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Chris Greco - Best Jazz "Maia" - Hollywood Music In Media Awards 2012

Source: Chris Greco
November 18, 2012

Chris Greco received “Best Jazz" for his composition “Maia" Thursday November 15, 2012 at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The event, representing many categories and independent artists, was held at the classic and refurbished Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA. “Maia" is from Greco's GWS-Fourwinds release Trane of Thought and represents one aspect of his varied work. Recorded in Los Angeles, “Maia" explores grooves and an electro-acoustic group compliment, with wide open improvisations that push and soar. Greco performs on ...

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Sheila Jordan In Berkeley: Master Class Dec. 2, Concert Tribute Dec. 3

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
November 17, 2012

NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan will be in Berkeley in early December to teach, to sing, and to be honored. She is leading a master class on Sunday 12/2, at 12:00 noon, at the Jazzschool, and will be the guest of honor at a Jazzschool fundraiser to be held on Monday 12/3, at 8:00 pm, across the street at the Freight & Salvage. “The ‘participant’ portion of the workshop is sold out,” says Laurie Antonioli, the Director of the Jazzschool’s ...

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Grammy-Nominated Bluesman Bobby Rush Stakes His Claim As A Living Legend

Source: conqueroo
November 17, 2012

New studio album Down in Louisiana, due February 19, 2013, updates the sounds of the swamps and the juke joints JACKSON, Miss. —Bobby Rush’s new Down in Louisiana is the work of a funky fire- breathing legend. Its 11 songs revel in the grit, grind and soul that’s been the blues innovator’s trademark since the 1960s, when he stood shoulder to shoulder on the stages of Chicago with Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Walter and other giants. Of course, it’s ...

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Visionary Songwriter Otis Taylor Returns With His Powerful And Unique Blend Of Roots Music And Narrative Poetry

Source: conqueroo
November 17, 2012

My World Is Gone explores the struggles of Native Americans with contributions from Indigenous frontman/guitar virtuoso Mato Nanji BOULDER, Colo. — Roots music visionary Otis Taylor’s 13th album, My World Is Gone, set for release February 12, 2013 on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, is a lightning bolt of musical creativity and social commentary. Its songs crackle with poetic intelligence and a unique, adventurous sound that balances the modern world with echoes of ancient Africa, Appalachia and more. ...

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Enter the "George Cables - My Muse" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
November 16, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the HighNote Records “George Cables - My Muse“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on December 16th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of George Cables at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at HighNote Records About George Cables

Pianist George Cables has been one of the most sought-after sidemen in jazz for more ...

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Matchless Vocalist Kaylé Brecher Treads New Ground On Her Fifth Album, 'spirals And Lines'

Source: Kaylé Brecher
November 16, 2012

"Kaylé Brecher is an individualist artist, a one of a kind, and she manages to perform her art and make it very approachable for the listener. Recommended." —John Peters, The Borderland “A little Carla Bley meets the Saturday Night Live Band is the underpinning that makes this set fire on all of its cylinders. Wild stuff that takes you far away from the usual jazz diva fare." —Chris Spector, Midwest Record A skilled arranger and composer, Kaylé is more than ...

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This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Gary Giddins On Louis & Bing

Source: Don Mopsick
November 15, 2012

Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong struck up a friendship in the 1920s that flourished as they worked together—for almost half a century—on stage, in movies, and on radio and TV. This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Gary Giddins, author of Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, 1903-1940 shares a look into the friendship between Bing and Louis. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the ...

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Dennis Angel’s Trumpet Grooves Are Timeless

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
November 15, 2012

The horn man’s debut disc, “Timeless Grooves,” is a mix of modern and retro jazz produced by Jason Miles. Scarsdale, NY: After having released a half dozen singles over the past few years that landed on the contemporary jazz radio charts, Dennis Angel released his debut album, “Timeless Grooves,” on Tuesday (November 13). Angel wrote or co-wrote 8 new songs for the set produced by Jason Miles (Marcus Miller, Miles Davis, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross) that fondly recalls the 1960s ...

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