Oliver Manchon
Orchestre de Cha...
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Kat Walker
Jazz Skat Gumbo
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John Secada
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Expressions:
Expressions: The Jazz Album is a heartfelt collection of new songs, classic standards and Secada hits - all with a twist and Jon's own jazz-flavored arrangements. Songs include the evergreen favor...
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Hiromi
Place To Be
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Stanton Moore
Groove Alchemy
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Tom Baker Quartet
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Save:
Save, the new recording by the Tom Baker Quartet, is the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed debut album Look What I Found. This new effort finds the quartet in a more groove-oriented space, with tune...
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Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
Thousands Turn Out to Enjoy the Music
Brittany Somerset
When reggae band Third World exited the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival stage on Saturday January 30, they brought the curtains down on the biggest staging of the event since its inception. 2010 saw the 14th renewal of the JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Festival, and the event moving from a three day event, to an all-out, week-long musical experience, that drew thousands of people to witness it. With prelude shows in Kingston and along the northern coast of the island, the Festival headed to its new home, The 'Greenfield' Stadium, for an awesome three nights of live music from performers like Babyface, Gladys Knight, Marion Hall, Erykah Badu, Hall and Oates, Machel Montano, Jon Secada, Joss Stone, and more. more >>
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Doug Munro
Alone But Not Al...
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Tricia Obrien
Out of a Dream
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Nnenna Freelon
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Homefree:
Homefree is a soulful, swinging album that Freelon calls her "home brew." The collection is comprised largely of contemporary interpretations of classic American Songbook tunes as well as a new original (the witty, pla...
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Christian Scott
Yesterday You Sa...
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Jackie Ryan
Best of Love Son...
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The Komeda Project
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Requiem:
Film music buffs may remember the renowned composer Krzysztof Komeda primarily for his haunting motion picture scores Fearless Vampire Killers, Knife in the Water, and Rosemary's Baby. However most free/a...
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Tony Bennett
Live at Mohegan Sun
February 14, 2010 Matthew Robinson
Wow! Tony Bennett at the surprisingly acoustically-supportive Mohegan Sun Arena! It's like Valentine's Day, the Chinese New Year and Presidents' Day rolled into one! Oh - it WAS all that! Supported by music director Lee Musiker, long-time guitarist Gray Sergent, Basie band beatmaster Harold Jones and totally into it bassist Marshall Wood (who mouthed along with his strings when not smiling like a kid on another holiday), Mr. Bennett also enrolled the burgeoning talents of his daughter Antonia, who warmed up the packed crowd with her cupied smile and voice.
When the elder Bennett bounded on stage, he was greeted with a roar that was only duplicated by those heard after pretty much every song. more >>
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Putamayo Presents
Jazz Around The ...
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Dave Holland Octet
Pathways
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Somi
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If The Rains Come First:
When Somi was growing up, her mother told her that the rain, ever unpredictable, could be as much a blessing as a challenge. The blessings might come before the rain, or they could come after--it's all in the t...
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Fred Taylor Trio
Live at Cecils
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Christopher Lehman
Popjazzic
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Antoinette Montague
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Behind the Smile:
For Behind the Smile, Montague assembled the same jazz masters she worked with on her debut album, Pretty Blues. She credits the band with having "immense artistry and a wealth of credits" - pianist Mu...
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Patti Labelle
Performs Two Sold Out Valentine's Day Concerts
Brittany Somerset and Gerry Hopkins
In response to what has been characterized as "Patti-fever," the cultural connoisseurs of Jammins Entertainment, assisted by Gmax Enterprises, scheduled a second appearance of the iconic soul star, Patti LaBelle. Both shows - the initial one at 7p.m., and the added appearance at 10p.m. - took place at the prestigious Brooklyn Academy of Music, on Valentine's Day. The versatile two-time Grammy winning singer has over 40 years in the music business and is a cultural icon to multiple generations of fans. She performed her classic, genre-crossing hits like "On My Own," "Lady Marmalade," "If Only You Knew," "Live! One Night Only," and "Burnin' " with her distinctive four octave voice, all while looking fabulous in a stunning bright red dress and high heels. more >>
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Le Kat
Boudoir Rouge
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John Pizzarelli
Rockin in Rhythm
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Wayne Wallace
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¡Bien Bien!:
¡Bien Bien!, is Wallace's fifth production on his label, Patois Records. Sparkling with the same signature energy that infuses all his work, Wallace's masterful compositions and arrangements always give the all-star cast...
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Wayne Krantz
Krantz Carlock L...
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John Stein
Raising The Roof
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Ray Charles
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Genius Hits the Road:
Originally put together in 1960 as a sort of concept album, this collection of songs with city and state names in them seems a bit rushed and thrown together.
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24th Annual Catalina Island
JazzTrax Festival
Three Weekends in October 2010
Fourplay and Chris Standring are the latest artists to Confirm for the October festival on Catalina Island. Each Weekend in October offers five separate festival sessions providing a month-long smooth jazz smorgasborg. Artists include GERALD ALBRIGHT, DAVID BENOIT, EUGE GROOVE, ALEX BUGNON, ERIC DARIUS, PETER WHITE, JEFF KASHIWA, STEVE COLE, JACKIEM JOYNER, MINDI ABAIR, WARREN HILL, GREG ADAMS, EARL KLUGH, JEFF LORBER, ERIC MARIENTHAL, JIMMY HASLIP, EVERETTE HARP, MARION MEADOWS, PAUL TAYLOR, MICHAEL LINGTON, CHUCK LOEB and more. For more information visit the JazzTrax Catalina Web Site. more >>
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Putamayo Kids Presents
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Jamie Cullem
The Pursuit
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Anne Drummond
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Like Water:
As a female jazz flutist, Anne Drummond is a rarity among rarities. Although the instrument has been utilized in jazz for several decades, it has never been as ubiquitous as the saxophone, trumpet or trombone, and virtually...
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Chet Baker
Essential Standa...
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Mose Allison
Way of the World
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Michael J. Thomas
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City Beat:
City Beat is an instrumental R&B-pop collection that chronicles Thomas' Joyful discovery, eager exploration and adventurous wanderings in sprawling metropolises such as New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles a...
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Jazz Aspen Snowmass
20th Anniversary June Festival
June 24 - July 3, 2010
Harry Connick, Jr. and Natalie Cole are among the headliner for the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival which kicks off their 20th Anniversary season with some of the biggest names in jazz, pop and world music. Making his first ever JAS appearance jazz pianist/vocalist Harry Connick, Jr. and Orchestra have been added to the June Festival lineup appearing at the Benedict Music Tent (pictured at right) on Friday, June 25.
Over the past two decades Connick has taken a very hands-on approach to his recording career, calling the shots at the numerous phases of his albums projects. more >>
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