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Recording

For Jonathan Butler, Living His Dream Is Now A Breeze

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
June 24, 2014

The singer-songwriter-guitarist’s “Living My Dream” album is released today as “African Breeze” storms the Billboard Smooth Jazz Singles chart. Sherman Oaks, Calif. (23 June 2014): Last year’s struggles serve as the theme of the material two-time Grammy nominee Jonathan Butler wrote and recorded at the House of Blues studios in Los Angeles for “Living My Dream,” which was released today by Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Records. Among the many facets of his songbook incorporating R&B, contemporary jazz and traces of his ...

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Charles Lloyd 2-CD Archival Discovery Due From Resonance Records Sept. 9

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 24, 2014

In the words of a classic TV show, there are eight million stories in the Naked City. Resonance Records uncovers a pair of long-untold tales from New York City’s fabled jazz past on Manhattan Stories, due for release on September 9. These two performances capture the always-extraordinary saxophonist and flutist Charles Lloyd in 1965, leading a remarkable and previously unrecorded quartet featuring three jazz giants: guitarist Gábor Szabó, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Pete La Roca. The story told by ...

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Contest

Enter the "Mark Egan - About Now" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Wavetone Records “Mark Egan - About Now“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 21st. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Mark Egan at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Wavetone Records About Mark Egan and About Now Over the past 30 years, Mark Egan’s ability to groove, perfectly complement the music in ...

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Singer/Songwriter Bill Rotella Recalls Tom Petty And Roger McGuinn On New Solo CD

Source: Eric Taylor
June 23, 2014

Breaking up may be hard to do, but it can be pointedly humorous as well. “I can’t hide the tears/That I never cried,” confesses singer/songwriter Bill Rotella on “When You Left Everything Went Right,” the first single from his latest album, All Roads Lead Home. In the early ‘80s, Rotella was a founding member of Baywood, a Southern California-based roots-rock band that became regional favorites on the concert circuit but lacked the then-mandatory major-label push for mainstream success. On his ...

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Dmitri Matheny Returns With New CD Sagebrush Rebellion

Source: Dmitri Matheny
June 23, 2014

“Dmitri Matheny is a jazz treasure. The lyrical Matheny has impressive chops, but it’s his warmth and soulfulness that win you over.” —All Music Guide On August 9, 2014, jazz musician Dmitri Matheny will release Sagebrush Rebellion, a bold and breezy new album that showcases the ﬂugelhornist at his melodic, lyrical best. Together with the formidable west coast rhythm team of pianist Nick Manson, bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Duncan Moore, Matheny’s latest release delivers a lively mix of fresh ...

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Performance / Tour

Pianist Mika Pohjola Presents A Stockholm Concert Series

Source: Mika Pohjola
June 22, 2014

Pianist and composer Mika Pohjola presents a weekly concert series at the Finnish Church (Finska Kyrkan/Suomalainen Kirkko) in Stockholm spanning July and August 2014. The series features notable guest artists from Sweden and Finland, in a duo and trio format, who will perform with Pohjola every Wednesday starting at 11:30 am. They will present music in the jazz and Scandinavian troubadour idioms, including jazz standards, original compositions and hymns. The series will feature Finnish singer-songwriter Fredrik Furu (July 2), Åland ...

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Performance / Tour

Grand Funk Railroad & Petey Hop To Perform At The Ridgefield Playhouse On June 29 At 8 Pm

Source: Anne Leighton
June 21, 2014

Come hear Grand Funk Railroad To Perform at the Ridgefield Playhouse on June 29 at 8 PM The Ridgefield Playhouse is at 80 East Ridge Avenue, in Ridgefield, CT. Tickets are $80. Opening for Grand Funk Railroad is Petey Hop, a future classic rocker who has played over 3500 shows in the past 15 years and has the album, STEPPING STONE on sale on iTunes. His website is peteyhop.com Formed in 1969, Grand Funk was born out of the ashes ...

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"Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60" Tour Band Celebrates Iconic Rhode Island Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 21, 2014

In Montreal, Ottawa, Rochester, Saratoga and Newport in June and August NEWPORT, RI – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the world- renowned Newport Jazz Festival (August 1-3, 2014), the “Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60” Tour sets out on the second leg of its journey with stops in Montreal and Ottawa in Canada as well as Rochester and Saratoga in New York and Newport, RI. Featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson, bassist Larry Grenadier, pianist Peter Martin, guitarist ...

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