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Erin Dickins: In Her Own Voice
by Chris M. Slawecki
It was a long time coming, but for singer Erin Dickins, recording her debut solo album Nice Girls (Champagne Records, 2010) proved well worth the wait.Several musical lifetimes ago, Dickins was a founding member of Manhattan Transfer and appears on their first album, Jukin' (Capitol, 1971). While she has remained close with Tim Hauser, ...
Al Jarreau Vocal Scholarship Awarded
Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music, that partnered recently with jazz vocalist Al Jarreau to offer a vocal scholarship in his name, today announced Ethiopia's Nefthalem Mulat was the first student to be awarded the prestigious scholarship. Jarreau, a seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist, provides one scholarship per semester to attend LA Music Academy; ...
Allan Holdsworth, 2012 Tours & Shows Updates
ALLAN HOLDSWORTH to play with JIMMY HASLIP and VIRGIL DONATI—The muscular jazz-rock fusion power trio to perform some oldies but goodies from the Holdsworth's classic repertoire and some new tunes of his own and few tunes of Virgil Donati. MoonJune recording artist MARBIN to open East of Mississippi USA tour dates. Their critically acclaimed CD Breaking ...
6th Annual Waukesha BluesFest and Art Show Sets 2012 Dates
Waukesha Rotary Club Sets Dates for Next Year's 6th Annual Waukesha BluesFest and Art Show Waukesha, WI: Plans for the 6th Annual Waukesha BluesFest and Art Show are well underway to create another blues extravaganza with great entertainment, art and food. Mark your calendars for August 10 & 11, 2012. The Waukesha Rotary Club planning team ...
33rd Edition of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Once again, it is clear that quality and diversity will reign supreme at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, as we prepare to celebrate a 33rd edition. Fans can already start filling in their summer calendars with some of the greatest names on Planet Jazz, discover ...
"Harlem Jazz Adventures" Set for January 2012 Release
COPENHAGEN: The first English edition of Harlem Jazz Adventures—A European Baron's Memoir, 1934-1969, is set for release in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom in January. Timme Rosenkrantz, the author, was a young Danish baron, son of a distinguished family, and the first European journalist to cover New York's blossoming Harlem music scene during ...
Elio Villafranca And Arturo Stable To Release "Dos Y Mas"
Elio Villafranca and Arturo Stable, two Cuban-born maestros of jazz and world music, unveil Dos Y Mas, the debut recording of their exquisite new piano and percussion collaboration, which comes out on Motéma Music on January 10, 2012. Villafranca's virtuosic and multifaceted pianism engages Stable's poly-rhythmic percussion genius on ten original compositions that pay tribute to ...
Various Artists: 101 Things to Do in Bongolia
by Chris M. Slawecki
101 Things to Do in Bongolia compiles the first year of 45 RPM singles, plus a few bonus remixes and other surprises, released and digitally compiled by Brooklyn-based Electric Cowbell Records, founded by percussionist/entrepreneur Jim Thomson. Thomson also plays in two bands featured here (the CSC Funk Band, and Bio Ritmo) and has continued Cowbell operations ...
MoonJune Releases Two Voices: Boris Savoldelli and Copernicus
MoonJune announces two (very different) new releases BORIS SAVOLDELLI: Insanology (CD) This is the reissue of Boris' breakthrough first solo release, originally distributed only in Italy, in 2007. “An arresting mix of painstakingly overdubbed vocals, human beatbox effects, African-inspired choral music, plus the odd visit to the world of Jimi Hendrix (an extraordinary version ...
DC Jazz Festival Receives NEA Art Works Grant
On November 30, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) proudly announced that it will once again receive a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of the 2012 Festival, which will take place June 1-10, 2012. The DCJF is receiving one of 863 grant awards, which total $22.543 million, encompass 15 artistic ...
