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ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5 | DAYS REMAINING: 16
Prize: Choice of two Origin Records CDs plus t-shirt
Origin Records is a Seattle-based independent jazz label, run for musicians by musicians. For this contest, winners will have their choice of the 19th Anniversary reissue of alto-saxophonist Brent Jensen's The Sound of a Dry Martini: Remembering Paul Desmond or emerging trumpeter Charlie Porter's Immigration Nation. As an added bonus, all winners will receive an Origin Records t-shirt (beer not included).
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ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 1 | DAYS REMAINING: 6
Prize: Two Free Tickets to Rudy's Jazz Room Nashville
Enjoy a thrilling evening at the place that DownBeat Magazine calls one of America's Great Jazz Venues of 2020. Rudy's Jazz Room is Music City's authentic jazz club. Serving classic New Orleans prohibition and pre-prohibition cocktails, local brews, and New Orleans cuisine. You'll hear international touring artists E.S.P. perform live at 6PM on April 8th as they make a historic live record right in Nashville.
E.S.P. is brewing an exciting concoction of original modern jazz infused with spicy Latin beats and seasoned with funky grooves. Originating from central New York, this...
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 1
Prize: Harris Eisenstadt Two LPs on NoBusiness Records
Woodblock Prints is a limited edition LP featuring Eisenstadt's charts for a nine member small orchestra. Each side exhibits a pleasing symmetry, beginning with a short horn trio, then a longer cut for the full ensemble, and finally a more convoluted mid-length piece. At times sounding like a post-modern version of the classic Miles Davis Birth of the Cool band, the music is very patient and thoughtful, and one could imagine the past masters of the art of woodblock printing nodding their heads in approval of the craft involved—Drummer Harris Eisenstadt’s bands cover the field between hard-edged...
Sponsored by NoBusiness Records
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 10
Prize: 10 different LPs spanning the ten years of Whirlwind Recordings
Whirlwind Recordings celebrates its 10th anniversary with a 10 LP giveaway!
What started out as a simple venture for founder Michael Janisch to release his own music has blossomed into one of the premiere independent labels releasing contemporary jazz and related musics in the world today. Our catalogue consists of more than 140 albums and we’ve had the pleasure of working with over 85 international artists. We have many exciting new releases and events planned to mark this landmark occasion, and, as ever, we thank you for your incredible support along the way.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 10
Prize: 10 copies of Rhythm Abstraction: Azure by Frank Macchia
Rhythm Abstraction: Azure is the first volume of new compositions created as a follow up to 2018’s release Rhythm Kaleidoscope. As with that release, Brock Avery improvised drum and percussion solos. Frank Macchia then composed music for woodwinds and orchestra to Brock’s creations. Azure is the first of three extended play albums of 6-7 compositions which will be released starting in January and followed up in April and July. In Azure we have a created a group of pieces that continue our quest for honoring the art of improvisation with a “stream-of-consciousness” sense of composition,...
Sponsored by Frank Macchia
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: Ragmala: A Garland Of Ragas by Adam Rudolph
World music pioneer Adam Rudolph and his groundbreaking Go: Organic Orchestra join forces with Brooklyn Raga Massive to create the monumental new album, Ragmala – A Garland of Ragas (Meta Records). Ragmala bridges generations, cultures and traditions in a deep-rooted, forward-looking sound born of 21st-century innovation and hybrid voices. Epic in scale and ambition, the project features 40 world-class musicians including Gnawa master musician Hassan Hakmoun, legendary drummer/percussionist Hamid Drake, forward-thinking cornetist Graham Haynes, and tradition-blurring flutist...
Sponsored by Adam Rudolph
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 1
Prize: GroundUP Music Festival Tickets
Enjoy Three Days on the Beach with Snarky Puppy, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Lettuce, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Lila Downs, Michael McDonald Acoustic Quartet, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Flor de Toloache and more—February 14-16, 2020 at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami, FL.
The winner receives a 3-day pass for two. Excludes travel or lodging.
Acclaimed by the New York Times as one of the “Top 10 Definitive Moments of the Decade in Jazz Music,” GroundUP goes beyond the typical festival experience, breaking down the barriers between audience and artists...
