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Recording

Singer Amanda Brecker Pays Homage To Carole King & James Taylor, Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of "Tapestry", With 2/26 Decca CD "Blossom", Produced By Jesse Harris

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 9, 2013

Singer-songwriter Amanda Brecker pays homage to Carole King and James Taylor, and commemorates the 40th anniversary of ‘Tapestry’, with her beautiful new CD ‘Blossom’, produced by Grammy winner Jesse Harris (Norah Jones, Madeleine Peyroux, more,) and featuring musicians from the original ‘Tapestry’ recordings. The 12 song collection, set for a February 26th North American release on Decca, is a breath of fresh air in a noisy pop world – Brecker shows a graceful respect for the seminal music, infusing each ...

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Event

Indelible Festival, Friday, January 11 At Highline Ballroom: Produced By Jill Newman Productions

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
January 9, 2013

Meshell Ndegeocello presents Spirit Music Jamia, Cecil Taylor, DJ ?uestlove, AYO, Guy Davis, Grégoire Maret, The Dust Rays ft. Kirk Douglas & Mark Kelley of the Roots & Ricc Sheridan from Earl Greyhound INDELIBLE FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO ABBEY LINCOLN WITH A TRIBUTE TO LIVING LEGENDS CECIL TAYLOR AND RUBY DEE Friday January 11, 2013 Highline Ballroom 431 West 16th Street, NYC Showtime @ 8:00 PM, Doors open @ 7:00 PM VIP Seating: $65 Adv / ...

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Performance / Tour

Mark Berman Power Trio Tonight At 78 Below (NYC) at 8PM

Source: Miranda Callaway
January 9, 2013

Mark Berman, whose iconic montuno piano playing on the theme to “Sex and the City" assured his place in the pop culture pantheon, brings his hard-hitting power trio to 78 Below, 380 Columbus Avenue at 78th Street, on Wednesday, January 9, from 8 pm until 10 pm. Berman, whom Oscar host and Hollywood star Hugh jackman (Les Misérables) calls “a rock of creativity" (the two have performed together live both in New York and Las Vegas), will air his new ...

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Recording

Mark Alban Lotz & Meinrad Kneer CD Release "U-Ex(perimental)"

Source: Mark Alban Lotz
January 9, 2013

Holland based multi flutist Mark Alban Lotz and German bassist Meinrad Kneer released a new CD with 26 tracks of extreme textures and atmospheres with both established, as well as emerging new talents of the Dutch improvised scene. An example of the present-day developments and diversity of free music in Holland. u-ex(perimental) is an improvised music concert series, based in Utrecht, the Netherlands. a platform for spontaneous encounters of improvising musicians in concert. Evil Rabbit Records ERR17. Musicians include: Mark ...

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Recording

Danielle Freeman Releases "Argyle"

Source: Danielle Freeman
January 9, 2013

Digital Single Release - January 15, 2013 Baroque flower reborn in modern sun, acoustic to jazz, electrophonic one - a violin and voice duo recording. “With the poise of an opera diva and an ability to scat like Ella Fitzgerald, New York-based singer Danielle Freeman possesses a voice that commands attention with beauty and control...” —Mark Turner, All About Jazz “Argyle" is a voice and violin duet composed by Danielle Freeman. It features jazz violinist, Zach Brock, on baritone violin ...

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Website

Help All About Jazz Support Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2013

Dear friends, All About Jazz has been a leading advocate for jazz music since 1995. Longtime readers have watched us transform our website over the past 18 years, keeping the spirit of the music firmly in mind along the way. We've also done our best to keep pace with technology while finding new ways to report on jazz daily. 2012 saw the most significant advancements as we improved All About Jazz from top to bottom. Last year also marked the ...

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Obituary

TD Ottawa Jazz Festival's Jacque Emond (1934-2013)

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2013

Obit by James Hale, courtesy of Jazz Chronicles and CBC Music: Note: My longtime friend Jacques Emond, former programming director for the Ottawa International Jazz Festival, died Sunday night after suffering a stroke the previous day. Almost everywhere I've ventured in the global jazz community I've found them: obsessed, lifelong fans of the music with encyclopedic knowledge, massive collections of recordings, and a thousand stories—either firsthand or many times retold. Some, like broadcaster Phil Schaap, have turned their obsessions into ...

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Education

Jazz Legends Hancock And Shorter Named Distinguished Professors At Monk Institute

Source: Muse Media
January 8, 2013

Jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter named distinguished professors at the expanded Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music Los Angeles, CA — The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has appointed multiple GRAMMY Award winners and NEA Jazz Masters Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter as distinguished professors at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. This marks the first time these two artists have ...

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