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Event

Celebrate New Orleans At Newport Jazz Fest -- Great Music & Great Food, August 3

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 5, 2012

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER at NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY NATIXIS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT with DR. JOHN & THE LOWER 911, JON CLEARY, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, CATHERINE RUSSELL and JONATHAN BATISTE AUGUST 3, 8:00 PM, at INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME Russell Morin Fine Catering to Provide New Orleans Cuisine NEWPORT, RI: The 2012 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will laissez les bons temps rouler on Friday, August 3, at 8:00 pm at the ...

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Performance / Tour

Trombonist Oscar Utterstrom Celebrates New CD With A Tour

Source: Oscar Utterstrom
July 5, 2012

Nashville based Swedish trombonist Oscar Utterström has just released his second album, named Departure, under his own name. To celebrate the occasion, Oscar's group did a tour that included both clubs and universities. Among others the University of Southern Mississippi and Tennessee Tech University were visited where Oscar gave master classes followed by concerts. The writing on the album mixes Utterström’s Swedish roots with American and world music, resulting in a sound that is unmistakably his own. His songs reflect ...

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Recording

Adam Miller's New Solo Guitar Album "Delayed"

Source: Adam Miller
July 5, 2012

Musicians & press all over the world are saying the same thing, “It’s only a matter of time before the world sees & hears the talent that is, Adam Miller”. It’s this talent that has seen him share the stage & guitars with Les Paul, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, Matt Schofield, Charlie Hunter, Bruce Mathiske, Adam Levy (Norah Jones), Joe Robinson, Kevin Wilson (Stevie Wonder), the list continues... Miller’s fourth studio album was released June 2012. Entitled “Delayed” it ironically ...

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Performance / Tour

Chihiro Yamanaka Trio At Iridium July 10 (New York City)

Source: SF Media
July 5, 2012

The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City on July 10, 2012, in a CD release concert for Reminiscence (Universal/Decca/EmArcy). This is the 2nd major-label CD release in the United States by the dazzling jazz pianist, following her 2011 U.S. debut, Forever Begins (Universal/Decca/EmArcy). Iridium Jazz Club is at 1650 Broadway at 51st St., New York, NY. Sets are at 8 PM and 10 PM. There is a $25 cover charge per set, along ...

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Radio

Lil Hardin's Life With Louis Armstrong This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
July 5, 2012

This week on Riverwalk Jazz we hear the story of Lil Hardin's life with Louis Armstrong in rare interviews first released by Riverside Records in the 1950s. Trumpeters Duke Heitger and Bob Barnard join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band to perform pieces composed by Armstrong and Armstrong. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. Louis Armstrong and Lil Hardin were as different ...

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Website

All About Jazz / Jazz Near You Seminar for Musicians and Presenters at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival on Friday, July 6th

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2012

Learn how to promote your live shows and your recorded music at All About Jazz and Jazz Near You On Friday, July 6th, All About Jazz will present a free seminar for professional musicians, presenters, and music producers at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Kongsberg, Norway. The one hour workshop starts at 11:00am and is followed by a 30 minute Q&A/brainstorming session. All About Jazz CEO and Founder Michael Ricci will conduct the seminar. Attendees will learn how to use ...

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Interview

Interview: Vocalist Benn Bacot

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 4, 2012

Q: When did you decide to become a singer? A: My very first memories are of standing in front of the radio, singing and listening to the music. It has always been a part of who I am from the very beginning. I didn't choose it; it chose me! Q: Was jazz always your primary music of choice? A: No. I have sung many different types of music over the years from choral music to R&B and musical theater. About ...

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Recording

Oxygene8 To Release Innovative New Album Loop1

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 3, 2012

Scottsdale, AZ: Possibly one of the most ambitious and innovative albums to be released in 2012 is the highly anticipated new CD by experimental prog/art-rock ensemble Oxygene8 titled loop1. The loop1 project began quite simply with the vision that the entire CD would be one long loop, sans divisions,an upward spiral—one huge dynamic movement of sound. Band leader and stickist/bassist Linda Cushma's vision for the work seemed a ridiculously enormous undertaking, considering scheduling, budget and time constraints. “Every element of ...

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