PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Billboard Publicity Wire Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Seattle Jazz Vocalist Gail Pettis to Release Her Second CD, "Here in the Moment," on January 12 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3196764.htm Gail Pettis turned to music in midlife, after a successful career as an orthodontist. Over the last seven years, she's constructed a flourishing career as a singer and performer known for infusing her delivery with emotion and honesty. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/11/prweb3196764.htm Debut CD from Drummer Dana Hall, 'Into the Light,' Is Due Nov. 17 from Origin Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3122824.htm The Chicago-based drummer/composer Dana Hall is one of the busiest people in the world of jazz -- as an educator, an in-demand sideman with numerous top groups, and musical director of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. For his debut CD as a leader, Hall chose to feature his all-star working quintet of Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield Jr., Bruce Barth, and Rodney Whitaker. The band shares Hall's penchant for a broad stylistic range and "trying to go to the 21st century." (PRWeb Oct 28, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb3122824.htm Porto Franco Records to Release 'Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio' November 17 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2980644.htm The CD debut by Rising Star trumpeter Darren Johnston's new band features accordionist/composer Rob Reich and bassist Daniel Fabricant, as well as guest artists Ben Goldberg, Sameer Gupta, and pedal-steel guitar maestro David Phillips. Steeped in jazz, the Nice Guys' sound embraces a wide array of styles, drawing from klezmer, blues, funk, calypso, country, Balkan, and Hindustani music. "The trio is all about finding common ground," says Johnston. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/10/prweb2980644.htm The Hot Club of San Francisco's First Holiday Music CD, 'Hot Club Cool Yule,' to Be Released by Azica Records October 27 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2937384.htm The Bay Area gypsy-jazz quintet asked themselves "What Would Django Do?" and the answer was "Hot Club Cool Yule," the first recording of holiday music in their 20-year career. From "Djingle Bells" to "Auld Lang Syne," the Hot Club delivers a typically eclectic mix of material and moods ranging from cheeky to tender to ecstatically swinging. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2937384.htm Pamela Rose Explores the Work of Women Songwriters on New CD "Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2877204.htm In her new Third Hand Records CD due for release October 13, San Francisco jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose shines a light on the music of women songwriters -- particularly those of the Tin Pan Alley and classic blues eras. The revelatory new disc will not only spread the word about these writers, but should prove to be a breakthrough work for Rose herself. (PRWeb Sep 14, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/09/prweb2877204.htm "QSF Plays Brubeck," New CD from Grammy-Nominated Quartet San Francisco, Features the Music of Dave Brubeck http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2737264.htm Due for release August 31 by ViolinJazz Recordings, "QSF Plays Brubeck" celebrates the 50th anniversary of Brubeck's "Time Out" and is the first all-Brubeck string quartet CD. (PRWeb Aug 12, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/08/prweb2737264.htm New Mark Levine CD, Due 9/15, Features Music of Moacir Santos http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2679714.htm Pianist Mark Levine & the Latin Tinge play the music of Brazilian composer Moacir Santos on their new CD, "Off & On," to be released on Levine's Left Coast Clave label. Levine, who had the opportunity to perform and record with Santos in the late 60s and early 70s, calls the late composer "the greatest Brazilian songwriter of the 20th century." (PRWeb Jul 27, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/07/prweb2679714.htm "Bobby Broom Plays for Monk," New CD from Guitarist Bobby Broom, Is Due from Origin Records on June 16 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2465594.htm Broom's third release for the Origin label, all featuring his working trio of Dennis Carroll and Kobie Watkins, finds the Chicago-based guitarist exploring the rich mother lode of Thelonious Monk's compositions. Broom and his trio provide fresh insights into Monk's music while capturing its timeless spirit. (PRWeb May 27, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2465594.htm Vocalist Andrea Fultz Releases "The German Projekt," A New CD of German Songs from the '20s and '30s http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2398174.htm The Frankfurt-based singer defines herself with "The German Projekt," a riveting musical journey that brings Fultz's savvy jazz sensibility to the sardonic Weimar repertoire of Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, and Friedrich Hollaender. (PRWeb May 7, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2398174.htm "Just a Little Taste," the Debut CD from Denver-Based Trumpeter/Educator Al Hood, to Be Released February 17 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1920244.htm Al Hood is a world-class trumpeter, an accomplished educator and clinician, and one of the world's leading authorities on the late, great jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown. Inspired by the 1955 "Clifford Brown with Strings" LP, Hood has made an outstanding debut recording which features the string and woodwind arrangements of his University of Denver colleague Dave Hanson. