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Book / Magazine

Photographer Guy Fonck's 'Focus on Women in Jazz' book now available

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2024

Dive into the captivating world of jazz through a lens exclusively dedicated to pioneering women in jazz, a field still dominated by men today. Focus On Women in Jazz is a unique collection of black and white photos curated by photographer Guy Fonck, capturing over 500 concerts spanning several decades. While primary focused on Luxembourg’s vibrant jazz scene, featuring musicians from 40 countries, it also showcases iconic moments from La Grande Parade du Jazz in Nice, where American legends took ...

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Book / Magazine

Spartan Press Publishes Neon Jazz Host Joe Dimino's Book of Poetry, 'The American Enigma is You'

Source: All About Jazz
November 16, 2024

“Joe Dimino is a poet who gives us riffs bright, kindly and thoughtful. He looks and listens for those singing on their instruments. He write about several pleasures: Jazz veterans; Jazz custodians; his son's ever-fanciful language on Post-It notes. He delights in a 'little pig / wagging its tiny tail / like mad / and eating everything [ ... ]'. He sees from his home the 'white-throated sparrow that sends / out these little love notes [ ... ]', transporting ...

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Recording

Jhelisa Officially Releases Epic New Single 'Purpose Love'

Source: Peter Quinn
November 15, 2024

The enigmatic artist Jhelisa has officially released her new single ‘Purpose Love” today on Dorado Records. ‘Purpose Love’ is an epic nine-minute opus that opens with the hypnotic lyric “You are the beauty that lives within the madness, Purpose Love." First debuted via an exclusive listening party on Bandcamp last week, the track is now available across all streaming platforms beginning today, along with two separate versions: ‘Purpose Love’ (Acoustic Lovers Edit) 2:02 and ‘Purpose Love’ (Edit) 4:09. Carried by ...

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Performance / Tour

Yulia Yagunova And Natalia Borodulina: In Jazz Only Girls At Mellow Yellow Club in Moscow on November 8, 2024

Source: Mary Denisenko
November 15, 2024

Pianist and keyboardist Yulia Yagunova joined Moscow-based vocalist Natalia Borodulina for a special concert at the Mellow Yellow Club. Originally presented as Borodulina’s Beth Hart Tribute, the evening evolved into a unique collaboration titled In Jazz Only Girls, bringing together two powerful international female performers on one stage. A Night of Female Jazz Energy The concert featured reinterpretations of Beth Hart’s most iconic songs—from soulful ballads to fiery blues-rock anthems. With Yagunova’s expressive keyboard style and Borodulina’s rich, emotive voice, ...

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Award / Grant

80+ New England Conservatory Alumni, Faculty Receive Grammy Nominations

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
November 14, 2024

More than 80 New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been honored with 41 Grammy nominations, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world's leading musicians. NEC-affiliated artists have been nominated across 27 categories for this year’s Grammy Awards, with winners to be announced at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Lake Street Dive, which includes NEC alumni Rachael Price ’07, Bridget Kearney ’08, and Michael Calabrese ’07, received a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for ...

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Recording

Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Laura Baron Returns With Poignant Jazz Infused Album 'Beauty In The Broken'

Source: Cyber PR
November 13, 2024

With a distinguished career spanning folk, jazz, and world music, award-winning singer songwriter Laura Baron has recently released her latest album, Beauty in the Broken, a stirring collection that sees her embracing her jazz roots in a new light. Featuring eight original songs along with an inspired jazz-infused take on the classic song “Dream a Little Dream," Baron’s latest work captures a journey of healing and transformation. Known for her nuanced and rich vocals, Laura Baron fuses contempoary folk with ...

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Award / Grant

Donald Vega Earns Grammy Nomination For 'As I Travel' - Best Latin Jazz Album

Source: Donald Vega
November 12, 2024

Celebrated pianist and composer Donald Vega receives a GRAMMY nomination in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for his 2023 recording of As I Travel, an autobiographical suite of compositions inspired by his journey to the United States from his native Nicaragua, and the people and experiences that shaped him along the way. “Always and everywhere melody and harmony is held together by rippling, tumbling rhythms, clearly embedded in body and soul with which Mr Vega leans into his ...

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Recording

Celebrated Composer-Trombonist Naomi Moon Siegel Releases Shatter The Glass Sanctuary On Slow & Steady Records

Source: AMT Public Relations
November 11, 2024

Available at Slow & Steady Records and Bandcamp. Trailblazing composer-trombonist Naomi Moon Siegel has announced the Nov. 8 release of her third album Shatter The Glass Sanctuary (#BOR-110), a collection of adventurous original works that chronicles her adjustment to small-town living in Missoula, Montana, after residing for many years in Seattle, Washington. The music follows her inward journey of emotional highs and lows, propelled ever forward by a stellar sextet of acclaimed Seattle musicians including pianist Marina Albero, guitarist Andy ...

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