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Event

Monday Night Irish Jazz/Impro Series At Whelans, Dublin

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2014

The healthy state of Irish jazz/improvised/contemporary music is celebrated in a series of upcoming Monday night concerts at Whelans in Dublin. Improvised Music Company begins its series of monthly Monday nights in Whelan’s with three vocally adventurous acts on 23rd June. Fresh from a breathtaking performance at Down With Jazz festival, Blue Eyed Hawk present melodic, spacious and richly texture material, lead by jazz improviser Lauren Kinsella, a young Dubliner now based in London and making waves in the UK ...

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Festival

Earth Wind & Fire Experience Completes Line-Up For Love Supreme Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
June 20, 2014

Two weeks until the UK’s only major green-field jazz festival returns to Glynde Place The line-up for Jazz FM's Love Supreme Jazz Festival is now complete thanks to the addition of the Earth Wind & Fire Experience featuring five-time Grammy-winning original member Al McKay. McKay will line-up alongside a host of international stars including Jamie Cullum, Laura Mvula, Gregory Porter, Soul II Soul, Imelda May, De La Soul, Snarky Puppy, Courtney Pine, Dave Holland, Curtis Stigers and Incognito, for what ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Vocalist Stephanie Jordan Headlines Urban League New Orleans Annual Gala

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
June 20, 2014

The Stephanie Jordan Big Band is the headline performer at the Urban League of Greater New Orleans Annual Gala on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans beginning at 8 p.m. Individual tickets are $250. This cosmopolitan event, which is the League’s signature fundraising event, directly supports programs each year that assist over 10,000 individuals and families in the areas of education & youth development, community & economic development and public policy & social justice advocacy. Tables ...

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Obituary

Horace Silver dies at 85; pioneering jazz pianist and composer

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2014

Horace Silver, the prolific jazz pianist and composer who cofounded the legendary Jazz Messengers, pioneered the genre known as hard bop and mentored scores of musicians, has died. He was 85. Silver died Wednesday at his home in New Rochelle, N.Y., of natural causes, according to his son, Gregory. Through classic compositions such as “Song for My Father,” “Nica's Dream” and “Señor Blues,” Silver influenced generations of musicians with a style that encompassed all his musical loves: gospel, blues, Latin ...

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Obituary

Horace Silver, 85, Master of Earthy Jazz, Is Dead

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2014

Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and bandleader who was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s, died on Wednesday at his home in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 85. His death was announced by Blue Note Records, the company for which he recorded from 1952 to 1979. After a high-profile apprenticeship with some of the biggest names in jazz, Mr. Silver began leading his own group in the mid-1950s and quickly became a ...

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Recording

Jersey Boys: Music From The Motion Picture And Broadway Musical Available From Rhino June 24

Source: 1888 Media
June 19, 2014

LOS ANGELES – To accompany director Clint Eastwood’s big-screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, Rhino will release the soundtrack to this highly anticipated film, which premieres on June 20 in theaters nationwide. Jersey Boys tells the story of Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, and Frankie Valli, four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their ...

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Career

Why Branding Is More Important Than Ever

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2014

By B.J. Jansen Branding, is now more than ever, the most important investment an Artist can make towards their own career success. Today is one of the greatest times to be in the music industry. We have more educational, technological, and musical content and freedom available on a daily basis than at any previous point in history. However, since we have more access, it becomes evident that developing a strong brand is more important to be ...

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Career

Three Simple Rules of 21st Century Business on the Web

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2014

By B.J. Jansen After much consternation and thought about the impact that piracy and the web have brought into the world of intellectual property, I've identified three simple constants. I'm sure my observations may draw criticism, however I feel that the best way to navigate today's internet webscape is to control what you can control. As such I've come up with the following: 1. Information is FREE Internet and technology have created an environment where there are no secrets anymore. ...

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