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Performance / Tour

Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfege To Perform At Benefit Concert For The Boston Center For Refugee Health And Human Rights

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
May 24, 2012

New York, NY: Derrick N. Ashong & Soulfège are at it again. After recently performing at Club de Madrid’s gala dinner honoring former President Bill Clinton with the Democratic Leadership Award; the competitive selection of their animated short film Love Rain Down (a cut from their latest highly successful CD, AFropolitan) for an April screening at the prestigious Palm Beach International Film Festival; launching a national commercial & public radio broadcast campaign; and reaching nearly 50,000 downloads for their Million ...

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Recording

The Bombay Royale Release "You Me Bullets Love" on May 15

Source: Press Junkie PR
May 23, 2012

The Bombay Royale are dedicated to bringing music and mayhem of vintage Indian cinema back to the future, where it belongs. Their debut album You Me Bullets Love is a blend of haunting Hindi and Bengali vocals, pulsing deep funk and disco breaks and shimmering surf-a-delica. Expect huge horn riffs, wild spaghetti guitar, bustling tabla, screaming organs and all the synthesizers, sitars and strings that made the music of 1960s and 1970s Bollywood so electrifying. Starring vocalists Parvyn Kaur Singh ...

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First Ever Career Defining Box Set for the Legendary Dean Martin

Source: Universal Music Enterprises
May 23, 2012

“Martin sang the way all men imagine they sound in the shower…He worked that deep, mellifluous voice of his with a casual grace that somehow carried a weight of romantic implication other crooners never quite achieved.” – The Los Angeles Times There is only one man who Playboy called “the coolest man who ever lived” and who Elvis Presley worshipped and admired. Simply put, that man is Rat Pack legend Dean Martin. He is one of the greatest recording artists ...

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Guitarist Ralph Conde Pays Homage To Haitian Musicians On New Album, Opens Online Guitar Clinic

Source: Lauren Rogers
May 23, 2012

The significant contributions of Haitian musicians to jazz are the heart of guitarist Ralph Conde’s latest release, Respe. His playing both tasteful and heartfelt, Conde delivers one inspired performance after another, his guitars scorching with raw passion and transcendent energy. The album is a potent overview of Caribbean sounds, which is apt since Conde is actually a guitar teacher as well; for those yearning for an intro to these Latin styles, Respe is an educational powerhouse. Ironically, instructing students about ...

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Performance / Tour

Pete Smyser CD Release Performance, Chris’ Jazz Café, June 2, 1012

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2012

Guitarist, Pete Smyser celebrates his new CD release, the Jerome Kern Concert Live with a CD release party on Saturday June 2, 2012, and performances at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM, at Chris' Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St Phila PA 19102. Smyser has released 7 CDs as a leader. Pete has appeared on television and radio shows in addition to countless performances at festivals, clubs, universities, and churches. Although his primary style is in the jazz idiom, performing with a ...

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Legendary Guitarist Frank Gambale Bares His Soul On An Inspired Collection Of Songs With His Soulmate, Boca

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
May 23, 2012

Palm Springs, CA: When something emerges from the soul of an artist, it’s honest, personal and meaningful. It is more than a passion project. For Grammy winning guitar innovator Frank Gambale, “Soulmine” is a soul-realized endeavor that has ruminated in his consciousness for 30 years. The musician jazz giant Chick Corea called “one of the most incredible guitarists on the planet” found the missing piece when he met and married his soulmate, Boca. She provides the sultry vocals and together ...

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SmallsLIVE Documents Important NYC Jazz Scene With Four New Albums On May 22nd

Source: Carla Parisi
May 22, 2012

SmallsLIVE Documents Important NYC Jazz Scene with Four New Albums on May 22nd Jesse Davis Quintet: Live at Smalls Rick Germanson Quartet featuring Dr. Eddie Henderson: Live at Smalls Ralph Lalama & BopJuice: Live at Smalls Lage Lund Quartet: Live at Smalls SmallsLIVE, the live-performance label of Greenwich Village jazz venue Smalls, will continue its tradition of documenting its storied scene with four new albums on May 22nd. The Live at Smalls series will ...

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TV / Film

The Last Mambo: A Documentary Celebrating The Salsa/Latin Jazz Community Of The San Francisco Bay Area

Source: Sheryl Lynn Thomas
May 22, 2012

BERKELEY, CA: THE LAST MAMBO is a dynamic exploration of the past, present and future of Salsa/Latin Jazz community in the San Francisco Bay area. THE LAST MAMBO traces the 60+ year evolution of the West Coast Latin sound, a potent gumbo of Afro-Cuban rhythms, jazz harmonies and funk infused grooves. THE LAST MAMBO, shot and acquired in High Definition Video, is the first documentary to provide an in-depth examination of the cultural, economic and social forces that shape this ...

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