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Vin Scialla has traveled the world performing and teaching jazz & world music. Vin balances a career as drummer/percussionist, educator, and composer in New York. US Department of Defense entertainment tours have taken him to the Middle East, Caribbean, Asia and Egypt. Scialla is known for his innovative blend of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Indian and American musical traditions. He has recorded and produced albums for Scialla/Schugren/Charette (Liftoff Records/PrimeDirective), Snehasish Mozumder (Random Chance Records), and Mission: on Mars. Vin recently performed at Lincoln Center out-of-doors, the Jazz Gallery, and Blue Note New York. Vin received his B.M. at the Hartt School of Music, and Masters at the Conservatory at Brooklyn College. He has performed with Brian Charette, Valery Ponomorev, JD Allen, Eric Revis, Gil Coggins, Mike DiRubbo, and John La Barbera. His sponsors include Sennheiser/Neumann, Remo, Sabian Cymbals.

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Alfredo Dias Gomes Releases 'Tributo A Elvin Jones,' In Honor Of The Legendary Jazz Drummer

Alfredo Dias Gomes Releases 'Tributo A Elvin Jones,' In Honor Of The Legendary Jazz Drummer

Source: Alfredo Dias Gomes

Accompanied by a respected team of musicians (Jessé Sadoc, trumpet and flugelhorn; David Feldman, piano; Jefferson Lescowich, acoustic bass), Rio de Janeiro drummer Alfredo Dias Gomes released Tributo a Elvin Jones. Recorded in his home studio with sound engineer Thiago Kropf, the album arrived on digital platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Amazon and YouTube Music) on March 1st. “The fascination with Elvin Jones’ style is longstanding,” says Gomes. “The first time I saw him play was on a VHS video ...

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Performance / Tour

Tap Dance On Vinyl - Jazz Visionary Petra Haller’s Announces 'Shoulders I Stand On' Vinyl Release Tour, And New Project 'Orbit'

Tap Dance On Vinyl - Jazz Visionary Petra Haller’s Announces 'Shoulders I Stand On' Vinyl Release Tour, And New Project 'Orbit'

Source: Petra Haller

In a triumphant celebration of contemporary jazz, tap dancer and musician Petra Haller, announces the vinyl release tour of her debut Album Shoulders I Stand On. The tour commences on March 10 at the prestigious Anteros Arts Foundation in Norwich, moves to Piano Smithfield in London on March 12th, a stand out event with a double bill concert presenting Haller’s latest project “ORBIT” as the second set, Ashburton Arts Centre March 13th and concludes at the renowned Soundcellar Poole on ...

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Recording

Composer / Saxophonist Lukas Gabric Releases New Album 'Moving On'—Out Now!

Composer / Saxophonist Lukas Gabric Releases New Album 'Moving On'—Out Now!

Source: Lukas Gabric

The Austrian tenor saxophonist and composer Lukas Gabric is releasing his new album Moving On, serving as a poignant reminder to persist amidst life's challenges. The album presents a collection of original compositions that blend emotional depth, virtuosity, and versatility. Moving On is also an impressive musical journey through personal experiences, global influences, and jazz traditions. The CD's liner notes provide insights into the background of each piece on Moving On. The title track reflects the optimism, energy, and momentum ...

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Petra Haller Explores New Musical Horizons - Free Improv Meets Tap Dance On Vinyl

Petra Haller Explores New Musical Horizons - Free Improv Meets Tap Dance On Vinyl

Source: Petra Haller

Modern jazz visionary, Petra Haller is introducing a fresh dimension to her debut album Shoulders I Stand On with the release on vinyl March 12th 2024, providing a novel listening encounter. London-based Petra Haller, celebrated by Jazzwise magazine as a Rising Jazz Artist of 2020, has been pushing creative boundaries by integrating tap dance into the jazz and improvised music scenes. Over the years, her auditory experiments in partnership with the gifted Meg Morley have yielded rich, rhythmic conversations, which ...

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Recording

'Rise Up' Calls For Social Change And Convincingly Urges The Listener To Act Now

'Rise Up' Calls For Social Change And Convincingly Urges The Listener To Act Now

Source: Lydia Dudley

Lydia Salett Dudley is a major musical force. She leads Jazz Xpressions, a versatile group based in Raleigh, North Carolina that frequently blurs the lines between creative jazz, grooving r&b and gospel music. Her latest recording, Rise Up, is the result of a grant for female jazz bandleaders from Chamber Music America that included a mentorship with the masterful singer Carmen Lundy. Blessed with a beautiful voice, a creative spirit, and a purposeful style, Lydia Salett Dudley is in prime ...

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Video / DVD

Five Thanksgiving Fireplace Albums

Five Thanksgiving Fireplace Albums

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., and if you're like me, you will likely find yourself in front of a fireplace either before or after dinner. Whether you're on a sofa alone or with someone else, or you're sitting with headphones on and reading, I have a gift that will wrap you in tranquility as you watch logs aflame, snapping and hissing. Here are five of my favorite fireplace albums for the holiday weekend, without ad interruptions. Happy Thanksgiving, and ...

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Bill Bruford 'One Of A Kind' 12” Vinyl Edition Available on November 24, 2023

Bill Bruford 'One Of A Kind' 12” Vinyl Edition Available on November 24, 2023

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

This definitive vinyl re-release is re-issued on Bruford’s own Winterfold Records, was overseen personally by Bill Bruford and ,astered from the original tapes recorded and mixed by Stephen W Tayler in 1979. Bill Bruford is the original drummer in YES and was a long-term member of King Crimson. The band Bruford recorded this album in 1979 and it went on to achieve critical acclaim and commercial success. Bruford's One Of A Kind 12” vinyl reissue will be available November 24, ...

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Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Elvin Jones

Jazz Musician of the Day: Elvin Jones

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Elvin Jones' birthday today!

Elvin Ray Jones was a jazz drummer. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the youngest child in a family of ten. His father worked for General Motors. Two of Jones' brothers were also jazz musicians: Hank (piano), and Thad (trumpet/flugelhorn). Elvin began playing professionally in the 1940s, working with the Army Special Services program, Operation Happiness, and in 1949 had a short-lived gig in Detroit's Grand River Street club. Eventually he ...

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Caz Plak To Release Don Cherry Trio 'The ORTF Recordings Paris 1971' On Vinyl

Caz Plak To Release Don Cherry Trio 'The ORTF Recordings Paris 1971' On Vinyl

Source: Matthew Hutchison

The second chapter of Caz Plak's ambitious Turkish Jazz Trilogy will be released next month with three region-specific vinyl LP releases of The ORTF Recordings Paris 1971 by Don Cherry Trio, in line with Caz Plak's curatorial efforts in showcasing the far-reach of Turkish Jazz's influence. The Istanbul-based label has licensed two recordings of Don Cherry's work from the archives of the legendary Parisian jazz label BYG Records. These recordings feature joint performances with long-time Don Cherry Trio members, Turkish ...

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Recording

MAGMA Announce Lavish 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set Of 'Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh'

MAGMA Announce Lavish 50th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set Of  'Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh'

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

MAGMA is making the world of progressive music a massive birthday present in celebration of their iconic third album in the shape of a lavish box set, which is limited to 2,000 copies. Entitled Une histoire de Mekanïk – 50 Years of Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh, the French avant-garde pioneers and inventors of zeuhl follow the trail of their classic full-length from the remastered original recording through decades of various incarnations on 7 vinyl LPs! MAGMA comment: “With this box set, ...

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