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Recording

Drummer Reggie Quinerly's "Invictus" To Be Released March 17 By Redefinition Music

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
February 3, 2015

Drummer/composer Reggie Quinerly made an indelible impression on the jazz world with his 2012 debut recording, Music Inspired by Freedmantown, a soulful and serious-minded tribute to the historic African-American neighborhood in Houston where he grew up. For his second CD, Invictus, which will be released by the drummer’s Redefinition Music label on March 17, Quinerly takes inspiration—and the CD’s title—from the 1875 poem by William Ernest Henley (“I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of ...

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Event

Kendrick Scott Oracle Announces March United States Tour

Source: K. Shackelford
February 2, 2015

Kendrick Scott is a drummer extraordinaire and rising star in the world of jazz. Known for his artistic and sonic ingenuity in his playing, he has been praised by many of this century's top jazz legends, young and old. Herbie Hancock notes that, “Kendrick is not just a timekeeper, but he is a musician with big ears and a great imagination." As a result, he has been named “5 drummers Whose Time is Now" by the New York Times. He ...

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Music Industry

Charles Lloyd Signs To Blue Note

Source: Michael Ricci
February 2, 2015

More than 50 years into an already legendary career, 2015 is shaping up to be a momentous year for Charles Lloyd. As reported today in The New York Times, the esteemed saxophonist and composer has signed with Blue Note Records and will release his first album for the iconic label in 30 years with the April 14 arrival of Wild Man Dance, a magnificent live recording of a remarkable long-form suite commissioned by the Jazztopad Festival in Wroclaw, Poland. Lloyd ...

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Recording

Evan Stone And The Translucent Ham Sandwich Band-album Release Party

Source: Evan Stone
February 2, 2015

Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band (an award winning improvisational avant-garde psychedelic jam band) will release its debut album, Music From The Future on Vinyl LP and digital download only on February 26th, 2015. The album release will coincide with the performance that same evening as Evan Stone and THSB take the stage at Diego's Concert Venue in downtown Santa Ana starting at 8:30pm. Opening the show will be the group VERDELL at 7:30pm. Doors open at 7:00pm ...

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Performance / Tour

Ginny's Supper Club - February 2015 Schedule

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
February 1, 2015

Ginny's Supper Club at Red Rooster - Harlem 310 Lenox Ave. at 125th St. New York, NY 10027 Phone: 212-421-3821 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION AT GINNY'S SUPPER CLUB AT RED ROOSTER HARLEM Red Rooster Harlem celebrates the legacy of Black History and pays homage to leaders who helped to create an international cultural identity for millions of African Americans with a series in Ginny's Supper Club. Thursday, February 5 “HARLEM BLUES"

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Recording

Tigran Hamasyan's "Mockroot" Due Out On Nonesuch Records, Feb. 17

Source: Stephanie Bauman
January 31, 2015

Nonesuch Records Releases Label Debut By Pianist Tigran Hamasyan, Mockroot, on February 17, 2015 US Tour Dates announced including stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, Cambridge and New York “Tigran has found a way to keep improvisation fresh and lyrical. Other jazz musicians would be wise to take note.” —Guardian “There are many brilliant and perfectly finished young jazz pianists around, but Hamasyan stands out because he has something important and urgent to say.” —Daily Telegraph Nonesuch Records releases the label ...

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Recording

Audio Fidelity To Release Grover Washington, Jr.'s Double-Grammy Award Winning Album "Winelight" On 5.1 Hybrid SACD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 31, 2015

Camarillo, CA: Jazz aficionados and high end audio enthusiasts alike are excited about the forthcoming release of jazz legend Grover Washington, Jr.'s Winelight album on 5.1 Hybrid SACD from Audio Fidelity in association with ETrain Records. With Winelight, Grover Washington, Jr. produced a magical collection of jazz and soul with a touch of pop. He set the standard for the smooth jazz genre—the band is tight, the solos terrific and the arrangements understated and tasteful. The 1980 double-Grammy award winning ...

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Performance / Tour

Jovan Alexandre Launches Weekly NYC Jazz Residency At The Music Room At Carroll Place

Source: Sacks and Co.
January 31, 2015

SETS AT 10PM AND MIDNIGHT EVERY THURSDAY BEGINNING JANUARY 29 DEBUT ALBUM COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS OUT FEBRUARY 24 “Jovan Alexandre is one of the most exciting new voices to emerge on the tenor saxophone— conceptually—in a long time. A gifted composer, his personal sound can seem variously molten and sharp-cornered within the same tune, sometimes almost within the same phrase. There’s an understated, almost implied, restlessness in his solos… He has that rare originality everyone strives for, and he definitely has ...

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