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Swedish Children's Classics Revamped On "Nu Ska Vi Sjunga"
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Mika Pohjola
Swedish singing tradition is alive and well. In the latest of revamped versions of children's classics, vocalist Johanna Grüssner and arranger-composer Mika Pohjola interpret forty songs from the Nu ska vi sjunga (Now We Shall Sing) songbook. The album embraces the rich Swedish singing tradition and is in accordance with the Orff & Kodály method tuned to the natural keys of children. It is easy to sing along! Johanna Grüssner and Mika Pohjola have previously collaborated on several albums, such ...
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All About Jazz Update: News From the Publisher (October 2013)
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All About Jazz
With so many improvements and changes happening at AAJ and Jazz Near You, I wanted to give you a quick update: We relaunched the All About Jazz forum. It’s much improved with enhanced functionality and much faster. We welcome old friends back and invite new friends to join us. We also created two new “tools and tips” forums: one for our staff and one for musicians and presenters. Please check them out when you get a chance. We upgraded the ...
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The Joe Chambers Radio Special On WCOM-FM On November 17, 2013!
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Larry Reni Thomas
Listen to “Sunday Night Jazz" November 17, 2013, 9pm-12mid, on WCOM-FM, 103.5 FM, for THE JOE CHAMBERS RADIO SPECIAL, a three hour long program, featuring Chambers's music and an interview with the twice Grammy-nominated legendary musician, composer and educator. Chambers has recorded as a sideman, a drummer/percussionist/vibraphonist, and a leader on more than 500 albums and CDs, and has performed with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillispie, and others, Joe is scheduled to talk about his recent teaching projects, including ...
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3 Generations Of Freddie Hubbard Alumni at Blue Whale on October 11-12
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John Beasley
A spontaneous Hub reunion of Freddie Hubbard’s band members. From the 70s, Henry Franklin on bass. Carrying the rhythm section in the 80s and 90s, Carl Allen on drums with John Beasley on keyboards, and standing out front on sax was Bob Sheppard. Joining the band in the 90s was Ralph Moore on sax. On the reunion stage, Ambrose Akinmusire join this alumni band. 2 nights, 4 sets in the spirit of Freddie! “I was changing the style of the ...
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BJURecords Proudly Releases Composer Joshua Shneider's Debut Recording, The Joshua Shneider Love Speaks Orchestra
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Featuring Lucy Woodward and Dave Stryker Available October 29, 2013 CD Release Celebration - Tuesday, November 19, 2013 @ ShapeShifter Lab The Joshua Shneider Love Speaks Orchestra Featuring Dave Stryker & Saundra Williams (of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings) Showtime is 8 PM, cover is $10, 18 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 646 820 9452 “The Joshua Shneider Love Speaks Orchestra recording is chock full of strong, well crafted harmonies with beautiful melodies and lush sonorities throughout. A very ...
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Visionary, Platinum Selling & Grammy Nominated Pianist, Composer David Lanz Celebrates Illustrious Career With Poetic & Mesmerizing New Album, Movements Of The Heart
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1888 Media
Album Available October 8 Via Shanachie Entertainment “Looking towards heaven, I rise up and touch the sky. The unmistakable spirit of romance is in the air creating movements of the heart. And there in moonlight, I hear you in a song, as the adagio plays, heralding love's return." —David Lanz New York, NY: Some musicians have the ability to transform your very being with the gifts of their artistry. Master pianist and composer, David Lanz, is that kind of force. ...
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Dimitrije Vasiljevic To Perform Solo Piano Concert at Tenri Cultural Institute on Oct 11
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Danijela Milic/LeitmotivArts
Dimitrije Vasiljevic, New-York based award-winning pianist, will hold a solo piano concert on October 11, 2013 at 8pm at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. This jazz concert will include Vasiljevic’s own compositions as well as several original arrangements of songs by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. Dimitrije Vasiljevic is performing extensively at renowned jazz clubs in New York City and had a successful release performance of his debut album The Path of Silvan at club Drom in ...
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Eccentric Genius Of Jelly Roll Morton This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
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Don Mopsick
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Vernel Bagneris joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for Wild Man Blues, a musical biography based on stories from the personal diaries of Jelly Roll Morton, compiled by the late William Russell, the first curator of the Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University in New Orleans, and published in the book Oh, Mister Jelly. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from ...
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