New York Wine Events Launches "Jazz In The Vines", Featuring Grammy Nominee Richard Elliot And Perennial Long Island Favorite Matt Marshak
28 June, 2016
New York Wine Events has announced two (2) concerts "in the vines" that will bring world-class musical performers to the Long Island Wine Country. Steps away from the grape vines that produce award-winning wines, guests will be treated to the sounds of award-winning jazz while enjoying the hospitality, ...
| Jazz Vocalist Kris Russell Releases New Single "I Concentrate On You" Celebrating Cole Porter's Musical Legacy And His Historic 125th Birthday
28 June, 2016
Early in her education as a vocalist, Russell was heavily influenced by Cole Porter's music, which is why she chose to release Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You". Honoring Cole Porter's musical legacy, Kris Russell is excited to build on that momentum with the launch of her new single in Europe and ...
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Lemon Aid: "Instrumental Magic 2" To Benefit Lighthouse For The Blind
27 June, 2016
Continuing the legacy of benevolence that began ten years ago when the late music industry legend Henry Stone discovered blind saxophonist Jeff Zavac and featured him on �Instrumental Magic,� generating over one million dollars in contributions to the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind - the organization ...
| The Summit: The Manhattan Transfer Meets Take 6
23 June, 2016
Between them, Take 6 and The Manhattan Transfer boast a remarkable 20 Grammys, and a range of styles that cover nearly every genre of popular music; from jazz to swing, from gospel to R&B. Now, two of the most acclaimed, award-winning vocal groups in music are combining forces for an unforgettable concert ...
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Vocalist, Redora Caruso Performs Her Debut Solo Album Of Jazz Standards Entitled "My Funny Valentine"
22 June, 2016
Redora Caruso is no stranger to a lit up stage of funky rhythms engulfed in jazz and blues flavorings. Her sizzling vocals and execution of all styles range from Jazz standards to Disco, Motown, R&B and Blues.
Featured this week on The Jazz Network Worldwide: Vocalist, Redora Caruso performs her ...
| Imagineer Corrado Rustici Explores Expressive New Sonicscapes Using Only The Guitar On "Aham," Arriving July 15
21 June, 2016
Eager to emerge from the �trance� and �lack of imagination� plaguing electric guitarists for the past several decades, Corrado Rustici devoted six years to exploring sounds and expansive musical contexts utilizing only the guitar as his field of experimentation and expression. The imaginative results ...
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Jazz-Fusion Legends Brand X Reunite To Tour US Fall 2016/Spring 2017
21 June, 2016
Legendary Jazz-Rock-Fusion band BRAND X has reunited and is preparing to celebrate their reunion with a Fall 2016/Spring 2017 U.S. tour, including a headline performance at Progtoberfest in Chicago on October 21st. Also on this initial run will be shows in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Boston to ...
| Magnet's Push To Redefine "Global Warming"
20 June, 2016
There is nothing in the ten new songs that make up Jack Magnet�s Woodward Avenue Records� debut, �Global Warming,� released Friday, that will inflame naysayers who deny climate change or its impact on the environment. It�s not that kind of album. Iceland�s popular musical export is on an entirely different ...
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Lanzallamas At Moca June 24
20 June, 2016
June 24: Jazz at MOCA presents Lanzallamas Monofonica in a FREE concert from 8 to 9:15 PM. MOCA is located at 770 NE 125th Street in North Miami. For more info visit mocanomi.org. Music program curated by KCC Productions.
Lanzallamas Monofonica is an ensemble charged with melodic fire and global ...
| Mahavishnu Orchestra Violin Legend Jerry Goodman Releases A Brand New Collection Of New And Rare Recordings!
17 June, 2016
Jerry Goodman is simply one of the most unique and explosive talents the rock world has ever seen: a violin player trained in classical music with an ear for jazz and the attitude and looks of a true rock n� roller! Known for his work with Chicago-based prog fusion band The Flock and John McLaughlin's ...
