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Enter the "Marquis Hill - The Poet" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Marquis Hill - The Poet“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 16th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Marquis Hill at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Marquis Hill At age 26, Marquis Hill is already a well-known name on the Chicago Jazz Scene. After receiving a Bachelor degree in Music Education/Jazz Studies, ...
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NJPAC's Sunday brunch series at Dorthaan’s Place
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Christine Saunders
The finest in jazz is on the menu at Dorthaan’s Place, NJPAC’s Sunday brunch series. Anticipation runs high at Dorthaan’s Place, whether you’re there for the music, the food, the scene, Dorthaan, or all of the above. The Sunday brunch jazz series, hosted by Newark’s peerless “First Lady of Jazz” Dorthaan Kirk, made its debut during NJPAC’s 2012-2013 season with four events. For its sophomore staging, the schedule has grown to six concerts, with the first riveted into the schedule ...
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Motema Music Releasing Gregory Porter's "Water" And "Be Good" On Vinyl On November 26
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Cary Goldberg
Water Will Include Opolopo's Remix of “1960 What?" as Bonus Track In 2010, when Motéma Music was still a fledgling label, albeit one with an already impressive roster that included such lauded artists as Lynne Arriale, Rufus Reid and Marc Cary, President Jana Herzen signed a relatively unknown vocalist by the name of Gregory Porter. At the time, the Brooklyn-based vocalist was already developing quite a buzz, incited by his weekly SRO residency at St. Nick’s Pub in Harlem. Porter’s ...
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The Apophonics Play Cafe Oto To Launch Their First Album "On Air"
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John Eyles
The Apophonics—the trio of saxophonist John Butcher, bassist John Edwards and drummer Gino Robair—will play their first London gig at Café Oto on Wednesday 27th November to celebrate the launch of their debut album On Air. The three first played together in 2008 in the eight-piece Butcher group that recorded somethingtobesaid (Weight of Wax, 2009) at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. The idea of forming a trio came to fruition in 2011 with some concerts in France and Belgium. In ...
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Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select Available In Major U.S. Markets
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Michael Ricci
JACK DANIEL’S SINATRA SELECT TENNESSEE WHISKEY, NOW AVAILABLE IN MAJOR U.S. MARKETS, HONORS A TIMELESS FRIENDSHIP Jack and Frank, Together Again LYNCHBURG, Tenn. – One of Jack Daniel’s biggest fans had millions of fans himself. The friendship between Frank Sinatra and Jack Daniel’s goes far beyond a drink choice – it was a defining standard. In honor of this legendary relationship, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey created Sinatra™ Select, an ultra-premium expression of the world-famous spirit. Previously available only in international ...
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"Check Your Pulse" Short Documentary Series Released
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Zzzing Agency
Check Your Pulse is the full documentary combining the 3 shorter documentaries that give an insight into the music of the Lisa Young Quartet, featuring Lisa Young voice/konnakol, Stephen Magnusson guitar, Ben Robertson double bass and Dave Beck drums/cajon. The documentary discusses the process of making of the quartet's 2012 release The Eternal Pulse, which uses elements of jazz and South Indian music. The footage features interviews with band members, rehearsal and performance footage (live at Borneo Jazz 2013). Check ...
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Jay Messer Quintet Returns To Pittsfield For Dec. 6 Appearance
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Ed Bride Associates
Berkshires Jazz, Inc. resumes its First Friday programming on December 6 with a rare local appearance by the Jay Messer Quintet . The performance at Baba Louie’s Backroom wraps up the year’s final “First Fridays Artswalk” activities in downtown Pittsfield. Studying with guitar masters like Barry Galbraith, Herb Ellis, Attila Zoller and Tal Farlow, Messer developed a strong jazz style of his own at a young age. A musician with great jazz chops, as well as a producer, composer, and ...
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The Peck Kelley Story On Riverwalk Jazz This Week
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Don Mopsick
Peck Kelley is an iconic figure among jazz musicians, but remains virtually unknown outside a small circle of aficionados. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, piano legend Dick Hyman joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to tell the story of Peck Kelley and revive the East Texas hot jazz of Peck’s Bad Boys. The broadcast offers listeners an opportunity to listen to a rare recording of Peck Kelley’s piano playing and hear Hyman’s comments on the piano playing of the Texas ...
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