Jazz News

The Green Announce "Hawai'i '13" on Easy Star Records

Source: Press Junkie PR
September 15, 2013

Hawaii’s The Green are back with their anticipated new album, Hawai‘i '13, released worldwide on August 20 through Easy Star Records. Hawai‘i '13 is the band’s third studio album and was recorded and mixed with Danny Kalb (Ben Harper, Beck, Jack Johnson) mainly in Costa Mesa, CA, at Hurley Studios. Since the 2011 release of their chart-topping (#1 Billboard and iTunes Reggae) sophomore album Ways & Means (Easy Star Records), the sextet continues to raise their profile to the top ...

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Magnus Ostrum Plays Navan & Carrick-on-shannon, Ireland

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2013

Magnus Öström (e.s.t - The Esbjorn Svensson Trio) plays two Irish dates only to celebrate the release of his new album, Searching for Jupiter (ACT Music, 2013). Magnus Öström has confidently stepped out of EST's huge shadow to assert himself as a central figure in the Scandinavian Jazz scene, with his debut album Thread of Life (ACT Music, 2011), which featured bassist Dan Berglund and guitarist Pat Metheny. Öström’s debut recording received widespread critical acclaim. BBC Radio 3 said of ...

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Enter the "Gary Burton - Guided Tour" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Mack Avenue Records “Gary Burton - Guided Tour“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 14th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Gary Burton at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Mack Avenue Records About Guided Tour

On Guided Tour, jazz’s most innovative and accomplished vibraphonist proves that The New ...

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All About Jazz Forum relaunches! New and much improved!

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2013

We have great news! The All About Jazz forum is back and better than ever. For longtime members, welcome back! For those not familiar with the bulletin board, please check it out here: forums.allaboutjazz.com We apologize for the protracted outage and explain what happened here. Forum membership requires a separate registration as the vBulletin forum software is not integrated with the All About Jazzz website. To keep it simple, we recommend using your website username and password when signing up ...

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Piloo Records To Release CD/DVD Set Randy Brecker's The Brecker Brothers Band Reunion

Source: Antje Hübner
September 14, 2013

AVAILABLE ONLINE SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 AVAILABLE IN STORES OCTOBER 8, 2013 Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, trumpeter Randy Brecker and his younger, sax-playing brother Michael helped define a sub-genre by blending sophisticated jazz harmonies and searing solos with slamming funk grooves and a visceral energy that grabbed rock ears. The Philly-born Brecker Brothers set the tone for a generation of aspiring musicians who followed. “When the band started back in the day, the original intent was to do ...

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International Music At Manly Jazz Festival

Source: Peter Rappolt
September 14, 2013

The Manly Jazz Festival is a major community and tourism event on the Australian annual jazz calendar and takes place in the heart of Manly along the Manly Corso and the picturesque Manly Beachfront this year on the 5th, 6th and 7th October. Up to 45,000 jazz enthusiasts from Sydney and NSW, interstate and overseas come to Manly to experience this landmark music Festival. One of the acts performing at the festival for the three days, is Viva the band ...

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Allen Weber And His Band Hot Shock Finalizing Debut Album

Source: Allen Weber
September 14, 2013

Jacksonville, FL: After months of planing, writing, and rehearsal, jazz fusion guitarist Allen Weber and his band Hot Shock have just finished recording the debut album. The recording was done in the storied Jacksonville FL studio Warehouse Studios—Ryan Turk engineered the recording. It is being mixed at“TrueTone Studios with Andrew Perlowich engineering the mixing. When asked to describe the music Weber said “You could describe our music this way: Jazz Fusion infused with Latin, Carribeo, Funk, Blues, R & B ...

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Jump Onboard The Magical Airborne Voyage Into The Silver Skies

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
September 14, 2013

Airborne is proud to announce the release of Silver Skies, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of this dynamic band. This project with all new compositions is a testimonial to the wisdom, endurance, determination, spirit and extraordinary talents of the contemporary jazz group Airborne. The formation of Airborne was in the early 1980s by Thomas Sansone, Thomas Borino, and Greg Borino. The signature jazz sound of Airborne was nurtured in the communities of art and music that flourished in the streets ...

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