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Music Industry

Shapeshifter Lab: A New Music Venue In Brooklyn, NY

Source: Fortuna Sung
May 6, 2012

SHAPESHIFTER LAB GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION – JUNE 2012 The Art Space that ShapeShifts Music and Creativity Brooklyn, NY: In today’s fast evolving music industry it’s not just the musicians and the marketplace that need to be flexible and adaptable; music venues also need to accommodate every conceivable audio-visual need. Thus ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn’s newest and most exciting live music venue, is set to take all aspects of live and recorded performance interactivity to a new level. With in-house ...

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Contest

Enter The "Lisa Hilton - American Impressions" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Lisa Hilton - American Impressions“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 5th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Lisa Hilton at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About American Impressions As American composers Gershwin, Copland and others have done, Hilton creates musical impressions of everyday life in America – everything from subways to rain. Hilton's band is ...

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Recording

Jimmy “The Wiz” Wisner Explores His Cameo Jazz Roots: "Time and Space Out" On ABKCO Records

Source: Michael Ricci
May 6, 2012

New York, NY: ABKCO Records will release Time And Space an album by master musician Jimmy “The Wiz” Wisner on May 8 as part of its ongoing Cameo Parkway catalog research and development initiative. The album is sourced from The Girl From Ipanema and Cast Your Fate To The Wind, two albums released on Cameo’s Wyncote subsidiary label in 1964 and 1965, respectively. The first, originally credited to “Jimmy Davis” and “Norma Lee,” features Wisner on piano and Norma Mendoza ...

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Festival

Red Hook Jazz Festival Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary - June 10 & 17

Source: James Keepnews
May 6, 2012

Celebrating its fifth anniversary presenting the most forward-thinking musicians and composers in modern jazz, the Red Hook Jazz Festival, produced by big bang productions, will take place this year at its usual location, the Urban Meadow in Red Hook on two consecutive Sundays, June 10 and June 17 starting at 1 PM. The Urban Meadow is located at the corner of President & Van Brunt Streets in Brooklyn, NY. Both days are sponsored as in years past by both the ...

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Recording

"Rhythms Of Life" Released On Happy Puppy Records

Source: Jared C. Balogh
May 6, 2012

Get in touch with your senses as Jared C. Balogh’s Rhythms of Life take you on a transcendent journey of emotions and life experiences. Jared C. Balogh is a musician/composer from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He’s also a member of the American Composers Forum. He had released numerous albums and have already collaborated with artists like Lezet, Hal McGee, Kawol and The Merricks, to name a few. Started in July 2010 and released last January 10 under Happy Puppy Records, this musical ...

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Event

Freddy Cole Performs Two Concerts On May 31 In Phoenix, AZ

Source: Patricia Myers
May 5, 2012

The Freddy Cole Quartet will perform two shows on Thursday, May 31, 2012, at The Nash, the new Jazz in AZ education and performance venue in Phoenix, AZ. The concerts, fundraisers to benefit the programs of The Nash, are at 5:45 p.m. for wine-hors d’oeuvres preceding 6:30 concert is $75; the 8:30 p.m. concert is $30. The Nash is at 110 E. Roosevelt St., Phoenix. Tickets, a seating chart and details on sponsorships are online at jazzinaz.org or phone 602-279-9402. ...

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Event

Playboy Jazz Festival Presents Latin-jazz Artist Jose Rizo And 9-piece Band Mongorama In Free Beverly Hills Concert May 6th

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May 5, 2012

Hot rhythms… Beverly Hills will sizzle when acclaimed Latin jazz artist Jose Rizo brings his new 9-piece Latin-jazz ensemble Mongorama to the city for a free concert. The event will celebrate the musical legacy of famous conga legend Mongo Santamaria, featuring much of his early charanga-jazz material from the 1950’s and 60’s including many of his original compositions. The Beverly Hills High School Jazz Band will open the show performing a variety of jazz, blues, swing, rock and Latin music. ...

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Recording

UK Electro-acoustic Group Auburn Reunites To Record New CD "Indian Summer"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
May 5, 2012

London, UK: To much anticipation, UK electro-acoustic ensemble Auburn featuring singer/songwriter Liz Lenten has reunited after an almost 10-year hiatus! The critically acclaimed group has recorded a new CD titled 'Indian Summer' that is slated for release on May 7, 2012 on Scarlet Records, distributed through Gonzo MultiMedia. Described as a band that delivers “songs from the heart” by the London Evening Standard, and “Dreamy, moody and atmospheric” by Classic Rock Society, Auburn will embark on a UK tour in ...

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