Ohno has always been a champion of collaborative cultural projects. An example is his work with the Howard University Jazz Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and writing music as well as performing on the documentary with the Childrens Rights Organization. He was invited by the jazz master Art Blakey in the 1970’s to play in New York and went ...

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Performance / Tour

India.arie - Ginny's - April 13! Special Acoustic Engagement!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
April 12, 2015

Ginny's Supper Club India.Arie Just Added! - Monday - April 13! Marc Cary - Album Release Party! Damien Sneed, Brianna Thomas, Michael Mwenso, Fela! & More! Ginny's Supper Club at Red Rooster - Harlem 310 Lenox Ave. (Between 125th & 126th) New York, NY 10027 Monday, April 13 INDIA.ARIE 8:00PM An intimate acoustic evening with India.Arie Celebrating her first book: ...

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Recording

Violinist Daniel Weltlinger’s “Koblenz” Pays Tribute To Legacies Of Django Rheinhardt, Europe’s Sinti & Roma Peoples & Yiddish Culture

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
April 11, 2015

Deeply inspired and influenced by Django Reinhardt, the first European instrumentalist to make significant and lasting contributions to the jazz canon, the Sydney-born, Berlin-based violinist and composer Daniel Weltlinger released Souvenirs, a centenary tribute CD of the legendary Manouche composer and guitarist’s music, in 2011. Koblenz, the second in a trilogy of recordings being sponsored by BNP Paribas in Australia, is a collection of Weltlinger’s compositions recounting a multi-layered storyline that further commemorates the life and times of Reinhardt and ...

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Event

International Association Of Jazz Managers (IAJM) Announces Their Inaugural Meeting At Jazz Ahead! In Bremen, Germany

Source: Nu Jazz Publicity
April 11, 2015

New York, NY: Nu Jazz Management has just announced that it leading the charge on formulating a coalition of Jazz Managers to be called the International Association of Jazz Managers (IAJM). IAJM will be having their first meeting at the Jazzahead! Music conference in Bremen, Germany on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 from 17:00-18:00 in Halle 6 (1st Floor), in Office Room 2. The Jazzahead! music conference will beheld in the Bremen Exhibition Center, as part of the (3) European Jazz ...

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