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Cynthia Basinet Reveals A New Direction In Her Latest Single, "Eventually"
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Cynthia "c." Basinet
Los Angeles - The actress.singer, Cynthia Basinet releases a new crossover single, “Eventually". For over a decade, Cynthia is best known for her sultry and playful iconic rendition of “Santa Baby", oft miscredited to Marilyn Monroe. The heart tugging ballad, “Eventually" taps into her soulful side. “For Cynthia Basinet, her voice itself is an instrument. In terms of emotional power, it's a lethal weapon. Sensual, emotionally damaged and world-weary, Basinet's vocals have the makings of a film noir femme fatale..." ...
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Bassists Lorenzo Feliciati And Colin Edwin Join Forces On Twinscapes Powerful Debut Release Scheduled For March On Rarenoise
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Antje Hübner
Two bassists from two different continents—Italian Lorenzo Feliciati of the adventurous jazz-rock band Naked Truth and the intensely searching nu jazz group Berserk! and Australian Colin Edwin of the longstanding prog-rock band Porcupine Tree and the heavy-duty, experimental Metallic Taste of Blood as well as Ex-Wise Heads and Burnt Belief—come together to make one potent statement on Twinscapes. With special guest appearances by acclaimed trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer, saxophonist David Jackson (of Van der Graaf Generator), Swiss percussionist Andi Pupato ...
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Free Nelson Mandoomjazz Debuts On Rarenoise With Double Ep, The Shape Of Doomjazz To Come / Saxophone Giganticus
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Antje Hübner
With a crunching sound that is as teeth-chatteringly heavy as metal icons like Slayer and Megadeth or ferocious grindcore groups like Napalm Death and Brutal Truth, yet is imbued with the freedom principle of such avant-garde jazz icons as saxophonists Marshall Allen, Albert Ayler and Peter Brötzman, the formidable instrumental power trio from Scotland known as Free Nelson Mandoom Jazz debuts on the London-based RareNoise label with a provocative double EP that will confound jazz critics as it challenges the ...
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Offiong Bassey Thinks Globally, Acts Locally In Support Of Her Self-titled Debut Album
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Nigerian-American singer-songwriter-poet promotes the release with a hometown concert and multiple Boston television and radio performances. Boston, MA: Global soul singer-songwriter-poet Offiong Bassey is embarking upon a flurry of activities this week in the Nigerian-American’s hometown of Boston in conjunction with today’s release of her self-titled debut album. Bassey began the day taping back to back television shows – “CityLine” and “Chronicle” – including a five-song performance with her band set to air on Boston’s ABC network affiliate WCVB. Then ...
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New England Conservatory Jazz Studies Department Presents Jazz And The Struggle For Freedom & Equality
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
Performed by the NEC Jazz Orchestra on Thursday, February 27 at Jordan Hall WGBH Jazz Host Eric Jackson to Narrate Mingus’ “Freedom” Ken Schaphorst, New England Conservatory's chair of jazz studies, leads the NEC Jazz Orchestra in Jazz and the Struggle for Freedom & Equality featuring some of the landmark compositions associated with the battle against racism and bigotry. Selections include Charles Mingus’ “Haitian Fight Song,” “Fables of Faubus,” “Freedom” and “Meditations on Integration;” Carla Bley’s “Dreamkeeper;” and excerpts from ...
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Jazz Meets Sports At NJPAC
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Christine Saunders
Why do jazz musicians share a longstanding affection and admiration with athletes and vice-versa? Besides having some obvious commonalities—great hand-eye coordination, for instance—it all points to high-octane performance. “Preparation, performance and the ability to change things up and make decisions and movements freely, on the spot,” says Doug Doyle, News and Sports Director at WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, listing both professions’ mutual traits. Doyle is also the host of the award-winning SportsJam on WBGO, a weekly 30-minute conversation with artists ...
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Stem Artist Lisa Young - Artist In Residence - Commissioned To Write A Massed Choir Piece For Gondwana Voices
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Zzzing Agency
Gondwana Choirs commissioned Stem's Artist Lisa Young to write a massed choir piece for their national choral school. Lisa Young is Gondwana Voices 'Composer In Residence'. This piece was premiered at: Gondwana Choirs National Choral School Concerts, The Concourse, Chatswood, Australia on Saturday January 18th, 2014 during the “saturday concerts" The Saturday concerts were the culmination of two weeks of workshops in choral singing, conducting and composing, attended by hundreds of young musicians aged 10-25, drawn from around the nation. ...
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Vocalist Carmen Cuesta Releases "Toda Una Vida...", A Collection Of Boleros With A Jazz Flavor
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Following up on her acclaimed recording Mi Bossa Nova, vocalist Carmen Cuesta returns home to Spain, both physically and spiritually, to embrace the enduring magic of the bolero on her soulful and sensual new masterwork Toda Una Vida (Tweety Records, January 28, 2014 release). Tapping into the wealth of classic pieces from Spain and South America, that have become over the years the Spanish equivalent of the Great American Songbook, the singer and her husband, guitarist/producer Chuck Loeb, join forces ...
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