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The 4: One
by Nicholas F. Mondello
One is a stimulating, thought-provoking recording from The 4, a quartet of talented Italian jazz artists. It presents a variety of hip, original selections offered at tempos from slower and serene to red-line light-speed. Combined with diverse melodic and harmonic textures, One certainly offers an engaging listen.Established from the opening cut--and reinforced throughout--One is a high voltage, rhythmically diverse and highly-focused collaboration. There is intriguing musical and creative interplay between the performers across a variety of grooves. Almost ...
read moreAcclaimed Guitarist/Vocalist John Pizzarelli Celebrates The 40th Anniversary Of His Debut Album With A Collection Of Classic Songs From Broadway And Hollywood
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Braithwaite & Katz Communications
US / Canada Tour Begins April 25 in NYC with a week at Birdland World-renowned guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli has dedicated many of his albums to the great songwriters and performers who have helped to establish the Great American Songbook and the pop music canon: Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Richard Rodgers, and Duke Ellington, to name a few. With his new album, Pizzarelli and his remarkable new trio cast a wider net to explore other sources ...
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June 29-July 8: The 43rd Festival International De Jazz De Montréal!
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Ann Braithwaite
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto, continues to evolve to the beat of the music it showcases. Today, its programming team is very proud to reveal the artists who will be performing at this 43rd edition, which takes place this coming June 29 to July 8. Paid concert tickets will go on sale Thursday, April 6 at 10 a.m. Newsletter subscribers will enjoy an exclusive access to a presale ...
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46 Concerts In 46 Cities To Elect The 46th President
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HypeBot
46 For 46 was created to use the power of music to unseat President Trump in the next election. Launched by former music manager Kyle Frenette, the campaign has already attracted artists like Bon Iver, Patty Griffen, Sylvan Esso and Dashboard Confessional. The 46 for 46 campaign is partnering with musicians across the country to present rally concerts in each artist's home-state during the lead up to the 2020 election. “Music has an unmatched ability to bring people together, says ...
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Shirley Horn at the 4 Queens
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
If you were a female jazz vocalist who began your recording career in 1959 or later, you were almost certainly in trouble. Not only were you entering real estate already crowded with band veterans such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, June Christy, Carmen McRae, Julie London and Joe Stafford but you also were going up against pop titans including Patti Page, Dinah Shore, Eydie Gormé, Rosemary Clooney and so many others. To complicate matters, the market ...
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Kenny Werner “Effortless Mastery: The 4 Steps” Instructional Video Released By JazzHeaven.com
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Falk Willis
Kenny Werner is a rare musician who is known as much for his teachings and wisdom as for his piano playing and composing. He has played with Joe Lovano, Betty Buckley, Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Toots Thielemans, Randy Brecker, and many more. Kenny has been the leader of his own bands since the late 1970s and written for jazz orchestras and classical orchestras around the world. He is the author of the landmark book “Effortless Mastery” (over 90,000 copies sold)—now ...
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Jazz This Week: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Marcello Benetti, Matt Kane, Dave Dickey Big Band, the 442s, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's lineup of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features visits from two different drummers leading quartets playing original music, plus the return of a well-known touring act with a revised lineup of players, several shows by local big bands, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra returns to Kirkwood Station Brewing Company; Cabaret Project St. Louis presents their monthly “Open Stage" at the Tavern of Fine Arts; and the Sidney Street ...
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John McLaughlin And The 4th Dimension's The Boston Record And Asia Tour
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Souvik Dutta
During the summer of 2013, guitar legend John McLaughlin and his trailblazing band The 4th Dimension – Gary Husband on keyboards and drums, Etienne Mbappe on bass, and Ranjit Barot on drums and vocals – toured across America. On June 22nd they performed at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. This concert was recorded and is now being released as McLaughlin’s latest recording, The Boston Record. When asked to describe The Boston Record, McLaughlin said, “From time to time, ...
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John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension Begin 2014 Asian Tour
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All About Jazz
Legendary English guitarists John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension kick off a 15-date Asian tour that will take this highly acclaimed group through nine countries. Beginning on March 11th in Singapore, the 4th Dimension’s tour will take in some of Asia’s most iconic cities before culminating in a special solidarity concert in The Palestinian Territories one month later. Though McLaughlin has led two of the most historic, ground-breaking groups of the past 45 years in The Mahavishnu Orchestra and Shakti, ...
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The 4th Annual Bay Area Jazz Summit Concert on March 17th
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Jeff Rzepiela Public Relations
The 4th Annual Jazz Summit Concert brings together three Bay Area jazz ensembles for an afternoon of big band jazz. The Netivot Shalom JazzKleztet band is a high energy ensemble under the direction of clarinetist Rabbi Stuart Kelman. The Albany Jazz Band is a 25 piece big band under the direction of Bob Levenson, and features many fine instrumental and vocal soloists featuring selections from the Great American Songbook. Under the direction of renowned saxophonist and band leader Dave Le ...
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Masterworks Jazz Concludes The Celebration Of The 40th Anniversary Of CTI Records With The Release Of Four More Classic Reissues
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Elisa Peimer
FROM ESTHER PHILLIPS, HANK CRAWFORD, JOHNNY HAMMOND AND LONNIE SMITH All Available for the First Time on CD ON OCTOBER 4TH Also available, critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box set and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks, and 24 reissues of classic CTI albums Masterworks Jazz concludes its celebration of the 40th Anniversary of CTI Records with reissues of four more classic CTI / Kudu albums available on October 4, 2011. ...
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