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UK Prog Legends Nektar To Tour Europe In January 2014
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
London, UK - Hot on the heels of a successful US tour and the release of their critically acclaimed new album 'Time Machine', UK prog legends Nektar are preparing to tour Europe in early 2014! After a bit of an absence from European stages, Nektar is sure to be a treat for concert-goers who will be fortunate enough to catch one of the shows! Nektar founding member Roye Albrighton (guitars/lead vocals) says, “We can promise you high quality performances wherever ...
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Stan Tracey dies aged 86
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Michael Ricci
Stan Tracey, a prime mover in British jazz for more than half a century, has died at the age of 86. The jazz pianist and composer had a keen musical intelligence and was renowned for Under Milk Wood, his 1968 suite based around Dylan Thomas's radio play. Tracey was born on December 30, 1926, in Denmark Hill, South London, and made numerous albums, some of which deserve a place among the great post-war jazz recordings. His father was not musical ...
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Eric Starr Group's "Such Is Life" Now Available
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Eric Starr
After a long hiatus, the Eric Starr Group is back with a brand new album entitled Such is Life. The album includes ten new tracks by Eric and features Nelson Starr on vocals, piano, and guitar, Iain Ballamy on tenor saxophone, Ike Sturm on bass, and Eric Starr on drums, vibes, and percussion. Also, special guests ETHEL (string ensemble) appear on five tracks. All of the songs, lyrics, and orchestrations are by Starr. “One cannot help but be impressed by ...
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NCIS Los Angeles Reairs Holiday Episode Tonite Featuring Cynthia Basinet's "Santa Baby"
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Cynthia "c." Basinet
With her gorgeous voice a part of our modern Christmas heritage, actress/singer Cynthia Basinet brings romance to the very popular CBS show with her sultry Santa Baby. Cynthia's iconic rendition of Santa Baby, oft miscredited to Marilyn Monroe will be featured again in the December 6th episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (episode 410, entitled “Free Ride"), starring Chris O' Donnell, LL Cool J, and the rest of the cast of CBS's #4 ranked show. Santa Baby, available on her latest ...
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Berklee Presents Its First-ever Spanish Language Program, January 13-18 In Mexico City
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Berklee Media Relations
Berklee College of Music presents Berklee Latino, the college’s first-ever program to be taught in Spanish. The program, a series of lectures and master classes, will be held January 13-18, 2014, at the Mexico City campus of Tec de Monterrey. The deadline to apply for Berklee Latino is Monday, December 16. Visit Berklee.edu/latino for more information and to apply. Berklee Latino will be led by Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning producer Javier Limón (Diego El Cigala and Bebo Valdés, Paco ...
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Kate McGarry Will Release "Genevieve & Ferdinand" On February 4 On Sunnyside Records
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GoMedia PR
New CD Is a Dynamic Duet with Her Husband, Guitarist Keith Ganz Grammy-nominated vocalist Kate McGarry, whose most recent release (2012's Girl Talk) scored top honors on many of last year's Best Of lists, will take a slightly different tack on her first release for Sunnyside Records. Genevieve & Ferdinand, an intimate live set which features McGarry's soaring vocals bolstered by Keith Ganz's melodic acoustic guitar stylings, and which will be released on February 4, 2014, spans a dazzling stylistic ...
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An Intimate "Christmas Song" From Brian Culbertson
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Great Scott P.R.oductions
Los Angeles, Calif.: With the holiday season on his mind, contemporary jazz-R&B star Brian Culbertson recently took a break from recording his forthcoming “Another Long Night Out” album, sat down at the Mason & Hamlin grand piano in his studio and played a stark, emotionally stirring rendition of “The Christmas Song.” Enjoying his newfound freedoms as an independent recording artist, Culbertson recorded the seasonal classic and put it on iTunes, Amazon and other major digital outlets. “It is a solo ...
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London-Based Label Rare Noise Records Presents A Night Of Progressive Music At Shapeshifter Lab, Dec. 13 At 8pm
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Antje Hübner
New York - Having built its reputation documenting the best of the avant-jazz scene, RareNoise offers a rare evening of improvised and composed music from three distinct bands, each with a new release on December 13: Ivo Perelman/Joe Morris/Balazs Pandi (ONE); Jamie Saft/Joe Morris/Gerald Cleaver/Chris Lightcap/Mary Halvorson (PLYMOUTH); Slobber Pup (BLACK ACES). One and Black Aces are available in stores and online, through RareNoise on CD, Vinyl and Hi-Res Digital download. Plymouth is scheduled for release in 2014. ONE
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