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Cyrus Chestnut First Time Headlining Performance At Carnegie Hall On April 19th!

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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Pianist Cyrus Chestnut Commissioned For First Time Headlining Performance at Carnegie Hall on April 19th, with Full Orchestra with The Cecilia Chorus of New York. Presenting a two part show: Christ on the Mount of Olives" and Power in the Blood." Two Passion stories, each a gripping musical narrative: Beethoven’s edge-of-your-seat Christ on the Mount of Olives features high-wire solos, dramatic choruses, and full orchestra. Cyrus Chestnut’s electrifying Power in the Blood is a cycle of spirituals arranged for chorus, ...
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jazzahead! CLUBNIGHT programme announced: 1 Ticket. 35 Venues. 70+ Concerts.

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Michael Ricci
Club-hopping all round Bremen on the evening of 12 Aprileverything from a world champion beatboxer to avant-garde icon Han Benninkfrom the Mallorcan guitarist featured in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona to an (imaginary) free trip to Curaçao in the Caribbeanand a new app. A special highlight and a favourite feature of Bremen’s jazzahead! in April is its party night, CLUBNIGHT, treats for both newbies to the jazz scene and for people who’ve seen it all. This year’s city-wide extravaganza, on ...
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Guitar Masters Festival Set To Rock New York City April 25-29, 2024

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Decibel
Get ready for an unforgettable musical journey as the Guitar Masters Festival arrives in New York City from April 25 to April 29. This celebration of stringed virtuosity will feature an extraordinary lineup of world-class guitarists spanning various genres, promising an unparalleled experience for music lovers of all stripes. Organized by Charles Carlini of Charles Carlini Presents, a 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit concert promoter dedicated to curating exceptional live experiences that captivate audiences worldwide, this festival is set to redefine the boundaries ...
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Adamo Delivers Lyrics In A Style That Would Make Soul Train’s Don Cornelius Smile

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All About Jazz
“Soul Glide” is the single from Tony Adamo’s upcoming album of the same name, and by the sound of it, you might not need your ears as much as dancing shoes to appreciate. Adamo delivers lyrics in a style that would make Soul Train’s Don Cornelius smile, and which back in the day would make people line up to try out their latest dance steps. The funkified team of Mike Clark/dr, Richie Goods/b, Rob Sudduth/ts, Chris Pimentel/g and John McKay/org ...
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Join Ines Velasco's Big Band Journey - 'A Flash Of Cobalt Blue'

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Ines Velasco
Imagine an album inspired by a voyage that navigates the Pacific coast of Mexico and wanders through the streets of Paris, blending memory with imagination, sorrow with affection. Ines Velasco, a Mexican born, Brooklyn based drummer, arranger, and composer is collaborating with award-winning Mexican poet Jorge Esquinca to bring the album, A Flash of Cobalt Blue to life. Ines is recording her first full length big band album as a leader with a 17-piece band of Brooklyn-based musicians (including M. ...
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Elysium Furnace Works' 2024 Season Begins With Joe McPhee With Strings On March 16, 8 PM In Poughkeepsie, NY

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James Keepnews
Elysium Furnace Works is BACK in 2024 with our most exciting season yet! Uncompromising, boundary-pushing artistry is what EFW is all about and that's exactly what we have in store for you, all year long. All concerts will take place at the lovely 19th c. VBI Theatre, part of the Hudson Valley's outstanding Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center — the theatre is located at 12 Vassar St. in Poughkeepsie, NY. Elysium Furnace Works is thrilled and honored to kick off its 2024 ...
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Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna To Release New Collaborative Album 'Sea Of Hopeless Angels'

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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
An unexpected concerto. The streets of Berlin. Nourishment and exhaustion. The celestial, moving among us. All of these things might describe (or, more accurately, permeate) Markus Reuter’s latest projecta spontaneous collaboration with Stefano Castagna. From a strictly Reuterian perspective, Sea of Hopeless Angels could be seen as a reaction to Markus’ furious and abrasive work with the free-rock improvisation quartet Anchor & Burden, one of his central priorities during 2022. At the same time, it stems directly from that project ...
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Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Feat. Lara St. John At Joe's Pub Saturday, March 9, 2024

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Robert C. Ford
On March 9th at 7pm (doors open 6pm), Joe's Pub and Composers Concordance present Vivaldi's Hot House." This composition by Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) is a starting point for this eclectic event with violin doyenne Lara St. John and Pritsker's ensemble Sound Liberation. The concert will feature a genre defying repertoire of music inspired by various composers from the past including Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Mozart, reinterpreted with jazz, metal, hip-hop, etc. Featured singers include soprano Adriana Valdes, baritone ...
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