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Recording

Invasion Group In Collaboration With Innerhythmic Records To Issue First Ever Acoustic Solo Bass Recording By Bill Laswell, Means Of Deliverance

Source: Antje Hübner
September 5, 2012

AVAILABLE ON INNERHYTHMIC.COM, IN STORES AND ONLINE OCTOBER 16, 2012 Innerhythmic Records, founded by musician and producer Bill Laswell, presents a milestone release, a rare return to the roots. In keeping with his distinguished career, Laswell decided to go solo and acoustic. Means of Deliverance showcases original solo pieces on an innovatively designed instrument, the Warwick Alien fretless four-string acoustic bass guitar. This work adds to an acclaimed catalog of forward-thinking projects and puts Laswell in touch with his foundational ...

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Festival

Jazz With Dominican Accents and Flavours In South Florida

Source: Jazz en Dominicana by Fernando Rodriguez
September 5, 2012

Jazz en Dominicana and Landestoy Enterprises inform that in the coming month of October, during the celebrations of Hispanic Heritage, will be presenting - in Miami - a completely new and exciting concept from the Dominican Republic: The South Florida Dominican Jazz Fest. This multicultural event will bring to Florida the best jazz being performed by musicians in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans living abroad. On Friday, October 19th, Miami will witness the Jazz proposals from the land that gave ...

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Performance / Tour

Thomas Dolby To Shoot Live Open-to-the-public National PBS Television Concert In Sacramento, October 20-21

Source: conqueroo
September 4, 2012

Concert special will spearhead new phase of awareness for recent album, A Map of the Floating City. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To support the release of his first studio album in nearly 20 years, A Map of the Floating City, Thomas Dolby continues to immerse his audience. First he created an online multiplayer role-playing game in which players form into tribes to solve puzzles in a dystopian parallel world, trying to earn free downloads of his music. (Dolby launched this at ...

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Performance / Tour

This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe - September 4-11

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
September 4, 2012

TONIGHT: Tuesday, September 4, 8:30 PM THE WEE TRIO James Westfall, vibraphone; Dan Loomis, bass; Jared Schonig, drums Wednesday, September 5, 8:30 PM “PILC MOUTIN HOENIG" Jean-Michel Pilc, piano; Francois Moutin, bass; Ari Hoenig, drums Thursday, September 6, 8:30 PM DIANE MOSER & MARK DRESSER: CD RELEASE, “DUETTO" Diane Moser, piano; Mark Dresser, bass Thursday, September 6, 10:00 PM DIANE MOSER QUINTET “MUSIC FOR THE LAST ...

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Recording

John Brown's Body New Release And Tour

Source: Curtis Bergesen
September 4, 2012

“JBB IN DUB" OUT SEPTEMBER 18 ON EASY STAR RECORDS It's been four years since groundbreaking reggae band John Brown's Body last put out a record, 2008's “Amplify," which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Reggae Chart. The wait for new music is over, as the octet will release an EP of mostly instrumental dub, “JBB In Dub," on September 18th. Two days later the band kicks off their fall U.S. tour at One Pelham East in Newport, RI. The four-week ...

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Event

Rachael Sage Hand-picked By Judy Collins For High-profile Nyc Concert At Cafe Carlyle On 9/22

Source: Seth Cohen PR
September 4, 2012

The Legendary Collins Praises Sage as “A Marvelous Young Artist” Indie singer/songwriter/producer Rachael Sage is honored to have caught the eye of one of music’s legendary artists, Judy Collins. Collins has hand-picked Sage to perform at New York’s renowned Cafe Carlyle, on September 22nd. The 10:45pm show by Sage will be a stand-alone concert following Collins’ residency performance, which will take place earlier that evening. Rachael Sage at Cafe Carlyle 35 East 76th Street Saturday, ...

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Performance / Tour

Project/Object Keeps The Humor In Music On Fall Northeast Tour: Zappa Alumni Ike Willis & Ray White Back On Tour

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 4, 2012

New York, NY: The longest running Zappa repertoire group, Project/Object, returns to the road for a quick tour of the Northeast. The band will be joined by Zappa ‘s most beloved vocalists: Ike Willis and Ray White, who together and separately toured and recorded with Zappa from 1976-1988. Project/Object’s long years of collaboration with Willis and White is testament to their desire to bring Zappa fans’ favorite sidemen to the stage as often as possible. Project/Object is unique amongst Zappa ...

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Performance / Tour

KCC Productions Presents Troy Roberts' Nu-Jive At Zinc Bar September 12, 2012, at 9PM

Source: Kimberly C Chmura
September 3, 2012

Hailing from the remote location of Perth, West Australia, saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts has won four consecutive Downbeat Jazz Soloist Awards, two consecutive West Australian Music Industry Awards, was the only Australian finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, received his first Grammy Nomination Medal, and has shared the stage with greats such as Sammy Figueroa, James Morrison, Stephen Scott, Slide Hampton, Bobby Sparks, Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton, to name a few.. More recently, Troy represented ...

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