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Contest

Enter the "Brad Mehldau Trio - Ode" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records “Brad Mehldau Trio - Ode“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 28th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Brad Mehldau at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Nonesuch Records About Ode “Ode is a collection of originals that I wrote specifically for my trio with Larry and Jeff,” says Mehldau. “I feel ...

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Event

International Jazz Day Album Guide

Source: Chie Ogura
April 30, 2012

Steve Holtje, editor of MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide (Visible Ink), has written a 50-album guide covering the development from jazz, ranging from Louis Armstrong to Matthew Shipp, for CultureCatch.com. He writes: “Monday, April 30, is International Jazz Day, proclaimed by UNESCO goodwill ambassador Herbie Hancock. There will be streaming concerts and much more on jazzday.com. It seems like an apt time for a solid historical overview of jazz. Over the years, people have asked me, 'I've just started ...

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Advocacy

The Herb Alpert Foundaiton Funds The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards 2012

Source: Bobbi Marcus
April 30, 2012

New York, NY: Paul Williams, President of The ASCAP Foundation, announces that The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers Awards (an annual program for jazz composers) has received a major, multi-year financial commitment from The Herb Alpert Foundation. To honor that commitment, the program, established in 2002, has been renamed the Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards. Selection of the winning scores is made by a panel of leading ASCAP jazz composer members. The winners receive cash awards. Original compositions are ...

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Recording

Bap Kennedy Enlists Mark Knopfler in Making of New CD, "Sailor's Revenge"

Source: conqueroo
April 30, 2012

Released on Proper American on June 5, album unites American, Irish traditions LONDON, U.K. — Bap Kennedy's solo career has been distinguished by fruitful partnerships with the brightest and best. His 1998 solo debut, Domestic Blues, was produced by Steve Earle, who has hailed the Belfast-based artist as “the best songwriter I ever heard." After Lonely Street (2000), a tribute to two of Kennedy's childhood musical heroes, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, he recorded The Big Picture (2005) at the ...

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Radio

WBGO Interviews/music From International Jazz Day, New Orleans Tonight At 6:30

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 30, 2012

WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM Continues Its Celebration of International Jazz Day Today at 6:30 pm with Broadcast of Herbie Hancock’s Sunrise Concert in New Orleans NEWARK, NJ: WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM continues its celebration of International Jazz Day today at 6:30 pm with a special broadcast of Herbie Hancock’s sunrise performance in New Orleans. WBGO’s Josh Jackson enjoyed the early morning festivities and taped interviews with Hancock in Congo Square as well as with trumpeter Terence Blanchard, Tom Carter (President ...

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Event

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents Blazing Tongues At Lenox Lounge

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
April 30, 2012

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Runs May 7-13, 2012 All Tickets Just $10 or Free! The prestige of the past. The pulse of the present. NEW YORK, NY: The historic Lenox Lounge, a fixture in Harlem since 1939, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th and 125th streets, has been home to some of the hottest jazz in the city from Billie Holiday and Miles Davis to Frank Sinatra and John Coltrane, and it’s also been a favorite hang for many African-American ...

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Performance / Tour

Cushma, Cides, Leys To Play Famed Prog'Sud Festival and To Tour Europe

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
April 30, 2012

Phoenix, AZ: The progressive rock community is buzzing with excitement about the news that prog trio Cushma/Cides/Leys will be performing at the famed Prog'Sud Festival in France in May 2012. Cushma/Cides/Leys is an exciting new ensemble comprised of three well- known international musicians. Linda Cushma (USA) is a seasoned international performer and will be returning to Europe to perform at the Prog'Sud Festival 2012 with close friend and collaborator Guillermo Cides (Argentina/Spain), and drummer Alex Leys (Argentina). “The Prog'Sud family ...

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Performance / Tour

Marc Hoffman at Pewter Rose Bistr in Charlotte, NC on May 6

Source: Marble Arch PR
April 30, 2012

Charlotte, NC: Jazz pianist/composer/vocalist Marc Hoffman will perform this Sunday, May 6th at Pewter Rose Bistro as part of the Sai Musiq Jazz Series. Joining Marc will be special guest bassist, Terry Peoples. Pewter Rose Bistro is located at 8620 South Boulevard in Charlotte, NC. “I am excited to be returning to Pewter Rose, especially as part of this Jazz Series,” Hoffman says. “Many thanks to organizer Saidah Harley.” For this performance Marc will feature tunes from his latest CD, ...

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