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The Wailers 30th Anniversary Tour Of Legend At The Hamilton Dc. Sol Roots Opens.

Source: 9th Floor Music
November 29, 2014

On the 30th anniversary of its release in 1984, The Wailers will be touring the US in 2014, performing the iconic album Legend in its entirety. Named by Time Magazine as the “Best Album of the 20th Century" and #46 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Legend is also the best-selling reggae album of all-time, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. Together with Bob Marley, The Wailers have sold over 250 million albums and have ...

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Jordan Family Headlines Opening Of George And Joyce Wein Jazz Center

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
November 29, 2014

NEW ORLEANS, LA - After years of planning and many months of construction, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation will celebrate the grand opening of the new George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center with a gala concert. The Dec. 12 event will feature music by saxophonist Edward “Kidd" Jordan, who founded the Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Don “Moose" Jamison Heritage School of Music in 1990. Joining him onstage will be four of his musical children: Kent, Marlon, ...

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Recording

Rogier Telderman Trio Presents Debut Album "Contours"

Source: Rogier Telderman
November 29, 2014

Uplifting narrative music On December 2nd the Dutch Rogier Telderman Trio will present their debut album Contours. Apart from pianist and bandleader Rogier Telderman the trio comprises Guus Bakker on double bass and drummer Tuur Moens. The nine playful and uplifting cutting-edge tracks on the album have all been written by Telderman. The release will be followed by a tour around the Netherlands in early 2015, and a European tour later that year. If anything shines through on this debut ...

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Metá Metá Set To Rock Button Factory, Dublin, 7 December

Source: All About Jazz
November 28, 2014

“An extraordinary style – the music echoes everything from punk rock to freeform jazz and samba” —The Guardian “Metá Metá are a raucous trio intent on shattering images of Brazilian music” —The Wire Over a squalling chaos of improvised guitar and squealing sax, a primal female voice cries out to out to Exu, the gatekeeper of the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomblé. This is the sound of Metá Metá - vocalist Juçara Marçal, saxophonist Thiago França and guitarist Kiko Dinucci – a ...

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Recording

Gourmet Duo Plus' New Album "Live In Tallinn (jazzkaar Festival 2011)" A Feast For Ears

Source: Eric Taylor
November 27, 2014

Gourmet Duo Plus' new album Live in Tallinn (Jazzkaar Festival 2011) is a delicate yet bold fine offering of more than a feast for the senses - all of them. The name of the band makes one hungry for all the great delicacies. Emotions spill out with the great American Songbook cover “Love Letters." In the background one can hear the clink of silverware on china and it feels like the music just improves the meal. Just the image of ...

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Festival

Richard Bona Headlines Penang Island Jazz Festival, December 4-7, 2014

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2014

The Penang Island Jazz Festival embarks on it second decade from the December, 4-7 2014. The first ten years have cemented the PIJF’s standing as one of the very best music festivals in Asia and the 11th edition at the Bayview Beach Resort is set to carry on that tradition with an eclectic and exciting line-up crowned by Cameroonian singer/bass legend Richard Bona. The two-day main program on the Jazz By The Beach stage offers a diverse line-up. Singer-songwriter Seth ...

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Recording

Granddaughter Of Legendary Dionne Warwick, Cheyenne Elliott To Release Narada Michael Walden Produced Singles And An Ep In 2015

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
November 25, 2014

New York, NY – A brand new star has appeared on the US music scene; her name is Cheyenne Elliott. Cheyenne is the granddaughter of iconic singer Dionne Warwick, and a cousin of the late superstar Whitney Houston. In early 2014, producer Narada Michael Walden discovered her exemplary vocal talent and invited her out to Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, where Whitney, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey and many other artists recorded some of their biggest hits. The young New ...

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TV / Film

Bing Crosby documentary ‘Rediscovers’ enigmatic crooner

Source: Michael Ricci
November 25, 2014

If Bing Crosby seems like a voice from a long-forgotten era, it’s because in many ways he is. As cabaret star Michael Feinstein laments, “No one dreamed he’d fade.” Except maybe the four sons from his first marriage, two of whom committed suicide and two who died of natural causes. Crosby’s stern parenting, which included corporal punishment, was detailed in his late son Gary’s memoir Going My Own Way, the title an ironic comment on Crosby’s most famous film, which ...

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