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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Third Thursday Concert Series On The Main Line Presents Vocalist Valray And Her Quartet

Source: Bruce Klauber
November 12, 2014

Jazz Bridge Third Thursday Concert Series on The Main Line presents vocalist Valray and her Quartet at The New Leaf Club—1225 Montrose Avenue in Rosemont—on Thursday, January 15. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. Vocalist and producer Valray, who studied at Philadelphia’s prestigious Freedom Theater, cites Nina Simone and Carmen McCrae as among her original influences. As she evolved as a stylist and performer, Valray has combined ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge Second Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series At The Collingswood Community Center Presents Trombonist Clifford Adams

Source: Bruce Klauber
November 12, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Second Thursdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Collingswood Community Center—East Collings Avenue in Collingswood, NJ—presents trombonist Clifford Adams on Thursday, January 8. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 856-858-8914 or 215-517-8337. Trombonist Clifford Adams began his musical career as a member of his junior high school choir. He soon switched to trombone under the tutelage of Tommy Gryce, and four years later, he did his ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Bridge First Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series At The Cheltenham Center For The Arts Presents Vocalist Denise King

Source: Bruce Klauber
November 12, 2014

The Jazz Bridge First Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts—Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham—presents vocalist Denise King on Wednesday, January 7. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-833. or visit jazzbridge.org/events/neighborhood-concerts. A rhythm and blues fan as a child, Denise King discovered jazz at the age of 12. Her “formal” musical education consisted of listening carefully to everyone from Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone ...

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Recording

Debut Album From Sehrang Transcends Barriers

Source: Eric Taylor
November 12, 2014

The ethereal glow of Golnar Shahyar’s voice immediately lights up Dar Lahze, the debut album from Sehrang. Featuring vocalist Shahyar, guitarist Mahan Mirarab, and percussionist Shayan Fathi, Sehrang (which means “tri-colored” in Farsi) is a trio of Iranians whose compositions unite jazz with world and Persian folk music. It’s an exotic mix, one that transcends geographical and language barriers, producing an album that is unique and endlessly fascinating. For those who haven’t looked beyond American borders to see how jazz ...

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Recording

"No Small Thing" Is A Big Deal

Source: Karen Frieske
November 11, 2014

Blue Canoe Records latest release from J-Mood slashes across genres from pop to rock to heartwarming contemporary jazz and deliver rich, mood lifting melody to every listener. No Small Thing is the second release on Blue Canoe Records and is a captivating compilation of covers and intelligent, home-grown numbers that expose the brilliance of the Carrozza clan. Mrs. Jennifer Carrozza is classically trained and has been singing professionally for nearly 20 years. Keyboard/Producer/Engineer/Solo Artist John Carrozza has featured parts on ...

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Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 10, 2014

Newport Jazz Festival Flexible Discount Tickets Are Back Tickets Available November 12 at 10:00 am at Newport Visitor Information Center NEWPORT, RI – The Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management is set for July 31 – August 2, 2015 and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. is already celebrating the 61st year. Jazz fans can get a head start on their summer plans by purchasing flexible discount tickets while supplies last at the Newport Visitor Information Center, 23 ...

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Event

Susana Baca Meets Berklee

Source: Berklee Media Relations
November 10, 2014

Berklee College of Music’s 2014-15 Signature Series continues with Susana Baca Meets Berklee. Baca, a Grammy- and Latin Grammy Award-winning Afro-Peruvian vocalist who is the former cultural minister of Peru as well as its first black cabinet member, joins a 30-piece band composed of Berklee students on November 13 at the Berklee Performance Center. The unique performance features students' original arrangements of her music. The student band includes seven students hailing from Baca’s native Peru. Produced by Grammy Award-winning bassist ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

ArtistShare Launches The Requinte Trio Project

Source: Prawit Austin Siriwat
November 10, 2014

NEW FAN-FUNDED ALBUM FEATURES GRAMMY AWARD WINNING VOCALIST, JANIS SIEGEL, WORLD-RENOWNED BRAZILIAN MUSICIAN NANNY ASSIS, AND MULTI-GRAMMY NOMINATED PIANIST JOHN DI MARTINO The Requinte Trio is a fusion of Brazilian and American Jazz, forming a creative combustion of music Nine time Grammy Award winning vocalist Janis Siegel, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Nanny Assis, and Multi-Grammy Nominated pianist John Di Martino are each recognized as masters of their craft. With the Requinte Trio, they each bring their love for American Jazz and Brazilian ...

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