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Event

Jost Project to Perform at First Jazz Near You House Concert

Source: All About Jazz
October 24, 2014

Philadelphia, PA: The Jost Project with Paul Jost, Tony Miceli and Kevin MacConnell will appear at the home of All About Jazz and Jazz Near You founder, Michael Ricci on Friday, October 24th. The house concert program represents a new direction for Jazz Near You which plans to develop additional performance opportunities for musicians while creating a more intimate and enhanced listening experience for jazz fans worldwide. Seating is limited, so secure your tickets now at closeup.fm (preferred) or EventBrite. ...

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Website

Presenter? Identify Your Events at Jazz Near You

Source: All About Jazz
October 23, 2014

If you represent a presenting organization and submit your events to Jazz Near You, then identify your organization as the presenter on your event's detail page. To do this, first add your organization's information here. Once added, select your organization's name from the “Presenter" auto-completion box on the event submission form. When you do this, Jazz Near You will place a hotlinked “[Your Organization's Name] Presents" above the event's title. In this example, Ars Nova Workshop is the presenting organization... ...

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Recording

Jon Batiste, Chad Smith, Bill Laswell - M.O.D. Technologies Releases Collaboration Of Three Outstanding Musical Voices, The Process.

Source: hubtone PR
October 23, 2014

Transformative pianist and uplifting young visionary from New York City via New Orleans – Jon Batiste, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer – Chad Smith and legendary bassist / producer – Bill Laswell, detonate avant-funk, African styles, electric Miles Davis, Meters, Mutant Hip Hop, Ginger Baker…and more, on their album called The Process. A sonic / musical assault... featuring Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio), Killah Priest (Wu-Tang Clan) and others. “I wanted to take a risk and be inspired by ...

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Award / Grant

BlueNote/ArtistShare Submits Its First Albums For Consideration In The 57th Grammy Awards

Source: Prawit Austin Siriwat
October 23, 2014

New records from Blue Note/ArtistShare artists Fabian Almazan and Jon Cowherd, as well as ArtistShare artist Steve Wiest to be considered for Grammy Awards This year ArtistShare has submitted the first recordings from the new BlueNote/ArtistShare label, a partnership forged by ArtistShare Founder and CEO Brian Camelio, Bruce Lundvall, and Don Was, President of Blue Note Records. Blue Note/ArtistShare is the first collaboration between a crowdfunding model and a major label. Bruce Lundvall (Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note) refers to ...

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Recording

SFJAZZ Releases SFJAZZ Collective: 10

Source: Marshall Lamm
October 22, 2014

SFJAZZ today released SFJAZZ Collective: 10, celebrating the SFJAZZ Collective’s 10-year musical legacy. 10 was recorded during the SFJAZZ Collective’s four-night residency on the SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium stage in October 2013. The ten tracks are performed by the SFJAZZ Collective’s current lineup: alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon, tenor saxophonist David Sanchez, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, trombonist Robin Eubanks, pianist Edward Simon, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Obed Calvaire. Over the last decade, the SFJAZZ Collective has ...

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Performance / Tour

Children's Songs By Chick Corea Recorded By Pianist Mika Pohjola

Source: Mika Pohjola
October 22, 2014

Pianist and composer Mika Pohjola has released a new album containing twenty Children's Songs by multiple Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer Chick Corea. Children's Songs mainly consists of short songs with simple themes. There is little motivic development in these songs, which rather capture a variety of melodies and moods. Corea, today 73, began writing the first song in 1971. In the preface of the original recording, Corea stated that he aimed “to convey simplicity as beauty, as represented in ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Near You House Concerts Kicks Off with The Jost Project on October 24

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2014

An International Launch Takes Place In Philadelphia Area Jazz Near You Home Concerts With The Jōst Project — October 24, 2014, 7:00-9:00pm. Tickets available at Closeup.fm or EventBrite. Philadelphia, PA – According to Michael Ricci, founder and owner of All About Jazz and Jazz Near You, the largest jazz web-based network in the world, jazz musicians need more performance opportunities. So, from his headquarters just outside of Philadelphia, he’s creating a network of affiliates around the world to host concerts ...

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Music Industry

Doylestown-Based Jazz Band Drivetime Inks National Distribution Deal

Source: Jennifer L. Miller
October 20, 2014

Philadelphia, Pa: Urban Organic Jazz sextet Drivetime is pleased to announce they have signed a national distribution deal with GJtunes (Global Journey Media) and their CD’S are available for purchase in major retailers including Wal-Mart, Kmart and Target. Drivetime’s members have been captivating audiences with their Urban Organic style of jazz and high-energy performances for over 30 years. The band is lead by Percussionist Bernie Capodici and includes Saxophonist Richard Orr, Guitarist Gene Terramani, Keyboardist Jimmy Dell'Orefice, Bassist Chris Friedrich ...

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