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Bassist and composer Simon Sammut takes listeners on a profound journey with 'Visions Of Transcendence'
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Simon Sammut
Bassist and composer Simon Sammut proudly announces the release of his latest album, Visions of Transcendence. This album is not just a collection of songs; it's a cohesive narrative that takes listeners on a profound journey through moments of serenity, enlightenment, and self-discovery. Blending fusion, jazz, hip-hop, and funk, “Visions of Transcendence" creates an introspective and ethereal soundscape designed to resonate deeply with the soul. Each track serves as a portal into different facets of transcendence, offering a transformative experience. ...
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Vocalist Zuri Alexander's Enchanting Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald At Alvas Showroom on August 2, 2024
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Audrey Kelley
Alvas Showroom proudly presents “My Tribute To Ella Fitzgerald" with the extraordinary jazz vocalist Zuri Alexander on Friday, August 2, 2024. This special event is set to be an enchanting evening celebrating the timeless music and enduring legacy of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald. Accompanying Zuri Alexander on stage will be an exceptional lineup of musicians: Hiro Morozumi on piano, Jeff Littleton on bass and Jimmy Ford on drums. Each of these artists brings a wealth of talent ...
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Nashville Drummer John Alvey Makes His Leadership Debut With 'Loft Glow,' Set For August 23 Release On Jazz Music City Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Drummer John Alvey announces his formidable presence to the jazz world with the August 23 release of Loft Glow on Jazz Music City Records. Alvey’s recording debut presents a remarkably assured, but also risk-taking set of straight-ahead post-bop jazz, joined by a killer sextet of stalwarts from the increasingly hot Nashville jazz scene: trombonist Roland Barber, tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, alto saxophonist Jovan Quallo, pianist Matt Endahl, and bassist Jacob Jezioro. Alvey is a native of Nashville, the son of ...
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Multi-Cultural AfroBlueGrazz Guitarist Pascal Bokar's 'I Can Tell' Drops Today
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
An award-winning jazz composer, guitarist and vocalist, Dr. Pascal Bokar Thiam presents a global musical banquet from his native France to his Senegalese and Malian roots. Anchored in bebop, he has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Donald Byrd, Donald Bailey and Donald Brown. Pascal is the “father” of the funky, jazzy, bluesy, bluegrass-y, joyous and thoroughly infectious music performed by his AfroBlueGrazz band. He has performed at more than a dozen jazz festivals around the country, including the 2024 Elk Grove ...
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First-ever Release Of 70-year-old Melody Stirs Emotions
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Greg Nathan
The song “In the Autumn Years" is the title track of a new album being released today by Soaring Music Publications. “In the Autumn Years" is a 70-year-old melody written by Charles Nathan. Charles was recognized in 1953 by BMI with a Certificate of Achievement for the “great national popularity" of his melody from “Say You're Mine Again," which was one of Perry Como's greatest hits. Also, in 1953, Charles wrote the music and lyrics for the song “In the ...
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Marcela Bastida: The Keys Of Resilience
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Brian Urra
In the lush soundscape of jazz fusion, where the essence of music melds with innovation, Marcela Bastida stands as a beacon of creative brilliance and resilience. Despite her legal blindness, Marcela has not only mastered the realms of jazz as an internationally acclaimed pianist and arranger but has also revolutionized assistive music technology for visually impaired musicians worldwide. Early Musical Calling Marcela’s journey began amidst the bustling streets of Mexico City. At the tender age of six, piano keys under ...
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Son Brings Father's Promised Melody to Fruition
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Greg Nathan
The song “In the Autumn Years" is the title track of a new album being released this Monday by Soaring Music Publications. “In the Autumn Years" is a 70-year-old melody written by Charles Nathan. Charles was recognized in 1953 by BMI with a Certificate of Achievement for the “great national popularity" of his melody from “Say You're Mine Again," which was one of Perry Como's greatest hits. Also in 1953, Charles wrote the music and words of the song “In ...
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Bassist Yosef Gutman Levitt Features Masterful Guitarist Gilad Hekselman On The Rapturously Melodic 'Why Ten?'
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Yosef Gutman Levitt
In what promises to be a prolific 2024 for the recently formed Soul Song Records, bassist and composer Yosef Gutman Levitt is proud to announce the release of Why Ten? featuring one of the world’s finest jazz guitarists, the renowned Gilad Hekselman. Why Ten? follows up Levitt’s captivating 2023 release Soul Song, an inspired outing with the great Lionel Loueke on guitar. This remarkable showcase finds the Tel Aviv–born, New York–based Hekselman in the company of Levitt on upright and ...
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