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Performance / Tour

Vocalist Nicolas Bearde & Special Guest Nat Adderley Jr. To Perform At Yoshi's San Francisco, Sept. 13

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
August 1, 2014

Nicolas Bearde is a San Francisco Bay Area treasure. As a charter member of Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra ensemble as well as the innovative vocal sextet SoVoSó, he’s long been internationally recognized as a versatile and fearless vocal improviser, charismatic performer, and distinctive jazz and soul stylist. Bearde will bring it all to Yoshi’s San Francisco on Saturday 9/13, in the company of his newest collaborator, the renowned pianist/arranger Nat Adderley Jr. Joining Bearde and Adderley for what’s billed as a ...

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Radio

Sophisticated Ladies & Red Hot Mommas This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
August 1, 2014

Heartbreakers, man-takers, vamps, tramps and the girl next door—through the decades they've all shown up in song. Songwriters are forever trying to decipher the feminine mystique, and singers never tire of crooning about the many aspects of the female spirit. In the spotlight this week on Riverwalk Jazz, New Orleans' Topsy Chapman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band at The Landing to separate 'sophisticated ladies' from 'red-hot mommas.' And it takes a versatile artist like Topsy to cover a range ...

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Event

Preview: The Triangle North Carolina 2014-2015 Jazz Season

Source: Larry Reni Thomas
August 1, 2014

By Larry Reni Thomas The busy, expanding, thoroughly-satisfying jazz scene in what is called the “Triangle” area of the Piedmont section of North Carolina just keeps getting better and better. Who needs the New York or the D.C. jazz scene when everybody seems to be coming this way? The area can boast of several venues that present jazz like, C. Grace’s, Irregardless Café, Brasa’s, Sullivan’s and Bia in Raleigh; The Beyu, The Carolina Theatre, Motorco Music Hall, Blue Note Grill, ...

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Performance / Tour

NC Jazz Pianist/Vocalist/Composer At Casual Water

Source: Marble Arch PR
August 1, 2014

Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform Sunday, August 3rd from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Casual Water in Tega Cay, SC as part of their summer jazz series. Hoffman, a NC native will include original instrumental and vocal jazz in his performance, as well as standards and pop. “I’m really excited to be back this year at Tega Cay for the summer jazz series,” Hoffman said. “Casual Water is a beautiful and fun venue and it's great working ...

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Recording

Prog Icon Neal Morse To Release Eagerly Anticipated New Solo Album

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
August 1, 2014

Cross Plains, TN – Much to the excitement of Prog fans worldwide, Neal Morse will be releasing his eagerly anticipated new solo album Songs From November on August 19, 2014! Even a style as broad and accepting as Progressive Rock has its boundaries. Prog icon Neal Morse decided to break that mold and create a challenging new album. 'Songs From November' may be his bravest outing to date. Musically, creatively, and production-wise, it’s like nothing he’s ever done. Can you ...

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Event

Earl Klugh's Annual Weekend Of Jazz Returns To Kiawah Island Golf Resort November 6-8, 2014 For Fifth Year

Source: Audrey Birnbaum
August 1, 2014

Since 2004, GRAMMY-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind musically-driven lifestyle getaways. His Weekend of Jazz is now held at two Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond properties each year; The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Klugh’s 5th annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island will be held November 6-8, 2014 and features three incredible days of entertainment from multiple GRAMMY-winning vocalist Natalie Cole; versatile multi-instrumentalist, ...

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Recording

New Release By Mikkel Ploug & Lars Graugaard

Source: Kaylee Wesley Pearson
August 1, 2014

Clang has released Ngelo by Danish guitarist and composer Mikkel Ploug and the Danish musical chameleon Lars Graugaard. All tracks on Ngelo are edited improvisations that provide a listening experience that combines the liveliness of the moment with a concise structure, either with a well-defined atmosphere or of a particular compositional aim. The three ballad-style tracks are highly interactive with Lars’ computer generating all accompaniment through real-time analysis of the guitar, including bass-lines and the various counterpoints. A second group ...

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