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News: Performance / Tour

Nu-Art Series Matinees to Feature St. Louis Musicians Interpreting Famous Jazz Composers

January 27, 2010

The Nu-Art Series has announced a new series of weekend matinees presenting St. Louis musicians performing their own work and the music of a famous jazz composer.“The Jazz Composers Series: Re-Arrangements & Nu-Compositions" will begin Saturday, February 6 with a concert featuring bassist Darrell Mixon's quartet and the music of Charles Mingus and continue ...

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News: Performance / Tour

NYC Drummer/Composer, USC Alumnus Matt Slocum Announces West Coast Tour - March 11-15

January 27, 2010

NYC Drummer/Composer, USC Alumnus MATT SLOCUM Announces West Coast Tour - March 11-15. Featuring Josh Nelson (Seamus Blake, Matt Wilson, Natalie Cole) & Massimo Biolcati (Ravi Coltrane, Lionel Loueke, Terence Blanchard). In celebration of Slocum's debut CD, PORTRAITS - Available NOW! “Very impressive . . . A smoking drummer with plenty of taste . . . ...

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News: Radio

Fat Cat Big Band's Face is Chartbound at JazzWeek

January 27, 2010

LATEST RELEASE(s) For Jade Synstelien Face is the product of years of reflection on unification and the end of war and suffering through music. A highly talented and uniquely gifted young composer, Synstelien has immersed himself in the traditions of jazz and world music while developing an irrepressible individuality in his compositions and performance. Bathed in ...

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News: Award / Grant

Derrick Gardner Wins Independent Music Award for Jazz Album "Echoes of Ethnicity"

January 27, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS, January 26, 2010 - Echoes of Ethnicity, the most recent album by Derrick Gardner and The Jazz Prophets for Owl Studios, today was named by Music Resource Group (MRG) as a Winner in The 9th annual Independent Music Awards, the influential awards program for independent bands and fans, for Best Jazz Album. This prestigious award ...

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News: Recording

Sacred Choral Works - Songs of Praise: The Sacred Choral Music of Dave Brubeck

January 27, 2010

Dave Brubeck, one of the most well-known jazz pianists of all time, has for some time explored new avenues in composition and performance--including his many choral compositions. This album features the first recording of Brubeck's Sacred Choral music (less “Sleep Holy Infant, Sleep") premiered by the Grammy-nominated Pacific Mozart Ensemble in concert. The album -- released ...

News: Performance / Tour

Daniel Merriweather at the Troubadour

January 27, 2010

The young Australian wanders away from the carefully produced retro soul of 'Love & War' for improvised flights of soul-funk fancy. The only thing more memorable than Daniel Merriweather's vocals Wednesday night at the Troubadour was the face he kept making while delivering them. Wonderfully expressive, this guy: eyes squeezed shut, cheeks bunched up, mouth moved ...

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News: Event

Charlie Harrington to Perform at Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship Launch

January 27, 2010

The award-winning jazz drummer, Charlie Harrington, is slated as a guest performer at the upcoming launch of the Jim Chapin Memorial Teacher Scholarship at the famed Hard Rock Cafe in New York City on February 17, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. The event, which celebrates one of drumming's most dedicated and influential legends, will include performances by ...

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News: Recording

Jazz/Folk Chanteuse Lissy Walker to Release Debut CD, "Life is Sweet," on Feb. 9

January 27, 2010

After an acting and singing career that took her from Berkeley High to New York's Public Theater to San Francisco's ACT, Lissy Walker has returned to her hometown and to her musical roots. On Wednesday, March 10, she will celebrate the release of her sublime debut album Life Is Sweet with a performance at the new ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Salute to Jazz at the Grammy Museum

January 27, 2010

The Recording Academy started ramping up for Sundays Grammy Awards on Tuesday night, honoring influential guitarist and educator Kenny Burrell as part of its annual Salute to Jazz. Held in the Grammy Museums cozy performance space, the evening felt like a more scaled-back affair compared with last years glitzy celebration of Blue Note Records at Club ...

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News: Technology

Apple Event to Focus on Reinventing Content, Not Tablets

January 27, 2010

The teaser for Apples press event, Come see our latest creation, has a double meaning. Content creators, not gadget freaks, will be the biggest target of Apples Wednesday press conference. Although most of the speculation has centered on a tablet device that will likely be announced at the event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs probably has bigger ...