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Recording

Circavision Productions Releases Nicky Schrire's "Freedom Flight"

Source: Brian Shankar Adler
May 22, 2012

Vocalist & composer celebrates a fresh and vibrant take on the Jazz vocal tradition New York, NY: Nicky Schrire, a vocalist and composer with a “warm, honey-rich voice” (Peter Eldridge) will release her debut album, ‘Freedom Flight’ on May 22, 2012 via Circavision Productions. The album includes eleven tracks that Schrire both arranged and produced. Two of the tracks (“Journey” and “Ode To A Folk Song”) are original songs that are complimented by an array of classics including Lennon/McCartney’s “Freedom ...

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Contest

Enter the "Abbey Rader - Live at PAX" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
April 21, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ABRAY “Abbey Rader - Live at PAX“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 21st. Click here to enter the contest (Following Abbey Rader at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Abbey Rader A powerful and relentless searcher for the union of spirit and body in his interpretations of rhythm and melody, Abbey Rader was raised in the ...

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Event

April Is Jazz Appreciation Month In Austin, Texas

Source: Fito Kahn
April 21, 2012

The Mayor of Austin has proclaimed April as Jazz Appreciation Month in Austin. In a ceremony held in the Austin city council chambers Thursday April 12th, Mayor pro-tem Sheryl Cole presented the proclamation to founding members of the Austin Jazz Alliance, Fito Kahn and Paul Klemperer. the proclamation read: Be it Known that Whereas, The Austin Jazz Alliance shines the spotlight on the extraordianry history of jazz and its importance to the American culture; and Whereas,Through concerts, lectures, films ...

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Event

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

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April 21, 2012

Beverly Hills will sizzle when acclaimed Latin Jazz artist Jose Rizo brings his new nine–piece Latin jazz ensemble, Mongorama to the city for a free community concert, Sunday, May 6th. Presented by the Playboy Jazz Festival as part of their free community event series, the concert will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Civic Center Plaza, located at 450 North Rexford Drive, between Santa Monica Boulevard and Burton Way. The concert is the first ...

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Recording

Jon Dee Graham's "Garage Sale" Started as Gift

Source: conqueroo
April 21, 2012

Gift becomes emotionally compelling disc due June 28 AUSTIN, Texas — Forget the spring-cleaning metaphors. Though Jon Dee Graham chose Garage Sale as the title of his June 28 release on Freedom Records, the 11 songs it contains are anything but cast-offs. It's just that, unlike the tracks on his seven previous solo releases, they weren't carefully written in advance, clustered around a theme, then recorded at breakneck speed. In fact, Graham confesses, this time around, he initially had no ...

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Event

Berkshires Jazz Announces 2012 Programming, Student Art Contest Winners

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 21, 2012

PITTSFIELD, MA: Berkshires Jazz, Inc., which organizes and presents festivals, concerts, and other jazz events in Berkshire County, has announced the winners of its annual Student Art Contest, as well as its 2012 season programming. Performance highlights include: a special concert on May 4 at the conclusion of Pittsfield's first “First Friday Artswalk"; the new Berkshires Gateway Jazz Weekend, Sept. 14-16; and the 8th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 3-13. The twofold mission of Berkshires Jazz is to present jazz ...

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Performance / Tour

Gian-Carla Tisera At The Nuyorican Poet's Cafe April 27th

Source: Gian-Carla Tisera
April 21, 2012

Gian-Carla Tisera, an opera singer and her band: The Canciones de Cambio Project — April 27th at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe, 7pm Romain Collin, piano; John Benitez, bass; Reinaldo de Jesus, percussion; Francis Benitez, drums From Cuban ‘Guajira’ to Latin American Folklore and “Trova", ‘Canciónes de Cambio’ is a musical and socio-artistic experience where Gian-Carla's arrangements of Latin American songs are passionately charged with her operatic and folkloric singing fused with the improvisations of virtuosic jazz artists. Raised in Bolivia ...

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Recording

Mats Gustafsson Releases "Bengt" On Utech Records - Available May 19th

Source: Keith Utech
April 21, 2012

Bengt is the new solo recording by Mats Gustafsson and is dedicated to Bengt Nordström. Mats Gustafsson plays a plastic alto sax. A classic Grafton sax. The type of sax that was used by Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and Bengt Nordström. Nordström is best known having produced Albert Ayler's first recording Something Different on his Bird Note imprint. It is in his own role as a saxophonist that Nordström was truly inventive. Bengt Nordström was playing solo sax improvisation already ...

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