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Beonix 2023: New Dimensions Of Electronic Music
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CAPSBOLD
Techno’s not dead. The 2022 Beonix was solid proof of that. This year, the festival will remain true to itself; that is, it will showcase the value of electronic music and introduce visitors to the best specimen of the genre. Traveling to a new dimension is part of the 2023 edition’s concept. And it’s about both spiritual and musical experiences. A sneak peek about the latter is in the text below. EDM Is King Okay, but why an electronic music ...
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World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces October Line-up Including The Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Trio, Pianist Jacky Terrasson, Trombonist Steve Davis, Saxophonist Melissa Aldana, And More
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AMT Public Relations
Rated the #1 Jazz Club in New York City (Secret NYC), Smoke Jazz Club welcomes a few of today’s leading Trios to the stage in October. For the first time in 30 years, the Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart Trio returns to SMOKE for a highly-anticipated, long overdue, four-night run (Oct 12-15). Pianist Jacky Terrasson makes a rare New York City appearance with his exciting trio with bassist Kenny Davis and drummer Alvester Garnett (Oct 19-22). The month ends with the master trombonist Steve ...
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Trumpet & Guitars - Elegant And Fantastic Album Release By Gerhard Daum on Tonework Records
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Gerhard Daum
Contemporary Jazz is a fascinating collection of seventeen original pieces by German composer and musician Gerhard Daum. A very successful composer of soundtrack music for films and television in both the US and Europe, Daum's music is expressive and often very visual. On this album, Daum performs on trumpet, flugelhorn, and acoustic and electric guitars (not all at the same time!), and is accompanied by prominent Macedonian double-bassist, Martin Gjakonovski, who lives and works in Cologne (Germany). Most of the ...
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New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies And Contemporary Musical Arts Departments Announce Fall 2023 Concerts Featuring Expansive Programming Across Genres
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
New England Conservatory (NEC) announces an expansive fall season of performances, featuring a diverse roster of ensembles and programming. Ensembles large and small perform in NEC’s world-class venues, including Jordan Hall and the Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre. Jazz Studies welcomes award winning vocalist and alum Sara Serpa for a residency focusing on her acclaimed multi-media work Intimate Strangers. Other fall highlights include a residency with NEA Jazz Master bassist Dave Holland and two concerts by the NEC Jazz Orchestra, ...
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Music Legends Soft Machine Release New Album 'Other Doors' And Announce Forthcoming Tour Dates
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Five years after the release of their last studio album, legendary UK musical institution, Soft Machine, return with a brand new album, Other Doors. Boasting new material and two numbers drawn from their extensive historical repertoire, Other Doors finds the band in their usual fiery form. Featuring John Etheridge (guitars), Theo Travis (saxophones, flutes, Fender Rhodes piano, electronics), Fred Thelonious Baker (Fretless bass), John Marshall (drums), Other Doors also features two guest appearances from long-serving bassist Roy Babbington, who retired ...
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Jazz Day At The New Ross Piano Festival with Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan Set for September 20-24, 2023
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Connie Tantrum
Five years ago the New Ross Piano Festival introduced jazz piano to what had been a purely classical piano festival. So far it has featured Enrico Pieranunzi, Lars Jansson, Gwilym Simcock, Vadim Neselovskyi, Phil Ware, Jim Doherty and Greg Felton. This year its Kit Downes and Scott Flanigan. About Kit Downes Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated, solo recording artist for ECM Records. He has performed all over the world playing piano, church organ ...
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Registration Now Open For New Jersey Performing Arts Center's TD Jazz For Teens Education Program
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AMT Public Relations
Announcing New Class: Music Composition & Arranging Impacting Thousands of Young Musicians for the Past 25 Years Fall Semester: October 7–December16, 2023 Spring Semester: January 27-May 18, 2024, 10:00am-5:00pm (schedules vary) New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), Colton Institute for Research and Training in the Arts, 24 Rector Street, Newark, NJ, 07102 (Newark Penn Station stop by Newark-bound PATH/Amtrak). Student musicians ages 12-18. Register: $650 per semester. $1,100 for full year. Registration is required and financial aid is available. ...
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Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Set To Release 'Electric Miles 2' on October 6th
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Charles Pillow Large Ensemble Electric Miles 2 The follow-up to acclaimed saxophonist/arranger Charles Pillow’s, “Electric Miles” , one of NPR’s top ten CD’s for 2018, is a further exploration of Miles Davis’ early electric period, 1969-74, arranged for a large jazz ensemble. This time Pillows’ arrangements add 3 french horns in addition to the usual big band format for more orchestral color possibilities. Featured in the “Miles” solo role are Tim Hagans, Scott Wendholt and Clay Jenkins. A completely “stacked” ...
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