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Performance / Tour

Original Ancient Future Reunion Concert

Source: Matthew Montfort
March 5, 2015

On Sunday, April 19, the original line-up of the pioneering world fusion music group Ancient Future will perform together for the first time this century. Ancient Future was formed in 1978 by students at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California, including Mindia Devi Klein, Matthew Montfort, Benjy Wertheimer, and Phil Fong. Ancient Future's first concert took place to a packed house on February 11, 1979, at the original Sleeping Lady Cafe in Fairfax, California, then a ...

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Event

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova And UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock Announce Fourth Annual International Jazz Day

Source: All About Jazz
March 4, 2015

PERFORMANCES & OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO TAKE PLACE WORLDWIDE ON APRIL 30, RECOGNIZING JAZZ MUSIC AS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE OF FREEDOM International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert in Global Host City Paris, France will be a highlight of UNESCO’s 70th Anniversary Celebration Paris and Washington, D.C. – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce the fourth annual International Jazz Day, which will be celebrated around the world ...

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Recording

Concord Music Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Legendary Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Sessions With Four-LP Box Set

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2015

The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings Due Out April 28. 180-gram vinyl package contains alternate takes and bonus tracks. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Forty years ago, renowned entertainer Tony Bennett joined together with legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans for their first of two duet albums. The result was 1975’s The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album, followed by Together Again the following year. To celebrate this incredible coupling of talents, Fantasy Records, a unit of Concord Music Group, will release ...

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Radio

Happy 25th Anniversary Jazz FM!

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2015

On Wednesday 4th March, Jazz FM celebrates its 25th Anniversary. It all started ten years before launch, in 1980, with a letter to the (then) IBA from Jazz FM co-founder, jazz pianist Dave Lee: “Dear Sir, I hereby apply for a licence to open a jazz radio station in London." Dave had been inspired by listening to jazz radio stations in America while staying in Beverly Hills, making advertising jingles for television. Twenty-five years on, Jazz FM is stronger than ...

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Recording

Aaron Bernard Brim "Meeting Of The Mindz" Deep Pocket Groove Master!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
March 4, 2015

Aaron Bernard Brim is an accomplished professional with an undeniable pocket, groove and swingability. His discipline in being sensitive to the needs and wants of the artists and all musicians he is working with brings cohesiveness to the musical unit. This builds rhythmic excellence and a genuine platform with respect for other musicians and crew while having fun. Aaron Bernard Brim is the President and CEO of Brimstone Music Prods. Corp and San Fe Ti Records. His focus is to ...

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Recording

IZZ Set To Release New Studio Album, "Everlasting Instant"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
March 4, 2015

New York, NY – IZZ’s new studio album, Everlasting Instant, is scheduled for release on April 7, 2015 and serves as the final installment of a three-part series of albums that began with The Darkened Room in 2009 and continued with Crush of Night in 2012. Everlasting Instant concludes this epic thematic arc with a fresh palette of sounds, all the while maintaining the sharp and memorable melodies that have become a hallmark of the band. From the syncopated rhythms ...

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Recording

Yes: Live From Seventy-Two

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2015

Two Live Collections Debut Newly Discovered Recordings From The Prog-Rock Pioneer's Acclaimed 1972 World Tour Double-Disc, Triple-LP, And 14-Disc Boxed Set Available May 19 From Rhino Yes was firing on all cylinders in the fall of 1972. The prog-rock pioneers' fifth studio album Close To The Edge was a smash success as audiences around the world packed arenas to see the legendary group perform. The band captured the magic of that tour on its first live album, Yessongs. Released in ...

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Performance / Tour

Ginny's Supper Club - March 2015 Schedule - Johnny O'Neal, Bob Stewart & More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
March 3, 2015

Bob Stewart, Lakecia Benjamin, Joe Saylor & Friends, Music of Ray Barretto & Celia Cruz, Johnny O'Neal, Revive Big Band, Charenee Wade! Ginny's Supper Club 310 Lenox Ave. at 125th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-421-3821 Thursday March 5 Terrance McKnight Presents “Migration Music" with Bob Stewart's Double Quartet 7:00PM, $95 - includes multi-course dinner & wine In celebration of MoMA's upcoming Jacob Lawrence “The Migration Series", Terrance McKnight ...

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