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Festival

Jazz with Dominican accents and flavours: A reality in South Florida

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2014

The third version of the South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest is anxiously awaited in Miami In October 2012, Landestoy Enterprises presented a completely new and exiting concept from the Dominican Republic: The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest. A multicultural event that brought to Florida the best Jazz currently being made by musicians in the Dominican Republic as well as Dominicans living in the United States. Last October (2013) the second version of the successful festival was held and Miami is ...

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Recording

"Oh, Pierre!" - New Music From Space Genetics

Source: Eric Haltmeier
September 15, 2014

Continuing in their tradition of exploring the crossroads of jazz, electronic music, and free improvisation, Space Genetics—the experimental music duo of Paul Scea and Eric Haltmeier—have released Oh, Pierre!—their fifth album to date. Consistently pushing back against the confines of any one particular stylistic framework, the eight original compositions that make up 'Oh, Pierre!' are interwoven with ambient synthesizer soundscapes, off-kilter electronic percussion grooves, and digitally-altered woodwind improvisations. Continually evolving since their first release in 2009, Eric Haltmeier and Paul ...

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Music Industry

Blue Note Records 75th Anniversary Celebrations Continue With Uncompromising Expression Book Release

Source: Josh Johnson
September 15, 2014

Blue Note Records anniversary celebrations are still in full swing as we head into the Fall of our 75th year. In addition to new releases from Jason Moran, Otis Brown III, Ryan Adams, and Kandace Springs coming out this Autumn — as well as the continuation of our vinyl reissue series — the label will also be honored with the release of the book Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression, as well as events at Monterey Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival, and ...

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Contest

Enter the "Mort Weiss - 2-CD" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
September 13, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the SMS Jazz “Mort Weiss - 2-CD" giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners to receive I'll Be Seeing You and A Giant Step Out and Back at the conclusion of the contest on October 13th. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Mort Weiss at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at SMS Jazz About Mort Weiss Mort Weiss is a bebop-oriented clarinetist ...

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Award / Grant

Cephas Bowles, 40-Year Public Radio Advocate And Innovator, To Be Inducted Into WAER/Syracuse University Hall Of Fame

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
September 13, 2014

Cephas Bowles, 40-year Public Radio Advocate and Innovator, To Be Inducted into WAER/Syracuse University Hall of Fame at Gala Ceremony on September 19 NEW YORK, NY – Cephas Bowles, a staunch advocate for public radio and jazz for more than four decades and former CEO/President of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, will be inducted into the WAER-FM Hall of Fame at Syracuse University on Friday, September 19, at 12:00 pm. A 1974 graduate of the university, Bowles joins previous inductees including ...

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Education

Producer And Engineer Al Schmitt Awarded Berklee Honorary Doctorate At Capitol Records In Los Angeles

Source: Berklee Media Relations
September 13, 2014

Legendary producer and engineer Al Schmitt was presented with a Berklee honorary doctor of music degree by the college’s president Roger H. Brown last night at a ceremony at Capitol Records’ famed Studio A in Los Angeles. The event also commemorated the 25th anniversary of Berklee Today – the college’s alumni magazine. The degree was awarded in recognition of Schmitt’s inspiring musical achievements, which include 22 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards and a Grammy Trustees Lifetime Achievement. He has worked ...

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Website

All About Jazz Launches New Survey Sponsorship Service

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2014

Marketers and Researchers can now sponsor a survey at All About Jazz and reach the largest collection of jazz enthusiasts worldwide How it works The sponsor furnishes All About Jazz with the survey questions. All About Jazz builds the survey using Survey Monkey. All About Jazz promotes the survey for 90 days. At the conclusion of the 90 days, All About Jazz furnishes the sponsor with the survey results. Learn more about the All About Jazz readership See the Demographics ...

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Recording

Vocalist Hilary Gardner Exhibits Effortless Vocal Brilliance & Sophistication On Her Debut Recording - The Great City

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 11, 2014

Vocalist Hilary Gardner Exhibits Effortless Vocal Brilliance & Sophistication on Her Debut Recording - The Great City Available September 30, 2014 on Anzic Records Featuring Ehud Asherie (piano), Randy Napoleon (guitar), Elias Bailey (bass), Jerome Jennings (drums), with special guests Jason Marshall (saxophone), Tatum Greenblatt (trumpet) & Jon Cowherd (organ) “...an absolutely first-class singer. She swings effortlessly without making a big deal of it, and she has a knack for hunting down off-center tunes . . . Yet she's just ...

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