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News: Recording

Gotham Wind Symphony Records New: Hollenbeck, Holober, Finegan and Chirillo!

April 3, 2009

The Gotham Wind Symphony's third ArtistShare project is launched! The CD will drop in July, but by signing up now you can get access the inside scoop on the whole process of commissioning, recording and performing NEW music for an ass-kicking 45-piece NYC wind band. The music: “eternal interlude" by John Hollenbeck (premier, GWS ...

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News: Festival

New "Jazz at D.B.I.F." Series Brings Biggest Names, Brightest Stars

April 3, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, FL The 17-day Daytona Beach International Festival (DBIF), April 16 through May 2, will include a new series of concert performances devoted to jazz music. The Jazz at DBIF concert series features an incredible lineup of some the biggest names in jazz from the iconic Chuck Mangione to the charismatic Chris Botti. The series ...

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News: Technology

Kay Davis, Voice of Ellington Orchestra, 1944-50

April 3, 2009

We have just posted the first EVER video story on Kay Davis, who was the voice of the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1944 to 1950. This story is a bit of a look back from a fascinating perspective. Please help get the word out about a woman who was a huge part of the Golden Era ...

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News: Recording

Review of Joe Ercole's "Exposed"

April 3, 2009

Upon starting piano at the age of nine, it was clear that Joe Ercole was no ordinary talent. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore on a scholarship and then went on to gain distinction as a summa cum laude graduate from Berklee in Boston. He spent some time writing scores for film, TV, and ...

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News: Recording

Musician Richard Collins Celebrates 50 Years of Guitar

April 3, 2009

New Orleans' obscure jazz musician, blues-guitarist Richard Collins, is celebrating 50 years of guitar in 2009. He has released some 21 albums over the last month, and published a book on New Orleans Blues Guitar detailing the 1964-74 folk music scene in New Orleans, his hometown. All items are available on Amazon.com, with a few charity ...

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News: Recording

Sonny Landreth Reissues 'Levee Town' CD with Unreleased Tracks

April 3, 2009

Originally released in 2000, the album features guests John Hiatt, Bonnie Raitt and Michael Doucet of BeauSoleil. Sonny Landreth's 2000 release Levee Town, originally issued on Sugar Hill Records, will be reissued on April 21, 2009 on Landreth's own Landfall Records, distributed by Ryko through Virtual Label. The re-mastered reissue will contain five previously unreleased tracks ...

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News: Technology

Internet's Role in Cable TV Debated

April 3, 2009

The cable TV industry, confronted with the rapidly rising popularity of watching TV shows online, is grappling with how to prevent the Internet from undermining its business. Hot Internet sites Hulu, YouTube and CBS-owned TV.com have become favorite ways for viewers to watch episodes of television shows. It wasn't too long ago that the idea of ...

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News: Education

Global Music Foundation Jazz Seminars/Workshops/Festivals: Croatia, Tuscany, Germany, and Cork

April 3, 2009

Seminars and workshops GMF is running five seminars this year, all of which are open to musicians from all over the world: Krk International Summer School and Jazz Festival in Croatia, 11-15 July, 2009 International Jazz Workshop, Saarwellingen, Germany, 10-14 August, 2009 Tuscany Jazz Vocal Summer School, Certaldo, Italy, 18-25 August, 2009 Cork Jazz Festival, 23-26 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ascension of the Blues - An American Musical Journey Comes to Marin 142 Throckmorton Theater

April 3, 2009

Ascension of the Blues - An American Musical Journey Comes to Marin’s 142 Throckmorton Theater for Two Nights Only, April 3 and 4, 2009 Bay Area music critic, Paul Liberatore, declared, “Ascension of the Blues is a heart-stopping show that vibrated the sidewalk and made the sun come out on a rainy day." The ...

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News: Music Industry

3 Get Life Terms in South African Singer's Killing

April 3, 2009

Three men convicted of murdering an internationally known South African reggae star in a botched carjacking were sentenced by a judge to life in prison. Lucky Dube's 2007 killing drew worldwide attention to crime in South Africa, which has one of the world's highest murder rates. The 43-year-old singer was gunned down in his car in ...