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Performance / Tour

Dion Parson & 21st Century Band at Ginny's (NYC) on January 10

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
December 20, 2014

World Premiere Preview of New CD - St. Thomas January 10, 2015 7:30pm & 9:30pm / $15 Dion Parson - drums Ron Blake - saxophone Rashawn Ross - trumpet Carlton Holmes - piano Victor Provost - steel pan Alioune Faye - percussion/ sabar drums Ginny's Supper Club 310 Lenox Avenue New York, NY 10027 phone: 212-421-3821 This January 10th, Dion Parson & ...

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Recording

Jazz Of "Many Colors" By Joyce Spencer New CD Pre-Order

Source: Joyce Spencer
December 19, 2014

Dallas/Ft Worth entertainer and independent recording artist, Joyce Spencer, is back with her much anticipated second CD release entitled Many Colors, bringing the many colors of jazz from traditional to contemporary and smooth to funk/fusion, along with three covers (John Coltrane, Billy Cobham and Billie Holiday) and seven original tracks. The original music, including lyrics, were all written and produced by Joyce Spencer, and the CD is slated to be released on January 15, 2015. No matter what “groove", Joyce's ...

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Recording

Soaring Music Launches Bassist Greg Nathan's Website in Support of "I'll Think Of Something"

Source: Greg Nathan
December 19, 2014

Greg Nathan, son of Charles Nathan, (songwriter who penned the music to Perry Como's 1953 hit, “Say Your Mine Again,") and Tonie Nathan, (the first woman in history of the United States to receive an electoral vote for U.S. Vice President while running on the 1972 Libertarian Party ticket,) has opened a website to facilitate holiday sales of the acclaimed CD I'll Think of Something, named after a song from Charles Nathan's musical “Where the Heck's the Plot?" produced in ...

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Recording

Saxophonist Anton Schwartz's "Flash Mob" Featured on the All About Jazz Home Page

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2014

Don't miss one of the best jazz CDs of 2014! Available for a full week on the All About Jazz home page. Look for the Flash Mob SoundCloud player directly under the Featured Stories box Anton Schwartz's first solo release in seven years, Flash Mob, had a long Top Ten run on the U.S. Jazz Radio charts and made DownBeat's Best of 2014 list. And it's no wonder why—it's just so much fun to listen to, for the trained jazz ...

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Award / Grant

George Wein Honored With The Recording Academy Trustees Award

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
December 19, 2014

Wein Joins 2015 Recipients Richard Perry and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil NEW YORK, NY – GEORGE WEIN, world-renowned founder/producer of the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and numerous other music events, will receive The Recording Academy Trustees Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions in areas other than performance. The award will be presented at a special invitation-only ceremony on Saturday, February 7, 2015 and acknowledged during the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which will ...

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Festival

Chris Botti And Jon Batiste & Stay Human Tix At Newport Jazz Fest On Sale 12/18

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
December 18, 2014

Tickets Go On Sale Worldwide on Thursday, December 18, 10:00 am for Newport Jazz Festival Opening Night Concert featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino Pre-Concert Cocktail Party Tickets Also On Sale NEWPORT, RI – Tickets for the opening night concert of the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management featuring Chris Botti and Jon Batiste & Stay Human on the Alex and Ani Stage at ...

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Performance / Tour

Acid Mambo: Chris Washburne & Syotos at Winter Jazzfest (Carroll Place) on January 10 -

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
December 19, 2014

Chris Washburne & SYOTOS will present a sneak preview of their forthcoming release at this year's Winter JazzFest in New York City. It's what they call “Acid Mambo!" Think Led Zeppelin, the Doors, Neil Young and Lou Reed meet Tito Puente! Afro Latin jazz on a psychedelic trip! “SYOTOS plays with fire and erudition!" —New York Times JANUARY 10, 2015 Carroll Place 157 Bleecker Street New York, NY Saturday, January 10, 2015 ...

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Performance / Tour

Jamie Cullum, The UK's #1 Jazz Artist, Announces US Headline Tour In Support Of New Album, "Interlude," Out January 27, 2015 On Blue Note Records

Source: Michael Ricci
December 17, 2014

RUN INCLUDES JANUARY 24 SHOW AT LARGO IN LOS ANGELES AND FEBRUARY 5 CONCERT AT NYC’S BEACON THEATRE CULLUM WILL OPEN FOR BILLY JOEL IN NYC, DALLAS AND MIAMI BEGINNING TODAY ON ITUNES, FANS WHO PRE-ORDER INTERLUDE WILL INSTANTLY RECEIVE THE NEW TRACK, “MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE,” PLUS “GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE” FEATURING LAURA MVULA AND “DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD” FEATURING GREGORY PORTER New York, NY: Blue Note Records recording artist Jamie Cullum will kick off 2015 with a ...

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