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Performance / Tour

Westchester Jazz Orchestra Begins Milestone 10th Season On September 29th -- West Side Story Inspires Opening Concert In Dobbs Ferry

Source: Emily Tabin
August 24, 2012

Westchester, NY: A runner up for “Best Big Band” in the national JazzTimes readers’ poll, the Westchester Jazz Orchestra has made its mark creating and performing their engaging and exquisite repertoire. To kick off the group’s milestone 10th season, WJO will put a big band spin on Leonard Bernstein’s musical “West Side Story." Jazz radio personality Gary Walker will serve as MC for the September 29th performance, which begins at 8 PM at the Masters School, 49 Clinton Avenue, Dobbs ...

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Performance / Tour

The Neil Cowley Trio On Tour - NYC, Columbus, Nashville, Oakland, LA

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 24, 2012

The Neil Cowley Trio ON TOUR - In Celebration and Support of The Face Of Mount Molehill September 11, 2012 on Naim Jazz Records, New York, NY: The Iridium - Thursday, October 11, The Iridium is located at 1650 Broadway, NYC, Tel (212) 582-2121 Columbus, OH: The Wexner Center for The Arts - Saturday, October 13 The Wexner Center is located at Ohio State University, 1871 North High Street, Columbus, OH, Tel (614) 292-3535 Franklin, TN: The Franklin Theatre - ...

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Performance / Tour

See The Summer Off In Style With Andy De Campos At Lula Lounge In Toronto!

Source: LMC Media
August 24, 2012

Andy De Campos will be crooning in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese at Toronto's only lounge that features music of Latin America, with cozy booths and dance-hall style floor, located in a corner of Little Brazil. One of the most diverse, friendly, and multi-generational crowds in the city come together for their love of music at the Lula Lounge! The spot is a Latin music landmark in Toronto also well known for its Jazz. Andy De Campos will accompany you through ...

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Opinion

Listen to Your Listeners

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2012

By ERIC FELTEN, Wall Street Journal “People who want to play jazz actually outnumber those who enjoy or even tolerate it, let alone pay to hear it." Of all the provocations in a provocative satire of the jazz world, this was the one that seemed to cut deepest. It appeared in an article titled with sly simplicity “Careers in Jazz," written for AllAboutJazz.com by pianist Bill Anschell. Republished this summer, the essay was far and away the website's most-read article ...

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Radio

Guitar Pioneers This Week On Rivewalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
August 23, 2012

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, two contemporary giants of jazz guitar, Marty Grosz and Howard Alden, join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for a show devoted to pioneers of jazz guitar: Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang, Carl Kress, Dick McDonough and Django Reinhardt. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. Recognized by Down Beat in 2008 as one of 75 top jazz guitarists, ...

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Recording

Uncle Earl Alum Rayna Gellert To Release Solo Debut Album October 2

Source: 1888 Media
August 23, 2012

In-Demand Collaborator To John Paul Jones, Robyn Hitchcock and Abigail Washburn Steps To The Forefront With Old Light: Songs From My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds Fall Tour Dates With Abigail Washburn And Scott Miller Asheville, NC: Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rayna Gellert is set to release her solo debut album Old Light: Songs From My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds on October 2, 2012 via New York-based StorySound Records. A mix of original compositions and fresh arrangements of traditional fare, the ...

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Radio

Miami Jazz Project Performs On Wlrn's South Florida Arts Beat, 8/24/12

Source: Ed Bell
August 23, 2012

Please join our worldwide audience for another great musical performance on WLRN's South Florida Arts Beat Friday, August 24th, 2012 With MIAMI JAZZ PROJECT FEATURING ARTHUR BARRON Comprised of an all-star line up of South Florida based musicians featuring band leader Arthur Barron on saxophones and flute and musical director Abel Pabon on keyboards, the group also includes Augustin Conti on bass, Rodolpho Zuniga ...

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Recording

Vocalist Kathy Sanborn Releases "Six Degrees Of Cool" August 28, 2012

Source: Kathy Sanborn
August 23, 2012

Six Degrees of Cool, the latest vocal jazz project from singer, pianist, and composer Kathy Sanborn, releases August 28th through the Pacific Coast Jazz label. Six Degrees of Cool will be available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby. Drawing from renowned influences such as Cool Jazz giants Miles Davis, Chet Baker, and Anita O’Day, Sanborn’s new album brings Cool Jazz into today’s contemporary scene. Sanborn says her latest release, Six Degrees of Cool, may remind you of the ...

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