Circle

Circle: Tower

by Mark Corroto
July 5, 2007

What if, in 1969 Miles Davis' band took the stage and began playing the trumpeter's introduction, but Miles never made the gig?

Chick Corea and/or Joe Zawinul run through choruses of those science fiction, electric piano and synthesizer notes while Jack DeJohnette blends his jazz and world music drumming--that is, years before we called it world music.

John McLaughlin, fresh off Davis' instructions to “play it like you don't know how to play the guitar, channels R&B, rock and noise ...

Guitarist/Composer Grace McNally Debut Release 'Full Circle' - Africa-South America-Gullah-Charleston, SC

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations
March 5, 2023

Full Circle is my debut album which explores the musical continuities between the American Southeast, Central America, West Africa and Northeast Brazil. It is a musical memoir featuring musical traditions that have impacted my journey and perspective as a musician. It is a love letter to Charleston, South Carolina and to all the places that I lived in and traveled to in my young adulthood. Places that have shaped me into the woman and musician that I am today. Places ...
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Robert Fripp’s Introduction To The Guitar Circle Four-Day-Long Event For Guitar Players And Music-Lovers To Be Held In Saratoga Springs, NY - October 22nd - 26th, 2020

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James
December 21, 2019

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE GUITAR CIRCLE October 22-26th. 2020 If music is to enter our world, the role of the audience is as necessary as the role of the musician. So, for the first time in the life of Guitar Craft and the Guitar Circle, we are inviting audients to this Intro, to learn the techniques and approaches available to Crafty Guitarists. Music has its own intelligence, but can music change the world? If so, how? How does ...
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Fair Pay, Fair Fight: For Musician Radio Royalties, Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

Source: HypeBot
February 7, 2019

After the struggle of getting the Music Modernization Act passed and allegedly gave pre-1972 artists the royalties they finally deserved, a new merger between Sirius and Pandora by their hold-tightening parent company Liberty Media, has artists and advocates gearing up for an ongoing fight against tech companies and their lobbyists. Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy The Music Modernization Act brought fairness to pre-72 artists who waited 20 years for the government to confirm what everyone knew—that ...
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Monterey Jazz Festival 2016 Brings The Late Thomas Chapin Full Circle

Source: Debbie Elicksen
September 4, 2016

The significance of performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival can not be understated. The longest-running jazz festival in the world features the best of jazz through performance and education. It hosts unparalleled world talent and legends and stands as a legacy to this musical genre, and impacts future generations of jazz musicians and afficionados alike. It would have been a momentous milestone for the career of saxophonist-flutist and composer Thomas Chapin and an unforgettable, exhilarating ride for the audience if ...
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Legendary Yes Singer/Songwriter Jon Anderson And Counting Crows Matt Malley To Release Charity Single The Family Circle

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James
October 26, 2014

London, UK - GONZO Multimedia is proud to announce the release of a new charity single “The Family Circle” by legendary YES vocalist/songwriter Jon Anderson and former Counting Crows bassist Matt Malley. The money received from the single will go to the following charities: Flutie Foundation (Jon Anderson), Sahaja Yoga Meditation(Matt Malley) and National Autistic Society (Rob Ayling, GONZO Multimedia president) “'Family Circle' came together when Matt sent me the beautiful music earlier this year. I sang the song and ...
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New Music Circle 2014-15 Season to Include Roscoe Mitchell and Craig Taborn, Tim Berne, Thumbscrew, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
July 31, 2014

New Music Circle has announced their 2014-15 season, with seven concerts featuring what looks to be an intriguing mix of edgy jazz and improvised music, electronics, and contemporary composition. The schedule kicks off with a concert by Thumbscrew, featuring guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, on Friday, September 12 at Joe's Cafe, the “house concert" venue at 6014 Kingsbury Ave in the Central West End. All NYC-based, Thumbscrew's members first worked together as the rhythm section ...
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Jazz This Week: Jane Monheit, Miles Davis Jazz Festival with Russell Gunn, New Music Circle Showcase, Tammy McCann, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 15, 2014

This week's menu of jazz and creative music offerings in St. Louis includes a number of special events, most notably the annual Miles Davis Jazz Festival in Alton, plus the long-awaited return of one of the more popular female vocalists in jazz. That would be singer Jane Monheit, who's back in St. Louis to perform in a four-night engagement beginning this evening and continuing through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. It's Monheit's first visit here since 2010 and this ...
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Enter the "Tord Gustavsen - Extended Circle" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
March 29, 2014

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM Records “Tord Gustavsen Quartet - Extended Circle“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 28th. Click here to enter the contest (Becoming a fan of Tord Gustavsen at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records About Extended Circle The sixth ECM album from Tord Gustavsen, recorded in Oslo in June 2013, quietly ...
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Lawson Rollins: Riding The “Momentum” Of A Global Guitar Excursion “Full Circle”

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
July 19, 2013

Lawson Rollins releases his fourth album, which is earning airplay and praise in abundance San Francisco, CA: Prodigious guitarist Lawson Rollins’ “Full Circle,” a riveting 12-song aural adventure crammed with culture and masterful musicianship that was released today by Infinita Records, is like traversing the world without the hassles of modern travel. Rollins’ fourth album, which he produced with multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella (Ottmar Liebert, Flora Purim, 3rd Force), explores the borderless expanse of captivating melodies and fascinating global rhythms ...
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Marty Ehrlich, William Parker to be Featured in New Music Circle's 2013-14 Season

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 17, 2013

In the spring, the thoughts of performing arts presenters often turn to the announcement of the next season's schedule. Here in St. Louis, the Sheldon Concert Hall already has announced their various 2013-14 season series, and Jazz St. Louis is set to release next year's schedule for Jazz at the Bistro and the Touhill before the end of the month. Meanwhile, although New Music Circle isn't quite ready yet to make a formal announcement of their own, NMC administrator Jeremy ...
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