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Recording

Chris Stamey's "Lovesick Blues" Due Out February 5 On Yep Roc

Source: conqueroo
October 22, 2012

dB’s founder, esteemed songwriter and Southern alt-pop godfather hits a creative high with intimate, expansive new set CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — “This record is the closest I’ve ever gotten to the sound I hear in my head in the middle of the night,” Chris Stamey says of his new Yep Roc Records release, Lovesick Blues, set for February 5, 2013 release. “It’s always the quiet ones that sound the loudest in the dark.” As a solo artist, producer, arranger, studio ...

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Contest

Enter the "Brad Mehldau Trio - Where Do You Start" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records “Brad Mehldau Trio - Where Do You Start“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 20th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Brad Mehldau at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Nonesuch Records About Where Do You Start Nonesuch released the Brad Mehldau Trio’s Where Do You Start, a companion ...

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Interview

Interview: Australian Blues Guitarist Gus Mckay

Source: Harry Watters
October 20, 2012

Q: Where did the interest in music originate from? A: I have always had a love of music from as early as I can remember.Both sides of the family were musical; not professional, but keen and passionate. Q: Were your parents supportive of your musical ambitions? A: My parents supported me in the form of lessons and there was always music in my life growing up, but I really have kept my ambitions to myself. Q: Growing up, what artists ...

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Recording

Chicago-based Alto Saxophonist Caroline Davis Debuts On CD With "Live Work & Play" Nov. 6

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 20, 2012

Caroline Davis's star has been rising in Chicago. She’s been called “one of the city’s strongest and most exciting jazz saxophonists” (Chicago Reader) whose “musical development over the last three years has been nothing short of startling” (Chicago Music). On November 6, Davis brings her music to a national audience and beyond with the release of her powerful and compelling debut album, Live Work & Play (Ears & Eyes Records). Featuring her quartet of Mike Allemana (guitar), Matt Ferguson (bass), ...

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Event

Ed Bickert At 80: A Jazz Celebration

Source: LMC Media
October 19, 2012

Jennifer “Red" Thorpe Presents “Ed Bickert at 80 - A Jazz Celebration" Hosted by Noted Jazz Broadcaster Katie Malloch Featuring: Terry Clarke, Barry Elmes, Oliver Gannon, Jake Langley, Lorne Lofsky, Mike Murley, Chris Norley, David Occhipinti, Michael Occhipinti, Reg Schwager, Neil Swainson, Don Thompson, Kevin Turcotte, Steve Wallace and Ted Quinlan TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6th at 7:00 PM The GLENN GOULD STUDIO CBC Building 250 Front Street Toronto, Ontario - Canada ...

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Education

Usdan Center, Expanding Jazz Program, Holds 10/28 Free Open House For 2013 Season

Source: Reva Cooper
October 20, 2012

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, the renowned summer arts day camp whose Jazz Department was created by Dr. Billy Taylor, announces its first free Open House for its 2013 summer season on Sunday October 28 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Artists including Jimmy Heath, Jon Faddis, Arturo O'Farrill, Randy Brecker, Marian McPartland and Jane Monheit have performed and taught at the Center. Usdan, on a magnificent 200- acre woodland campus on Long Island, is attended by ...

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Performance / Tour

Marc Hoffman Returns To Childress Vineyard

Source: Marble Arch PR
October 20, 2012

Pianist/vocalist/composer plays original and standard jazz CHARLOTTE, NC: Virillion Music recording artist Marc Hoffman will perform this Saturday, October 20th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m at Childress Vineyards in Lexington, NC as part of the “Music In the Vineyards” series. Hoffman, a NC native will include original instrumental and vocal jazz in his performance, as well as standards, Broadway and pop. “I’m really excited to be back for another performance on the “Music in the Vineyards” series,” Hoffman said. ...

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Obituary

Saxophonist David S. Ware: 1949-2012

Source: Improvised Communications
October 19, 2012

David S. Ware's longtime manager Steven Joerg, the family's official spokesman, has issued the following statement: Last night, saxophonist and composer David S. Ware succumbed to complications from his 2009 kidney transplant at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was 62. His remains will be cremated and a musical memorial service will be organized for a later date. WKCR 89.9 FM in New York is paying tribute to Ware with an 18-hour memorial broadcast that ...

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