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Event

Ty's Take: 2012-2013 Jammin' At The Gem Talent And Dates

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
June 30, 2012

The Jammin’ at the Gem Concert Series is back again with five stellar performances lined up. This season kicks off on September 29th with Chick Corea and Gary Burton and the Harlem String Quartet. Corea is one of the most well renown and respected composers in all of music and has received over fifty Grammy nominations during his illustrious career. Burton is a self taught vibraphone virtuoso and six time Grammy winner. The Harlem Quartet was founded in 2006 and ...

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Recording

James "Biscuit" Rouse Release New CD "Conversations In Analog Part 1"

Source: A.C.
June 30, 2012

James “Biscuit” Rouse Release New CD Conversations in Analog Part 1 Drummer, Singer, Musician and Producer’s Jazz project is where Funk meets Soul and gives birth to the Groove NEW YORK, NY: World renowned drummer, singer, musician, and producer James “Biscuit” Rouse debut CD Conversations in Analog Part 1, a mostly instrumental jazz EP is where Funk meets Soul and gives birth to the Groove. The EP features eight songs, including the lead single “Lemme Getta” with vocals, written and ...

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Recording

David Sanborn 2-disc Anthology Out July 31; Summer Tour Dates

Source: Jason Elzy
June 29, 2012

THEN AGAIN: THE DAVID SANBORN ANTHOLOGY Alto Saxophonist’s First Double-Disc Retrospective Spans 20 Years And Shows Why He Is Among The World’s Most Successful Crossover Artists Available July 31 From Rhino LOS ANGELES – David Sanborn stands as one of the world’s most successful crossover artists. Playing with unflinching conviction and using his alto saxophone like a singer uses their voice, Sanborn’s instantly recognizable mix of jazz, R&B and pop has earned six Grammy® Awards and nine gold and platinum ...

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Radio

Jim Cullum Jazz Band At Stanford Jazz Workshop This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
June 28, 2012

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band presents a collection of early jazz classics from New Orleans and beyond. It's a summer concert captured live at the Stanford Jazz Workshop with Evan Christopher on clarinet. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band brings a fresh approach to its classic repertoire in nightly performances in San Antonio and on our show. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed ...

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Festival

Bass Legend Stanley Clarke Presents Invitation Concert Series At The Montreal Jazz Festival June 28 - July 1

Source: Diane Hadley
June 28, 2012

Stanley Clarke was honored at the Montreal Jazz Festival with the 18th prestigious Miles Davis Award in 2011. This award is presented to tribute a great international jazz musician for the entire body of his or her work and for that musician’s influence in regenerating the jazz idiom. An extension of the award is the privilege to host a four-night Invitation Series of his choice. Clarke’s Invitation Series at the festival will take place this year June 28-July 1. “In ...

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Performance / Tour

SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev And Weber Iago) Live At "Downtown Jazz" - Redwood City, CA - July 2nd / 6:00pm

Source: Hristo Vitchev
June 28, 2012

July 2nd | Modern Jazz 6:00pm - 8:00pm 2600 Block of Broadway SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Iago) SEVA is a modern jazz formation combining elements of classical, folk, rock, latin, and world music under the umbrella of the jazz sensibility and seeks to explore vibrant and distant harmonic landscapes with their modern and sophisticated sound. SEVA was formed in late 2010 by Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Brazilian (Latin Grammy Nominee) piano ...

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Performance / Tour

Andy De Campos: In The Heat Of The Night In Toronto

Source: LMC Media
June 28, 2012

Andy De Campos performs Top of the Jazz Season and Summer. Toronto's favourite jazz crooner Andy De Campos plus trio play in prime time at Gate 403, a venue with perfect hybrid of slightly upscale local pub and classy piano bar. Surprisingly, one of the few places in town where the piano actually sounds like a piano! Gate 403 is beloved by musicians and fans alike as an intimate setting. Gate 403 is located at 403 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, ...

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Festival

Countdown to All About Jazz Presents at 2012 Kongsberg Jazz Festival Starts Now!

Source: All About Jazz
June 27, 2012

With just ten more days until All About Jazz's first-ever curation, in collaboration with the Kongsberg Jazz Festival and Music Export Norway, we're going to rerun a series of CD reviews and interviews with artists who will be participating in the seven-show, two-day event, on July 5 and 6. AAJ will also publish a brand new interview with guitarist Stian Westerhus, and a review of his just-released duo recording with singer Sidsel Endresen, Didymoi Dreams (Rune Grammofon, 2012), on July ...

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