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Contest

Enter the "Carmen Lundy - Soul to Soul" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Carmen Lundy - Soul to Soul“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 27th. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Carmen Lundy at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Soul to Soul Soul To Soul, a passionate new song cycle from vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician Carmen Lundy is Lundy’s 14th album, and the next chapter in ...

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Performance / Tour

Ken Slavin At New York's Metropolitan Room on Saturday, Nov. 29

Source: Ken Slavin
September 27, 2014

SAN ANTONIO, TX - The number-one male jazz singer in the home of the Alamo will return to the Big Apple Thanksgiving Weekend for his third performance at the popular Metropolitan Room, 34 W. 22nd Street. His new show, “I’ve Got a Crush on New York Town,” is slated for Saturday, November 29, at 9:30 p.m. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $25, $85 and $115 and are available at Metropolitan Room or by calling 212-206-0440. Special discounts are ...

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Recording

Commence Communication: Contemplative Keyboardist Patrick Bradley Connects On “can You Hear Me”

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
September 26, 2014

The title track featuring Dave Koz makes its chart debut as the fusion album produced by Jeff Lorber was released. Rick Braun, Eric Marienthal and Jimmy Haslip are also featured. Aliso Viejo, California (26 September 2014): On his third album, “Can You Hear Me,” which was released Tuesday (September 23) on the Patrick’s Song Factory label, keyboardist Patrick Bradley envisioned communicating the full palate of sounds in his repertoire on the jazz fusion, progressive rock and R&B ten tracker that ...

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Education

Celebrated Jazz Vocalist, Al Jarreau, To Share His Craft With Young Artists

Source: Brianna Taylor
September 26, 2014

This October, up-and-coming vocalists from three Philadelphia high schools will experience an infusion of artistic excellence and mentorship during a three-day master class with jazz great, Al Jarreau, thanks to the work of The Mann Center for the Performing Arts. From October 14 to 16, Jarreau and three teaching artists, including Marc Johnson, Michal Beckman and Sherry Butler, will lead an intensive master class with selected vocal students from The Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy in Camden, the Girard Academic ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Pianist/Composer Marc Hoffman To Perform At Center For Faith & The Arts

Source: Marble Arch PR
September 26, 2014

NC Musician will play at Mark Stephenson Exhibit Reception SALISBURY, NC – Marc Hoffman, NC composer, jazz pianist, and vocalist, will perform at the reception for the opening of artist Mark Stephenson's exhibit, Italian Paintings and Other Recent Works. The exhibit, at Center For Faith & the Arts in Salisbury, opened September 2nd. Stephenson recently completed a two-week residency in Tuscany. Marc will perform original jazz vocal and piano pieces in addition to standards. Marc Hoffman and Mark Stephenson have ...

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Recording

The Stars Align For Joey Sommerville's "Overnight Sensation"

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
September 25, 2014

More than 20 years in the making, the soul-jazz trumpeter’s fifth album, due October 28, features Earl Klugh, Jeff Lorber, Jeff Bradshaw, Elan Trotman and Eric Essix. Atlanta, Georgia (25 September 2014): Behind every musical overnight sensation are years of toiling away in rehearsal halls, recording studios and sweaty nightclubs meticulously honing one’s craft. In trumpeter Joey Sommerville’s case, it’s more than two decades of writing, recording and touring to cultivate his following and establish his presence on the national ...

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Performance / Tour

Jane Monheit Joins Jimmy Webb on October 11 At Landmark On Main Street

Source: Reva Cooper
September 25, 2014

Landmark on Main Street, one of Long Island’s premier concert venues, and Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp, will co-present Jimmy Webb and Jane Monheit on October 11th at 8:00 PM. The concert, Landmark’s 2014-15 opening night event, will for the first time team Jimmy Webb, the multi- Grammy winning composer and performer with Jane Monheit, the Grammy-nominated jazz singer and Usdan Center alumna. Tickets are available at landmarkonmainstreet.org, or by calling ...

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Video / DVD

Three Musicians; Three Days; One Magnificent Obsession

Source: Karen Frieske
September 25, 2014

Take a journey into the creative minds of one of the most adventurous bands of today. The Rocktronix capture on film the birth and evolution of their band including in depth interviews, unedited rehearsal footage, live performances and a full length music video. The Rocktronix came together for the NAMM Bass Bash in 2013. They are a collaborative project drawing from the vast experience of Joseph Patrick Moore on bass (Stewart Copleland, Earl Klugh, Colonel. Bruce Hampton), Wayne Viar on ...

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