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Unearthed Roy Brooks Recording UNDERSTANDING Out This July
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021 Understanding, a blazing 1970 concert recording featuring the Detroit-born master percussionist Roy Brooks leading a gifted quintet through its spirited paces at Baltimore's Famous Ballroom, will be released by Reel to Real Recordings in June. ... 
Composer, Vibraphonist and Marimbist Patricia Brennan Releases New Video 'Solar'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 06, 2021 New York based vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan has released the fourth video from her forthcoming debut full length album Maquishti, out January 15, 2021 on the Valley of Search label. ... 
Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - September 06, 2019 When an iconic pianist like Chick Corea gets together with such modern masters as bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the music they create together is absolutely magical. Their 2014 release Trilogy earned universal acclaim, including a pair ... 
Dorthaan Kirk, Newark's First Lady Of Jazz, Named 2020 NEA Jazz Master
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2019 Dubbed Newark's First Lady of Jazz, Dorthaan retired from WBGO Jazz 88.3 in 2018 after four decades as a founding employee of the award-winning public radio station in Newark. She continues to produce and book events throughout New Jersey; inspire and support young musicians through the Dorthaan Kir... 
Fourth Annual Coltrane Day Music Celebration Returns to Huntington's Heckscher Park 7/21
by Tori Hartshorn - June 22, 2018 Fourth Annual Coltrane Day Music Celebration Returns to Huntington's Heckscher Park 7/21... 
Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches To Release Second LP 6/15
by Tori Hartshorn - May 29, 2018 Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches are likely the only band today infusing elements of Gullah-Geechee and world rhythms with folk traditions, Americana, New Orleans influences, and 1920s jazz. The forthcoming sophomore album, Get Us Out Of Fearland, due June 15, builds upon the multicultural exuberanc... 
Drummer Ronnie Burrage Upcoming Master Class and Performances
by Tori Hartshorn - January 25, 2018 Ronnie's latest recording 'Heal' with 'Band Burrage' blends fusion, hard bop, rock and pop elements in a diverse, contemporary fashion. There are sections featuring unison playing and Afro-Latin rhythms, then periods with free, skittering passages as drummer/keyboardist Ronnie Burrage, EWI/saxophoni... 
John Coltrane's Music and Life Explored and Honored In CHASING TRANE Documentary
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017 On November 17, respected filmmaker John Scheinfeld'sacclaimed feature documentary film, Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary, will be released by UMe on DVD and Blu-ray with exclusive bonus features.... |
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