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Impex's Getz/Gilberto; Plus a Chat With Abey Fonn

Impex's Getz/Gilberto; Plus a Chat With Abey Fonn

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

This month marks the 60th anniversary of Getz/Gilberto's release by Verve Records. The revolutionary bossa nova album recorded in 1963 and produced by Creed Taylor—with the inclusion of Astrud Gilberto singing The Girl From Ipanema and Corcovado—turned the infectious Brazilian beat into a global phenomenon with the young-adult market. In America, the Beatles and other British Invasion artists by then owned the teen market, and Al Hirt, Percy Faith, Ray Conniff and other easy-listening artists owned the more senior market. ...

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Recording

Mark Watkins Enhances His Celebrated Saxophone Quartet With 'Four + Six,' To Be Released March 29 On Jazz Hang Records

Mark Watkins Enhances His Celebrated Saxophone Quartet With 'Four + Six,' To Be Released March 29 On Jazz Hang Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity

Mark Watkins envelops his long-running saxophone quartet in lush, billowing textures on FOUR + Six, the band’s deliriously tuneful sixth album, set for a March 29 release on Jazz Hang Records. Watkins augments the core quartet of himself (soprano and tenor saxophones), Sandon Mayhew (tenor sax), Ray Smith (alto sax), and Jon Gudmundson (baritone sax) with Corey Christiansen (guitar); a three-piece rhythm section of Justin Nielsen (piano), Braun Khan (bass), and Kobie Watkins (no relation, drums); and the esteemed Gardner ...

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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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Contest

7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest – 10th Edition – Deadline Extended Until February 29, 2024

7 Virtual Jazz Club's Contest – 10th Edition – Deadline Extended Until February 29, 2024

Source: Valerio Pappi

7 Virtual Jazz Club announces that the new deadline for entering the contest will be February 29th. This Year's Categories Amateurs Pros To enter the contest, soloists and groups pay a small registration fee and submit a video of their performance. Entries will be judged by a panel of international jazz experts among the most respected journalists, musicians and educators in the field. New Deadline February 29, 2024 ENTER Prizes & Awards Amateurs Category—Jury Prizes 1st place A live Concert ...

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Recording

Sunjump Records Announces the Release of 'Laura' by the John Esposito Sextet

Sunjump Records Announces the Release of 'Laura' by the John Esposito Sextet

Source: John Esposito

John Esposito is an American pianist/composer/drummer/producer who works on a wide array of creative music projects. His technical skills and the range of his artistic palette extend across the stylistic boundaries of the Stride Piano, Swing, Bebop, Modal and Free Music movements. He has performed and recorded with artists including Nick Brignola, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Carter Jefferson, Franklin Kiermyer, Joe Lovano, J.R. Monterose, David “Fathead” Newman, Eric Person, Arthur Rhames, Sam Rivers, Roswell Rudd, Pharaoh Sanders and John Stubblefield. ...

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Performance / Tour

February Concerts Introduce New England Conservatory's New Jazz Studies Co-chair, Internationally Acclaimed Saxophonist, Flutist, And Composer Anna Webber

February Concerts Introduce New England Conservatory's New Jazz Studies Co-chair, Internationally Acclaimed Saxophonist, Flutist, And Composer Anna Webber

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, the new co-chair of New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department, brings her multiple talents to Jordan Hall audiences for two February concerts. Webber’s teaching and coaching skills, excellence as a performer, and original compositions combine in events that reflect Webber’s expansive musical imagination and demonstrate why the Guggenheim Fellow has been called “visionary and captivating” (Wall Street Journal). Anna Webber Residency Concert on Thursday, February 8, 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall, 290 ...

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Event

Jazz Power Initiative Proudly Announces The First Of Its Jazz Power Celebration20 Honorees 'The Miranda Family' Highlighting The Transformative Power Of The Arts & The Expressive Language Of Jazz

Jazz Power Initiative Proudly Announces  The First Of Its Jazz Power Celebration20 Honorees 'The Miranda Family'  Highlighting The Transformative Power Of The Arts & The Expressive Language Of Jazz

Source: SM Communication Solutions

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI), announces Jazz Power Celebration20, to be held on May 15, 2024, at New York’s premier address—One Vanderbilt Avenue (TD Conference Center). The event honors the organization’s first 20 years of Jazz and Arts education programs and performances – enriching young people's lives, improving, and strengthening community bonds, and inspiring a new generation of young artists. Jazz Power Celebration20 offers the Jazz Power Initiative an opportunity to honor important partners, sponsors, and supporters without whose help, much ...

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Performance / Tour

'The Music Of Max Roach' Celebrates The Centennial Of The Legendary Jazz Drummer And Composer On Thursday, February 15, 2024

'The Music Of Max Roach' Celebrates The Centennial Of The Legendary Jazz Drummer And Composer On Thursday, February 15, 2024

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department marks the centennial of a great American jazz drummer and composer with The Music of Max Roach on Thursday, February 15, at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Burnes Hall. NEC faculty member and drummer Nasheet Waits, who performed with Roach in his historic percussion ensemble M’Boom, curates the event and joins NEC students in a program featuring a full performance of We Insist! The Freedom NowSuite and other music. A pioneer of bebop, Roach worked ...

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Video / DVD

100 Years of Max Roach

100 Years of Max Roach

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Max Roach's birth date could easily be a time signature played by the drummer. Though his birth certificate listed his arrival as January 10, 1924, he told radio historian Phil Schapp that his parents said he was born on January 8. As a result, his birth date is typically given as January 8/10. Last week was his centenary. Roach would become the first jazz drummer to fully exploit bebop's speed, freedom and form. While keeping time, he'd often drop in ...

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Recording

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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