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Festival

Newport Jazz Festival Presents Swinging Young Stars

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
March 12, 2013

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Showcasing Swinging Young Stars of Today and Tomorrow August 2-4 “We now have so many music schools graduating people who major in jazz, and there’s amazing talent out there. I want to give these young people exposure and be a part of what they’re bringing to music while still respecting the jazz that I love. I want Newport and what I do to relate to the music that’s happening now and what all ...

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Performance / Tour

Denise Montana In Cheltenham PA, on Wed. April 3rd!

Source: Jim Miller
March 12, 2013

Appearing at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts — 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham PA — on Wednesday, April 3rd is singer Denise Montana. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Information: 215-517-8337. There isn’t much this double platinum-selling recording artist has not done in the business. Whether singing jazz, blues, pop, rock or compositions from the great American songbook, Montana is a vibrant and charismatic performer who imbues every ...

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Festival

36th Annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

Source: Michael Ricci
March 12, 2013

SAT, JUNE 29 - SUN, JUNE 30 Tony Bennett, Buddy Guy, David Sanborn & Bob James, McCoy Tyner Quartet with special guest John Scofield, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kevin Eubanks, Gregory Porter and Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak, among others The 36th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest running jazz events in the world, will be held on Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Following the ...

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Performance / Tour

Todd Gordon On Tour In Israel

Source: Zzzing Agency
March 12, 2013

Todd Gordon will be touring Israel between 7-14th December 2013, 7 dates including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa. TODD GORDON: THE SINATRA SONGBOOK Line-up: Todd Gordon (vocals) plus piano, bass, drums and tenor saxophone. Not a conventional tribute show, but a sincere and sophisticated take on the music that was popularized by Sinatra when he was at his creative and artistic peak. “Doing it his way, the ghost of Sinatra lives on in the work of one of his most polished ...

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Video / DVD

The Lisa Young Quartet lauches "The Eternal Pulse" Official Music Video in celebration of International Women's Day

Source: Zzzing Agency
March 12, 2013

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Lisa Young Quartet, launches it’s official music video release, featuring the single “Tha Thin Tha" (Ta Din Ta) from their new album The Eternal Pulse. Filmed on a winter’s day at Ferdydurke in Melbourne, director Tabata Piccinelli’s vision was to weave the creation of the Eternal Pulse album artwork by artist Elizabeth Vercoe, with the vibrant imagery and the intense rhythmic language of the music. Piccinelli allows the rhythms to set the pace in ...

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Festival

Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Maturing Into A Stellar Vintage

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
March 12, 2013

Single-day tickets go on sale as the festival partners with Bay Area radio station KBLX-FM Los Angeles, CA: Eager wine and jazz enthusiasts voraciously scooped up all the multiday VIP and Silver ticket packages for the second edition of Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway, the flourishing festival slated for June 5-9, 2013 in Napa, CA, but single-event tickets are now on sale for concerts featuring a luminous lineup of performers. San Francisco Bay Area’s R&B 102.9 FM KBLX has ...

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Performance / Tour

Jon Anderson Takes Solo Show To Australia And New Zealand For First Time Ever!

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
March 12, 2013

Asheville, NC - Music fans 'down under' are buzzing with excitement about the upcoming solo tour of Australia and New Zealand by legendary vocalist Jon Anderson, YES's singer/songwriter for 35 years along with his successful work with Vangelis, Kitaro, and Milton Nascimento. This will be the very first time Jon has performed solo in either country. The tour promises to deliver an exciting mixture of material from Jon Anderson's prolific solo career, collaborations with Vangelis and classic YES songs, along ...

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Recording

Fania Records to Release Louie Vega "Elements of Life: Eclipse" on March 19

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 11, 2013

Fania Records announced today the release of Elements Of Life Eclipse, a 2-disc album from Louie Vega’s critically acclaimed live orchestral project. The album is set for a worldwide release date of March 19, 2013, and is the first new artist album Fania is releasing in years. The first disc showcases 17 brand new tracks from Elements Of Life that tastefully traverse the sounds of Afrobeat, Jazz, Latin, R&B, Gospel, Soul, Blues, Brazilian and World Music all woven with the ...

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