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Performance / Tour

Music Without Borders Presents Upcoming NYC Concerts

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 4, 2013

Music Without Borders, a music and arts consulting firm based in Stamford, CT, is pleased to announce highlights of its upcoming NYC concert calendar. MWB has long been associated with producing concert events at diverse venues such as Symphony Space, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, the Beacon Theater, the 92nd Street Y, and the Rubin Museum of Art’s Naked Soul Concert Series. Naked Soul Concert Series @ the Rubin Museum of Art: 150 West 17th Street - New York, NY 10011 ...

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Recording

Pianist/Composer Kevin Harris Presents A Personal Collection Of Concepts In Song Form On His New Recording Museum Vol. 1

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 4, 2013

Pianist/composer Kevin Harris thrives on interaction and collaboration; “participation," he says, “is what keeps our souls alive." This attitude, not to mention his immense talent, has led to prolific sideman work with the likes of trumpeter Avishai Cohen, Steve Langone, Eddie Gomez Marco Pignataro, Carlos Averhoff Jr., Richie Barshay, Duane Eubanks, Ben Street, Ralph Peterson, Ralph Bowen, Jason Palmer, Jerry Bergonzi, Cecil McBee, Francisco Mela, Bob Moses, Warren Wolf, George Garzone and Terri Lyne Carrington. Most recently, Harris has been ...

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Recording

Ballaké Sissoko to Release 'At Peace' on Six Degrees Records

Source: Press Junkie PR
January 4, 2013

In 2009, in the depths of the Malian night, kora player Ballaké Sissoko and cellist Vincent Segal recorded the stripped down dialogues that became the album Chamber Music. The record collected rave reviews and became an instant classic. It was rewarded with a “Victoire de la Musique” (a French Grammy award) and resulted in 200 concerts around the world. This kind of popular and critical success would have made the idea of Chamber Music Volume 2 very appealing - but ...

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Music Industry

Grammy-Nominated JumpinJazz Kids Signs Worldwide Deal With The Children's Group

Source: Muse Media
January 4, 2013

“JUMPINJAZZ KIDS – A SWINGING JUNGLE TALE” TO BE DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE VIA THE CHILDREN’S GROUP BEGINNING 2013 AGREEMENT FOLLOWS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM IN THE 55TH ANNUAL AWARDS; SPECIAL CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES FEBRUARY 8TH IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRAMMY WEEK “A stand-out mix of storytelling and songs . . . animagination-stirring musical adventure!” –-Parents’ Choice Foundation Los Angeles, CA. “JumpinJazz Kids – A Swinging Jungle Tale,” the new CD celebrating the ...

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Performance / Tour

George Kahn - Secrets Quintet To Perform At Catalina Jazz Club Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Source: Imaginary Friends
January 4, 2013

GEORGE KAHN ‘SECRETS’ QUINTET TO PERFORM AT CATALINA JAZZ CLUB WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30TH, 2013 What happens when the 2008 Winner of the Chuck Niles Bebop Award gets together with a top Contemporary Jazz saxophonist, a star Latin Jazz trumpet player and a rhythm section featuring the drummer who played on “Birdland” with Weather Report? Find out on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, at 8 PM as this ‘secret’ is revealed with the GEORGE KAHN “SECRETS” QUINTET. In celebration of Kahn’s most ...

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Recording

Debut CD Release By Vocalist Paul D'Adamo Features Genesis And Phil Collins Members

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
January 4, 2013

Grapevine, TX - Vocalist extraordinaire Paul D'Adamo is no stranger to the world of Phil Collins and Genesis. His debut CD 'Tell Me Something' not only showcases a mixture of original compositions and re-done, lesser known classics by Phil Collins and Genesis, but also features essentially the core of Phil Collins's touring band: Brad Cole, Leland Sklar, Daryl Stuermer, Chester Thompson, Luis Conte, Arnold McCuller, Amy Keys, Lynne Fiddmont, and renowned jazz saxophonist Gerald Albright (who also worked with the ...

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Performance / Tour

Stick Against Stone Orchestra - Album Release Party At Joe's Pub - 1/29/13

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
January 4, 2013

All-star lineup of members from Losers Lounge, Burnt Sugar, Dizzy Ventilators and Time of Orchids rehydrate the long-lost songbook of Stick Against Stone as part of the upcoming documentary GET IT ALL OUT. Album release party by the Stick Against Stone Orchestra at Joe's Pub - January 29th, 2013 - 9:30pm “A smorgasbord of solid grooves seasoned with global spices - served in a punk funk setting." —Liquid Liquid’s Salvatore Principato Thirty-one years ago, a six-piece band/collective called Stick Against ...

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Festival

17 Days Of International Jazz Festival To Embrace Denmark In February

Source: Simon Christensen
January 3, 2013

The Winter Jazz Festival (or in Danish: Vinterjazz) is set to sweep all over Denmark for the 13th time on February 1-17. Vinterjazz is once more pushing its boundaries further with a record breaking number of concerts totaling approximately 300 concerts all over Denmark. This year's program presents a quite extravagant selection of International and Scandinavian musicians – as well as the finest and most progressive names from the modern Danish jazz scene. This festival was founded by the Danish ...

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