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Recording

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Releases New Recordings From: Rob Garcia, John Chin & Gianni Gagliardi

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
May 29, 2014

BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS Releases New Recordings From: ROB GARCIA, JOHN CHIN & GIANNI GAGLIARDI Available TODAY, May 27, 2014 BJURecords CD Release Celebrations: ROB GARCIA: May 31, Toronto, Canada @The Rex June 1 - Rochester, NY @Lovin' Cup June 4 - Boston, MA @The Bee Hive June 5 - Cambridge, MA @Beat Hotel June 19 - NYC @The Cornelia Street Cafe July 10 - Old Lyme, CT @The Side ...

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Event

Experimental Musician Hauschka Plays Cork And Dublin, June 6-7

Source: All About Jazz
May 29, 2014

Internationally acclaimed experimental musician Hauschka will play Cork, June 6 and Dublin June 7. Volker Bertelmann aka Hauschka is a composer, songwriter and experimental musician who has brought an exciting new perspective to the prepared piano. Hauschka will present his new album Abandoned City to audiences, and sees him continuing to push the envelope and raise the bar, marking a highlight in an already stunning catalogue. The expansive tracks celebrate the marriage of neoclassical composition and dance music rhythms. Abandoned ...

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Festival

Vision Festival 19 Celebrates Charles Gayle with Lifetime of Achievement

Source: Chris Rich
May 28, 2014

Celebrating Charles Gayle Lifetime Of Achievement on June 11 At this, the nineteenth Vision Festival, Arts For Art is proud to acknowledge Charles Gayle for his Lifetime of Achievement. A gentle and humble artist, he is clearly one of the greatest saxophone players. Born and raised in Buffalo, he was much influenced by the church, where he grew up singing and playing music, but also deeply affected by the racially charged environment that was part of his formative years. Christianity ...

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Festival

Playboy Jazz Festival Soars June 14th And 15th At The Hollywood Bowl

Source: Muse Media
May 28, 2014

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS 36TH ANNUAL PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JUNE 14-15, 2014 PERFORMERS INCLUDE CELEBRATED ICONS OF THE GENRE, EMERGING ARTISTS AND A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY GEORGE DUKE Headliners include: Dianne Reeves, George Benson with special guest Earl Klugh, Jamie Cullum, Fantasia, Al Jarreau and Stanley Clarke celebrating George Duke George Lopez to host for the second year in a row Los Angeles, CA - The Los Angeles Philharmonic is pleased to announce that the ...

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Event

Chris Comer Trio With Eddie Brookshire Rocks

Source: Mary Kathryn Jones "M.K."
May 28, 2014

This Memorial Day weekend offered a peak experience for those who faithfully follow classical jazz anywhere in the country, and certainly for fans in Southwest Ohio. Jazz icon Eddie Brookshire was seen performing his magic on bass with the Chris Comer Trio at View 162, the elegant rooftop restaurant at the Crown Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton, OH. The Chris Comer Trio is already widely known and loved in Cincinnati, Ohio and the surrounding area. A brilliant musician, he’s played ...

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Performance / Tour

New Orleans Swamp Donkeys - 2 New CDs - Summer Tour

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
May 28, 2014

New New Orleans Swamp Donkeys Two Hot New Studio Releases “Facebook Song" Takes Off “Charleston" & Other Classics Dazzle June 2014 NYC Schedule Including B.B. King's - June 9 May 2014 - Fresh off their appearance at JazzFest 2014, the hottest new jazz band in the Big Easy-The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys-have taken the bold step of simultaneously releasing two studio albums. Their first, entitled “Swamp Donkey," consists of a dozen standards from the early 20th century canon-rendered ...

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Radio

Sean Noonan Will Preview Music From New CD On Concert Window Webcast On May 28

Source: GoMedia PR
May 28, 2014

On Wednesday, May 28, drummer, composer and producer Sean Noonan will preview music from his upcoming June 3 album, Pavees Dance: There's Always the Night, in a very special webcast on Concert Window. The live, real-time performance will feature Noonan, along with keyboardist Alex Marcelo, and - in a rare performance - former Can frontman Malcolm Mooney. The webcast will begin at 5:00 PM Eastern time. In addition to the watching the performance, viewers will get to chat live during ...

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Event

Phronesis Plays One Off Belfast Gig May 30

Source: All About Jazz
May 28, 2014

Phronesis will play a one-off Belfast gig at the Crescent Arts Centre, Friday May 30. Formed by Danish bassist Jasper Høiby in 2005, the energy and individuality of Phronesis comes from an extraordinary democracy of expression and intuitive empathy between the musicians - British pianist Ivo Neame and Swedish drummer Anton Eger come together with Høiby to create a propulsive groove-driven sound that is utterly accessible despite its underlying complexity. Their vibrantly-titled new album, Life to Everything (Edition Records, 2014) ...

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