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Live Jazz at Sammy B's in The Old Mill in Lebanon (TN)

Source: Music Book World
January 31, 2013

My two favorite pastimes are drinking wine and playing the bass. But most of my friends would rather hear me drink wine!" —Adapted from quote by Mark Twain The former Bull & Whistle in the Mill at Lebanon has been transformed into Sammy B's at The Mill, and live jazz is again part of the scene. On Wednesday, February 6th from 7:00pm until 9:00pm the Glenn Martin Quartet will return to play jazz standards from such composers as Gershwin, Rodgers ...

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Event

Bilal "A Love Surreal" CD Release, Tuesday, February 12 At Highline Ballroom

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
January 31, 2013

BILAL “A Love Surreal" CD Release Produced By Jill Newman Productions Tuesday, February 12, 2013 Highline Ballroom, 431 W.16 Street, NYC, (212) 414-5994 Showtime @ 9:00 PM, Doors open @ 7:00 PM Tickets $25 in advance, $30 day of show BIO Bilal Oliver was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Coming from what he describes as a “regular kind of neighborhood”, Bilal was first introduced to music when he attended a small local church. The congregation, made up of mostly ...

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Recording

Vocalist Emy Tseng’s Impressive BrazilianJjazz Debut, “Sonho” Set For February 5, 2013 Release On Mei Music

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
January 31, 2013

The release of Emy Tseng’s debut recording Sonho is a happy event for fans of modern Brazilian jazz. Emy has a memorable and haunting voice along with a real feeling for the music, and her interpretations sound authentic. Utilizing some of the best musicians in the Washington D.C. area, Emy not only does justice to the music she loves but she invigorates the style. Emy Tseng was born in Taipei, Taiwan, moving to the United States with her family when ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Performs Side By Side Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra In Ragtime, Blues & Beyond Featuring Tia Fuller & Lewis Nash

Source: Scott Vezdos
January 30, 2013

Columbus - The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) returns to the historic Southern Theatre to showcase over 100 years of toe-tapping jazz in “Ragtime, Blues & Beyond: A Short History of Jazz,” February 7 – 10. The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will perform side by side the Columbus Youth Jazz Orchestra in this tribute to the most beloved jazz masters including Scott Joplin, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and more! The incredible talent of accomplished ...

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Recording

Singer-Songwriter Brian Dolzani Evokes Early Neil Young, Jules Shear, Freedy Johnston On Stunning New CD "If I Don't Speak A Word"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 30, 2013

With Vocals That Evoke Early Neil Young, and Stinging, Intimate Lyrics, Singer-Songwriter Brian Dolzani Crafts a Relationship Album For Those Who’ve Lost Their Voice Along the Way Addressing the Question “What Might Happen if I Keep Quiet”, and the Dissatisfied Life That May Follow Singer-songwriter Brian Dolzani crafts an impressive, intimate collection of personal stories on his new CD ‘If I Don’t Speak A Word’. With vocals that evoke early Neil Young, precise and often stinging lyrics, deceptively catchy melodies ...

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Recording

New Jane Monheit CD Set For Release April 16th

Source: Muse Media
January 30, 2013

CELEBRATED VOCALIST JANE MONHEIT TO RELEASE HER 11TH CD, “THE HEART OF THE MATTER,” APRIL 16TH VIA EMARCY/DECCA RECORDS CD Traverses The Spectrum Of Popular Music Ranging From The Beatles To Broadway And Everything In-between Los Angeles, California. “The Heart Of The Matter” the 11th CD from critically-acclaimed Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane Monheit, will be released by Emarcy/Decca Records on April 16th, 2013. An homage to great songwriters and voices from across a variety of musical genres, Monheit has crafted a ...

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Career

New Orleans Trumpeter Leroy Jones Performed At Super Bowl VI In 1972

Source: Spirit Of New Orleans Productions
January 30, 2013

Super Bowl VI, on January 16, 1972, was played in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. The halftime entertainment consisted of a “Salute to Louis Armstrong", a tribute to Crescent City's best-known trumpeter who had passed away the previous year, on July 6, 1971. The show featured a then 13-year-old Leroy Jones as “Little Louis Armstrong" along with other performers the Onward Brass Band, Danny Barker, Carol Channing, Ella Fitzgerald and Al Hirt. The Onward ...

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Recording

Trumpeter Brad Goode's "Chicago Red" To Be Released By Origin Records Feb. 19

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 30, 2013

For innovative trumpeter Brad Goode, jazz has been a means for him to develop and express his own improvisational voice, without limiting himself to a single sound or style. On his new album, Chicago Red, Goode and a like-minded group of adventurous world-class musicians stretch out on eight Goode compositions—as well as “St. Louis Blues” and “Vesta La Giubba” from I Pagliacci—with strikingly original results. The CD, his second for Origin and 13th as a leader, will be released February ...

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