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First Album Collaboration By Peter Hammill & Gary Lucas Other World CD Available February 3, 2014
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Esoteric Recordings are delighted to announce the release of the first album collaboration featuring Peter Hammill, (Van Der Graaf Generator) and Gary Lucas, (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley). “OTHER WORLD" (EANTCD 1026) is released on 3rd February 2014. The fourteen track recording is a result of an invitation from Peter to Gary suggesting they might convene at the formers studio to see if some musical sparks might fly. Having first met in Aylesbury after a Hammill solo show ...
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NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal Plays Rare Irish Date
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All About Jazz
The term “jazz legend” is perhaps one that is over used, but how else do you adequately describe Mr. Ahmad Jamal, NEA Jazz Master? Certainly, those fortunate enough to grab a ticket for the Pennsylvanian pianist’s one-off Irish gig in Vicar Street, Dublin on 24th January will be left in no doubt as to why Jamal is considered as one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. At 83 years of age, Steinway recording artist Jamal is in ...
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Jennifer Milligan and Eileen Howard Unite for Wild Women Swing The Blues
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Eileen Howard
Two veteran singers will unite in New York for a concert of classic and original blues on January 25th from 7-9 pm. The concert, called “Wild Women Swing the Blues” is billed as “a celebration of life, love and female mood swings”, and will be held at The Underground Theatre at 955 West End Avenue (107th & Broadway), 10025. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door (2 drink minimum. Jennifer Milligan, once a professional actress based in ...
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Dutty Artz Presents Rafi eL "Ay De Mi" on January 28
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Press Junkie PR
Through his life and music, Rafi eL has been constantly circling back to the source of his creativity, the mountains of South America – long a source of cultural wealth and shamanic power. Born in Israel, then raised in Los Angeles by Argentine-Jewish parents, his earliest days were steeped in the sounds and cultures of three continents. Rafi eL’s music gained form in L.A.’s simmering pan-Latino communities, drawing in equal parts from the raw grit of backyard cumbias and the ...
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KSK To Release "Keme Borama" from the late Tiécoro Sissoko
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Press Junkie PR
Since the country of Mali has suffered a ban on music by Islamist militants, artists from around the world have come together to campaign towards promoting the culture and music of Mali. Musicians such as Toumani Diabaté, Fatoumata Diawara, Amadou & Mariam, and Bassekou Kouyate are a few of the most outspoken advocates of Malian musical and cultural freedom. Kanaga System Krush (K.S.K.) Records also plays its role in preserving Malian music. Their latest album, Keme Borama out February 4th, ...
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Actor/Vocalist Gia Mora Brings Her One-Woman Show Einstein’s Girl To Bethesda Blues & Jazz Saturday, Feb. 15 At 8:00pm
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Gia Mora
After sold out performances in NY and LA, nationally recognized actor and vocalist Gia Mora will perform her critically acclaimed solo show Einstein’s Girl at Bethesda Blues & Jazz in Bethesda, Maryland. The show will play for one night only on Saturday, February 15 at 8:00pm. Bethesda Blues & Jazz is located at 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, just three blocks north of the Bethesda Metro Red Line Station. Einstein’s Girl explores the “science of love... theoretically speaking.” Mora turns her signature ...
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Jim Cullum Jazz Band Live From Stanford This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band presents a collection of early jazz classics from New Orleans and beyond. It's a summer concert captured live at the Stanford Jazz Workshop with Evan Christopher on clarinet. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band brings a fresh approach to its classic repertoire. 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 ...
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Successful Motema Music and Jazz Singer/Songwriter Rondi Charleston Video Release Results In $8,500 Donation To The Jazz Drama Program
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GoMedia PR
Significant Contribution Generated as a Result of 8,500 YouTube Views—almost 500 views every day during the special promotion period—of Charleston’s Live Performance of her Original Song “DNA” Thinking creatively, Charleston and her label, Motema Music, agreed in mid- December to donate $1 to the Jazz Drama Program (JDP) for every view of “DNA,” a track from Charleston’s critically acclaimed 2013 release, Signs of Life; the YouTube video captured a live performance from August of last year at Yoshi’s in San ...
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