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News: Performance / Tour

Spinal Tap Break out Classics on Unwigged & Unplugged Tour

April 24, 2009

The men of Spinal Tap went costume-free last night at Southern Californias Grove of Anaheim, but Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer had no trouble getting into character. Singing Tap classics as well as material from A Mighty Wind and Waiting for Guffman, the trio offered pitch-perfect parodies of arena-rock excess and folk-revival earnestness on ...

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News: Recording

Ute Lemper's New Album of Original Songs Releases May 5th

April 24, 2009

Award-winning international singer-songwriter Ute Lemper releases her new album of original songs, Between Yesterday and Tomorrow, on May 5, 2009. The first compilation of songs written by Lemper herself, the album draws from her personal experiences and global background and is her most personal album to date. Lemper’s interest in historical and current events, politics and ...

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News: Radio

Europe Invades "Smooth Jazz and More"!

April 24, 2009

Smooth Jazz and More has two new podcasts ready for our fans on our website, both involving two up and coming stars in the smooth jazz music scene. The first is with singer/songwriter, Anders Holst. The native of Sweden has a new CD called, Romantika. His album, which has gotten great reviews, as well as high ...

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News: Recording

Singer/Pianist/Composer Bill Champitto Releases New CD; Has Show at Scullers May 12

April 24, 2009

In the fall of 2008, Bill Champitto entered and won The Dimock Center’s Steppin' Out with the Stars Talent Search, which put him on the main stage alongside the great Lalah Hathaway at Boston's most anticipated annual fundraising gala for the Dimock Center. This gave a powerful push to his career. Champitto is now scheduled to ...

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News: Recording

Jazz Times Review Christian Jacob 'Live in Japan'

April 24, 2009

Christian Jacob Live in Japan The Christian Jacob Trio with bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker, is probably best known as Tierney Sutton’s back-up band. But they have also been a stand-alone ensemble for 12 years and sound like it. They interweave their three voices with a confidence and clarity that only come with time. ...

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News: Recording

Basin Street Records Releases Kermit Ruffins' "Livin' a Treme Life"

April 24, 2009

Catch Kermit at the 2009 NOLA Heritage & Jazz Festival and Lincoln Center's Mid Summer Night Swing! Kermit is currently acting in and consulting for new HBO pilot Treme, created by David Simon (The Wire). “An unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone." --New York Times Make no mistake, everything about Kermit Ruffins ...

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News: Event

MODA Entertainment Announces Mayor Bloomberg to Declare April 29th Duke Ellington Day in NYC

April 24, 2009

NEW YORK, NY--MODA Entertainment is proud to announce that New York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will declare April 29th, 2009 “Duke Ellington Day" in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legend's birth. The proclamation will be presented to Duke Ellington's grandson, Paul Ellington. Paul is the executor of the Duke Ellington Estate and ...

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News: Recording

Electric Violinist Noel Webb Embraces the Digital Age with Give It All

April 24, 2009

Los Angeles, CA -- What do you do with a violinist that has the soul of Jimi Hendrix and the heart of Muddy Waters? Just as Hendrix redefined rock and Waters electrified the blues, you let Noel Webb do what he does best create music that redefines the landscape of the world around him. Webb has ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joe Henderson

April 24, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Joe Henderson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joe HendersonThe tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson was born on April 24, 1937 in a small city called Lima Ohio midway between Dayton and Toledo... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Joe Henderson ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Carnegie Hall Offers Recordings of Recently Commissioned Works Online

April 23, 2009

“Encore" Hearings Now Available Here Works for Download or Streaming Include Bright Sheng's Sweet May Again, Kayhan Kalhor's The Silent City, David Bruce's Piosenki, Evan Ziporyn's Sulvasutra, and Gabriela Lena Frank's Ritmos Anchinos Carnegie Hall today announced that audio recordings of select new works, recently commissioned by Carnegie Hall, have been made available for free download ...