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: Portraits Featuring Adalia Tara
Portraits Jazz Project was born in a coffeehouse in Sedona, Arizona, on a sultry summer evening in 2016. An impromptu coming together of local Sedona jazz talent
behind the powerful vocals of Adalia Tara attracted a following that overwhelmed the capacity of the small venue by the second show. Performing thereafter at
larger venues, resorts, and vineyards, the band was also featured in the the L’Auberge Summer Concert Series. Portraits has consistently filled rooms to over
capacity. This album captures the spark and energy born of those early shows.
Five lucky winners will be chosen...
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 1
Prize: Gregory Porter at the Kimmel Center
International best-selling artist Gregory Porter’s music is at once timeless yet utterly of its time, solidifying his standing as his generation's most soulful jazz singer-songwriter. In his remarkable career, Porter has time and again demonstrated his innate ability to transcend genre and connect with audiences from all walks of life.
The two-time Grammy-winning vocalist’s stunning fifth studio album Nat “King” Cole & Me is a heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer, pianist, and Capitol recording artist who influenced Porter’s life and music. The album hit number 3 on...
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: A Lousy Day in Harlem
A Lousy Day in Harlem is a great day for jazz with The Ed Palermo Big Band, as the band known for reinventing the music of Frank Zappa turns its attention to a riveting program of Monk, Coltrane, Ellington, and hard-swinging originals, confirming Ed Palermo’s place in jazz’s top ranks of contemporary big band arrangers.
Five lucky winners will be chosen at the conclusion of the contest.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: Jericho by Jeff Lofton
Veteran jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton demonstrates his versatility and range at every breath. "You Blues You Lose" looks back to Kind of Blue-era Miles Davis, while "NOLA Beat" employs a funky N'awlins groove. Even when the punches aren't telegraphed, the program shifts plenty of gears. —The Austin Chronicle
Five lucky winners will be chosen at the conclusion of the contest.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: Was Out Jazz Zone Mad by Tony Adamo
This is the poet as band member—sometimes singing, sometimes beat poet, sometimes a radio presenter, all in synch with the madness of the music. It's like a sport, where the ball can go anywhere and the players move in earnest. When it's right, it's nothing but graceful. Tony's Ropeadope release is titled Was Out Jazz Zone Mad, and he pays tribute to the greats, to the players behind him, and to the art of improvisation. With Mike Clark, Donald Harrison, Bill Summers, Lenny White, Michael Wolff, Richie Goods, Mike LeDonne, Jack Wilkins and more!
Five lucky winners will be chosen...
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: No Boundaries by Dave Bass
Dave Bass's third album since his comeback, his second for the acclaimed Whaling City Sound label, is a celebration of gorgeous playing and lovely Latin influence. No Boundaries features two-time Grammy winner Ted Nash (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax), five-time Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson (vocals), and two-time Grammy winner Carlos Henriquez (bass) and Jerome Jennings (drums).
Five lucky winners will be chosen at the conclusion of the contest.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 5
Prize: Higher by Patricia Barber
Internationally acclaimed American composer singer/pianist Patricia Barber is back with a new recording on ArtistShare, her first since the critically celebrated Smash (Concord, 2013). Higher marks Barber's return with another form-shattering collection of original material.
Five lucky winners will be chosen at the conclusion of the contest.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 10
Prize: Break Up With the Sound by Michelle Lordi
On her fourth album, Break Up With the Sound, vocalist Michelle Lordi embarks on a new direction with a genre-warping repertoire, a stunning all-star band (including Donny McCaslin and Rudy Royston), and, for the first time, soul-baring original songs.
Ten lucky winners will be chosen at the conclusion of the contest.
ELIGIBLE WINNERS: 2
Prize: Greene Street Vol.1 by Will Sellenraad, Eric McPherson & Rene Hart
NYC guitarist Will Sellenraad, bassist Rene Hart and drummer Eric McPherson have been building a sound together for years, this recording being the first documentation of that. The intimacy, interaction and trust between great friends is captured beautifully, establishing deep, unrelenting grooves while taking the jazz guitar trio format well into the 21st century with Green Street Vol. 1 (Deko Music).
The 1st place winner receives an LP plus a download card and the 2nd place winner receives a download card.
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