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Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2014

Recording

Saxophonist Sam Rucker’s Messages Being True And Getting Through

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
June 3, 2014

“Tell You Something” earns praise as the single “Be True 2 Who U R” gains radio play Williamsburg, VA: Hip hop producer turned contemporary jazz sax evangelist Sam Rucker stands out from the bunch by preaching melodic messages of hope and inspiration on “Tell You Something,” his sophomore set that was released today by Favor Productions featuring contributions from R&B and contemporary jazz veterans Norman Connors, Bobby Lyle, Tom Browne and Alyson Williams on the disc mixed and mastered by ...

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Recording

Jeff Lorber And Jimmy Haslip Once Again Produce CD With Saxophonist Terje Lie

Source: GoMedia PR
June 3, 2014

Bright Moments, Lie’s Third Album and His Second with Lorber and Haslip, Will be Released on July 15 Again teaming up with contemporary jazz greats Jimmy Haslip and Jeff Lorber, Terje Lie (“Terry Lee”) is expanding upon the explosive energy, compelling melodies, and stylistic diversity of his previous critically acclaimed and contemporary jazz radio hit albums Traveler and Urban Vacation. The Norwegian native - celebrating many years in the Los Angeles area – serves up ten joyful Bright Moments and ...

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Radio

"The Whiteman Years" This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 3, 2014

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band teams up with Vince Giordano and Andy Stein, specialists in the music of Paul Whiteman in the 1920s. 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. Revered as America’s number one dance bandleader in the 1920s, Paul Whiteman was committed to providing “something for everyone” with his approach to ...

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Education

New York Jazz Workshop Helps Boğaziçi University In Turkey Celebrate Its 150th Anniversary!

Source: Marco Chelo
June 2, 2014

Expertly lead by renowned jazz educators and performers, the New York Jazz Workshop School of Music helps musicians of varying skill levels gain unmatched jazz knowledge and develop professional techniques through weekly workshops, performances, summer intensive programs, and more. This summer, the faculty and staff of the New York Jazz Workshop has been selected by Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, to host a series of intensive musical workshops and concerts for their students from June 10th to the 14th, 2014, ...

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Recording

Jazz Singer Kathy Sanborn Goes Latin With New Album Fantasía, Releasing June 3rd

Source: Kathy Sanborn
June 2, 2014

Internationally renowned singer and composer Kathy Sanborn releases her new Latin jazz album, Fantasía, June 3, 2014, available through Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & Noble, and other fine retailers. Packed with songs that showcase Sanborn’s trademark velvet voice and sultry style, Fantasía spotlights the many moods of Latin Jazz, from upbeat, bouncy tunes to romantic ballads. From the South American flavor of “Pensamiento” to the modern jazz feel of the title track, “Fantasía,” the common theme of Sanborn’s sixth album is ...

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Technology

New Product For Musician Enhances Learning

Source: James Todd
June 2, 2014

Video Surgeon is the ultimate teaching and learning tool for musicians who use video. It can transform ordinary video footage into a valuable learning tool, thereby speeding your learning. Video Surgeon is a form of video analysis software. It enables users to perform video slow motion, zooming, and looping - and it can do ALL of these at the same time. And that's just the beginning, Video Surgeon enables you to do frame-by-frame review and analysis, it allows you to ...

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Crowdfunding Campaign

Bojan Z & Julien Lourau Seek Crowd Funding For New Recording

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2014

After 25 years of lively collaboration and friendship, pianist/keyboardist Bojan Z and saxophonist Julien Lourau are going to record their duo! The duo was created at the Pannonica Club in Nantes, France, at the end of last century, in 1997 to be precise. Some of you still remember this perhaps. 17 years later, it seems relevant to us to fix these moments in a club as well – in this case at the Triton in Les Lilas, Paris – in ...

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