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Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli Group Releases 'Moments,' A Set Of Inventive And Thought-provoking New Music

Source: Melissa Kassel
August 5, 2024

Melissa Kassel, a consistently creative jazz singer, has released her latest recording, Moments. The colorful set consists of ten original songs co-written with Tom Zicarelli, which pays tribute to some of the most universal aspects of life, from finding love to the beauty of nature. For this project, Melissa Kassel and Tom Zicarelli are joined by an all-star team of brilliant musicians—and long-time friends—that make up the Melissa Kassel and Tom Zicarelli Group. Pianist Zicarelli began working with Melissa in ...

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Education

International Association Of Schools Of Jazz (IASJ) Announces New Executive Director: Ed Partyka

Source: Lydia Liebman Promotions
August 4, 2024

The International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ed Partyka as its new Executive Director, effective January 1, 2025. A renowned arranger, composer, conductor and educator, Partyka brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to the core values of the organization. Initiated 35 years ago by renowned jazz artist and educator Dave Liebman, the IASJ has evolved into a preeminent global network of 70 member schools and affiliates, dedicated to advancing ...

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Festival

Festival Of New Trumpet Music (font Music) Announces 2024 Festival

Source: Lydia Liebman Promotions
August 3, 2024

The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) is thrilled to announce its 2024 program, celebrating trumpet music from around the globe. This year’s festival will be held from September 9-15, 2024, and will comprise both virtual and in-person programming, held at venues across New York City, Queens, and Brooklyn, and even Buffalo NY. This year, FONT will honor the legendary Jon Faddis with the 2024 Award of Recognition, which will be awarded at the Louis Armstrong House Museum. FONT ...

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Recording

New Live Recording From Trumpeter Chad McCullough on Calligram Records

Source: Calligram Records
August 2, 2024

Reflecting on In these hills, beyond , trumpeter and composer Chad McCullough says “this album is a celebration of life, but it wasn't planned that way. I just wanted to play great music with my friends, as lofty a goal as I have most of the time. However, the recent passing of my grandfather added more weight to everything.” On tour with his quintet last year, McCullough realized midway through the first concert that it was his grandfather’s birthday. “It ...

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Geof Bradfield Releases 'Colossal Abundance' On Double Vinyl

Source: Calligram Records
August 1, 2024

Geof Bradfield straddles diverse streams of the African Diaspora, drawing on modern jazz, Southern blues and roots, and African rhythms. With Colossal Abundance, his 10th album as a leader, Bradfield unveils his most ambitious work to date. Colossal Abundance is a meditation on the fabulous wealth—material, intellectual and spiritual—and abject poverty that coexist in modern society. Expanding upon his critically acclaimed Yes, and... Music for Nine Improvisers (2017), Bradfield leads a stellar 12-piece ensemble through a program of his own ...

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Website

All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: July 2024

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2024

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in July, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs Dive Into The Deep Blue Gustavo Cysne From: Dive Into The Deep Blue feat. Ithamara Koorax 05:28 Feel Like ...

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Brazilian Gaia Wilmer And Jaques Morelenbaum U.S. Tour: D.C., NYC, Boston And More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
July 31, 2024

Trem das Cores is a celebration of Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter, and important figure in Brazilian culture. He was also very influencial in Brazilian Jaques Morelenbaum and Gaia Wilmer’s lives. The idea comes from their love and great pleasure in working together with Caetano’s work while celebrating his 80th birthday and, most of all, honoring him as a composer, beyond his greatness as a singer and a poet – hence the idea of an instrumental journey through his music. Gaia ...

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Bernell Jones II CD Release Event On August 2nd At Heaven Can Wait

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
July 31, 2024

Originally from Memphis, TN, Bernell Jones II is an NYC-based multi-instrumentalist experienced in multiple forms of Black American Music. At age ten, Bernell first picked up his primary instrument, the saxophone. Bernell dropped his new single “Don't Know Why" featuring vocalist Jazzmine James on May 28th. This new release entitled Typewriter is expressed in R&B, funk and fusion. “I am 26 years old at the time of the release of my first ambitious project, Typewriter. At this age, I have ...

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