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Event

Caribbean Band Delivers Spiritual Jazz Melodies To Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers Community

Source: Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers
June 13, 2014

Brooklyn, NY: Emmanuel Baptist Church is proud to feature the internationally recognized Elan Trotman Group at its next Jazz Vespers on Sunday, June 29 from 3-5 pm, in honor of Caribbean- American Heritage Month. Rhythmic sounds of steel drums and saxophones will pour out onto the streets of the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, New York as award- winning Jazz Saxophonist and Barbados native, Elan Trotman, and his six-man band deliver two hours of melodic grooves from the Caribbean islands. ...

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Performance / Tour

Rob Mosher’s Polebridge Brings Chamber Jazz For The Wild West To Gigspace Performance Studio in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 2

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
June 13, 2014

Other Performances in Montreal, Toronto, London, Campbellford 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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Event

Acclaimed Vocalist Libby York Celebrates Release Of Memoir A Personal Take On Standards From Porter To Fagen Tuesday, June 17 At Jazz Showcase In Chicago

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
June 13, 2014

York performs with Quartet: Jeremy Kahn, Larry Kohut and Eric Schneider Acclaimed vocalist Libby York celebrates the release of Memoir on Tuesday, June 17 at Jazz Showcase, 806 South Plymouth Court, Chicago. Joining her are pianist Jeremy Kahn, bassist Larry Kohut and Eric Schneider on tenor saxophone and clarinet. Sets at 8 and 10 p.m. $10, $5 students, musicians and JIC members. Show is co-sponsored by WDCB. For more information go to jazzshowcase.com or call 312-360-0234. Libby York, like the ...

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Education

Berklee College Of Music Group Travels To Kenya For Cultural Exchange

Source: Berklee Media Relations
June 13, 2014

A group of Berklee College of Music students, faculty and staff will participate in a cultural exchange program in Kenya from June 18 to July 7, where they will teach and perform Western music; and learn about traditional Kenyan music, instruments, dance, and culture. This is the third annual volunteer trip to Kenya sponsored by local organization Global Youth Groove (GYG), whose mission is to transform the lives of youth through music. The program is spearheaded by Berklee staff member ...

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Performance / Tour

The David Weiss Sextet CD Release Celebrations For When Words Fail

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 13, 2014

CD RELEASE CELEBRATIONS! FOR THE DAVID WEISS SEXTET - WHEN WORDS FAIL Available NOW on Motema Music JUNE 22 - MARLBORO, NY @ THE FALCON David Weiss (trumpet), Myron Walden (alto sax), Ben Wendel (tenor sax), David Bryant (piano), Luque Curtis (bass), Jonathan Barber (drums) JUNE 25 - NYC @ SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB ONE NIGHT ONLY, sets at 7, 9 & 10:30 PM David Weiss (trumpet), Myron Walden (alto sax), Jimmy Greene ...

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Performance / Tour

Joey DeFrancesco Plays Jimmy Smith's Authentic Organ At The Philadelphia Clef Club Of Jazz

Source: Vena Jefferson
June 13, 2014

The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz on the Avenue of the Arts is back and bigger and better than ever for Spring/Summer 2014 with Two Amazing Summer Concert Performances with Bernard Purdie and Joey DeFrancesco. Philadelphia, PA: PCC of Jazz is revving up for the 2014 Spring/Summer Season with two incredible concert performances featuring First, Bernard Purdie,world-renown drummer and one of the most influential musicians and bandleaders of our time will play a special two-night engagement and a one-day drum ...

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Recording

Newly Discovered New York Concerts From 1965 By Iconic Reedman Jimmy Giuffre’s 3 & 4 Now Available

Source: Matt Merewitz
June 13, 2014

New York Concerts Marks First Release of New Label Elemental Music, A Partnership Between American Producer Zev Feldman And Barcelona-Based Distributor Distrijazz, Dedicated to Releasing Newly Discovered Archival or Out of Print Jazz Featuring Joe Chambers, Richard Davis, Don Friedman & Barre Phillips The years between the release of Jimmy Giuffre‘s ground-breaking 1962 albumFree Fall and his return to the studio in 1971 with Night Dance have become known as the legendary clarinetist and saxophonist’s “lost decade,” a key period ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

Guitarist Matt Panayides Releasing 2nd Album With Rich Perry

Source: Matt Panayides
June 12, 2014

Celebrated NYC Jazz Guitarist Launches Second Studio Album on Kickstarter New York—Jazz musician and composer Matt Panayides announces the launch of his group’s second album which is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. “I’m excited about this release because the band has had an opportunity to perform this music live and is excited to channel that energy into a recording,” said Matt Panayides, guitarist and group lead. “We’ve put in countless hours to make this album a joy to listen to ...

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