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CEO Experiment Plays Dublin Gigs Ahead Of Debut CD Launch

Source: Ian Patterson
February 18, 2015

CEO Experiment, one of the most exciting jazz piano trios in Dublin, is set to play two concerts prior to the release in spring of its debut CD. Pianist Leopoldo Osio, electric bassist Peter Erdei and drummer Cote Calmet, who make up CEO Experiment, are three of the most outstanding exponents of their respective instruments in a city whose burgeoning jazz/improvised music scene punches well above its weight. The trio’s subtle yet effusive dialog is one steeped in the broad ...

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Gil Evans Project Live Album, Lines Of Color, Now Available For Download

Source: Prawit Austin Siriwat
February 18, 2015

The Gil Evans Project's live album, Lines of Color, is now available for download from the ArtistShare site and available for pre-order on iTunes. The band was nominated for three Grammy awards in 2013, and their first album, Centennial, won Gil a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement. The ensemble also won two JJA Jazz Awards, record of the year and Large Ensemble of the Year. This new live recording took place May 13-18th, 2014, for the Gil Evans Project’s ...

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Steve Howe "Anthology" Available March 10 From Rhino

Source: Michael Ricci
February 18, 2015

STEVE HOWE CURATES NEW SOLO ANTHOLOGY Two-Disc Collection Spotlights The Acclaimed Guitarist's Solo Career With 33 Tracks And Will Be Available March 10 From Rhino Howe Will Launch The “Anthology Tour" In April LOS ANGELES - Guitarist Steve Howe played an integral role in shaping the sound of Yes and Asia, two of the world's most beloved and successful progressive rock bands. The gifted guitarist has also enjoyed a long and prolific career as a solo artist with more than ...

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Kyle Eastwood returns with new album "Timepieces" and UK Tour

Source: Michael Ricci
February 17, 2015

The son of legendary actor Clint Eastwood, star bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood unveils details of his new album, Timepieces, released 21st April, and extensive UK tour including four nights at legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott's Timepieces is Kyle Eastwood’s musical self-portrait. Centred around the bassist’s passion for the lyrical hard bop jazz of the late 50s and early 60s, the album also touches on Eastwood’s compositions for the big screen. Full of melodic elegance and a sustained sense ...

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EastWest JazzScene Concert: Carl Allen, John Beasley, Eric Revis, Ralph Moore and Marquis Hill at Blue Whale

Source: John Beasley
February 17, 2015

Sunday, February 22, 9:00pm and 10:30pm sets. $20. New York drummer Carl Allen brings his scene to Los Angeles to join pianist John Beasley to lead a quintent for some east-west action. Joining this prospect are east/west coasters bassist Eric Revis, saxophonist Ralph Moore and trumpeter Marquis Hill. Carl Allen’s profound and propulsive percolations provided soulful and syncopated playing with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Benny Golson, Jennifer Holliday, J.J. Johnson, Rickie Lee Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, ...

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Local Jazz Events On Demand!

Source: All About Jazz
February 17, 2015

Users can email themselves an up-to-the-minute jazz events calendar at any time Jazz Near You has developed a convenient way for non-registered and non-subscribed users to receive local jazz event information via email. TRY IT NOW Until recently, users had to scroll the website calendar or download the app to access event information. Over the past year, options have expanded to include an RSS feed subscription, an iCal file, an event widget, a weekly Jazz Near You eblast subscription, and ...

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New York City Based Serbian-Japanese Instrumental Duo Yagull Greatly Expands Their Post Rock Chamber Soundtrack Concept On Second Album Kai

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 17, 2015

New York, NY - Yagull's official debut for MoonJune Records, 'Kai', finds the band expanding its post-rock chamber soundtrack concept to great effect. The result is a simmering sonic bouillabaisse, chocked full of choice ingredients which delectably merge to blur the lines drawn by traditional genres - delightfully teasing the palette, while appealing to an expansive range of music aficionados! The group delivers twelve songs on this joyous outing: eight brand new compositions; two tunes from Films, reworked and revisited; ...

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Van Der Graaf Generator Release New Live Album "Merlin Atmos" On Esoteric Antenna

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 16, 2015

London, UK - ESOTERIC ANTENNA, are pleased to announce the release of the marvellous new live album by Van Der Graaf Generator, Merlin Atmos on February 2, 2015. Recorded in 2013, the limited edition 2CD Digipack features the first ever full live performance of “FLIGHT” and “A PLAGUE OF LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS” In June 2013, Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton and Guy Evans took to the road in Europe to present a series of live concerts that featured a set list that ...

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