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Performance / Tour

The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 16th-21st

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
July 19, 2012

The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 16th with Dr. Todd Wilkinson a saxophone virtuoso whose talents have had him performing and teaching around the country. Musicians bring your instruments and join the jam. On Thursday July 19th, see saxophonist Horace Washington, one of the continued purveyors of the old “Kansas City” styles of jazz. Washington has been ...

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Recording

Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Curate 3-CD Set for 50th anniversary of A&M Records

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 18, 2012

It’s an archetypal story of the modern record business – two guys with a dream running their nascent label out of a West Hollywood garage in the summer of 1962. The label quickly gains momentum and eventually becomes one of the most important record companies the world has ever seen. The two guys were Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the “A” and the “M” in A&M Records. By the way, it was Alpert’s garage and that first hit was “The ...

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Performance / Tour

Joe Louis Walker Celebrates Alligator Debut with Philadelphia Performances

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 18, 2012

Award-winning guitar slinger, passionate vocalist and gifted songwriter Joe Louis Walker, currently celebrating the release of his Alligator Records debut, Hellfire, will perform at Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia on Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18, 2012. The Wall Street Journal celebrates Hellfire's “appealing immediacy" and says, “Walker's raspy, powerhouse voice is out front while his stinging guitar cuts through the uncluttered arrangements." Walker has been releasing groundbreaking music since 1986 and has toured — and continues to tour — worldwide. ...

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Video / DVD

Niyaz Releases New Music Video, Starts US Tour

Source: Press Junkie PR
July 18, 2012

Montreal/Los Angeles-based Niyaz have recently released their third album, Sumud (pronounced soomood) and they are bringing it on tour to the United States this summer. The album has already debuted at #1 on the iTunes World Chart and broke into the top 10 Billboard World Music Chart as well. The band will be kicking off their US tour on July 22nd in NYC then off to Atlantic City, Eugene, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, and Seattle. Niyaz, which means ‘yearning’ ...

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Event

Actress Lydia Cornell Records Psa For Upcoming Eric Marienthal Charity Event

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 18, 2012

Award-winning actress, author, teen mentor, talk-show host, comedienne and public speaker, Lydia Cornell grew up in America’s living rooms. An international celebrity best known for her starring role as the daughter of TV legend Ted Knight in the hit ABC series Too Close for Comfort, Cornell was one of the most popular sex symbols of the '80s, playing virginal blonde bombshell cheerleader Sara Rush. The series airs daily on Tribune Broadcasting’s new channel Antenna TV. This year Cornell has worked ...

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Interview

Kimberly Forness Wilson Discovers "Butterfly Soul" In Quest To Help Others

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 17, 2012

Q: Your new album has the enigmatic title of Butterfly Soul. What is a Butterfly Soul? A: It is a metaphor for inner transitions. It is symbolic of my recovery after a really devastating accident where I lost my singing voice for many years. Throughout my life the quest has been to hunt, discover, and then allow what comes to come. Sometimes it is very painful to process a piece of art or a piece of music. This, too, is ...

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Recording

Bernie Worrell Releases Two Digital Singles

Source: Powderfinger Promotions
July 17, 2012

Rock and Funk legend Bernie Worrell recently digitally released two songs, “BWO is Landing” and “Get Your Hands Off.” Combing elements of everything from jazz to salsa to funk and soul, these two tracks have something to offer every music lover. Both tracks are beautifully arranged and very danceable, full of energy and are true works of musical genius from a master of many styles. How many artists can say they were in on the ground floor of an honest-to-Rock ...

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Education

Steve Bailey Named Chair of Berklee's Bass Department

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 17, 2012

Berklee College of Music announces that Steve Bailey has been named chair of the college's Bass Department. Bailey, six-string fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, begins his tenure this summer. He succeeds Rich Appleman, who retired in May 2012 after holding the position for 40 years. A partial list of Bailey's extensive recording and performance credits include Paquito D'Rivera, Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Lew Tabackin, Victor Wooten, Dave Liebman, Claudio Roditti, Hank Jones, Michel Camilo, The Rippingtons, David Benoit, Kilauea, ...

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