Jazz News

Music Video Premiere From Northwest Crooner George A. Santino, “Come Fly With Me”

Source: Sarah Biggerstaff
June 21, 2012

Northwest crooner George A. Santino releases music video for title single “Come Fly With Me,” which reached the number one position on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Swing Jazz and is being well received by jazz, swing and big band music fans and media alike, including the Jazz Music Examiner, Northwest Prime Time, Woodinville KOMO and Redmond KOMO. The vintage-inspired music video for “Come Fly With Me” is directed by Erich Benedict for With an H Media, a Bothell-based music ...

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Avant Prog Ensemble Mirthkon To Release New Live DVD

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 20, 2012

Oakland, CA - The prog world is buzzing with excitement about the forthcoming DVD release by miRthkon; Oakland, CA based amplified chamber ensemble masquerading as a rock band. This illusion is well maintained by the fact that from time to time they do indeed rock. Maintaining a passionate aesthetic stance that they are (quite happily) 'beneath everything', their music—whether evoking the direct or indirect influence of progressive rock, contemporary classical abstraction, avant-garde jazz, catchy hook-laden pop, or thrash metal—is held ...

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Indie Hotspot Silver Lake Jazz Series’ Star-studded Debut

Source: Sean McKenzie
June 20, 2012

On June 13, 2012, jazz legends, celebrities, and jazz aficionados attended the Indie Hotspot launch of its monthly jazz concert series at El Cid venue, hosted by Kaylene Peoples with special guests Chase Masterson, and Dave Pell. Hubert Laws arrives at El Cid for the Indie Hotspot Silver Lake Jazz Series Launch on June 13, 2012 (Photo by Arun Nevader/WireImage) Indie Hotspot founder and show host Kaylene Peoples set the tone for the monthly jazz concert series with a star-studded ...

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Billy Vera Debuts His Big Band Sound At Syracuse Jazz Fest

Source: Tamela D'Amico
June 20, 2012

Billy Vera and the Beaters’ frontman Billy Vera has moved into the world of Jazz. He has just finished up recording a new Jazz album at Capitol Records Studios that is a tribute to his favorite black songwriters. Vera and his 18-piece All-Star Syracuse Big Band will be debuting his new tunes this Saturday, June 23rd at the Syracuse Jazz Fest ( a Free Admission music festival) located at Jamesville Beach Park. Admired by his peers, loved by his fans, ...

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2nd Annual Newport Festivals Foundation Gala, Saturday, August 4, Marble House

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 20, 2012

Second Annual Newport Festivals Foundation Gala, Set for Saturday, August 4, at Marble House, to Help Sustain the Legacy of Newport’s Jazz and Folk Festivals NEWPORT, RI: To help sustain the storied tradition of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. will hold its second annual fundraising Gala on Saturday, August 4, at 7:30 pm at the historic Marble House, 596 Bellevue Avenue, in Newport, Rhode Island. An intimate evening of fine dining and music featuring ...

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Enter "The Harris Group - Choices" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter “The Harris Group - Choices“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on July 19th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Ric Harris at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! About The Harris Group and Choices While pursuing a goal, a person may find himself in a location he never considered a possibility. An article in Guitar Player magazine about the ...

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Ty's Take: From The Farm To Fame: Lisa Engelken

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

Lisa Engelken (pronounced EN-gel-ken) is preparing to drop her second album this year and has set the sights even higher for her newest project, “Little Warrior: anima explorations” than she did for her critically acclaimed and well received first album, “Caravan.” “With ‘Little Warrior’ I hope to build upon the momentum of my last album ‘Caravan’,” that was very well received both popularly and critically,” she said. “The harmony and lyric content of “Little Warrior” is a bit more complex, ...

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National Guitar Workshop Announces Online Courses

Source: James Ulreich
June 19, 2012

National Guitar Workshop Is Proud To Announce: National Guitar Workshop: Online Beginning July 15th the National Guitar Workshop will offer ten popular courses online. National Guitar Workshop is announcing its newest innovation in music education, NGW Online. This new online program will feature 10 courses with over 150 hours of class time. This summer, for the first time, the National Guitar Workshop will be conducting online lessons. Enrollment for online courses begins in June, classes will be available for viewing ...

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