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WSJ Premieres New Kandace Springs Song - On Tour Now, Album Out 6/24
17 June, 2016
Rising singer-pianist Kandace Springs has premiered her song "Neither Old Nor Young" at Wall Street Journal. The song is off her debut full-length Soul Eyes, out June 24th via Blue Note Records.
Listen to "Neither Old Nor Young" at Wall Street Journal:
https://on.wsj.com/265Hk2P
Following ...
| Jazz Luminaries Help Romanian Refugee Realize "The American Dream"
17 June, 2016
A year before he escaped communism in his native Romania by walking through the mountains of Yugoslavia and into Greece, the seed of Damian Draghici�s dream was planted when he was just a 17-year-old teenager who snuck into a Bucharest nightclub to watch a set by an American jazz combo. Nearly 30 years ...
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Genre-Busting Songs, Pulsating Rhythms, And A 21st Century Guitar Statement On Prasanna's 'All Terrain Guitar,' Out August 5, 2016
15 June, 2016
�If you don�t know about Prasanna, prepare to be terrified,� says guitar icon Guthrie Govan of the visionary guitarist who �plays like nobody on the planet� (All About Jazz). Known as a fearless innovator with a unique guitar sound rooted in the ancient Indian art of Carnatic music, Prasanna has garnered ...
| Organist Dr. Lonnie Smith Named 2017 NEA Jazz Master
15 June, 2016
The legendary organist Dr. Lonnie Smith has been named one of the National Endowment for the Arts 2017 NEA Jazz Masters Fellows, the nation's highest honor in jazz. Smith—along with bassist Dave Holland, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, keyboardist Dick Hyman, and writer Ira Gitler—have been recognized ...
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Soul To Soul New CD Release By Keyboardist Mike Dilorenzo, June 20,2016 Release Date
10 June, 2016
SOUL TO SOUL new CD release by Mike DiLorenzo morphs live latin, jazz and electronic elements on 7 original compositions as well as contemporary reinterpretations from jazz classics to current EDM.
As a NY based musician, Mike has had the opportunity to perform on piano, organ and synthesizers ...
| New York Wine Events Launches 'Wine & Jazz On The River'
09 June, 2016
3-time winner of New England Music Award for Best Jazz Artist
New York Wine Events announces a star-filled line up for Wine & Jazz On The River, a new entertainment cruise series -- just in time for summer 2016. The series, part of the new Circle Live Summer Concert series at Pier 81's North River ...
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New York's Longest Running Summer Contemporary Jazz Series Returns: Smooth Jazz New York Presents The 2016 Smooth Cruise Season
09 June, 2016
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NYC's original Smooth Cruises return to the Hornblower Infinity with top contemporary jazz and R&B acts. Wed. eves, 7/13 - 8/31. Presented by Smooth Jazz New York in association with Marquee Concerts.
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| Guitarist Nels Cline To Release Blue Note Debut "Lovers" On August 5, 2016
09 June, 2016
Nels Cline makes his Blue Note debut with the Aug. 5 release of Lovers, an expansive double-album that the guitarist had dreamed of making for over 25 years. Inspired by the likes of Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Gil Evans, Johnny Mandel, Henry Mancini and others, Cline finally realized his ambitious "mood ...
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"Turn It Up!": Saxman Steve Cole Previews New Album With The Mesmerizing "Mirage"
07 June, 2016
Known for consistently cranking out chart-topping singles that deploy big vibrant pop hooks, contemporary jazz saxophonist Steve Cole conjures a sonic escapade with the hypnotic �Mirage,� the first single from his forthcoming eighth album, �Turn It Up,� which will be released July 15 by Artistry Music. ...
| Verve/UMe To Reissue Eight Essential Diana Krall Albums In 180-Gram Double-LP Vinyl Editions
02 June, 2016
As part of Verve Records' ongoing 60th anniversary celebration, Verve/UMe is proud to announce the July 15 release of eight essential Diana Krall albums in 180-gram, 2-LP vinyl reissues. The renowned pianist and vocalist has called Verve home for the vast majority of her illustrious career, and these ...
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