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News: Recording

Vocalist April Hall Releases "Fun out of Life" on Bee Boy Records - Free Download!

March 31, 2009

On her latest CD, Fun Out of Life, April Hall revitalizes the classic jazz standard, creating music that's alive with energy and attitude. From subtly nuanced ballads to soul-drenched blues, the emotional power of her delivery is perfectly framed by the elegant simplicity of her arrangements. Hall's performance is deeply personal on “I've Got the World ...

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News: Interview

Pianist John Di Martino Interviewed at AAJ

March 31, 2009

John di Martino is a New York area based pianist, composer, arranger and Venus recording artist. He is a sought after musical director and is in demand by many singers as an accompanist, having accompanied such singers as Jon Hendricks, Sylvia Sims, Diane Schuur and Billy Eckstine. His talents as a pianist and arranger can be ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bernard Purdie Signature Shuffle Enjoys a New Life

March 31, 2009

For bowlers the ultimate test is the 7-10 split. For card sharks its the hot shot cut. For drummers its the funky little miracle of syncopation known as the Purdie Shuffle. Youve heard Bernard Purdie better known as Pretty Purdie perform his creation on Steely Dans Home at Last, from the 1977 album Aja. And youve ...

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News: Recording

Concord Music Group to Release the Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings on April 14th

March 31, 2009

The Concord Music Group will release The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings on April 14th via Fantasy Records. The sublime 2-CD collection spotlights the iconic song stylist Tony Bennett dueting with legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans from their two albums. Disc 1 combines the originally issued recordings, The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album ...

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News: Recording

Chico Hamilton Releases New Album Featuring Jose James

March 31, 2009

Jazz Legend Chico Hamilton Celebrates Copious Musical Influences in His Latest Album, Twelve Tones of Love ...one of the most polished, adventurous and inquisitive drummers in jazz... Jazz Times New York City - NEA Jazz Master Foreststorn “Chico" Hamilton takes listeners on a musical journey of his venerable career and the numerous people who ...

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News: Music Industry

Jazz Planners Find Success in Change

March 31, 2009

Marty Ashby is guiding MCG Jazz the way smart jazz club owners run their places. Give people good material, and they show up. There. It's easy. His work and that of Janis Burley Wilson at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust show that route to success is not hard to understand. Ashby, this year, gave the Manchester Craftsmen's ...

News: Recording

Tamela D'Amico - Got a Little Story by Lisa Steinberg

March 31, 2009

Q: Your album Got A Little Story comes out on April 14th, will you be doing anything special for the big release? D'Amico: Actually we are still in the process of planning something right now, but it is unclear as to what coast I will be on to do it or if we are ...

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News: Music Industry

Liza Lee Singer and Songwriter Signs with Art of Life Records

March 31, 2009

Art of Life Records is signing its newest artist, American vocalist and songwriter Liza Lee. Lee has been described as “An important and inimitable voice of the 21st Century.” Art of Life will re-release her sophomore album Anima on the Art of Life Label in 2009. The album combines Lee’s vocals in duo and ensemble settings. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Shaynee Rainbolt Sings Russ Garcia - The Four Trombones Ride Again in NYC

March 31, 2009

CHARMED LIFE: SHAYNEE RAINBOLT SINGS RUSSELL GARCIA Shaynee Rainbolt and her Four Trombone Band Barry Levitt (piano) Tom Hubbard (bass) Ray Marchica (drums) and the FOUR TROMBONES: John Allred, Nate Mayland, Isrea Buttler & George Flynn SATURDAY APRIL 4TH 5PM THURSDAY MAY 7TH 9:45PM Cover $20 ...

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News: Festival

Phil Woods and Cota Big Band Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month on April 13th at Stroudsburg’S Sherman Theater

March 31, 2009

Celebrate “Jazz Appreciation Month” at the Sherman Theater in downtown Stroudsburg on Monday, April 13th, at 7:30 p.m., with the third edition of “Library Alive”— the innovation of three dedicated high-performance collaborators: NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods and the Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts (COTA) Festival Orchestra, the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection at ...