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Shuggie Otis Returns with Concert Dates & New 2-CD Set
Shuggie Otis is a musician’s musician, a reclusive genius from Los Angeles whose name has been spoken in reverential tones by his peers for more than four decades. After a long absence, Shuggie returns as a concert headliner on “The Shuggie Otis Rite” tour with dates in Europe followed by a rare appearance at the Echoplex ...
Juilliard Jazz Presents an Evening of Brazilian Jazz
Juilliard Jazz presents an evening of Brazilian jazz with guest artist, pianist Paulo Braga, performing with the Artist Diploma Ensemble, the most advanced Juilliard Jazz musicians, on Tuesday, November 20 at 8 PM in Paul Hall. Joining Mr. Braga from Brazil will be Eduardo Ribeiro on drums; Manual Silveira on flute and saxophone; and Marinho Andreotti ...
John Pizzarelli's Memoir "World on A String" Chronicles the Guitarist's Rise to Top of Jazz World
Written by one of the best jazz guitarists in the business, World on a String: A Musical Memoir by John Pizzarelli and Joseph Cosgriff tells the story of a young man who went from growing up in a modest New Jersey home to selling out concert tours around the world. Pizzarelli’s story is a tour through ...
DJ Shadow Announces US DJ Dates + Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow & Reconstructed: The Definitive DJ Shadow
DJ Shadow Announces Additional US DJ Dates In Support Of Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow and Reconstructed: The Definitive DJ Shadow Released September 25, on Universal Music Enterprises DJ Shadow, who is rightly regarded as one of the most influential and consistently innovative artists to emerge from music in the last 20 years, released four ...
D. Gookin Releases "Prey On The Prize" EP
D. Gookin is the alias of NY-based producer/songwriter/drummer Mike Birnbaum. His music has been known to vary dramatically – from ‘80s flavored, alt electro-rock, jamtronic, pop to digital reggae. Combining the adventurousness of modern electronic innovators like Tobacco and Daedelus, D. Gookin’s sound is as propulsive as it is melodic and as freewheeling as it is ...
A Very Special Christmas' Album Series Celebrates 25th Anniversary Benefitting Special Olympics
The A Very Special Christmas holiday music series, benefiting Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this holiday season with the release of two new albums of holiday music advancing the Special Olympics movement and bringing joy and peace to athletes and their families around the world: A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary, Bringing Joy to ...
Electric Cowbell Announces: Karthala 72's Debut Album - Diable Du Feu
Electric Cowbell Records Presents: Karthala 72 – Diable Du Feu The sound of a 1970′s psychedelic freakout only heavier than you ever heard it before! The new Karthala 72 full-length album (Diable du Feu!) brings some seriously dark, driving funk meets Afrobeat. There isn’t much on the group out there on the internet. We can’t even ...
Armenian Folk with Jazz Orchestration: Once Upon a Time
Old Stories, New Retellings: Ara Sarkissian and Musaner’s Jazz Muses Inspire a Twist on Armenian Folk with Once Upon a Time “It’s about what you inherit,” declares Ara Sarkissian, the composer and classical pianist behind modern Armenian fusion experiment Musaner. The group has plunged into the caves of tradition to rescue melodies once left for dead ...
Dr. Lonnie Smith: But Beautiful
by Chris M. Slawecki
Dr. Lonnie Smith-organist, composer, bandleader and now principal of Pilgrimage Records-is the Cheshire cat of jazz. He's been part of the scene for so long that, even though he's there, he sometimes disappears from view; when you do get a glimpse, the last thing you see and the first thing you remember is his warm and ...
New Release from Louis Armstrong "Satchmo At Symphony Hall 65th Anniversary" On Hip-O Select / Verve
Louis Armstrong, a.k.a. “Satchmo,” is an American icon. Satchmo At Symphony Hall, recorded in 1947 and first issued on Decca in 1951, captured one of his greatest performances, for which a legendary edition of his All Stars band joined him, with Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Dick Cary, Arvell Shaw, Big Sid Catlett and singer Velma Middleton. ...
