Full Line Up Announced For Jazz Eureka 2013
02 September, 2013
Jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra has been announced as the headline act for the 2013 Jazz Eureka festival which runs September 13 through 15. Spyro Gyra is a jazz fusion band that formed in the mid-1970s. The band's sound has its roots in traditional jazz, but combines elements of R&B, funk and pop music. ...
| WBGO Radar Presents Exclusive Listening Opportunities For New CDs Before Official Release To General Public
30 August, 2013
Discover new music and listen to entire albums before they are officially released to the public on WBGO RADAR, a brand new listening experience for the WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM audience. New recordings will be reviewed by the station's Music Director, Gary Walker, and Vice President of Content, Josh Jackson, ...
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Ncircle Releases Capital New LP 'Old School Groove'
30 August, 2013
The Los Angeles band known as Ncircle has released their latest and greatest full-length record album, titled, "Old School Groove." The album has been released on the Komplete Productions music label. Coming hot on the tail of the single release of the album's title track, "Old School Groove", on September ...
| Chicago Style Rhythm & Soul Band August Releasing "Calling Me Home, Chicago" On 8/29 In US
30 August, 2013
Written by Chicagoan Paul David Wilson, "Calling Me Home, Chicago " was originally written and released in 1985. While spending 5 years in Hawaii recovering from a severe stroke, Paul refined his ballad. Those words and that song kept him alive and drove his recovery until he finally returned to his ...
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2012 Marker Broadcasting Jazz Artist Winner, Gina Carey, Gives Free Concert In Palm Springs
29 August, 2013
In just 4 weeks, 2012 Marker Broadcasting "Best Jazz Artist" award winner & 2011#1 UK Soul Chart Topper, Gina Carey, will give a free concert in at "Woody's After Dark". This grand celebration is co-sponsored by Gico Music and Woody's.
Gina Carey's "Funk Rhythm & Soul" CD release Party is to be ...
| BBC Showcases Jazz Singer Juliette Farrell
29 August, 2013
At the beginning of 2011 BBC Introducing secured a weekly slot on the Radio 1Xtra playlist and Juliette's freshly released track 'Brand New' made selection for a week of National radio support . The single which was produced and recorded in Birmingham UK, will be played from week commencing 26th August ...
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34th Annual Detroit Jazz Festival "Imported from Detroit" Starts Grooving Aug. 30
29 August, 2013
World-class jazz musicians will once again descend on downtown Detroit Labor Day weekend - Aug. 30 through Sept. 2 - for the 34 th annual Detroit Jazz Festival, presented by the Chrysler brand.
The world's largest free jazz festival kicks off Friday, Aug. 30 providing music lovers with one-of-a-kind ...
| Lanre Releases Single 'Sweet Brown Eyes'
28 August, 2013
The singer-songwriter known as Lanre has released his latest and greatest single, titled, "Sweet Brown Eyes," to uniformly enthusiastic response. The song is a groovy blend of soul, jazz, and rhythm 'n' blues, and showcases the remarkable singing talents of this fantastic up-and-coming musician. A track ...
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Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide: Camera Soul With Their Latest Release "Not For Ordinary People"
28 August, 2013
In early 2013, songwriting/arranging team (Piero and Pippo Lombardo) and vocalist Serena Brancale from Bari (Apulia) Italy collaborated with jazz pianist and composer Kathryn Ballard Shut from Denver, Colorado all through the wave of technology. The Internet songwriting dream on 'Not For Ordinary People' ...
| Jon Batiste And Stay Human Create Social Music On October 15, 2013
28 August, 2013
On October 15th, Jon Batiste and Stay Human will release their debut full-length album Social Music on Razor & Tie. Batiste - a bandleader, pianist, singer, songwriter, composer and descendant of New Orleans musical "royalty" (NY Times), - reinterprets American music, spearheading a revival that has ...
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Robert Glasper Announces Deluxe Edition Of "Black Radio 2" & iTunes Pre-Order
28 August, 2013
"The year just got a lot more soulful" wrote SPIN after Robert Glasper Experiment announced the forthcoming release of Black Radio 2 . Now RGX has announced an expanded Deluxe Edition of Black Radio 2 that will also be available October 29 digitally and on CD and will include 4 additional tracks featuring ...
| August 27 Jazz Event Will Honor Kenosha's Larry Zarletti
27 August, 2013
Tuesday night's performance at the Kenosha Twilight Jazz Series was supposed to feature former Kenosha County Sheriff and beloved local musician Larry Zarletti . Instead, the event will be held as a tribute to the man that so many Kenosha area residents loved and respected.
Zarletti passed away ...
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Acclaimed Singer Isabel Rose Sets LA & NYC Concerts To Debut Songs Recorded With Producer Bob Rock Of Michael Buble Fame
23 August, 2013
Acclaimed Singer Isabel Rose Sets LA and NYC Concerts; Will Debut Songs Recorded with Producer Bob Rock (Michael Bublé)
An All-Out, Old School, Vegas-Style Entertainer: "Two of my greatest sources of inspiration are Mitzi Gaynor and Charo"
Jazztimes: "Rose goes stiletto to stiletto with Ann-Margret"
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| Mzansi By Wouter Kellerman
23 August, 2013
Flutist Wouter Kellerman, who hails from South Africa, truly creates world-fusion music that is multi-cultural and genre-crossing because he brings together global musical elements to form a powerful, jubilant and universal sound.
"Mzansi represents the voices of my influences -- African and otherwise," ...
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Tony Bennett To Perform At "Realize The Dream" Rally To Highlight Need To Raise Voices Against Gun Violence
23 August, 2013
Singer Tony Bennett, who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma in 1965, will perform at the "Realize the Dream" rally as part of the Voices Against Violence (VAV) campaign on Saturday, August 24 th at the Lincoln Memorial. The rally is a part of the "National Action to Realize the Dream" ...
| Singing Icon Tony Bennett To Perform At The Hanover Theatre In Worcester On November 9, 2013
23 August, 2013
Generously sponsored by UniBank, legendary singer TONY BENNETT will perform at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, MA on Saturday, November 9 at 8pm. Tickets are currently on sale to members of The Hanover Theatre before going on sale to the public this Friday, August 23 at 10am.
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Tony Adamo: Miles Of Blu Reviewed By AllaboutJazz
22 August, 2013
Long before rappers and scratchers, resurrected Mummies, and Lord Buckley's hipsters and flipsters, the ancient Greeks had a name for "cats" like Tony Adamo- rhapsode. The homonym notwithstanding, a rhapsode was a speak-singer - who plucked his lyre and "spung" (spoke-sung) expressive tales of towering, ...
| The Recording Academy Statement Re: Marian McPartland
22 August, 2013
Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient Marian McPartland was a gifted and accomplished jazz pianist, writer, composer and longtime radio show host. Beginning her career in the late 1930s, McPartland broke through gender barriers to become a well-respected musician in the jazz scene, and her improvisational ...
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Matt Savage Releases Tenth Jazz Album, "A Bigger Celebration," On September 17th
21 August, 2013
Jazz pianist, composer and recording artist Matt Savage will release his tenth album, A Bigger Celebration , on September 17th. Composed and arranged entirely by Matt, A Bigger Celebration was produced by Grammy-nominated Jonathan Wyner. Ten-time Grammy-winner Tom Bates and Latin Grammy-nominated John ...
| Superstar Prince Joins An Impressive Lineup At 2013 Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival
14 August, 2013
Music superstar Prince will be headlining the impressive roster of performers for the highly anticipated 4th Annual Curaçao North Sea Jazz Festival . Prince, who has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career joins an impressive musical roster with some of the most popular ...
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