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Video / DVD

Sara Gazarek on "Jazz'n With J'Rodd"

Source: Michael Ricci
August 3, 2012

Jazz vocalist Sara Gazarek sits down for an interview on “Jazz'n With J'Rodd", the web's first (and only) live streaming jazz showcase. About Blossom & Bee Hailed as the next important jazz singer (Don Heckman, LA Times), Sara Gazarek recently recorded Blossom & Bee, her debut for the Palmetto Records label. Blessed with a beautiful, translucent voice, Gazarek is a strikingly original artist who continues to blur the line between innovation and emotional integrity. For her ...

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Radio

Chihiro Yamanaka Trio On "Jazzset With Dee Dee Bridgewater"

Source: SF Media
August 3, 2012

The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will appear on National Public Radio's “JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater," scheduled for broadcast on WBGO (88.3 FM, Newark) on August 5, from 7 PM to 8 PM, and on many other NPR-affiliated stations throughout the United States. The program will present highlights from Ms. Yamanaka's May 10, 2012 acclaimed performance at the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. In addition to ...

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Recording

Roni Ben-Hur & Santi Debriano - Our Thing Featuring Duduka Da Fonseca

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 3, 2012

A Sublime Musical Conversation Exploring Many Facets of the Jazz Diaspora, New CD from Motema on August 14, 2012 CD RELEASE CELEBRATION: September 11 @ The Jazz Standard Roni Ben-Hur & Santi Debriano Featuring Duduka Da Fonseca Performing music from Our Thing Sets @ 7:30 & 9:30 PM The idea and inspiration for Our Thing was born in the summer of 2011 within the walls of the beautiful Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Sardaigne, a 12th century church atop the tiny village of Saint ...

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Performance / Tour

Sarah Frances Johnston 22, Makes Headlines In Las Vegas

Source: Sean
August 3, 2012

Las Vegas, NV: The Las Vegas Review Journal, the premier newspaper in Las Vegas, Nevada and The View Neighborhood newspapers of Las Vegas Suburban housing areas of over 2 million are currently featuring Sarah Frances Johnston in the Entertainment Section of the Sin City Newspaper.. The link to the article can be found here. New Zealand Singer Sarah Frances Johnston has recently signed a five night a week agreement with the multi- Billion Dollar Station Casinos Corporation of Las Vegas. ...

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Music Industry

Renowned Artist, Tony Ramos, Donates Work To The American Jazz Museum

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
August 3, 2012

The American Jazz Museum (AJM) is pleased to announce that the renowned artist, Tony Ramos has donated his work titled, “Ella” to the Museum. “The gift of this magnificent work titled Ella by Mr. Ramos is very significant on several levels,” states American Jazz Museum CEO, Greg Carroll. “Ella Fitzgerald stands as one of the pillars of musical art and she is prominently featured in our main permanent exhibit, as well as in many of the jazz films contained in ...

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Recording

Tony Barba's New Album Facetime Now Available!

Source: Tony Barba
August 3, 2012

Facetime is now available through Layered Records. This Rock/Jazz trio features Tony Barba on tenor sax and bansuri, Patrick Mulcahy on electric bass, and Conor Elmes on drums. From Layered's website: A veteran NYC saxophonist/composer now residing in Chicago, Tony Barba has leapt between improvised music, punk rock, jazz (or pretty much anything that can be honked out through a saxophone) and somehow landed on the sound for his new trio's album, Facetime. The record is an amped up romp, ...

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Award / Grant

Louis Armstrong Center For Music & Medicine To Honor Jon Hendricks With 2012 What A Wonderful World Award On Sept 24

Source: Carol Rubiano
August 3, 2012

Four individuals of distinction –Jon Hendricks, Louis Harrison, MD, Ilene Harrison, RN, and Deena Harburg – are the recipients of the 2012 What A Wonderful World Award, announced Joanne Loewy, DA, MT-BC, LCAT, Director, The Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center. The honorees will be feted at a special cocktail reception to be held on Monday, September 24 at Beth Israel’s Phillips Ambulatory Care Center’s Nerken Family Atrium, 10 Union Square East in Manhattan. Dancer/choreographer ...

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Recording

Americana Duo Birds Of Chicago To Release Self-Titled Debut October 2

Source: 1888 Media
August 3, 2012

NPR eTown Episode To Air Beginning August 8 U.S. Tour Aug 21-Nov 10 Includes Two-Month Stint With Sean Hayes Hometown Record Release Show On November 10 At Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, IL: Birds of Chicago, a collective based around singer-songwriters/ instrumentalists JT Nero and Allison Russell, are set to release their eponymous debut album on October 2, 2012. Comprising twelve original songs, Birds of Chicago immediately soars into flight with the protracted leap of its lead track, ...

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