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Special Offers

Win A Free Tablet Courtesy Of The Philadelphia Jazz Project!

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2014

The Philadelphia Jazz Project is giving away a brand-new tablet every month from September 2014 through August 2015 and you could be the next winner! If you are one of the lucky winners, you'll be able to take your favorite Jazz music with you everywhere and easily access all your favorite Jazz websites such as philajazzproject.org while on the go! Entering is as easy as registering for a FREE raffle ticket with your contact info and email address. That's it. No strings ...

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Event

New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department Presents The Music Of Dave Holland On Thursday, October 9 At Brown Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 24, 2014

Concert Follows Holland Residency at School Join visiting artist-in-residence, renowned jazz bassist/composer and bandleader Dave Holland as he leads New England Conservatory jazz students in a performance of his music following a week-long residency. The concert takes place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 9 at NEC’s Brown Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, log on to: necmusic.edu/jazz or call 617-585-1122. Over the course of a nearly five-decade ...

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Advocacy

Jazz Standard Starts Donating Ticket Proceeds To Jazz Foundation Of America

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 24, 2014

JAZZ STANDARD Starts Donating Ticket Proceeds to Jazz Foundation of America New York, NY: JAZZ STANDARD, one of the world’s premier jazz clubs, today announced its charitable giving plan to contribute proceeds from online ticket sales beginning October 1st to the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA). The selected non- profit organization benefits from the club’s ticket sales’ donations, direct donations by audience members, and heightened visibility for their organization. Seth Abramson, Artistic Director of JAZZ STANDARD, said the club is ...

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Recording

World-Renowned Guitar Player Steve Hunter Releases Live CD & DVD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 24, 2014

Los Angeles, CA - For the first time ever, Blues Rock Guitarist Steve Hunter, renowned for his work with Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, is captured on film playing a career-spanning anthology in an intimate setting with some of the worlds finest players. Also featuring Tony Levin, Phil Aaberg and Alvino Bennett! The DVD, titled 'Tone Poems Live', was filmed on August 24th 2013 at a recording studio in LA. Alongside Steve was Tony Levin on Bass (Peter ...

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Recording

Daniel Roure: "Le Temps D'un Jazz"

Source: Daniel Roure
September 23, 2014

Relying on the linguistics of music as the international language is not entirely necessary to fully appreciate Daniel Roure’s Le Temps d’un Jazz. The Marseille native has been immersed in jazz and French music his entire life. It is no surprise that his composing and performing prowess feels completely natural. Roure surrounds himself with a bevy of other talented Europeans who also share his enthusiasm and profundity for jazz. Other Marseille inhabitants include bassist Fabien Giacchi and drummer Alamel Gilles, ...

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Recording

Daniel Roure. New Album "Bar De Nuit"

Source: Daniel Roure
September 24, 2014

By Alex Henderson French cabaret, French pop and chanson have a long and rich history, from Edith Piaf’s classic recordings of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s to the soundtrack of the 1966 film Un Homme et une Femme (A Man and a Woman). And in recent years, the chanson tradition has been kept alive by younger vocalists such as Amélie les Crayons, Coralie Clément, Camille Dalmais and Keren Ann. Some masters of chanson are from France, while others might hail ...

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Video / DVD

"16 Songs" Video Album From Allison Crowe = Music + Movie Magic

Source: Adrian du Plessis
September 23, 2014

"Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to make." That’s how Allison Crowe framed things near the start of this century before launching Rubenesque Records Ltd., one of the world’s truly independent music labels. Through legendary live performances, broadcasts, and a dynamic oeuvre of recordings, globally-acclaimed and loved, Crowe’s distinguished herself among today’s finest songwriters, recording and concert acts, and as a supreme interpreter of popular song. Combining versatility and virtuosity, the amazing Canadian musician transmits ...

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Recording

Australian Prog Artist Ben Craven To Release New Single Through Innovative Music Delivery System TuneLeak

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 22, 2014

Brisbane, Australia – Much to the excitement of prog music aficionados across the planet, Australian cinematic progressive- rock singer-songwriter Ben Craven is releasing his new single through an innovative new music delivery system he's developed called TuneLeak. Ben Craven's new single titled “Critical Mass Part 2” is now available through TuneLeak. Ben explains, “This project is being driven by music industry commentators saying the album is dead. I agree it's an endangered species, at least commercially. As a musician and ...

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