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Recording

Guitarist-Composer-Educator Mitch Haupers Casts A Spell On Invisible Cities, July 8 Release

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
June 17, 2014

Mitch Haupers is hardly a Young Lion on the scene. A longstanding faculty member at the Berklee College of Music, the seasoned guitarist-composer-educator is only now seeing the release of his recording debut as a leader at age 55. A showcase of his thoughtful, affecting compositions – which reveal themselves gradually and gracefully – Haupers’ Invisible Cities (July 8, 2014 Release - Liquid Harmony Music) bears the stamp of a steady, veteran hand at the helm. It also boasts an ...

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Event

Piano Prodigy Miro Sprague Returns To The Berkshires July 19

Source: Ed Bride Associates
June 17, 2014

Berkshires Jazz, Inc. announced that pianist Miro Sprague will make his Pittsfield debut in a special performance at Baba Louie’s Backroom on Saturday, July 19. Sprague, a jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, is known for his dynamic performance style and inspiring creativity. Growing up in western Massachusetts in a musical family, Sprague began playing piano at age 13. He won several awards in Downbeat Magazine's Student Music Awards, including best original composition in 2002 and 2004. He performed extensively in ...

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Performance / Tour

Rob Mosher's Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Five Canadian Cities June 28 – July 3, 2014

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
June 17, 2014

Performances in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, London, Cambellford Music Inspired by Polebridge, MT, Population 88 - Schumann and Prokofiev Drunk at a Saloon Piano When composer/multi-instrumentalist Rob Mosher rounded the bend into Polebridge, Montana and caught sight of the old saloon piano sitting derelict behind the local mercantile, his imagination soared. He sprinted straight over to the out-of-tune upright and began penning the music that he’ll be performing throughout Canada with his stellar band Polebridge and which is featured on his ...

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Website

All About Jazz Redesign Project Concludes with Improved Home Page and New Media Section

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2014

The All About Jazz website conversion project—which included the redesign of Jazz Near You, Jazz News Central, the Jazz Musician Database, and the Jazz Gallery—concluded with the relaunching of All About Jazz and the launching of Jazz Media Central, the home to thousands of free jazz MP3s. “It took us a full nine months to retool our six websites, implementing new technologies, improving navigation, and modernizing our appearance," stated Michael Ricci, All About Jazz and Jazz Near You Founder. “The ...

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Contest

Enter the "Antonio Adolfo - Rio, Choro, Jazz..." Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the AAM Music “Antonio Adolfo - Rio, Choro, Jazz...“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 14th. Click here to enter the contest (Tracking Antonio Adolfo at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at AAM Music About Rio, Choro, Jazz... During the second half of the 19th Century, Rio was the perfect place for the birth ...

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Festival

Vision Festival 19 Concludes With Pianos And A Voice.

Source: Chris Rich
June 15, 2014

Along with the celebrations of Amiri Baraka and Roy Campbell on the final day of Vision Festival 19 are several ensemble situations for piano from a duet fir Angelica Sanchez, a trio for Connie Crothers and the venerable Dave Burrell in striking quartet with Kidd Jordan, William Parker and Hamid Drake. And the voice of Fay Victor in a drum duet makes a perfect contrast. It is a quintessence of the Vision Festival outlook that Art for Arts has carefully ...

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Performance / Tour

Dimensional States For Orchestra: The Microtonal Music Of Sten Hostfalt At Shapeshifter Lab on June 19

Source: Sten Hostfalt
June 15, 2014

After the successful March 13 2014 debut concert performance of composer/guitarist Sten Hostfalts large microtonal ensemble Dimensional States (a 15-piece featuring 2 dancers) at ShapeShifter Lab Brooklyn NY, follows the second (11-piece) June 19 2014 incarnation of the unique orchestra exclusively performing Sten Hostfalt compositions. Constance Cooper - voice Robyn Siwula - viola Takuya Nakamura - trumpet Ole Mathisen - tenor saxophone Claire de Brunner - bassoon Stan Nishimura - ...

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Website

Improved and Streamlined All About Jazz Advertising Services

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2014

All About Jazz has introduced an eye-grabbing 2000x600 pixel advertising option and has greatly improved its existing banner and Showcase services to coincide with its website relaunch. New! Big Bopper The equivalent of a full page print ad, the big bopper is a fixed location, persistent display ad sized at a whopping 2,000 pixels wide by 600 pixels high. It anchors most pages, and rates vary depending on page location. The ad is currently available on All About Jazz and ...

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