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Radio

Tio Family Clarinet Dynasty This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 20, 2013

It’s the story of The Tio Family, a New Orleans clarinet dynasty, this week on Riverwalk Jazz. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band welcomes Evan Christopher, a dynamic New Orleans-based clarinetist and student of early 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. The Tio ...

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Obituary

Johnny Smith, Venerable Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 90

Source: Michael Ricci
June 20, 2013

Johnny Smith, a jazz guitarist who was considered one of the emerging greats of his generation when he left the limelight in 1958 to move to Colorado, open a record store and become a full-time parent, died on June 11 at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 90. Mr. Smith was revered by guitarists for his pure tone and flawless technique, which gave his most complex improvisations an effortless, almost weightless quality. His dreamy rendition of “Moonlight in Vermont,” ...

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Radio

The Best Jazz Of All Time, Streaming For Free On Internet Radio

Source: Lucas Gillan
June 20, 2013

Anyone who considers him or herself a jazz fan knows that the depth and breadth of the music’s history can be a little overwhelming. No doubt, most anyone who has had a conversation with a fellow jazz enthusiast has heard the line, “What? You’ve NEVER heard that record?!” To help listeners to become acquainted with (and, consequently, fall in love with) the essential tracks and records from throughout jazz’s rich history, AccuJazz Internet Radio is proud to present two new ...

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Recording

Motéma Music Set To Release David Weiss Endangered Species: The Music Of Wayne Shorter

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 20, 2013

DAVID WEISS ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE MUSIC OF WAYNE SHORTER - Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Available August 13, 2013 David Weiss - Conductor & Trumpet; Tim Green - Alto Sax, Marcus Strickland - Tenor & Soprano Sax, Ravi Coltrane - Tenor Sax, Norbert Stachel - Baritone Sax & Bass, Clarinet; Diego Urcola & Jeremy Pelt - Trumpet; Joe Fiedler & Steve Davis - Trombone; Geri Allen - Piano; Dwayne Burno - Bass; E.J. Strickland - Drums. CD Release Celebration at ...

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Festival

Uk's Newest Vocal Jazz Event Within The World's Biggest Arts Festival

Source: Zzzing Agency
June 20, 2013

THE BRITISH VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Live at Le Monde (16 George Street, Edinburgh) Aug 5-6 - CAROL KIDD sings Cole Porter, with BRIAN KELLOCK Aug 7 - IAN SHAW sings Joni Mitchell Aug 8 - GWYNETH HERBERT - new album launch: Sea Cabinet Aug 12 - NIKI KING & HER BAND: Duke Ellington Songbook Aug 13-14 - CLARE TEAL: The Divas and Me! Aug 15 - KATE DIMBLEBY: The Songs of Dory Previn Aug 19-20 - CLAIRE MARTIN & JOE ...

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Performance / Tour

Something Positive Releases "Vision" - CD Release Party on June 27th at The Madelyn (NYC)

Source: Shaun M. Rasmussen
June 20, 2013

The number one Afro-Caribbean performing company in the United States, Something Positive, will launch their latest CD titled Vision at their 4th Annual Cocktails & Conversations benefit on Thursday, June 27th, 7PM at New York City hot spot The Madelyn. This benefit and CD release honors the 10th anniversary of founder and Rapso music pioneer Cheryl Byron’s passing. The release is a reprise of Cheryl Byron and Something Positive’s recordings from their acclaimed 1993 album, Freedom Soon Come. This re-mastered ...

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Award / Grant

Paul Adams Album Sleep The Dreaming Flute Chosen Native Flute Album Of The Year By The Zone Music Reporter

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 20, 2013

Asheville, NC: Paul Adams album SLEEP The Dreaming Flute was voted Native Flute album of the year at the Zone Music Awards show in New Orleans on May 11th. He has made a career building instruments for some very well known musicians, and composed 10 critically acclaimed albums as a guitarist, Flute Player, and Multi Instrumentalist. SLEEP was recorded for gentle spirited man dealing with Parkinson,s Disease, and sleepless nights. “I created slow dreamy songs using Native American Flutes and ...

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Interview

Interview: Davide Recchia

Source: Eric Taylor
June 19, 2013

Q: Where did the interest in music originate from? A: I started becoming interested in music when I listened to some blues artist like Son House, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, and many others of that kind of blues. So I start to play my guitar to became a bluesman like that. Q: Were your parents supportive of your musical ambitions? A: Oh yes, my father taught me how to play the first thing on guitar, but in my house there ...

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