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Legendary Stiff Records Releases "Ten Big Stiffs" Limited Edition 7" Box Set
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Chris M. Slawecki
Founded in 1976, STIFF RECORDS was at the heart of the new wave, bringing the world artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Kirsty MacColl and Ian Dury and what is generally regarded as the first ever punk rock single, “New Rose” by The Damned. The label set the yardstick for music business marketing, with artwork by Barney Bubbles and an array of memorable slogans, not least “If It Ain't Stiff, It Ain't Worth A Fuck". Stiff continues to this day, ...
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Festival Porta-Jazz Is Near!
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Associação Porta-Jazz
The next edition of our anual jazz festival is coming up: it's the fourth edition of Porta-Jazz Festival! Our main goal as a musician's association is to promote the original creation in contemporary jazz and this year we have many reasons to celebrate. We've had weekly concerts at our venue Sala Porta-Jazz always with a sellout, we launched three new albums under the purview of Carimbo Porta-Jazz and we've had the chance to welcome big names such as Perico Sambeat, ...
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Take the Jazz Near You Survey
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All About Jazz
If you attend live jazz events, please take our ten question / two minute Jazz Near You survey. >> Click here to get started Your participation is much appreciated! Thank you! About Jazz Near You Jazz Near You is a website, a weekly calendar of events email, an app, an embeddable widget and a series of RSS feeds serving close to 250 cities worldwide. The Jazz Near You events calendar email is distributed to over 150,000 subscribers every Wednesday. The ...
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Nheap "Flying And The Silence" - Free Download Until November, 30th
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Massimo Discepoli
Two years after 2011's Clouds under the table, highly appreciated by press and the public, “Flying and the silence" is the new, awaited chapter in Nheap's musical research. The fusion of modern sounds, such as ambient electronica and post-rock atmospheres, with suggestions of a more traditional kind, including jazz and funk, along with a deeper integration between synthetic and acoustic sounds, contributes to make this new album an extremely warm and organic work, where experimentation coexists with melodic and thematic ...
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Columbus Jazz Orchestra & Debbie Gravitte Reunite For "Home For The Holidays," Dec. 4-8
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Scott Vezdos
Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year in “Home for the Holidays,” December 4 – 8, including a special Wednesday night performance. Tony Award-winning vocal sensation Debbie Gravitte makes a special return engagement to Columbus for the annual holiday spectacular. Each year promises a special yuletide surprise, and this year is no exception! Ms. Gravitte has previously lit up the Broadway stage ...
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Nonesuch Releases Debut Recording from Pat Metheny Unity Group, Kin (←→), on February 4
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Michael Ricci
Metheny won 20th Grammy Award with Unity Band members saxophonist Chris Potter, drummer Antonio Sanchez, and bassist Ben Williams; multi-instrumentalist Giulio Carmassi joins Group for new album Group launches 44-city North American Tour February 3 “From rapid-fire post-bop cascades through country-inflected ballads to exultant synth-guitar anthems…a group of blazing virtuosi with musical intelligence to match...” —Guardian (UK) Last year, for the first time since 1980, guitarist Pat Metheny recorded with a band that highlighted tenor saxophone. Unity Band, which went ...
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Wayne Shorter To Be Honored By Berklee Global Jazz Institute
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Lydia Liebman
The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) will honor legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter with the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Jazz Master Award in recognition of his exceptional contributions as a saxophonist, educator and composer. The award ceremony will take place following the Wayne Shorter 80th Birthday Celebration concert at Symphony Hall on Sunday, November 24 at 5:00 pm. This is the first year of the BGJI Jazz Master Award presentation. Considered to be “the most important living composer ...
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Trumpeter Takuya Kuroda Set To Make Blue Note Debut With Feb. 18 Release Of “Rising Son” Produced By José James
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Michael Ricci
Ascendant trumpeter and composer Takuya Kuroda is set to make his Blue Note debut with the February 18 release of Rising Son, which was produced by Jose James. Kuroda, who is best known for his inspired presence in James’ band, steps forth here to helm that remarkable band which features keyboardist Kris Bowers, electric bassist Solomon Dorsey, drummer Nate Smith, and trombonist Corey King. James mostly stayed on the other side of the glass in the producer’s chair except for ...
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