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Recording

Brazilian Vocalist Carol Saboya To Make U.S. Solo Debut With "Belezas: The Music Of Ivan Lins & Milton Nascimento"

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
June 12, 2012

Already established as a premier recording artist in her native Brazil and in Japan, with eight albums to her credit, vocalist Carol Saboya is poised to make her U.S. solo debut with the July 10 release of Belezas: The Music of Ivan Lins and Milton Nascimento. The CD, on the AAM Music label, features guest appearances by saxophonist Dave Liebman and harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens, and was produced and arranged by renowned pianist (and Saboya’s father) Antonio Adolfo. Having previously ...

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Recording

Nonesuch Releases New Pat Metheny Unity Band Record, June 12

Source: Nonesuch Publicity
June 12, 2012

Saxophonist Chris Potter, Drummer Antonio Sanchez, and Bassist Ben Williams Join Guitarist Metheny First Metheny-led band in 30 years to feature sax also embarks on 39-city summer & fall tour See upcoming tour dates For the first time since his 1980 release 80/81, guitarist Pat Metheny has recorded with a band that features tenor saxophone. Unity Band, due from Nonesuch on June 12, 2012, introduces a new Metheny ensemble with Chris Potter on sax and bass clarinet, longtime collaborator Antonio ...

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Performance / Tour

This Week At The Cornelia Street Cafe, June 12-19

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
June 12, 2012

The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce “Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians This Week at The Cafe, June 12-19: Tuesday, June 12, 8:30 PM REVOICE: MARIA CHRISTINA Maria Christina, voice, songs; Matt Davis, guitar; James Shipp, vibraphone; Sam Anning, bass; Sean Hutchinson, drums Tuesday, June 12, 10:00 PM REVOICE: NATE WOOD Nate Wood, guitar, vocals; Jesske Hume, ...

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Performance / Tour

TSP: Mark Rapp And Derek Lee Bronston, Play Back-to-back Shows At The Grand Opening Of The Velvet Note, Atlanta's Newest Music Venue

Source: Mark Rapp
June 12, 2012

TSP, featuring musicians MARK RAPP (trumpet, didgeridoo) and DEREK LEE BRONSTON (guitar, vocals) will ignite audiences with their live shows as they perform back-to-back shows as part of the opening Atlanta’s newest music venue, THE VELVET NOTE in Alpharetta, Georgia. Mark Rapp and Derek Lee Bronston, a/k/a TSP, are redefining jazz for every generation with reinventions of tunes by Paul McCartney, Radiohead, AC/DC, Cole Porter, Miles Davis & more. Using didgeridoo, guitar, trumpet and rhythm section enhanced with raw, emotional ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz / Rock Drummer Aaron Comess Preps Sextet Concert For July 11th At Smoke Jazz In New York City

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 12, 2012

A Straight-Up Jazz Show, With a Focus on Material From the 1960s Respected jazz & rock drummer/multi-instrumentalist/composer/producer Aaron Comess has confirmed a July 11th sextet concert at Smoke Jazz in New York City. Comess has long ties to jazz, and has played with such greats as Roy Hargrove, Brad Meldau, Robert Glasper, Bilal, Roswell Rudd, Arnie Lawrence, Deanna Kirk and more. As a member of the group New York Electric Piano (for the past 10 years,) Comess and band-mates scored ...

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Recording

New Ep "Ready Or Not This Party's Hot" From Tyrone Smith

Source: Tyrone Smith
June 12, 2012

Ready or Not this Party's Hot is not only the name of the upcoming EP from Tyrone Smith, but also the true theme of the vibe this new music gives. Gliding effortlessly through a wide range of styles and grooves this music is consistent of one true perspective and thats GROOVE; And despite contemporary sounds every song just says: JAZZ. Well-rounded is the best way to describe Tyrone Smith and his music; It has the virtuosic display of musicianship and ...

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Festival

30th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
June 11, 2012

Randall Kline, the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast—today announced the artist lineup for the 30th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival running August 25 to December 7, 2012. The festival will celebrate the organization’s thirtieth anniversary by presenting thirty concerts from a global range of artists including Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society; Sonny Rollins; Ornette Coleman; Dianne Reeves; Branford Marsalis, solo at Grace Cathedral; Gilberto Gil; Brecker Brothers Band Reunion with ...

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Performance / Tour

Pianist Neil Alexander releases"100 Years Of Spring"

Source: Neil Alexander
June 11, 2012

Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) Centennial Tribute 100 Years of Spring with pianist Neil Alexander Imagine a quiet morning in a food market. A place Anthony Bourdain or Jamie Oliver might visit while jaunting around the globe. Strategically placed, among vendors setting up their stalls, is a piano. When the market opens people trickle in, or pour in, and some may notice the unusual addition and wonder. Then, as people are chatting, procuring, rushing or strolling, ...

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