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Jazz Bassist Stanley Clarke Praises 55th Annual Grammy Awards For Including Jazz In Its Televised Broadcast

Source: Diane Hadley
February 13, 2013

Jazz greats Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea and Kenny Garrett performed on the televised CBS broadcast of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night, February 10, in a tribute to jazz legend Dave Brubeck. They performed one of Brubeck’s best remembered pieces, “Take Five,” ending with a few bars of his enduring hit, “Blue Rondo a la Turk.” The show was also supported on radio worldwide via Dial Global and covered only at Grammy.com and CBS.com going out to viewers and ...

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Purple Pyramid Records To Release Special Collector's Re-issue Of Nektar's Classic Sci-fi Themed Psychedelic Masterpiece "Journey To The Centre Of The Eye"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
February 13, 2013

Los Angeles, CA – Space Rock fans rejoice! Purple Pyramid Records will be releasing a Special Collector's Re-issue of 'Journey To The Centre Of The Eye', the classic 1971 debut album by UK progressive rock legends Nektar on February 26, 2013. This Sci-Fi themed masterpiece showcases a younger, spacier and more psychedelic Nektar. The CD will include the original album mix fully remastered, original liner notes by famed rock biographer Dave Thompson and a bonus CD featuring a vintage live ...

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Storm Alert: Saxtress Jeanette Harris’ Soul-Splashed “Summer Rain” To Hit April 2nd

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
February 13, 2013

Storm Alert: saxtress Jeanette Harris’ soul-splashed “Summer Rain” to hit April 2nd “Just Keep Holding On” goes to radio while a “Summer Rain” perfume permeates the horizon Fresno, CA: The way Jeanette Harris sees it, summer rain is sensual, an ideal backdrop for love at first sight. Oozing saxuality, she wrote and produced her fourth album, “Summer Rain,” as the soul-jazz soundtrack for romance. To enhance the experience, she created a “Summer Rain” perfume that will be available soon after ...

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Police Shoot Jazz Band Members In Dorner Manhunt

Source: Michael Ricci
February 13, 2013

SOURCE: The Daily Current Three members of a jazz band were shot by Los Angeles police Monday afternoon in relation to a massive hunt for an avenging ex-cop, police and witnesses said. Police were reportedly acting on a tip in their search for Christopher Jordan Dorner when they stopped a van at an Arco station on La Cienega Boulevard near Interstate 405.The van was carrying three members of a Dave Brubeck tribute band and their manager. Police then allegedly started ...

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BJURecords Proudly Releases: "When Flooded" From Trumpeter/composer Matt Holman

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
February 13, 2013

CD Release Celebrations: March 20 @ The Cornelia Street Cafe May 1st @ Barbes “Trumpeter Matt Holman is a creative and thoughtful improviser with a world-class sound. I expect big things from him in the years to come." —Fred Hersch, pianist/composer “There are many prodigiously talented young instrumentalists out there. The ones with something to say - and a clear idea of how to say it - are altogether thinner on the ground. Matt Holman's strikingly beautiful debut ...

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Willie Nile's "American Ride" Shifts Into High Gear

Source: conqueroo
February 13, 2013

New fan-financed album by veteran rocker and “songwriter’s songwriter” coming on April 30 — with or without a label! NEW YORK, N.Y. — When Willie Nile recently sought help in underwriting his new album American Ride — out on April 30, 2013 on his own River House Records — with a fundraising campaign on pledgemusic.com, his fans turned out in huge numbers, reaching his goal amount in a mere four days and ultimately exceeding it. Anyone who’s familiar ...

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Jazz Duets Featuring Carmen Lundy & Harpist Carol Robbins

Source: Dorothy Riley
February 13, 2013

Experience world-class jazz at the Mayme A. Clayton Library & Museum during Black History Month! Jazz @ the Clayton presents Jazz Duets, an incredible series of four (4) unique jazz concerts. The series begins on Thursday, February 7, 2013 and ends on Feb. 28, 2013 with the final concert featuring celebrated Jazz composer and vocalist Carmen Lundy and Harpist Carol Robbins. Please note that each concert may be recorded live during the performance. The Jazz Duets Concert Series is produced ...

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Get Your Jazz To Go with AAJ Mobile

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2013

Access All About Jazz from your mobile phone. Readers now enjoy daily All About Jazz content direct from their phones with our new and improved mobile interface. Download a free MP3 of the day, access reviews, articles, interviews, news, musician profiles, and more. All About Jazz Mobile is the perfect companion to the website and allows readers to access content in a phone-friendly format. A streamlined version of the website, All About Jazz Mobile loads fast and updates every 15 ...

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