Joe Beck Dies At Age 62
(Whaling City Sound)--Whaling City Sound guitarist Joe Beck, one of the instrument's great contemporary practitioners, died last week of lung cancer at a hospice in Danbury, CT, a few days before his 63rd birthday. Throughout his career, Beck, who recorded frequently for the New Bedford-based WCS ...
| Sadao Watanabe to Release 'Basie's At Night'
NEW YORK, NY. (KOCH Records)--Japanese jazz saxophonist Sadao Watanabe is set to release a new, double-disc album and perform on rare select dates in the U.S. "Basie's At Night" will be released on September 2, 2008 and features some of Watanabe's best songs recorded at Basie's in Ichinoseki, Iwati ...
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Shaun Barrowes Set to Emerge On the International Scene with a Big Bang on September 23
(Shaun Barrowes official website)--Big Bang Theory Will Be Pianist/Singer/Songwriter's First Release Since Reaching American Idol's Final 48 During the Show's 7th Season. Although he had been enjoying an increasingly successful career as a performer and songwriter for quite some time on his own terms, ...
| Live Performance by Steve Tyrell to Jazz Up Summer Concert Series
GLENDALE, CA. (Taylor Patterson)--Grammy winner and Emmy nominated singer/songwriter Steve Tyrell will jazz up The Americana at Brand singing songs from his new album Back to Bacharach. A world renowned artist who shot to fame singing 'The Way You Look Tonight' in the hit movie Father of the Bride, ...
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PLUNKY Releases His 25th CD Album: DRIVE IT
(Liaison Record Distribution)--Urban jazz saxophonist Plunky follows up his nationally acclaimed hit 'Drop' with Drive It, a new 14-song CD album of piping hot dance music, funk, jazz and Go-Go. The hour-long disc revs it up, puts it in gear and stomps on the gas. Destination...the dance floor of the ...
| Jazz Great Freddy Cole to Perform at the OC Pavilion on August 29, 2008
Santa Ana, CA. (Top40 Charts/ OC Pavilion) - The OC Pavilion is pleased to welcome jazz great Freddy Cole on August 29 at 8 p.m. Doors to the OC Pavilion and Ambrosia Restaurant open at 6 p.m. for pre-show dinner and cocktails. Lionel Frederick Cole was born on October 15, 1931, the youngest of Edward ...
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Live Performance by Steve Tyrell to Jazz Up Summer Concert Series
GLENDALE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Koch Records) - Grammy winner and Emmy nominated singer/songwriter Steve Tyrell will jazz up The Americana at Brand singing songs from his new album Back to Bacharach. A world renowned artist who shot to fame singing "The Way You Look Tonight" in the hit movie Father of ...
| Art Farmer's At Boomers Vol. 2 Remastered
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ 441 Records) - 441 Records is pleased to announce the release of the second volume of Art Farmer Quintet's live performances, AT BOOMERS VOL.2 (TOT-16), from our imprint TEST OF TIME Records. Following the release of AT BOOMERS (TOT-15), AT BOOMERS VOL.2 rounds out the live ...
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Capitol Records Releases Dave Koz - Greatest Hits On September 16, 2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Capitol Records) - Capitol Records will release Dave Koz - Greatest Hits on September 16th. It's a fitting time for a career retrospective of the renowned instrumentalist/composer, with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce recently announcing that Koz will be honored with ...
| UK Soul Singer Adele Returning To The States In Late August For Select Concert & Television Appearances
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Columbia Records) - Following her performance at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in July, the critically acclaimed UK soul singer Adele will return to the states in late August for a quartet of concert appearances including a set at Seattle's annual Bumbershoot Music & Arts ...
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New West Records Presents Norah Jones: Live From Austin, TX
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ New West Records) - New West Records proudly introduces Norah Jones: Live From Austin, TX, the latest DVD release from the acclaimed PBS Austin City Limits (ACL) television series. Taken from the full ACL concert that was then edited into the half hour TV show, the DVD contains ...
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival; August 29-31 To Take Place In Lenox, Massachusetts
Boston, MA. (Top40 Charts/ Boston Symphony Orchestra) - The annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival will take place August 29-31 at the Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts. Tickets for the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival are available by calling SymphonyCharge ...
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Grammy Winner Taj Mahal to Perform at 2008 Telluride Festival of the Arts
Mountain Village, CO. (Top40 Charts/ TMVOA) - Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association (TMVOA), sponsors and organizers of the Telluride Festival of the Arts (TFA) announced a surprise addition to this year's festival schedule - a special one-night performance by Taj Mahal and the Trio Band on ...
| Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Performs For Special Engagement Steamers Event
Fullerton, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Steamers Jazz Cafe) - Chris Williams, local award winning jazz vocalist, will be performing at the prestigious Steamers Jazz Cafe on Friday, August 8 at 8 PM to record a new CD and DVD. The special engagement concert also celebrates Chris' 30th birthday. Seating for the ...
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Saxophonist Jarez Takes It 'To The Top'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Jarez Official Website) - At 20-something, jazz saxophonist Jarez (www.JarezMusic.com) realizes hip hop rules the world for most young men his age. But that hasn't stopped the young musician from claiming his fame while pursuing the music true to his heart. Like the name of his ...
| Charlie Haden Family And Friends - First Ever Live Performance!
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Charlie Haden Family and Friends will make their live debut at Lincoln Center's 25th Annual Roots of American Music Festival on Sunday, August 24th. Performing will be legendary bassist Charlie Haden, his wife, Ruth Cameron, his children Josh, Petra, ...
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Boz Scaggs Releases His First New Studio Album 'Speak Low' (Decca) In Five Years This Fall
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Decca Records) - This fall, Decca will release renowned musician Boz Scaggs' 'Speak Low,' the silken-voiced singer's newest collection of standards and first studio album in five years, available on vinyl September 30 and in all other forms October 28. Co-produced with GRAMMY ...
| Epic First Track From Forthcoming Album 'Notes From The Village' Features Myriad Musical Styles
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - The epic lead track from Anat Cohen's new album 'Notes From The Village' (Sept. 9, Anzic Records) is aptly titled "Washington Square Park" after the muse that inspired the lively, multifarious number. At nearly 10 minutes the track explores myriad musical ...
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Alyssa Graham Celebrates 'Echo' Release With Aug 4th In-Store Performance At NYC Barnes & Noble
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Vocalist Alyssa Graham's stunning new album, 'Echo' (Sunnyside) comes out next Tuesday, July 29th. She'll be marking the occasion with an in-store performance and record signing at New York City's Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble on August 4th. From "Pictures ...
| Contemporary Jazz Saxophonist Michael Lington To Release New CD 'HEAT' On September 2, 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Sandy Friedman) - Saxophonist MICHAEL LINGTON will release his new CD HEAT, on September 2 on Nu Groove, crossing over into the mainstream pop/adult contemporary realm with vocal collaborations: That's When You Save Me, an original track penned by hot young songwriter ...
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