Brasilian Artist Beatrice Mason Releases New Blues And Jazz Remix By Steve Last "Samba Minimo"
28 February, 2013
Brasilian blues and jazz singer Beatrice Mason has gained a great deal of attention in her home country Brasil and now from Europe plus the United States due to her latest album Mosaico. Mason's current single, "Samba Minimo", has been recently remixed by Steve Last. Last has recently worked as a re-mixer ...
| Australian Jazz R&B Soul Singer Shameem To Perform At Canadian Music Fest
28 February, 2013
"Some performers need the audience to listen long and carefully before anyone gets that there is something good going on," explains Australian jazz virtuoso James Morrison. "With Shameem ...Her charisma and sheer energy on stage command attention and the listener is rewarded with a swinging, soulful ...
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The Checkout - Live At Berklee, Featuring Walter Smith III
28 February, 2013
The Checkout - Live at Berklee, which brings critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to their alma mater for concerts in The Red Room at Cafe 939, continues on Thursday, March 7 with rising saxophonist Walter Smith III, a 2003 Berklee graduate. Smith will perform with pianist Taylor ...
| Jeffrey Osborne Releases New Single, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," From A Time For Love
27 February, 2013
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," the second single from Jeffrey Osborne's new hit album A Time For Love, will be released to radio stations nationwide on March 11th. Producer George Duke reinterprets the James Taylor classic into a sophisticated jazz and R&B tinged love song, inspiring Osborne to transform ...
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World Jazz Quartet Veronneau Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of 'Jazz Samba,' Which Introduced The South American Sounds Of Bossa Nova To A Global Audience
27 February, 2013
50 years ago "bossa nova" was a term barely known beyond Brazil, until in 1963 "Jazz Samba," the milestone recording by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd , took the world by storm. In popularizing the seductive, syncopated "bossa" rhythm, it became the only jazz album in history to reach #1 on the Billboard ...
| Canadian Electronica/Jazz Artist Jroc Seventy One Is "Dropping Intelligence" With New Album
27 February, 2013
Jroc Seventy One (aka JB) announced the release of his second album, "Dropping Intelligence". The album was released on February 19, 2013, and is available on iTunes and Amazon.com, as well as other online retailers, including Spotify, My Space Music, Media Net, Deezer, and Rdio. "Dropping Intelligence" ...
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Grammy Nominated Pianist Eldar Djangirov Achieves A Career Breakthrough With Tandem Releases: A New Jazz Trio Opus Plus A Solo Classical Debut
27 February, 2013
Few artists could record two albums over the course of one week in different musical genres, with disparate personnel, and at separate studios. Yet New York City-based pianist Eldar Djangirov has done just that, and proven himself musically ambidextrous as evidenced by two remarkable, self-produced ...
| "Super-Professional" Steve Wilson Taking It To The Next Level; Live Duo Recording Planned With Lewis Nash; April Quintet Dates At Jazz Standard
26 February, 2013
"Super-Professional" Steve Wilson Taking it to the Next Level, with NPR Live Broadcast, NY Daily News Full-Page Feature, Time Out NY and More -
Live Duo Recording Planned with Lewis Nash; April Dates at Jazz Standard Confirmed for the 'Steve Wilson Quintet: Special Edition II'
Jazz saxophonist ...
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Allman Bros Founder's "Hard-Swinging, Old-School R&B" (Relix) In NYC 3/08
26 February, 2013
Allman Brothers Band founding drummer Jaimoe and his Jasssz Band will perform March 8th at NYC's B.B. King Blues Club as part of the "Brothers Midnight Concert Series," which features artists affiliated with the Allman Brothers Band.
Jaimoe's Jasssz Band has been praised by the Wall Street Journal ...
| Tony Adamo Gil-Scott Heron Mark Murphy Jack Kerouac
25 February, 2013
On his latest effort, and debut recording for Random Act Records, TONY ADAMO has created a
unique genre: "HipSpokenWord." Built on the wisdom of musical wizards like Gil-Scott Heron,
Mark Murphy, Jack Kerouac and hip/hop master rappers, Tony speaks the Truth through his poetic
musings. With preeminent ...
