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Don Braden: Earth Wind and Wonder, Vol. 2
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
It has long astonished me that so many jazz musicians choose to ignore the Third Great American Songbook when looking for songs to cover on albums and in performance. Instead, many regularly turn to songs by composers such as Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, and Jimmy Van Heusen. Or they turn to jazz standards by Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and others (do we really need another Satin Doll or Cherokee?). Others have dipped into the well of what ...
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Frank Zappa's Incredibly Rare Recordings, Believed To Have Been Planned For A Potential Sequel To His Iconic 'Hot Rats' Album, Have Been Unearthed From The Vault And Compiled As New Collection, 'Funky Nothingness'
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Michael Ricci
FEATURES 25 UNRELEASED AND RARE TRACKS AND MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF HOURS OF NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD COMPOSITIONS, COVERS, AND JAMS FROM 1970 WITH CORE GROUP OF AYNSLEY DUNBAR, DON “SUGARCANE” HARRIS, IAN UNDERWOOD, AND MAX BENNETT In 1969, after The Mothers of Invention disbanded, Frank Zappa released his groundbreaking solo debut, Hot Rats. Fusing jazz and rock, the innovative album became one of the artist’s bestselling releases, thanks to classic tracks like “Peaches En Regalia” and “Willie the Pimp.” Over ...
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Acclaimed Global Music Collective The Scooches Ready New Single, 'Stop This Climate Change' For Earth Day
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1888 Media
Global music sensation The Scooches have announced the April 21st release of “Stop This Climate Change,” a poetic and uplifting call to action fraught with cataclysmic imagery, yet infused with the desire for change. Arriving in time for Earth Day, the lyric “We’ve got to stop this climate and change" refers to the climate of helplessness and denial that surrounds climate change. Vocalist Betina Hershey wrote the song about interpersonal relationships with each other but also with Mother Earth because, ...
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Guitarist/Composer Ryan Meagher Unveils A Unique Blend Of Sound And Vision On 'Aftearth,' Set For May 19 Release By Atroefy Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Guitarist/composer Ryan Meagher explores postapocalyptic soundscapes—and imagery—on the scintillating AftEarth, set for a May 19 release on Atroefy Records. On one level a quartet recording—with Portland, Oregon-based saxophonist Tim Willcox, bassist Andrew Jones, and drummer Charlie Doggett delving into 11 Meagher compositions (and a jazz setting of a Felix Mendelssohn composition)—it is also a collaboration with visual artist Tina Granzo, whose lonesome, haunting pen-and-ink images form the album’s packaging. Though largely created in the shadow of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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Brian Eaton Unveils New Album, ‘All The Earth Will Mourn,’ With Help From A Couple Of His Favorite Artists
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All About Jazz
The new album, All The Earth Will Mourn, by musician/composer/producer Brian Eaton is out now on digital platforms via his label, Eatin’ Records. The album explores jazz fusion in new directions creating a tapestry of emotion and expectation with creative interpolations of nuance and rhythm and is influenced by the fusion and prog rock music Eaton embraced as a young musician. Seven-Time Grammy winner Paul Wertico (Pat Metheny Group) raved, “All The Earth Will Mourn is a beautiful sounding album ...
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April 25 The Indie Collaborative's Earth Day Celebration At Carnegie Hall
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Anne Leighton
“Celebrating Earth in Song” at Carnegie Hall with The Indie Collaborative, April 25 Inspiring Cast of Musical Performers with a Story of Purpose Come and see more than 20 award-winning IC artists perform Celebrating Earth Day in Song, which features a unique blend of the musical genres (rock, classical, jazz, Americana, theatrical) at this legendary venue. The storyline of this three-act/two-part (with one intermission) presentation begins with the possibilities and newness of “The Beginning” and continues with the “Reality” ...
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Composer / Guitarist Justin Morell To Release 'Exit Music For Intelligent Life On Earth'
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Justin Morell
Guitarist and composer Justin Morell is releasing his newest album, Exit Music for Intelligent Life on Earth, a collection of twenty-one short works for multiple guitars and drums. This is the follow-up to the much acclaimed All Without Words: Variations Inspired by Loren (2021) by the John Daversa Jazz Orchestra featuring Justin Morell, on which Morell was the composer and guitarist. This unusual collection of mostly short pieces, the majority lasting little more than a minute or two, depicts a ...
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John, Gary and Eartha
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the Wall Street Journal last week, I interviewed John Fogerty on Bad Moon Rising for my “Anatomy of a Song" column. John wrote the song for Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1969 and was inspired by a 1941 movie, Elvis and San Francisco hippie astrology. I last interviewed John on the writing and recording of Proud Mary in 2013. As you might imagine, John is a great guy and a wonderful interview. Recently, he released Fogerty's Factory, an album of ...
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Three-Day HeartH Star Festival:One Streaming Event Begins May 21, 2020!
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John Kelman
Welcome Aboard HeartH Star Festival:One A unique world-wide music and arts festival! The Hearth Star Festival: One is a live three-day, online festival intended to weave an international array of passionate storytellers, dancers, healers and musicians into a beautiful tapestry of sound, light and color. Please join us at our opening ceremony from the beach in Maui this Thursday, May 21, 2020, and participate in the creation of our collective worldwide tapestry. It’s all too beautiful! Featuring: Ron Carter, Dick ...
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Bill Bruford’s Earthworks Announce The Release Of Heavenly Bodies - The Expanded Collection
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Glass Onyon PR - William James
Bill Bruford was the drummer with Yes and King Crimson before he moved to jazz with his band Earthworks. Heavenly Bodies – The Expanded Collection takes 23 tracks from the Earthworks Complete deluxe box set to present a tidy overview of the band’s 20-year history in a double CD. Bruford says: “Heavenly Bodies- The Expanded Collection serves as the ideal ‘beginners’ guide’ for newcomers to the band. Progressive Jazz isn’t a million miles from Progressive Rock: both genres prioritise change ...
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