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Album Review

Hera: Where My Complete Beloved Is

Read "Where My Complete Beloved Is" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


It may be symbolic that the albums of the innovative Polish ensemble Hera are released by the label Multikulti. After all, the label's name follows Don Cherry's all-embracing vision of a new world music, a vision where distant and foreign traditions enrich each other, artificial genre distinctions and geographical boundaries are blurred, and stereotypical divisions between high and low, and ancient and modern art are unknown. Headed by composer and reed player Wacław Zimpel, Hera takes Cherry's concept even further ...

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Interview

Augusto Baschera: A Musical Journey In Search Of The New

Augusto Baschera: A Musical Journey In Search Of The New

Source: Isabela Bianchi

Augusto Baschera is an important musician of the new generation of Brazilian jazz, who presents an innovative approach in the relationship between instrument and composition. He was born in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, in the city of Ibiaçá, a place with less than 5,000 inhabitants. Growing up in a musical environment, with a father who was a musician and an older brother who was already on this path, he became active in the internationalization of his music ...

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Education

Berklee Students Bring Music Therapy And Jazz Workshops To Panama And Perform With Wayne Shorter

Berklee Students Bring Music Therapy And Jazz Workshops To Panama And Perform With Wayne Shorter

Source: Margot Edwards

Danilo Perez, president of the Danilo Pérez Foundation and artistic director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), and Patricia Zarate, executive director of Panama Jazz Productions and founder of the Latin American Music Therapy Symposium, are bringing students from the BGJI and Berklee’s music therapy program to Panama City, Panama, to work with the Foundation and other local organizations, August 17-21. Through a series of workshops, clinics and music therapy services, the students aim to empower the community to ...

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Performance / Tour

Renowned Bassists Julie Slick And Marco Machera To Play Select East Coast Shows With King Crimson Drummer Pat Mastelotto

Renowned Bassists Julie Slick And Marco Machera To Play Select East Coast Shows With King Crimson Drummer Pat Mastelotto

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

jny: Asheville, NC - Having met through the Three of a Perfect Pair Music Camp in 2011, bassists Julie Slick and Marco Machera started collaborating in April 2014, when Julie flew to Italy after her Crimson ProjeKCt European tour, to play a short run of shows in Tuscany. The rehearsal went very well, and very spontaneously, some brand new songs were written and in turn, played to some very appreciative Italian audiences. The impromptu ‘bass duets’ ended up being so ...

Performance / Tour

Jazz Poetry Of Pheralyn Dove In Center City Wed. April 9th!

Jazz Poetry Of Pheralyn Dove In Center City Wed. April 9th!

Source: Jim Miller

The Jazz Bridge Second Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia, presents poet Pheralyn Dove and her trio on Wednesday, April 9th. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. Pheralyn Dove, a.k.a. Lady Dove, is a poet, writer, author, and journalist who has interviewed some of the giants of jazz, including Art ...

Recording

Music Therapy: Duboc Delivers A Revealing “Smile”

Music Therapy: Duboc Delivers A Revealing “Smile”

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

Jazz singer-songwriter teams with Jeff Lorber for a deeply personal album about the demise of her marriage Los Angeles, CA: Thinking that everything had fallen apart, the tears streamed down Carol Duboc’s face as she wrote the lyrics to “Smile,” the title track to the soulful jazz vocalist’s stunning sixth album that was released Tuesday (May 21) by Gold Note Music. She gazed at her young daughter’s smile and found hope. Hope infuses the painfully honest and courageously candid collection ...

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Recording

Prog Rock Records To Release Highly Anticipated Second Album By Prog Duo Centric Jones "The Antikythera Method''

Prog Rock Records To Release Highly Anticipated Second Album By Prog Duo Centric Jones  "The Antikythera Method''

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James

One of the most highly anticipated new CD releases in 2012 by prog duo Centric Jones has the music community buzzing with excitement. Slated for release on March 6th by Prog Rock Records, 'The Antikythera' is Centric Jones's sophomoric release and promises to take the listener on a sonic adventure. With influences like Rush, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, UK, YES and King Crimson, Centric Jones has taken progressive rock to a whole new level! Centric Jones is Chris Fournier and ...

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Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: Platforms that Move Jazz Forward @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 8

APAP JazzConnect Session: Platforms that Move Jazz Forward @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 8

Source: Michael Ricci

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic Platforms that Move Jazz Forward Where Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Ballroom East, 3rd floor New York, NY 212-581-1000 When Sun, January 8, 2012 3-4:30 PM Admission Free About the event Looking for platforms and tools to help define, connect and ...

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Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: What Jazz Can Teach Us About Winning Audiences? @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 9

APAP JazzConnect Session: What Jazz Can Teach Us About Winning Audiences? @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 9

Source: Michael Ricci

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic What Jazz Can Teach Us About Winning Audiences? Where Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Riverside Ballroom, 3rd floor New York, NY 212-581-1000 When Mon, January 9, 2012 8-10 AM Admission Free About the event Don't miss this interactive session with Christy ...

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Career

APAP JazzConnect Session: Building Cultural Jazz Communities through Programming and Education @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 8

APAP JazzConnect Session: Building Cultural Jazz Communities through Programming and Education @ Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers: January 8

Source: Michael Ricci

The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic Building Thriving Cultural Communities through Programming and Education: Pathways to Jazz Where Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers Empire Ballroom West, 2nd floor New York, NY 212-581-1000 When Sun, January 8, 2012 8-10 AM Admission Free About the event Looking for new ...

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Recording

Mike Keneally Band - Guitar Therapy Live (2006)

Mike Keneally Band - Guitar Therapy Live (2006)

Source: Something Else!

By Tom Johnson I can't even begin to pretend to be impartial here: Guitarist Mike Keneally is absolutely one of my all-time favorites. But that doesn't mean I'm going to steer you wrong: If I thought this wasn't an easily palatable platter of fine phonic fun, I would have little problem saying so. And that is most definitely not the case here. With Guitar Therapy Live, Keneally has whittled the results of several seemingly spectacular shows down to one solid ...

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