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Performance / Tour

Berkshire County Musicians Embark On Tour Of Cuba

Source: Ed Bride Associates
February 6, 2015

Sister City Music Ambassadors Practice Grass-roots Diplomacy, Focusing on Musical Riffs instead of Political Rifts PITTSFIELD, MA: The Sister City Music Ambassadors have announced that the band will embark on a musical mission to Havana, Cuba, in February, on a specially designed people-to-people tour. Under the direction of Pittsfield, Massachusetts guitarist and leader Andy Kelly, the tour, which is still one of the few types of travel which is allowed for U.S. Citizens, was designed to include performances by the ...

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Recording

Guitar Legend Adrian Belew Presents Newest Music In An App Flux By Belew

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 6, 2015

Nashville, TN - Guitar legend Adrian Belew has just released his newest music – and it’s like nothing you’ve experienced before. FLUX by belew™ is music that is never the same twice...think about that for a moment. This new revolution in music provides listeners with a mobile “listening experience” that blends music and art all in one accessible iOS application. Now you have access to hundreds of combinations of new Adrian Belew songs, snippets and sound bites that have been ...

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Event

Trumpet Icon Herb Alpert Returns To Cafe Carlyle, March 10-21

Source: Matt Gross
February 5, 2015

Creator and innovator, musician and producer, artist, entrepreneur and philanthropist; Herb Alpert is a man with a profound passion empowering his every endeavor. He makes his return to Café Carlyle along with his wife, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist Lani Hall, in a two-week run of shows, March 10-21. The pair arrives with the New York premiere of all-new show following the release of Herb’s latest album, In The Mood (Shout! Factory, September  2014), which premiered at #2 on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz ...

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Event

Wayne Krantz 2015 World Tour Announced!

Source: Abstract Logix
February 5, 2015

Known for his uncompromising musical vision, unique rhythms and deep reserves of soul, guitarist Wayne Krantz ventures beyond the guitar’s limitations to create an identifiably original style and sound. On the heels of a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s show in London, Krantz sets to embark on his Good Piranha/Bad Piranha World tour, starting on February 11th in Nashville and running through April 4th in Indianapolis. Featuring three trios across the tour, Krantz kicks off his travels in the United States with ...

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Festival

The 5th Annual Alternative Guitar Summit: February 4, 2015 @ Shapeshifter Lab And February 6-8, 2015 @ Rockwood Music Hall

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 5, 2015

Presenting 22 Guitarists, New Podcast Featuring Nels Cline, Plus Masterclasses @ Spectrum The 2015 AGS will feature 22 Guitarists!: Ben Monder, Steve Mackey, Scott Johnson, Lee Ranaldo, Liberty Ellman, David Gilmore, Joel Harrison, Miles Okazaki, Kenny Wessel, Doug Wamble, Adam Levy, Sheryl Bailey, Michael Gregory Jackson, Anders Nilsson, Aaron Dugan, Marco Cappelli, Gyan Riley, David Fiuczynski, Prasanna, Ava Mendoza, Tomas Doncker UPCOMING Alternative Guitar Summit 2015 Concerts Feb 4: Shapeshifter Lab @ 7:30 PM Three 40 minute sets Three Ground-breaking ...

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Performance / Tour

Keith Jarrett Solo Concert at Carnegie Hall on March 3rd at 8pm

Source: Michael Ricci
February 4, 2015

Keith Jarrett returns to Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perleman Stage on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM to perform one his rare solo piano concerts. The concert will feature an entire evening of solo piano improvisations and will be his only solo concert appearance worldwide in Winter 2015. A recipient of a NEA (National Endowment of the Arts) Jazz Masters Awards in January 2014, Keith Jarrett has come to be recognized worldwide as one of the most creative and uncompromising ...

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Music Industry

Cunard To Host First-Ever Blue Note Records Cruise Aboard Queen Mary 2

Source: Michael Ricci
February 3, 2015

Cunard to host first-ever Blue Note Records jazz themed cruise On-board 29 October Queen Mary 2 Transatlantic Crossing Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary All Star Band, Our Point of View, to perform Cunard and venerable jazz label Blue Note Records are proud to announce an exciting entertainment partnership, which will debut on Cunard’s flagship, Queen Mary 2, on October 29, 2015. Guests onboard will embark on a very special Transatlantic Crossing, featuring intimate jazz performances by Blue Note Records artists. ...

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Music Industry

Grammy Award Winner And Diva Big Band Anchor Women In Jazz Programming

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
February 3, 2015

The American Jazz Museum presents Women In Jazz Programming in March during a month-long celebration featuring a stellar line up of musicians, entertainers, music and art scholars in a wonderful cultural setting. “Women have always played a significant role in developing the music through creative compositions, stellar performances and their work behind the scenes in presenting the music. Unfortunately, these contributions have gone either unrecognized or were written out of the history books. The American Jazz Museum takes pride in ...

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