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Performance / Tour

Roy Ayers at The Addition

Source: Michael Ricci
January 21, 2015

By Walter Atkins The Addition, formally known as Yoshi's San Francisco, welcomed the celebrated and ageless acid jazz/funk vibraphonist Roy Ayers for a weekend stand on November 21, 2014. The new name was inspired by the club's location between Lower Fillmore and the Western Addition. The show kicked off the soft opening of the City's latest music venue. According to his official website, the respected and heavily sampled vibraphonist/vocalist is considered the “The Godfather of Neo Soul." Vocalist ...

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Recording

Rudi Records Calling: Sounds Of Hope

Source: Massimo Iudicone
January 21, 2015

Rudi Records new release Sounds Of Hope by Daniele Cavallanti & The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble (Rudi Records, 2015) After the outstanding Faces and Tales, Daniele Cavallanti is back on Rudi Records with a new, celebrative album. In his over forty years career, the Milano based saxophonist has often been working with large ensembles (Nexus Orchestra, Jazz Chromatic Ensemlbe, Instabile...). The Milano Contemporary Art Ensemble is based on this experience; a large ensemble which is a real “manifesto” of the ...

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Recording

Jessi Teich Bares Her "Twisted Soul" On Stylish Crossover Record With A Jazz Spinal Cord, Paris-recorded Album Twisted Soul

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 21, 2015

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Commonly considered an old blues, jazz, and soul singer-songwriter trapped in a young woman’s body, 10-time international songwriting award-winner Jessi Teich (pronounced TEACH) brings a pop sensibility to her stylish new album, Twisted Soul, recorded in Paris and due March 3rd, 2015 on Madame Freak Records. Twisted Soul is the latest chapter of a success story based on hard work and a strong connection with a growing army of fans in the U.S. and Europe for the ...

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Chicago-based Saxophonist Bernard Scavella Releases "A Taste Of Scavella"

Source: Craig Neely
January 21, 2015

Chicago, IL: Chicago-based reed master Bernard Scavella delivers mightily on his latest, A Taste Of Scavella, an 11-tune recording packed with the best in post bop playing with a freshness to match. Scavella Scavella's masterful tenor and soprano playing and exceptional writing are on display as he composed nine of the tracks. A Taste Of Scavella also includes Joe Henderson's “Serenity" and Kenny Barron's “Sun Shower." For A Taste Of, Scavella chose a supporting cast of top notch musicians whom ...

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Festival

Live From New York: The State of Jazz in 2015

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2015

Dispatches from the 11th annual Winter Jazzfest, where more than 100 groups performed over three days Hindin: The rightful home of the country’s premier jazz festival is New York City—more than tony Newport or even New Orleans, whose “Jazz & Heritage Festival” is nursing an identity crisis (this year’s headliner: Elton John)—and Winter Jazzfest is it. It’s hard to plug a jazz festival without blushing a little. In his manifesto, “On Why Jazz Isn’t Cool Anymore,” Nicholas Payton declared, “People ...

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Recording

Les McCann "Invitation To Openness" Reissued on Omnivore Recordings

Source: conqueroo
January 20, 2015

Through the chart-topping 1969 song “Compared To What, “ Les McCann became known to thousands of people as an inspirational “soul-jazz" pianist and vocalist. Since its first release in 1972, Les McCann's Invitation To Openness album (Atlantic Records) has remained a landmark statement in free-form improvisation mixed with soulful grooves, featuring a 26-minute continuous track with expressive instrumentation from the likes of Yusef Lateef, Ralph MacDonald, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie, and Alphonse Mouzon. After years as an out-of-print collectible, Invitation ...

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Performance / Tour

Phronesis Embark On Six-Date Irish Tour, 4-9 February

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2015

Brace yourself for a slice of Nordic noir as jazz trio Phronesis - hailed as “the most exciting and imaginative piano trio since EST” (Jon Newey, editor JAZZWISE) - bring their intelligent and dynamic sound on a Music Network tour from 4-9 February. Expect explosive live performances packed with intricate bass lines, hypnotic grooves and spiraling piano patterns. Making live music happen across the country, Music Network provides an opportunity to see some of the world’s foremost musicians at affordable ...

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Performance / Tour

New England Conservatory Jazz Voice Alum Michael Mayo Featured On American Voices A PBS Great Performances Special Hosted By Renée Fleming

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 20, 2015

“Jazz on stage is alive and it’s a very intimate exchange… You have to listen so you can respond and keep the conversation going. You do that so impeccably well!” – Dianne Reeves to Michael Mayo on PBS’ American Voices New England Conservatory Jazz Studies alum Michael Mayo (Bachelor’s of Music, Jazz Voice ’14) was recently featured on American Voices, a PBS Great Performances special hosted by Renée Fleming. This PBS show was the outgrowth of the Kennedy Center’s 2013 ...

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