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CD Manufacturer and Distributor and Your Local CD Retailer May Rip off Young Inexperianced Independent Artists

Source: All About Jazz

BEWARE! If you are an independent artist, producer of CD's,there is a conspiracy to rip you off bigtime! A chain of several well known retail stores that sell CD's to the public have an ongoing program to “invite independent artists" to have their CD's distributed nationwide to several chains of retail stores. Sounds good right! In order to get your CD into their stores they refer you to their website where they ask you to pay $99.00 to have your ...

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Ubiquity Releases "Para Puente" by Snowboy on September 12th

Source: All About Jazz

DJ, music critic, journalist, promoter and bandleading UK conguero Snowboy is back with a heavyweight hard-hitting tribute to Tito Puente, the King of Mambo! Para Puente! What more of a personal tribute can you pay someone than name your album after them? Para Puente is a way of acknowledging how much inspiration Tito Puente, the King of Mambo, gave and continues to give to Snowboy.

“There are no Puente 'covers' on this album, and other than my tribute song, “Puente", ...

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David 'Happy' Williams Leads Seven-Piece Ensemble In "Pan-orama" - October 10-12

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Miles Ahead, A Hot Adventuresome Quintet Is Now Planning Winter 2002-2003 Touring Schedule

Source: All About Jazz

Miles Ahead, a hot adventuresome quintet plays Jazz. Touching and embracing influences from all the great Jazz styles, the group bobs and weaves musically like a great cat on the prowl. A popular attraction at festivals and concert halls throughout their native Northwest, the popular Portland, Oregon based group are making new fans around the globe as they devote more time to touring. Miles Ahead has shared stages with such legendary performers as Maria Muldar, Chuck Mangione, Diane Schurr, Bobby ...

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Jamaaladeen Tacuma's DNA Galleria Featuring James Blood Ulmer

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Jazz is the teacher, Funk is the preacher

Few principles in jazz have remained as willfully esoteric as harmolodic theory, the concept introduced by Ornette Coleman's Prime Time in the 1970s. All these years later, the precepts still cause scattered confusion among music theorists. Thankfully we have Jamaaladeen Tacuma, electric bassist and unfailingly soulful free-funk prophet; and James “Blood" Ulmer, guitarist, blues wailer and harmolodic sage. The former was essentially the backbone of Prime Time, and has authored a handful ...

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Stacey Kent Returns To The Oak Room At The Algonquin Hotel

Source: All About Jazz

Candid Records recording artist Stacey Kent is pleased to announce her return appearance at the Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel September 3rd through the 28th.

Showtimes: 9pm Tuesday through Thursday 9pm & 11:30pm Friday and Saturday Reservation number is: 212-840-6800 Venue: The Oak Room, Algonquin Hotel Address: 59 West 44th St. (Bet 5th & 6th Avs.) Music Charge: $50 $15 minimum Tuesday-Thursday and late Friday and Saturday ...

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Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan At The Flea September 24 - October 12, 2002

Source: All About Jazz

(The Times) as she makes her New York debut in this strictly limited season. Barb Jungr presents songs from her hugely successful new CD Every Grain Of Sand - Barb Jungr sings Bob Dylan.

“Britain's finest interpreter of grown-up cabaret" --The Times

“Jungr approaches the Dylan songbook with a rare degree of intelligence, relishing each line in the manner of a true chansonnier. The kind of voice many more should get around to hearing." --Fred Dellar, MOJO

“Jungr is at ...

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Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis Brings "United In Swing" Tour To Japan

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