Maryland Summer Jazz Festival Welcomes International Jazz Stars In Eighth Exciting Season
04 May, 2012
The Maryland Summer Jazz Festival returns on July 14 for its eighth exciting season of workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers. Events take place through July 27.
Drawing adult learners and listeners from coast to coast, the top-rated event features jazz recording and ...
| Verve/Universal Recording Artist Brian Culbertson Releases The Dreams EP Featuring R&B/Soul Favorites Vivian Green & Stokley Williams Of Mint Condition
03 May, 2012
This summer, prolific R&B/Jazz musician Brian Culbertson invites you to close your eyes, open your ears, and fall deep into a lush world of musical fantasy with his breathtaking thirteenth album Dreams (Verve/Universal). With the help of lauded guest vocalists Vivian Green, Noel Gourdin and Stokley ...
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Johannes Mossinger Releases "The New Jersey Session" And Performs At The Historic Blairstown Theatre On May 11, 2012 In Blairstown, NJ
02 May, 2012
Johannes Mössinger's "The New Jersey Session" is, above all else, an album of depth. It ranges from traditional bebop improvisation to impressionist-influenced solo piano pieces with a startling knack for dissonances and an even more startling ability to transform those dissonances into a splendid, ...
| Target Partners with Norah Jones to Offer Deluxe Edition of "Little Broken Hearts"
30 April, 2012
Target® Corp. (NYSE: TGT) today announced it is partnering with Norah Jones on the release the deluxe edition of her fifth studio album, "Little Broken Hearts." The Target deluxe edition of "Little Broken Hearts" is available now for pre-order at Target.com/NorahJones and will be offered at Target ...
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band Sign With Savoy Jazz New Album "Τwenty Dozen" Set For Release May 1
27 April, 2012
Exactly thirty five years ago born in the New Orleans neighborhood of Treme, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band revolutionized the New Orleans brass band by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional style. Anchored by original members Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris, Gregory Davis, Efrem Towns and Kirk Joseph, ...
| Dirty Dozen Brass Band Sign With Savoy Jazz
24 April, 2012
Exactly thirty five years ago born in the New Orleans neighborhood of Treme, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band revolutionized the New Orleans brass band by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional style. Anchored by original members Roger Lewis, Kevin Harris, Gregory Davis, Efrem Towns and Kirk Joseph, ...
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Louise Quinn & Kid Loco Releases 'Oh Jackie' EP
24 April, 2012
As part of Creative Scotland's Year Of Creative Scotland, Glaswegian singer/ songwriter Louise Quinn (A Band Called Quinn) releases an EP featuring a duet with Parisian superstar DJ & producer Kid Loco.
The single Oh Jackie from the EP is released on June 18th and the EP / video launch takes place ...
| Dr. Michael White Announces Adventures In New Orleans Jazz Part 2 Out June 19
24 April, 2012
New Orleans Jazz luminary Dr. Michael White returns with Adventures In New Orleans Jazz, Part 2, to be released June 19. His sixth release on Basin Street Records, the second Adventures lays much closer to its roots than the internationally spiced Part 1. A propelling force of classic New Orleans jazz, ...
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Barbra Streisand Makes Surprise Visit To Smiley & West To Pay Tribute To Iconic Composers Alan And Marilyn Bergman
20 April, 2012
This weekend, Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, co-hosts of Smiley & West distributed by Public Radio International (PRI), pay tribute to the Academy Award®-winning husband-and-wife songwriting duo Alan and Marilyn Bergman - and enjoy a surprise visit from legendary singer and philanthropist, Barbra Streisand. ...
| Ten-Time Grammy-Winning Acapella Sextet Take 6 Celebrate 25th Anniversary With "One"
20 April, 2012
With the popularity of televised vocal competitions like the explosive a cappella show The Sing Off and the mania over singing driven comedy dramas like Glee, Take 6 is the original torchbearer for the first instrument. The ten-time Grammy and ten-time Dove winners, Take 6, (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, ...
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Last Chance To Record With Lee Ritenour On Forthcoming Rhythm Sessions Album On Concord Records
20 April, 2012
If you play guitar, piano, bass or drums and aspire to be a professional musician, these music competitions are your opportunity. Registration is open through May 1 at https://www.sixstringtheory.com.
By entering the Inaugural Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin Rhythm Section Competition you can be one ...
| 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Releases Star-studded Lineup
19 April, 2012
The 33rd annual Detroit Jazz Festival will feature a one-of-a-kind lineup of today's greatest jazz performers. The artists at this year's festival have been nominated for more than 200 and won more than 100 Grammy Awards, composed film scores and traveled the world to perform.
"This year, we wanted ...
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Legendary Bassist/Composer Eddie Gomez & His Quintet Release New Recording "Per Sempre" On BFM Jazz
19 April, 2012
Acoustic bass giant Eddie Gomez ensures his place as one of the truly great musicians working today with his newest recording - "Per Sempre," to be released by BFM Jazz on May 1, 2012.
Recorded in Bologna, Italy while on tour in winter 2009, "Per Sempre" is a luminous jazz disc destined to stand ...
| Preservation Hall Announces Jazz Fest And Summer Line-up
18 April, 2012
Preservation Hall Jazz Band is excited to announce their upcoming summer tour dates. Kicking off their tour on May 5th at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (where they will be performing twice) and touring until August.
The Hall Band's first performance at Jazz Fest will be starting at 4:25pm, ...
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Top New York Drummer John Favicchia To Visit The Institute
17 April, 2012
One of today's top drummers, New York-based John Favicchia, will visit the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance on Tuesday 24 April to give an exclusive masterclass to the students at the Institute's facilities in Kilburn, London.
John is known for his extreme versatility, which enables ...
| Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide German Jazz Vocalist Cornelia Moore Presents Her Music To The International Stage With Her CD "Beyond"
17 April, 2012
Cornelia Moore has proudly released her debut album "Beyond", featuring three beloved classics along with five original compositions. Recorded at the legendary Siemensvilla concert hall in Berlin and performed as if it were a live concert - without cuts or overdubs. Every single motif is nurtured by ...
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The Mario Castro Quintet With Dave Liebman And Greg Osby
12 April, 2012
The Regattabar, located at 1 Bennett Street, in Cambridge Massachusets, proudly presents The Mario Castro Quintet with Davie Liebman and Greg Osby, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 PM. Tickets at $15.00 in advance and can be purchased at https://www.regattabarjazz.com or by calling: 617-661-5000.
The ...
| Smooth Jazz New York Announces The 2012 Smooth Cruise Schedule
12 April, 2012
Smooth Jazz New York is pleased to announce a star-studded contemporary jazz line up for the 2012 Smooth Cruise Series, now in its 15th year aboard The Spirit of New York cruise ship.
This summer's roster includes nine shows featuring 16 of the world's greatest jazz artists in an intimate setting, ...
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Jazz Bassist Russel Blake Partners With National Domestic Violence Registry
11 April, 2012
When Russel Blake creates, he taps deep into his innermost God source. It is evidenced by music the renowned music producer and jazz bassist has gifted the planet with, including three CDs and over 432 compositions within his repertoire encompassing classical, Spanish classical, traditional jazz, Brazilian, ...
| Award-Winning Brazilian Artist Fabiana Passoni Performs New International Jazz Hit With Native Vibe In Southern California On April 29, 2012
10 April, 2012
Chosen by the Brazilian International Press Awards' 2012 Colégio Eleitoral composed of U.S. based Brazilian groups and community organizations as best Brazilian Female Singer living in the U.S. confirms Fabiana's ability to connect her fans to her music. Her battle with breast cancer put her on a journey ...
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