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Jazz Clubs In Midwest Rally Around Mission
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Kyle Knoke
“Midwest Jazz Collective” — Jazz clubs in the Midwest organize with a mission and announce first collaboratively routed tour in Spring of 2025. More than a dozen Jazz clubs across Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan align to form the Midwest Jazz Collective (MJC). With a shared passion for the preservation and advancement of the great American art form that is Jazz, this consortium of presenters intends to offer artists and agents a coordinated effort in booking ...
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Vocalist Kim Maguire Releases 'A Case Of You'
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Kim Maguire
As a girl, Kim spent hours at the piano in her parents’ basement, playing and singing through the agony and ecstasy of what it was to be a gauche teenager with not a lot of social skills, and definitely not a lot of attention from “the right” kind of boy. It was the early 1970’s and she had five songbooks: Carly Simon, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack and Elton John. A perfect stomping ground for teen angst—and the best ...
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Chicago's Joanie Pallatto And Bradley Parker-Sparrow Release New Album, 'Song'
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Joanie Pallatto
Duets for voice and piano from vocalist-composer Joanie Pallatto and pianist-composer Bradley Parker-Sparrow. These twelve tracks of original music and Lyrics create a mood of intimacy, improvisation and reflection. Their personal songs of harmonizing energy are presented as the first duet recording released from Chicago's renowned couple, featuring gentle songs, swinging grooves, scat singing and expansive piano solos. Praise “Joanie Pallatto has a stirring and special voice" —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune “Sparrow is one of Chicago's originals, he does not ...
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Mikkel Ploug Reunites With His Original Trio To Release 'Hope' On Songlines Recordings
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GoMedia PR
Danish guitarist-composer Mikkel Ploug has had a long association with Songlines. The first of three recordings by the avant chamber-jazz trio Equilibrium, which he co-leads with Sissel Vera Pettersen and Joachim Badenhorst, appeared in 2009, and those were followed by two solo acoustic guitar titles, Alleviation (2017) and Day in the Sun (2022). Hope is the latest record by his very first jazz group, formed in 2006 with Danish bassist Jeppe Skovbakke and Irish drummer Sean Carpio. Recorded in studio ...
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Clarinetist Adrian Galante Declares His Arrival In The Jazz World With 'Introducing Adrian Galante,' Set For April 25 Release On Zoho Music
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Adrian Galante offers up his wide-open, highly expressive clarinet sound to the world with the April 25 release of Introducing Adrian Galante (Zoho Music). The 28-year-old Australian-born musician engages with an ace Los Angeles–based quintet that includes pianist Tamir Hendelman, guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist Alex Frank, and drummer Joe La Barbera on a program of eight pieces from the Great American Songbook. While studying what has become a lesser-played instrument in jazz, Galante has absorbed the clarinet’s major voices, and ...
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José Ignacio Santos: Crafting Melodies Beyond Borders
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All About Jazz
In the vibrant tapestry of contemporary classical and jazz music, few figures shine as brightly as Jose Ignacio Santos , a 31-year-old woodwind virtuoso from the Dominican Republic. As chronicled here by Laura D. Recio, Santos’s musical journey is a testament to talent, perseverance, and the transcendent power of curiosity. A self-taught prodigy hailing from the lively streets of Santo Domingo, his story illuminates the path of musical excellence. Santos’s love affair with the clarinet began almost serendipitously, driven by ...
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BackRhoades Productions Presents: The Altadena Aftermath Benefit Concert—A Night of Music for a Cause on Thursday, February 27, 2025
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Michael Ricci
This live and in-person event will be hosted at the Gardena Cinema Theater, 14948 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, CA 90249. Showtime is from 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Admission $30. The livestream is $10. BackRhoades Productions | EventBrite The Eaton Canyon fire disaster has left many Altadena families in dire need of assistance. In response, BackRhoades Productions has organized a benefit concert to help provide much-needed support to these affected families. The Pasadena Community Foundation has been chosen to manage ...
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7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition – Live Round
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Valerio Pappi
The jury has decided and we are proud to present the semifinalists (in alphabetical order) of the 7 Virtual Jazz Club’s Contest 11th Edition: Over 30 Category Aleksandra Kutrzepa – Atacama (Poland) Andrew Van Tassel Quartet—On The Up (USA) Dominik Kisiel – Exploration (Poland) Gabriele Di Franco—Dopo Tutto (Belgium) Jan Maksimowics & Dmitrij Golovanov – Beyond (Lithuania) Max Bessesen Octet—Feet Don't Change (USA) Nicholas Thomas & Viktorija Gečytė—Up You Go (France) Pritesh Walia—Darn ...
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