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Soulful Vocals, Horn-filled Arrangements on "Amy Lynn and the Gunshow's" Self-Titled EP
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Creativity in Music
The vocal gymnastics Amy Lynn Zanetto can pull off in a mini-dress and stilettos would have Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, and Mariah Carey on their feet by curtain call. As each of these women has done before her, Amy Lynn brings her own unique flair to the diva tradition, adding a quirky, down-to-earth humor to her frontwoman role that lands Amy Lynn and Gunshow in a league of their own. Amy Lynn and the Gunshow have just released an amazing ...
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Chanteuse Monika Borzym Delivers Jazz Vocals for the Next Generation on 10/18 'Girl Talk'
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Seth Cohen PR
The Music of Amy Winehouse, Fiona Apple, Erykah Badu, Abbey Lincoln and more, as 21- Year Old Chanteuse Monika Borzym Delivers Jazz Vocals for the Next Generation on 'Girl Talk' October 18th Digital Release is Set for U.S. via Sony Poland Album Arranged by Gil Goldstein; Produced by Matt Pierson On her thrilling debut CD 'Girl Talk,' 21-year old vocalist Monika Borzym delivers a fearless take on an eclectic range of songs, and in doing so, delivers a jazz vocal ...
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Former radio DJ Maria Jacobs soars with mesmerizing vocals on new CD
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Lauren Rogers
It's common to hear that many DJs actually are, deep down, frustrated musicians; it's a theory which has survived generations. Its origin is simple: A number of people feel that the fiery passion that DJs have for music could have only emanated from an unrequited desire to create it themselves. Whether or not jazz vocalist Maria Jacobs strengthens that stereotype will be a matter of perspective. Her career did begin in broadcasting, starting as a research assistant at WCPN 90.3 ...
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Vision Festival 16 Monday Night Vocals and Much More
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Chris Rich
Monday night at this years Vision Festival is like a miniature of the festival overall. We have a panel event, a special vocal project, and participation from gifted people of many cultures. And there will be a panel to lead off. Most Vision Festivals include an ad hoc vocal ensemble and this year is no exception. Ms Kitamura, Ms Rodea and Ms Victor weave voice sounds with their lore to evoke the original muses who gave this human activity its ...
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Myrna Hague Lends Distinctive Vocals to 'Jazz for the Ward' Fundraiser
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JamaicaMusic Offbeat
Jamaica's first lady of jazz Myrna Hague lends her distinctive vocal styling to the Ward Theatre Foundation fundraiser 'Jazz for the Ward' set for Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the Institute of Jamaica in Kingston. Under the distinguished patronage of Mexican Ambassador Her Excellency Leonora Rueda, the jazz concert features accomplished musicians Nicholas Laraque on flute, tenor and alto saxophones, Dr. Carol Ball on piano accompanying the multi-talented jazz vocalist, Myrna Hague. The architectural elegant Ward Theatre was built in ...
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Over the Rhine Album 'The Long Surrender' Enlists Joe Henry Production and Lucinda Williams, Guest Vocals
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conqueroo
Due out January 11, 2011, the album they call “a record we couldn't imagine in advance" marks the duo's 20th year. Lucinda Williams makes a vocal appearance. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern Ohio- based husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist, otherwise known as Over the Rhine, is something rare and wondrous—an intimate epic. The fan-funded record, to be released January 11, 2011 on OtR's own Great Speckled Dog label ...
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The Basics of Remixing, Part One: Time-Stretching Vocals
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We All Make Music
Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford. In the first part of this three part series on remixing, I am going to give you an overview of one of its biggest challenges: time-stretching vocals. The higher up one goes on the remixing food chain, the more important it is to keep the vocalist happy. Often, this means time-stretching the vocals while making them sound like you haven't ...
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2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition & Gala Concert
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Sarah Andrew Wilson
2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition and Gala Concert Featuring All-Star Tribute to Great American Songbook at Kennedy Center October 4 Aretha Franklin to receive 2010 Maria Fisher Founder's Award Washington, D.C.—The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz today announced the 2010 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocals Competition and Tribute to the Great American Songbook Gala Concert will take place at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 4. The 2010 Competition ...
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Rebecca Coupe Franks Showcases An Eclectic Mix Of Instrumentals And Vocals On Check the Box, Set For August 17 Release
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DL Media
Trumpeter/Composer/Bandleader Celebrates Her 20 Year Career “This emotionally heartfelt and driving album brings home spirited, inspired songs and trumpet playing...Rebecca is at her best throughout, and the songs reflect a versatility of music form in a tableau of polished approach, feel and style." —from the CD liner notes, Lynne Robin Green This year marks the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Rebecca Coupe Franks' remarkable career as trumpeter/composer/bandleader. The San Francisco Bay Area native was mentored by Joe Henderson during ...
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Cocoa Martini: Unique, Elegant Jazz Vocals
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Seattle Jazz Scene
from The Seattle Times:
The concept behind the vocal jazz group Cocoa Martini seems both familiar and novel, three women who sing songs that most of us know well, backed by a quartet.
When performing, the three singers, who straddle age 50, dress in elegant, evening dresses and take turns singing most of the songs, harmonizing on about a third of them, taking care in between to joke, address the audience and talk about their experience with the music.
Familiar, ...
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