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Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri, Terri Lyne Carrington Headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast To Coast
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Keith Michaud
University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute today announced an impressive Grammy Award-winning lineup for its 13th annual Brubeck Festival celebrating the music and life of Dave Brubeck. Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri and Terri Lyne Carrington will headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast, March 27-29, in Stockton. 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast also makes the cross-country connection to the April 7-13 Brubeck tribute at Jazz at Lincoln Center. That New York City celebration will include a six-month exhibit, “Dave ...
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Triple Bill Match&Fuse Tour with WorldService Project, Tubax and Owls Are Not
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WorldService Project
Match&Fuse presents: WorldService Project / Tubax/ Owls Are Not Match&Fuse support uncompromising and innovative music from across Europe, and this “Inspired border-crossing idea" has been making waves across the continent since 2011. On this tour, psych 1970s sci-fi prog from Italy mix with experimental drum and bass from Poland, and London's very own skronk swagger quintet WorldService Project. Check matchandfuse.com for full dates in Italy, Poland and the UK: OWLS ARE NOT (Poland) Trio Owls Are Not What present unique ...
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Alex Skolnick: The 1st Artistshare Profile Interview
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Brian Camelio
We are pleased to announce the launch of the ArtistShare Profile series featuring exclusive interviews with ArtistShare artists focusing on inspirations, current projects, and the creative process. The first interview in the ArtistShare Profile series features acclaimed guitarist Alex Skolnick. Check out Alex's interview here. This series is part of our 10-year anniversary celebration. On October 15, 2013 ArtistShare, the pioneer of crowdfunding, celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the launch of its first project - Maria Schneider's Concert in the ...
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Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band at the Hostos Center on November 1
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Hostos Center Presents Multi-Grammy Nominated Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band Mega Concert Tribute to Composer Rafael Hernández Friday, November 1, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. Concert Celebrates Puerto Rican Heritage Month Features Members of the Bronx Arts Ensemble String Section and the 319th U.S. Army Band Bronx, NY - To kick off Puerto Rican Heritage Month, the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will present the multi-Grammy nominated Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band on ...
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Troyka To Release Troy-kestra Big Band Live Album In December
Source:
Daniel Paton
UK Release Date: 2 December 2013 Label: Impossible Ark Launch Gig: 23 November 2013, Purcell Room as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival Strap yourselves in as UK jazz powerhouse Troyka combine with an incredible big band under the direction of Nick Smart to form Troykestra. The result is a compelling expansion of the trio’s music from their first two albums. Expect textural guitar loops, abstract electronica, dance derived beats, and big band brass. The ...
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Mike Portnoy Releases Personalized Invite Video For Progressive Nation At Sea
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Los Angeles - CA - While on tour with his American power trio – supergroup, The Winery Dogs, Mike Portnoy filmed an epic and personalized invite video to his first ever Progressive Nation at Sea Cruise. Taking you band by band and leading you through the musical adventure that attendees have to look forward to at this one of a kind, floating Progressive Rock festival taking place February 2014. Mike Portnoy had this to say: “I could not be any ...
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Jazz From Japan: Ai Kuwabara's Four-City Tour
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Japan Foundation Los Angeles
Fresh and modern Japanese jazz group ai kuwabara trio project will perform a series of concerts in November, sponsored by NPO Japan Foundation, Los Angeles. The band’s music is urban contemporary jazz with a strong, experimental feel and a flavor of funk. The band shows a regard for a wide-range of musical styles, featuring elements of progressive rock, classical, and even pop. They are led by 22-year-old jazz pianist Ai Kuwabara with Yusuke Morita on bass guitar and Shintaro Imamura ...
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Ted Nash Big Band: At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Oct 31- Nov 3
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Scott H. Thompson
Come enjoy the Ted Nash Big Band premiere performance of “Chakra" on October 31- November 3, 2013 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The newly released Nash masterpiece features a 16-piece big band with a long-form composition in seven movements. The intimate club setting will highlight the GRAMMY-nominated multi-instrumentalist's talents as a performer/composer/bandleader. Ted Nash - conductor, alto sax, alto flute; Ben Kono - alto sax, soprano sax, flute, clarinet; Charles Pillow - alto sax, clarinet, flute, piccolo; Dan Willis - tenor ...
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