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Six Legendary Jazz Clubs Host First-Ever Multi-City East Coast Jazz Festival, March 20th!
Pay-What-You-Wish to Enjoy More Than 80 of the Top Jazz Performers in the World Over Six Hours! A collection of the most beloved and well-known jazz clubs on the East Coast have banded together for the first-ever multi-city East Coast Jazz Festival, which will take place online on Saturday, March 20th from 5 ...
New Releases Plus A Special Birthday Shoutout For A Broad Spectrum
by Mary Foster Conklin
Happy fifth birthday to A Broad Spectrum! Nice to celebrate a milestone after almost a year of remote broadcasting but better times are coming. Music remains a healing force. This broadcast includes new releases from Roseanna Vitro, Out To Dinner, Peter Eldridge, Charles McPherson, Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent and Idit Shner with birthday shout outs ...
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Gwen Laster
Gwen Laster is a nationally acclaimed musician who has been the recipient of awards by the National Endowment for the Arts, Jubilation Foundation, Puffin Foundation, Arts Mid Hudson, Lila Wallace, and the Cognac Hennessey 1st place Jazz Search. She's a native Detroiter whose creative influences come from the Motor City's exciting urban and classical music culture. Gwen started improvising and composing because of her parents love of jazz, blues, soul and classical music and her inspiring music teachers from Detroit's public schools.
Laster relocated to NYC after earning two music degrees from the University of Michigan. She began collaborating, performing and recording with internationally-known creative and commercial artists that include Anthony Braxton, Nona Hendryx, Aretha Franklin, Wadada Leo Smith, William Parker, Danny Elfman, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tyler, the Creator, Gladys Knight, Emeline Michel, Andrea Bocelli, David Foster, Alicia Keys, Rhianna, Shaggy, Andrew Baba Lamb, Natalie Cole, Solange, Mark Anthony, J Lo and Shakira at President Obama’s Inaugural Neighborhood Ball. Playing local jazz clubs and subbing Broadway shows (Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast, Carousel, Wicked, Porgy and Bess, The King and I) were woven around Gwen's NYC performing and teaching rhythm.
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Keith Pray
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Keith has traveled from the west coast to Europe making music of many styles with hundreds of gifted musicians including some of the giants of the business. For eight years he resided in New York City performing with artists from multiple disciplines including, jazz, R&B, blues, Latin and big band. He currently resides in New York's Capital Region and has released seven albums under his name, most recently "Down the Middle" on his label PrayNation Records. Besides his own recordings, Keith has recorded for dozens of artists, and continues maintain an active performing schedule and has added jazz organ to his performing credentials.
Shambhu Announces New Single, 'Heart Awakening,' Due April 5th
Acclaimed jazz / new age guitarist Shambhu announces his new single, “Heart Awakening," releasing on April 5th on Acoustic Shine. The song features Shambhu’s guitar magic in a soothing and peaceful respite for Covid times. “Heart Awakening” is also the title song of Shambhu’s new EP due early this summer. Pre-save Heart Awakening on Spotify. “Heart ...
New Releases and Birthday Shoutouts To Nancy Wilson and Nina Simone
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from vocalists Jacqui Naylor and Mark Winkler with pianist David Benoit plus birthday shout outs to Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Nicole Mitchell, Sara Caswell, Elsa Nilsson, Carmen Sandim and Dena DeRose, among others. Thanks for listening and please support all of these fine musicians and buy their recordings through this time ...
Pianist/Composer Yaniv Taubenhouse Announces The Release Of 'Moments In Trio Volume Three: Roads'
Available on Fresh Sound New Talent on April 9, 2021 Yaniv Taubenhouse: Piano Rick Rosato: Bass Jerad Lippi: Drums “A marvelous piano trio outing. Taubenhouse has a restless sense of wonder on his own tunes, and a beautiful feel for the standards. And he's ...
Omar Kamal Releases 'In The Wee Small Hours' Previewing His New Album And World Tour!
Omar Kamal goes back to the origins from where his passion for singing started. The world of jazz, swing, and blues inspired him at the age of 15 to evolve from a young pianist engrossed in the classical world of music to a singer/composer embarking on an exciting journey to showcase his music with his voice ...
New Releases From Yoko Miwa and Dave Stryker Plus A Valentines Salute to Blanche Calloway
by Mary Foster Conklin
This Valentines Day broadcast includes new releases from pianist Yoko Miwa, vocalists Ada Bird Wolfe, Valentina Marino, Laila Biali and guitarist Dave Stryker, plus birthday shout outs to Blanche Calloway, Carmen Staaf and Sharel Cassity, among others. Also remembered was vocalist and educator Carol Fredette. Thanks for your continued support. Please help all of these fine ...
Chick Corea: The Passing Of A Giant
by Doug Hall
The passing of a giant in all categories of jazz. Chick Corea, NEA Jazz Master, 22-time Grammy Award winner, keyboard virtuoso as pianist, composer and arranger has earned, by contribution and breadth of musicianship, all the accolades, awards and recognition. If ever the title applied: a legendary figure in jazz. Beyond Corea's range of solo compositions ...
