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Dark Scrawls is the follow up album to We All Fall Down. Released in early 2011 it features the vocal talents of Bristol based singer Emily Wright as well as an array of musical talent from throughout the UK. All material written by Ben Thomas.
Dark Scrawls features Emily Wright, Laura Collins, Catherine Sykes and Ruth Hammond (vocals). Ben Thomas (trumpet, flugel horn, trombone and piano). Nicky Jaques and Emily Preston (saxophone). Lee Goodall (bass clarinet), Tom Greenhalf (piano), James Chadwick (guitar), Erika Lyons (double bass) and Scott Hammond (drums).
We All Fall Down features Laura Collins (vocals), Ben Thomas (trumpet, flugel horn and piano), Tom Greenhalf (piano), Emily Preston (saxophone), Erika Lyons (double bass) and Scott Hammond (drums).
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Accomplished Musicianship Of Instrumental Drum & Vibes Duo Cliffwalker Delightfully Teeters On The Edge Of Chaos With 'Punching Clocks' Single
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Fanatic Promotion
Cliff Hayes (Buellton), A. Walker Spring (Old Time Relijun) evoke a '70s-era sensory experience ala Philip Glass, “The Holy Mountain,” and Tangerine Dream as CLIFFWALKER. CLIFFWALKER is not just a cool name for a band. The Portland, Oregon-based instrumental duo of Cliff Hayes (Bass, Keys) and A. Walker Spring (Vibes, Drums, Keys, Guitar) are just lucky to be named that way. To take the serendipity a step (sorry, had to) further, the sound of the pair’s upcoming “Painted Gray Sky” ...
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Lonely Crow Records presents: Jon Crowley's "At the Edge"
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Jon Crowley
Lonely Crow Records is proud to announce its first release: forward-thinking trumpeter Jon Crowley's second album, At the Edge. This recording establishes Crowley not only as an artistic force on the rise, but one who is constantly looking to evolve, explore and innovate. While his first release, Connections, was a modern jazz straight-ahead album, At the Edge sees Crowley experimenting more, combining elements of classical minimalism ( la Steve Reich) and indie rock rhythms with jazz improvisation. Crowley never loses ...
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Jon Crowley - At the Edge (Lonely Crow Records, 2011)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Trumpeter Jon Crowley is always looking to improve his sound and musical conception. Whether it is through continuous practice and gigging or playing with his rock 'n' roll side project Red Light Growler, Crowley is a musician who refuses to stand still. This album is a fine example of the evolution of his work. His first record, Connections, from 2009, was an expertly played post-bop acoustic date, refracting the music of the free-bop bands of the 1960's through postmodern jazz. ...
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"On the Edge: Exploring the Creative Music Scene" Musician Panel on May 4th for Jazz Week from JazzBoston
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Chris Rich
Top-flight musicians Dave Bryant, Tom Hall, John Kordalewski, and Neil Leonard carry on a lively conversation about current trends, with performances by the presenters at the Boston Public Library between 6 and 8pm in the Boston Room.
Dave worked with Ornette Coleman in Prime Time and has been contributing to the quality of musical life here for 30 years. Tom was a founding member of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet. John is the guardian of the Makanda Ken McIntyre legacy and ...
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"Big Bands on the Edge-Video One"
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Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
By Steve Provizer In 1989, I got an irresistible urge to lose a lot of money and produced a concert called “Big Bands On The Edge" at the Emerson Majestic Theatre in Boston. The bands were: Either Orchestra (Russ Gershon, leader), Orange Then Blue (George Schuller, leader) and Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra (Darrell Katz and Ken Schaphorst, leaders). Also featured was alto sax soloist Julius Hemphill. In all, over 50 musicians participated. In this particular video, some members from each ...
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The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski Clearly I have been spending an awful lot of time with Darkness on the Edge of Town this week. Too much time maybe? What does that mean? It's an interesting question and, as it turns out, it doesn't have meaning...at least not for me. Last weekend, me and TheWife were out running our usual errands with Darkness playing on the car stereo. We were talking about how strange it was to hear the not-quite-finished versions of some ...
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Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski It is perhaps too easy to dismiss the work of celebrities. In the case of Bruce Springsteen, there has been much vitriol expressed over his “supposed" blue collar leanings, as if success can (no...must) wipe out your roots. If you look back at this documentary on the making of Darkness on the Edge of Town, you can see that Springsteen is in many ways reacting to his own fame, wondering what exactly it's all about, and trying ...
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Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: Darkness on the Edge of Town Remastered (1978)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski This world of digital sound can be quite tricky. The original line about CDs was that they would provide “perfect sound forever." Yeah, sure. In their haste to get product to market, the early mastering jobs produced less than stellar results. In the intervening years, we've learned a lot about this process, although the “loudness wars" have stepped in to muddy the waters. That's why I often cringe when seeing the word “remaster" next to an album ...
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Bruce Springsteen: The Promise: Darkness on the Edge of Town at the Paramount Theatre (2010)
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Something Else!
By Mark Saleski Springsteen fans have been waiting years for the 30th anniversary release of Darkness On The Edge Of Town. Waiting, and waiting, and... And then the anniversary passed, with rumours and speculation fueled by smokes signals emanating from Camp Springsteen about how the set was “nearly complete." Of course, since these smoke signals never quite spelled out what was to be in this anniversary set, there was a lot of grumbling from the fan base. No full show? ...
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Bruce Springsteen Documentary: "The Promise, The Darkness on The Edge of Town Story"
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Rob Lowson
With the premiere of the documentary film The Promise, fans will get their first taste of what will appear on the forthcoming box set reissue of The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story. The remastered album, will include new outtakes, a full concert performance DVD from Houston and a rehearsal DVD of Darkness and much more. Fans hungry for additional Darkness-era material should check out The Light in Darkness, a book packed with never-before-published photographs and first-hand ...
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