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Event

21st Edition Jazz In The Park 2012: Homage To Bernardo Sassetti

Source: Michael Ricci
July 15, 2012

July 15, 6 p.m., Serralves Auditorium CONCERT ‘PELAS MÃOS DE BERNARDO/THROUGH BERNARDO’S HANDS’ Parque da Fundação de Serralves Rua de Serralves 977 Porto In 2012, Jazz returns to Serralves Park on July 7, 14 and 21 always at 6 p.m. This year the stage at the Serralves Park Tennis Court will welcome a Portuguese orchestra, LUME – Lisbon Underground Music Ensemble and two groups from the United States: the quartet of saxophonist Marty Ehrlich ...

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Recording

Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies Release Colorful Debut "Fortune Songs"

Source: Jasmine Lovell-Smith
July 15, 2012

The term “Towering Poppies,” which saxophonist Jasmine Lovell-Smith chose to christen her stellar quintet, is an evocative one, conjuring images of radiant flowers reaching heavenward, bold colors against a bright sky. Those images are perfectly appropriate for the stunning sounds of Lovell-Smith’s debut CD, Fortune Songs. But for the New Zealand native, the name has a deeper, more personal meaning. “In New Zealand we have something called ‘tall poppy syndrome,’” Lovell-Smith explains.“It’s this idea that there’s an intolerance of difference ...

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For Sale

Jazz on Film... Film Noir (Limited Edition 5-CD box set) on Moochin’ About

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2012

Collected together for the first time... Seven classic 1950’s film noir jazz-inspired original scores Best ever quality digital remastering A Streetcar Named Desire (Alex North) Private Hell 36 (Leith Stevens) The Man with the Golden Arm (Elmer Bernstein) Sweet Smell of Success (Elmer Bernstein/Chico Hamilton) Touch of Evil (Henry Mancini) Anatomy of A Murder (Duke Ellington) Odds Against Tomorrow (John Lewis) About Jazz on ...

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Website

Participate in two AAJ Reader Polls

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2012

Dear friends, When you get a minute please participate in our two new polls: How do you access the internet? How do you access jazz news & information? If you are an All About Jazz forum member, you can vote by clicking the two links above. If you use Facebook, you can vote at http://www.facebook.com/allaboutjazz. The results from the surveys will help us determine how we prioritize some of our upcoming projects. Thank you!

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Recording

Etta James, Sarah Vaughan & Brecker Bros Box Sets Due in August from Legacy

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
July 15, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival from Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Sony Music archives family of labels, by the greatest names in modern jazz: THE BRECKER BROTHERS - THE COMPLETE ARISTA ALBUMS COLLECTION (Arista/Legacy) – 8 titles, 8 CDs ETTA JAMES – THE COMPLETE PRIVATE MUSIC BLUES, ROCK ‘N’ SOUL ALBUMS COLLECTION – (Private Music/RCA/Legacy) – 7 titles, 7 CDs SARAH VAUGHAN - THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA ALBUMS COLLECTION ...

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Performance / Tour

Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform at Sellersville (PA) Theater

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 15, 2012

Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat" Dural Jr. - along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco - is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Friday, August 3, 2012. Their latest release (and Alligator Records debut) is the Grammy Award-winning CD, Lay Your Burden Down. This is Buckwheat Zydeco's first Grammy win (the band had five previous Grammy nominations). Louisiana vocalist, accordion and organ master Dural recorded Lay Your ...

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Festival

Help Us Strike A Blow For Artistic Expression And Recreate Michigan's Economy

Source: Just Roots PR
July 15, 2012

The Michigan film industry is a real and viable alternative to the demise of Michigan's industrial base. It is a positive path to recreate Michigan's economy and help redefine who we are as a state. Help us create a film/music festival here in south-central Michigan and help support Michigan's film and music industries. Back Story In 2008 departing Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm left Michigan with one of the country's most generous film incentives. Within three years, Michigan was pushed into ...

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Advocacy

Creating A Future For Our Past

Source: Ron Kaplan
July 15, 2012

CREATING A FUTURE FOR OUR PAST...New web presence bodes well for American music preservation Aptos, CA — Visitors to greatamericansongbook.org will notice a fresh look these days, full of facts about composers, lyricists and singers who contributed to this original, precious and uniquely American treasure trove of music. The American Songbook Preservation Society is debuting a fresh new website as part of their ongoing campaign to preserve our cultural treasure known as the Great American Songbook. The Great American Songbook ...

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