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3 Cohens - The All-star Family Jazz Band Of Clarinetist/tenor Saxophonist Anat, Trumpeter Avishai & Soprano Saxist Yuval - Release Their Fourth Album Together, "Tightrope"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
To be released Oct. 22, 2013, via Anzic Records, “Tightrope" features the 3 Cohens improvising as an a cappella horn choir and teaming with special guests Fred Hersch, Christian McBride & Jonathan Blake “To the ranks of the Heaths of Philadelphia, the Joneses of Detroit and the Marsalises of New Orleans, fans can now add the 3 Cohens of Tel Aviv." - All About Jazz One of the reasons jazz improvisation excites performer and listener alike is that it's akin ...
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Antonio Loureira Mixes Things Up, from Brazil to the Globe
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FlipswitchPR, LLC
“I didn’t want to make music that was exactly right. It makes me frustrated. I want to have fun. I want to play.” Antonio Loureiro is a man with a singular vision for his music. For the Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and singer, the magic exists in the moment, in spontaneity, where barriers between songs and instrumentals don’t exist. And on his second solo album, Só, he shows just how beautiful that music can be. “I play music that comes from the ...
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James Booker's 'Classified: Remixed & Expanded' on Rounder Records
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conqueroo
The Bayou Maharajah. The Piano Pope. The Ivory Emperor. The Bronze Liberace. Music Magnifico. Gonzo. The Piano Prince of New Orleans. James Booker coined more than a few extravagant nicknames for himself, and he lived up to every one of them. James Carroll Booker III was also an unheralded genius of American music, a New Orleans pianist whose dizzying technique and mastery of the keyboard was matched only by his imagination and his soulfulness. His short and often flamboyant life ...
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Chris Greco - Nominee - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2013
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Chris Greco
Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2013. Chris Greco's jazz composition “Oliver" is a nominee for the 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Awards event. “Oliver" is a simmering up-tempo line that features Greco's wide command and nuanced approach on the tenor saxophone. For the third consecutive year reed player Greco has received a HMMA jazz composition nomination. “Oliver" can be found on the release Trane Of Thought on the Gwsfourwinds label. The HMMA event takes place November 21, 2013 ...
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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Battle Of The Bands With Banu Gibson, Savion Glover & William Warfield
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Don Mopsick
Riverwalk Jazz this week presents an old-fashioned Battle of the Bands pitting the Jim Cullum Jazz Band against Banu Gibson and her New Orleans Hot Jazz. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on a continuous stream of shows at the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Early 20th-century New Orleans demanded live music for almost every occasion, ...
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BJURecords Proudly Releases Guitarist/Composer Perry Smith's New Recording Perry Smith Quartet - Street Sense
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Featuring Perry Smith (guitar, compositions), Dayna Stephens (saxophone), Sam Minaie (bass), Ross Pederson (drums) Available October 29, 2013 Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records proudly announces the release of the Perry Smith Quartet - Street Sense, the new recording from guitarist/composer Perry Smith. Street Sense, from the California-born, Brooklyn-based artist, was inspired and influenced by simplicity, repetition, melody, spontaneous interaction, and space. Smith explains, “to highlight these concepts I brought on board Dayna Stephens (saxophone), Sam Minaie (bass) and Ross Pederson (drums). ...
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Italian Prog Ensemble Sarastro Blake Release Debut Cd Featuring Members Of Yes, Caravan, Greenslade, Alan Parsons Project And Steve Hackett Band
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Italy – Prog music enthusiasts worldwide are buzzing with excitement about the debut release by Italian ensemble Sarastro Blake titled 'New Progmantics'. Sarastro Blake is a new musical project which takes its inspiration from the Alan Parsons Project as a band format, meaning it revolves around a few selected musicians, plus other special guests who are chosen for their specific talent and for certain songs. Featuring prog legends Rick Wakeman (YES), Richard Sinclair (Caravan/Hatfield & The North), Nick Magnus (Steve ...
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Saxophonist Steve Treseler Releases Center Song Featuring Ingrid Jensen
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Fully Altered Media
Saxophonist Steve Treseler's new release, Center Song, is a portrait of the Pacific Northwest cultural scene. Joined by B.C.-born, New York-based trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, Center Song reunites the rhythm section of Treseler's 2008 album, Resonance — pianist Dawn Clement, guitarist Chris Spencer, bassists Jon Hamar (on double bass) and Dean Schmidt (electric) and drummer Steve Korn — with guests Dan Kramlich on piano and cellist Meg Risso. Treseler grew up in the midst of Seattle's grunge and alternative rock scene ...
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