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Irish Jazz Funk Band Chief Keegan 'The Piles High Club' Drops March 29th!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Ireland’s Ground Breaking Jazz/Funk/Groove Ensemble Releases Debut Album! The innovative Irish band featuring organist/pianist Luke Dunford, with guitarist Mark Dudley, bassist Alan Elliott and drummers Cian Hanley and Tommy Gray unleash a straight fire album of soul dripping jams. “Think The Meters and Orgone had a baby and moved to Dublin." Chief Keegan are a musically skilled, multitalented instrumental funk band from Dublin, Ireland. Some of their musical influences include bands such as Vulfpeck, The Meters, Lettuce and Galactic amongst ...
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Composer / Saxophonist Lukas Gabric Releases New Album 'Moving On'—Out Now!
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Lukas Gabric
The Austrian tenor saxophonist and composer Lukas Gabric is releasing his new album Moving On, serving as a poignant reminder to persist amidst life's challenges. The album presents a collection of original compositions that blend emotional depth, virtuosity, and versatility. Moving On is also an impressive musical journey through personal experiences, global influences, and jazz traditions. The CD's liner notes provide insights into the background of each piece on Moving On. The title track reflects the optimism, energy, and momentum ...
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The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund Announces Grants to Communities to Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in April 2024
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Michael Ricci
The recording industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF), a leading non-profit organization enriching lives and uniting communities through the power of music, is preparing to launch its annual initiative to sponsor admission-free live performances celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) in April. Awareness for the 2024 campaign will benefit from the addition of media partners allaboutjazz.com and jazznearyou.com, websites which boast the world’s largest jazz events calendar and reach a combined 240,000 viewers per month. MPTF Trustee Dan Beck commented, “We ...
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Italian Jazz Luminary Francesco Cataldo To Release First Solo Piano Album - 'Amaranto'
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Upcoming solo recording Amaranto marks acclaimed jazz guitarist Francesco Cataldo’s first release focusing on keyboards. Amaranto pays tribute to Cataldo’s friend, mentor and inspiration, humanitarian Giuseppe Agosta. Francesco Cataldo, among the most highly regarded Italian jazz musicians of his generation, has long established a reputation as a triple-threat talent, celebrated for his skills as guitarist, composer and arranger. Expect Cataldo to advance to quadruple-threat status soon, as he adds solo piano to his list of achievements with the release of ...
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Dazzling Live Sides By Sonny Rollins Receive First Authorized Release On Resonance's Record Store Day Offering 'Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings'
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Resonance Records, the award-winning home of archival jazz treasures, will proudly present a new, fully authorized live collection by tenor master Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings, as a limited edition four-LP set on Record Store Day, April 20. Never before issued as a legitimate release, these much-bootlegged sides—which feature Rollins, at the height of his early powers, with bassist Henry Grimes and drummers Pete La Roca, Kenny Clarke, and Joe Harris—will subsequently reach stores as a ...
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Innovative TV Director-guitarist Kerilie McDowall Celebrated At Win Awards
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All About Jazz
Humbled and honored, TV film Director of In the Zone: Rick Kilburn, jazz guitarist Kerilie McDowall was surprised and thrilled to win the Women of Influence WIN Creative Innovator Award, an award sponsored by Canada’s Inland Truck & Equipment. McDowall attended the evening with 100 fellow nominees in 11 categories in her city of Nanaimo, British Columbia in February 2024. The Women of Influence WIN objectives were extremely special to McDowall. Proceeds went to the Footprints Infertility & Pregnancy Loss ...
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Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation At Nublu Sunday, February 25, 2024
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Robert C. Ford
On February 25, 2024 at 7:30pm, Composers Concordance presents The Sound Liberation Trio at Nublu (151 Avenue C, NYC). The trio is comprised of Gene Pritsker (Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) guitar, Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson, Brave New World) moog/synth and David Cossin (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) drums in a program of eclectic trio compositions. Joining the trio are trumpeter Franz Hackl (Outreach Music Festival) and trombonist Dick Griffin (Sun Ra's Arkestra) as well as poets Kelsea Brunner, Robert ...
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Taj Mahal To Headline On Opening Night June 21 At Rochester International Jazz Festival
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is proud to present legendary blues guitarist, Taj Mahal, on the Festival's opening night Friday, June 21, at 8 a.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. The Festival's 21st Edition will be held June 21 to 29 at 20 indoor and outdoor venues in downtown Rochester, New York. Tickets for Taj Mahal are $93 / $83 / $63 / $43 plus service charges and go on sale Friday, February 16 at 10 a.m. only ...
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