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Recording

Kung Fu Announces New Album Set For Release Winter 2012 And Debuts Video For “Do The Right Thing”

Source: Destiny
June 13, 2012

Connecticut’s nu-funk stars, Kung Fu, are back in the studio working on their sophomore release, due out this winter. In anticipation, the band has released a video of “Do the Right Thing", which is expected to be included on the record. “We are super excited for this album," says keyboardist Todd Stoops. “We’re really evolving as a unit. When we recorded the debut album the group had only been together for a year but now we have this level of ...

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Recording

Sweden's Caprice Records Reissues Don Cherry's "Organic Music Society" - CD And Vinyl Versions

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
June 13, 2012

One of the towering figures of American music, Don Cherry was part of the revolutionary free-bop quartet led by Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and early 1960s, an ensemble that helped shift the conversation about jazz from chord changes and swing to freedom and energy. Always an independent spirit, Cherry brought his openness and burgeoning knowledge of traditional musics from around the world to bear on Coleman’s project, lending an infectious, absolutely original air to the bold new music. ...

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Education

Rising Star Jazz Guitarist Launches Online Instructional Resource

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 13, 2012

Guitarist Jake Hertzog is quickly establishing himself as a rising star with his unique blend of jazz and rock, having released three critically acclaimed albums over the last three years. Hertzog also is a frequent contributor to Guitar Player Magazine's Lessons section under the alias “Hey Jazz Guy", aiming to bridge the gap between standard guitar instruction and an original take on jazz education. Hertzog is thrilled to announce that the online companion resource to the “Hey Jazz Guy" series ...

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Performance / Tour

Kung Fu to Perform at Blue Note Jazz Fest June 15

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 13, 2012

Kung Fu is back in NYC for the first time since their 4-week Brooklyn Bowl residency, playing a Blue Note Jazz Fest “Late Night Groove Series” show on Friday, June 15th. At a time where EDM is dominating the live music audience, Kung Fu is turning heads across a wide demographic with their sound that incorporates classic funk & jazz references with new EDM ideology. 18 year old kids love it and so do 40-something jazz aficionados. Punishing the line ...

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Festival

Sweet Sixteen: Brenda Carol & Clairevoyance Live At Hothouse Cafe 2012

Source: Brenda Carol
June 13, 2012

TWO NIGHTS: SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 and MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 This all ages, 2 evening event features some of Canada's finest jazz artists including Brenda Carol, Toronto pianist and educator Stephen Gardner on grand piano, Bill McBirnie on master flute, electric bassist and backing vocals of Bryant Didier and Chris Burrell on drums. ClaireVoyance will perform at HotHouse Cafe, 35 Church Street (At Front) 7:30 pm start with two sets at 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm. Performance dates: Sunday, ...

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Recording

Mingus, Monk & Weather Report: From Legacy in July

Source: Sony Music Entertainment/Legacy
June 12, 2012

The ultimate year-round jazz festival of Legacy Recordings continues to set a new industry standard with three new Complete Album Collections from the Columbia and RCA archives by the greatest names in modern jazz: Charles Mingus: The Complete Columbia & RCA Albums Collection: 7 titles, 10 CDs The Thelonious Monk Quartet: The Complete Studio Albums Collection: 6 titles, 6 CDs Weather Report: The Columbia Albums 1971-1975: 6 titles, 7 CDs These three new entries follow up the first 16 box ...

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Recording

The Spy From Cairo Announces New Album 'Arabadub'

Source: Press Junkie PR
June 12, 2012

One of the amazing things about the deeply Jamaican music called Dub is its ability to act as a conduit. From its early days as stripped down versioning of popular Reggae tunes to its indoctrination into late 80 / early 90s UK Soundsystem & Dance Music culture, to its current massive mutation (with the “Step” planted firmly in its behind), Dub has shown itself to be not only a musical art form that stands strongly on its own, but also ...

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Festival

June 17: Bang on a Can Marathon Opens River To River Festival

Source: Jensen Artists
June 12, 2012

On Sunday, June 17, from noon until midnight, Bang on a Can continues celebrating its 25th year with the annual Bang on a Can Marathon, FREE for the public at World Financial Center Winter Garden (220 Vesey Street, NYC), presented by River To River® Festival, Arts Brookfield, and Bang on a Can. The Marathon has been the opening event of River To River Festival for seven years, kicking off the month-long celebration of free music, dance, film, and arts events ...

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