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Recording

Matt Simons Releases Album "Pieces" In June

Source: Lily Golightly
April 3, 2012

Inspired by a vast variety of artists, from Brian Wilson to Stevie Wonder, singer/songwriter/pianist Matt Simons pushes himself to grow beyond those influences to find his own voice and create his own sound. Often compared to Jamie Cullum, John Mayer and Adam Levine, Simons also infuses his piano based pop-rock with hints of jazz and R&B. Much of 2011 was spent on tour. In addition to visiting most of the US, he ventured to the UK, Netherlands and Germany in ...

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Recording

Pianist/composer Aruan Ortiz Presents A Musical Unit In Perpetual Motion On His New Recording, "Orbiting"

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 3, 2012

Pianist/Composer Aruán Ortiz Presents a Musical Unit in Perpetual Motion on His New Recording, Orbiting (Available May 29, 2012 on Fresh Sound/New Talent) Orbiting features The Aruán Ortiz Quartet: Aruán Ortiz (piano), David Gilmore (guitar), Rashaan Carter (bass), Eric McPherson (drums) Aruán Ortiz Appearances Aruán Ortiz Residency at IBeam, Brooklyn, every Friday in April Aruán Ortiz 4tet, Celebrating the release of Orbiting at Smalls, April 10, 8:30-11:00 PM, featuring JD Allen, Rashaan Carter & Eric McPherson About Aruán Ortiz Jazz ...

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Festival

14th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival Set to Be a "Roy-al" Affair

Source: Michael Ricci
April 3, 2012

The Healdsburg Jazz Festival will take the wine country by storm for the 14th consecutive year with a power-packed roster of jazz “Roy-alty”—that's Roy as in Haynes, the legendary drummer and NEA Jazz Master—and a bevy of veterans and jazz rising stars. The festival is proud to present for the first time, NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, a unique vocal force in the music for over half a century. Healdsburg, which has never compromised its vision of presenting authentic jazz ...

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Performance / Tour

Smokey Robinson At Lehman Center For The Performing Arts

Source: Joe Alterman
April 3, 2012

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its tremendous 31st season with a superstar of popular song – the GRAMMY Award-winning “poet laureate of soul music,” Smokey Robinson, on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8pm. The velvet-voiced singer/songwriter, whose $60-million-plus in record sales helped turn Motown into the largest Black-owned corporation in the world, recorded 37 Top 40 Motown hits between 1960 and 1987, including mega-hits “Tears of a Clown,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Shop Around,” and “The Tracks of My ...

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Website

All About Jazz Improvements: March 2012

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2012

Your favorite jazz website continually improved throughout the month of March. If you like what you see, please help support our efforts by making a modest contribution to All About Jazz today. WHAT'S NEW! Local Upcoming Events Weekly Email Great news! You can now receive a weekly event calendar delivered right to your email address every Thursday. U.S. Reader? Just enter your zip code and the miles from your zip you're willing to travel and we'll send you what's coming ...

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Website

All About Jazz Private Message Feature Improved!

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2012

We spruced up your private message page with member photos and a new streamlined appearance. The text is also easier to read. Wondering what's up with the Dr. Evil avatars? You can replace your Dr. Evil by uploading your own photo from your member profile update form. To change your photo, click your name in the top left corner of any All About Jazz page, select “Update Profile," then click “Upload/change photo." Enjoy! You can support our continued efforts to ...

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Recording

Susie Arioli Shines On Her Latest Album, "All The Way"

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale
April 2, 2012

Another step in her rich and inspired career finds Susie Arioli pushing the limits of her art with a new album appropriately titled All the Way. The sparkling singer invites us to follow her on a sublime adventure as she brings her finely modulated voice to bear on thirteen numbers drawn from the immortal repertoire of the Great American Songbook. Displaying the maturity of performers who are in it for the long haul, Arioli brings her singular touch to legendary ...

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Festival

17th Annual Jazz On Fourth Street Festival Lineup Announced

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
April 2, 2012

Presented by Fourth Street Merchants and KCSM/Jazz 91, the 17th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival, benefiting the jazz programs at Berkeley High School, will feature free performances from famed radio host and pianist Dick Conte’s Quartet with Steve Webber on bass, Steve Heckman on saxophones and Bill Moody on drums; the classic blues sounds from three-time Grammy Nominated vocalist Lady Bianca; and the classic and contemporary Cuban and Salsa repertoire from Rumbaché. The Berkeley High School Combo A, awarded ...

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