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Music Industry

Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, Danilo Perez, Jean-Luc Ponty, And More To Judge The 2014 International Songwriting Competition

Source: Candace Avery
July 10, 2014

14 RECORD LABEL PRESIDENTS AND CEOs JOIN WITH ICONIC RECORDING ARTISTS TO JUDGE THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) today announced its judging panel for the 2014 competition which is now accepting entries. This year, ISC has expanded on the participation of music industry executives, offering the opportunity for artists to have their music heard by the highest level of decision-makers in the music business. Judges include Presidents and CEOs from Republic, Atlantic, Warner Bros., ...

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Festival

Transart & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates The 14th Annual Jazz In The Valley Festival Sunday, August 17

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 10, 2014

TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates the 14th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival Sunday, August 17, at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie featuring The Message: Javon Jackson, Buster Williams, Steve Turre, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, George Cables & Lewis Nash, Plus Kenyatta Beasley, Melba Joyce, Chocolate Armenteros, Zon Del Barrio, Nicky Marrero and Mike Torsone Poughkeepsie, NY – Join TRANSART & Cultural Services on Sunday, August 17, at 11:00 am for an afternoon of sensational music at the 14th annual ...

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Recording

"My Shining Hour," Guitarist Bobby Broom's New Origin CD, Set For 8/19 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 9, 2014

While Bobby Broom’s 2012 CD Upper West Side Story (“a spectacular album”—DownBeat) focused exclusively on original material, the guitarist takes a very different tack with My Shining Hour, due for August 19 release from Origin Records. The luxuriantly melodic session features Broom’s working trio—with bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Makaya McCraven—placing their stamp on beloved American Songbook standards. “When I formed the trio in 1991 it was to avoid playing weather-worn standards with makeshift groups,” Broom says. But when bassist ...

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Radio

Bria Skonberg, Dave Bennett In Riverwalk Jazz Jam Session This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
July 10, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an important contribution to the legacy of the music through their playing. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Firmly rooted in the language of ...

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Festival

Get On The Bus With WBGO To Spend A Day At Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 9, 2014

Get on the Bus with WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM to Spend A Day at the Newport Jazz Festival® August 1, 2 or 3 Newport, RI - You could take a train, a plane, a car or a boat, but if you’re in Newark, New York City, Brooklyn or Boston, take one of the WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM luxury buses to the 60th anniversary celebration of the Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management August 1 - 3. For ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Standard Announces August Concert Schedule

Source: AMT Public Relations
July 9, 2014

AUGUST @ JAZZ STANDARD Kenny Barron Quartet featuring Stefon Harris Gerald Clayton Trio +1 Yelena Eckemoff Quintet Ron Carter Big Band (New York City, NY) — JAZZ STANDARD Jazz Standard, one of the nation’s premier jazz clubs, offers another impressive month of music with jazz legends and rising stars throughout August. From July 31 through August 3, piano legend Kenny Barron will appear with his quintet and special guest Stefon Harris on vibraphone. Pianist ...

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TV / Film

First Look: Don Cheadle as Miles Davis in biopic 'Miles Ahead'

Source: Michael Ricci
July 9, 2014

Actor Don Cheadle’s obsession with Miles Davis began as a child with the jazz trumpeter’s album Porgy and Bess, a beloved staple of his family’s music collection. Now, Cheadle will make his feature film directorial debut with a crowdfunded biopic on Davis that will focus on the musician’s transition into music after a five-year hiatus—otherwise known as his “silent period”—and tumultuous relationship with first wife Frances Taylor Davis. In an EW exclusive of the actor in character, Cheadle gave fans ...

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Recording

Rick Braun Dances To The Top Of The Billboard Chart

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
July 8, 2014

The jazz-funk trumpeter’s “Can You Feel It” album hits the streets as the rapidly rising “Get Up And Dance” is ready to sashay off with the No. 1 singles crown. Sherman Oaks, CA: Back with his first contemporary jazz foray in five years, trumpeter Rick Braun appears to be wasting no time in his quest to add more No. 1 hits to his burgeoning catalogue of chart-toppers. “Get Up And Dance,” his fun-filled frolic with sax sensation Dave Koz that ...

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