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Berklee High School Jazz Festival
22 February, 2013
The largest high school jazz competition in the U.S. - the Berklee College of Music 45th High School Jazz Festival - will host more than 200 bands and vocal ensembles featuring 3,000 students from 13 U.S. states and Puerto Rico competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee's Five-Week Summer Performance ...
| All-Star Session By Bassist/Composer Robert Hurst Due For March 12 Release On Bebob Records
22 February, 2013
Bassist Robert Hurst is an M.V.P. - a long-standing member of Diana Krall's and Chris Botti's touring bands, an esteemed colleague of jazz stars like Branford Marsalis and Robert Glasper, and most recently a key player on Sir Paul McCartney's Grammy-winning "Kisses on the Bottom." But Hurst's own recordings, ...
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Jazz Vocalist Jamie Davis, Carlos Reyes And Greg Errico Play It Forward To Raise Money For Arts And Music Programs Funded By The Walnut Creek Education Foundation
19 February, 2013
There are few opportunities to see jazz and rock and roll legends mentor and play alongside a group of talented students in order to raise badly needed funds for the Walnut Creek School System. On March 7th, 2013 at 7:00pm, a night of musical magic will provide that perfect opportunity. Click Here to ...
| Morgan Drexen, Pacific Symphony Celebrate Classical Music With Red Carpet Gala
19 February, 2013
Who knew Kenny G rocked out to heavy metal? The Grammy Award-winning jazz legend made that interesting revelation prior to his sold-out performance with Pacific Symphony at the Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa Friday, February 15. Morgan Drexen (https://morgandrexen.com) orchestrated the red carpet ...
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Loyola Jazz Festival Boasts Two Performances By Famed Percussionist Brian Blade
18 February, 2013
Acclaimed jazz percussionist and former Loyola student Brian Blade will perform in two concerts Saturday, March 9 as part of the 44th Annual Jazz Festival at Loyola University New Orleans. Held in the Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall located in the Communications/Music Complex, the two-day festival ...
| Al Di Meola Inks Licensing Deal With New York Theatre Production
15 February, 2013
Virtuoso Al Di Meola inked a deal with the Manhattan Theatre Club with his composition, "Azzura." The instrumental, "Azzura," from Di Meola's album "The Infinite Desire" (Telarc 1998) is being used in a world premiere play by Liz Flahive and directed by Leigh Silverman starring Seth Clayton, John Ellison ...
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Jazz Pop Vocalist Xenia Dunford Heard On TV's Revenge To Showcase At Canadian Music Fest
15 February, 2013
With a daring and adventurous mix of jazz, indie and classic pop influences, singer-songwriter Xenia Dunford has played countless shows across the U.S. from Boston to Los Angeles.
The buzz is starting to grow for Dunford after "Killing Kind of Love" from her debut EP was used in ABC's Revenge ...
| Jacques Lesure Swings In Downtown Los Angeles
15 February, 2013
The Southern California jazz scene is not by any means absent. There are a myriad of places that "feature" jazz on a regular or semi-regular basis. Detroit native and seasoned jazz guitarist Jacques Lesure feels there is a definite lack of "user-friendly" jazz venues in Los Angeles. He compares the ...
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The John A Lewis Trio Performs At The Inwood Lounge
15 February, 2013
This is the first time a that a jazz band has performed in this part of town since the "Jazz Connection" a club which was located across the street that offered live jazz and sold jazz memorabilia and jazz recordings closed in the late 1990's.
Since then the neighborhood has evolved upscale with ...
| No More Poverty Helps Sponsor Hands For Hope Annual Starlight Jazz Serenade Fundraiser
14 February, 2013
Hands for Hope is hosting its annual premiere fundraising event, the "Starlight Jazz Serenade" and No More Poverty co-founders Julian Omidi and Dr. Michael Omidi are lending their sponsorship to the event. This special evening will feature a silent auction, followed by a jazz concert showcasing another ...
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