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A Triple Crown Of Tunesmiths This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, it’s the music of songwriters Vincent Youmans, Johnny Green and Harry Barris. Special guests Shelly Berg and Dick Hyman join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on piano and Topsy Chapman, Marty Grosz and Carol Woods handle the vocals. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at ...
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"Worlds Around the Sun" Reissued by Omnivore Recordings March 11
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conqueroo
The music world of the early 1970s was a time of experimentation and activism. When listeners heard Santana play “Free Angela” on their classic 1973 release Lotus, few, if any, knew the song was originally released by its writer, Todd Cochran, a year before. Worlds Around the Sun was recorded and issued on Prestige Records in 1972 by Todd Cochran (as Bayeté). Not only did the young keyboardist write all of the material for the album, he also produced and ...
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Berklee Student To Perform With Carole King At MusiCares Person Of The Year Ceremony In King’s Honor
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Berklee Media Relations
When multi-GRAMMY winner Carole King takes the stage at the MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony in her honor, she will be accompanied on one song by Berklee College of Music student Ahmad El Haggar from Egypt. They will perform a Middle Eastern-style version of the music legend’s song “Home Again.” The new arrangement was written in collaboration with 25 year-old El Haggar specifically for the event. The MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony—Friday, January 24, 2014, in Los Angeles—is ...
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Gonzo Multimedia To Release Rare Albums By Sax Legend Gary Windo Featuring Robert Wyatt And Pink Floyd's Nick Mason
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK: To the great excitement of music fans worldwide, Gonzo Multimedia is releasing three rare albums by sax legend Gary Windo, one of which features Robert Wyatt and Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason. Windo was a highly original musician with an instantly recognizable style, and was involved in the Seventies with many icons of the British jazz and rock genres, including the Canterbury scene. Windo was born in Brighton in 1941, into a musical family, and learned to play drums ...
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Roy Gerson To Interpret 10 Of The Great Piano Works During Pittsfield’s 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival
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Ed Bride Associates
Unique, one-time event on Feb. 15 showcases jazz compositions Popularized by 10 different jazz pianists, from legacy to current PITTSFIELD, Mass., Jan. 18, 2014 – Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced that the Roy Gerson Trio will perform in a special headline concert on Feb. 15, during the city’s third annual 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival. In his Pittsfield performance (Baba Louie’s Backroom 34 Depot Street, 8pm), Gerson puts his unique spin on jazz compositions that were popularized by 10 different jazz ...
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New Concept In Music Is Born - STEM
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Zzzing Agency
STEM is born. New concept in Musicland. Singer Themed Evocative Music STEM means different things in different languages: the stem of a flower, the stem of a note, the voice and more. These keywords are the corner stone to the musical arch that comprises STEM’s repertoire and singers. Our Mission: STEM aspires to be a universal platform for MUSIC, STEMming from the SINGER’s unique voice, creating EVOCATIVE MUSIC using text, melody or tempo as the STEM of the tune. Our ...
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Jazz Near You App Upgrade - Includes Musician Thumbnails, Event Submission Form, and is iOS 7 Compatible!
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All About Jazz
Celebrate the New Year by downloading version 1.2 of the Jazz Near You iOS app. With the latest version, users can view thumbnail images of the musician associated with an event, and musicians and presenters can submit events direct from the app. The latest version is also iOS7 compatible! The Jazz Near You app is designed for both iPhone and iPad. Requirements: Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. FEATURES View local events by date, ...
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Enter the "Peter Kerlin Octet - Salamander" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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Justin Vargo
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Innova Recordings “Peter Kerlin Octet - Salamander“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 18th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Peter Kerlin at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Innova Recordings About Salamander “Pieces morph and shift all the while retaining hypnotic core elements. Salamander is a non-conventional and intriguing album ...
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