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Jim Cullum Hosts Austin's Finest This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Jim Cullum welcomes Austin’s top young traditional jazz artists—guitarist/violinist Erik Hokkanen, guitarist J.D. Pendley and vocalist Albanie Falletta, to the stage of San Antonio’s Pearl Stable on the banks of the San Antonio River. The Band tears it up with piano sensation Shelly Berg, and series favorites Vernel Bagneris and Topsy Chapman sing the blues. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand ...
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Bobby Rush Earns Grammy Nomination for Down in "Louisiana"
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conqueroo
Mississippi roots artist Bobby Rush’s Down in Louisiana (Deep Rush/ Thirty Tigers) has been nominated for a 2014 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. Produced by Paul Brown at his Ocean Soul Studios in Nashville, the disc revels in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, when Rush stood shoulder to shoulder on the stages of Chicago with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter and other giants. This is Rush’s second Grammy nomination. ...
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Neal Schon and Jan Hammer Albums "Untold Passion" & "Here to Stay" Available for Download
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GoMedia PR
In 1981, when keyboardist and drummer extraordinaire Jan Hammer and guitar wizard Neal Schon were each enjoying massive success in their own careers — Hammer for his work with John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra, as a solo artist, founder of his eponymous Jan Hammer Group and frequent collaborator with Jeff Beck, and Schon for a decade's worth of work with Santana and as one of the founding members of Journey — their long-standing mutual admiration finally brought them together for a ...
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Barry Cleveland Publishes Hardcover Second Edition Of Cult Classic Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques
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Michael Ricci
Veteran music journalist Barry Cleveland (currently an editor at Guitar Player magazine) has published the Second Edition of his now cult classic, Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques, in a large-sized hardcover print edition, available via the author’s website, and Amazon.com. Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques updates the 2001 print edition, and features a new Introduction, an additional chapter, and a newly restored and remastered version of Meek’s legendary 1959 stereo album about life on the Moon, I Hear a New World. Joe ...
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Texas Jazz Featured On Jazz At Noon Series
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NL Cutean
Austin, TX - A live stream broadcast from Austin is giving music fans a great opportunity to see and hear what Texas Jazz is all about. Berklee grad Masumi Jones is producing the monthly Jazz At Noon series and taking it worldwide via Ustream TV. A recent episode included visiting multi instrumentalist /composer Alex Coke (Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Worthy Constituents, Willem Breuker Kollektief ), prolific post bop pianist composer Rich Harney (Gene Ramey, Carmen Bradford, Countenance, Worthy Constituents), bassist Evan ...
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Enter the "Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece - Top Shelf" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Posi-Tone Records “Ken Fowser and Behn Gillece - Top Shelf“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 28th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Behn Gillece at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Posi-Tone Records About Top Shelf We're only serving up the best, when the strong blend of tenor ...
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Introducing Spare Parts on Ropeadope Records
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Ropeadope Records
After taking the Chicago Jazz Scene by storm, Spare Parts has partnered with Ropeadope to spread their unique brand of Jazz Funk to the masses. Taking the energy of a live performance and translating that to a studio recording is no easy feat, but Spare Parts has accomplished that with their upcoming Self-Titled album which is set to be released on January 14th. The Western Herald in Kalamazoo, Michigan summed up what makes Spare Parts so interesting: “One of the ...
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NPR Music And WBGO/Jazz 88.3FM Ring In 2014 With New Year's Eve Celebration On Toast Of The Nation
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
ALL NIGHT NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATION on TOAST OF THE NATION NPR MUSIC and WBGO/JAZZ 88.3FM RING in 2014 with PERFORMANCES COAST-TO-COAST BROADCAST and STREAMED on MORE THAN 200 STATIONS DECEMBER 31, 9:00 PM – 5:00 AM EIGHT-HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY SPECIAL FEATURES DONALD HARRISON QUINTET CECILE MCLORIN SALVANT with AARON DIEHL TRIO WYNTON MARSALIS SEPTET PAQUITO D’RIVERA with THE KAIA STRING QUARTET CONVERGENCE with Special Guest LARRY GOLDINGS BOBBY McFERRIN and the spirityouall band NEWARK, NJ – WBGO, the jazz source ...
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