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2009)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/01/prweb1920244.htm Singer Bill Henderson's New CD, "Beautiful Memory," Due January 20 from His Own Ahuh Productions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1737554.htm Bill Henderson spent many years cultivating two parallel yet complementary careers as a singer and an actor in film and television. In recent years he's returned to singing, his first love, with renewed commitment. "Beautiful Memory," his new CD and first independently released recording, marks his 50th anniversary as a recording artist. (PRWeb Dec 11, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1737554.htm "Decade," New CD by Trombonist Clifton Anderson, Due for Jan. 27 Release on Doxy/Emarcy Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1686874.htm Clifton Anderson is known primarily as Sonny Rollins's front-line partner, a gig he's held for more than 25 years. But "Decade," Anderson's second disc as a leader, is a welcome return to recording from one of the most accomplished trombonists working in jazz today. (PRWeb Dec 1, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1686874.htm 6th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Set for January 12-17, 2009, Founder/Artistic Director Danilo Perez Announces http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1610944.htm The Wayne Shorter Quartet and legendary pianist Chucho Valdes are among the headliners for the extraordinary Panama City-based festival, which includes performances, an extensive array of workshops and master classes, and auditions for admission and scholarships to several major music schools. Tickets go on sale December 1st. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/11/prweb1610944.htm New CD by the Hot Club of San Francisco Due from Azica Records November 25 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1474974.htm "Bohemian Maestro: Django Reinhardt and the Impressionists," with special guests Jeffrey Kahane and the Aeros Quintet, offers a seamless presentation of both Reinhardt's chamber jazz and his blazing, more characteristic gypsy swing. (PRWeb Oct 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1474974.htm Dual Doxy/Emarcy Records Release Due October 28 from Sonny Rollins http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1366094.htm "Road Shows, vol. 1", which contains 7 previously unreleased tracks from concerts recorded around the world, is Rollins's first live compilation CD. His new DVD "Live in Vienne" was recorded in June 2006 at the Jazz à Vienne Festival. Both highlight the Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist's unequaled prowess as a performer and improviser. (PRWeb Sep 22, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1366094.htm "Pass It On," New CD from Grammy-Winning Bassist-Composer Dave Holland, Due for September 23 Release on Dare2/Emarcy Records http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1248344.htm One of the most respected figures in jazz today, Dave Holland has been honored for his innovative work in many musical contexts, ranging from duo to quintet to big band. On his new CD "Pass It On," the bassist debuts his stellar sextet, comprised of colleagues old and new. (PRWeb Aug 26, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1248344.htm Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra at "Ten": New CD + Yoshi's San Francisco Show on 9/11 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1215104.htm Over the past decade, the San Francisco Bay Area-based Asian American Orchestra -- led by drummer/composer/producer Anthony Brown -- has won an international reputation with a series of collaborations featuring major jazz players like Steve Lacy and David Murray. Now the Grammy-nominated orchestra marks its tenth anniversary with a new CD compilation, a new community-based initiative, and an appearance on 9/11 at Yoshi's San Francisco. (PRWeb Aug 15, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1215104.htm Danilo Perez-Claus Ogerman Collaboration Due from Emarcy Records August 26 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130054.htm "Across the Crystal Sea" features Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez in an orchestral setting, with the stellar production team of producer Tommy LiPuma, arranger Claus Ogerman, and engineer Al Schmitt. The ravishing results are a tour de force for Perez, and for his producer, "one of my personal favorites" from his own distinguished discography. (PRWeb Jul 22, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1130054.htm Saxophonist James Carter Debuts on Emarcy Records May 20, with "Present Tense" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb892274.htm On his forthcoming Emarcy CD, his first new recording in three years, the Detroit-born saxophonist James Carter draws directly from the jazz tradition while taking conscious liberties with it. "Present Tense" captures the full scope of Carter's mastery of the music. (PRWeb Apr 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb892274.htm "The Way I Play (Live in Chicago)" New Trio CD from Guitarist Bobby Broom, Due April 22 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb799804.htm Jazz guitarist Bobby Broom has accrued stellar credentials as a sideman with Sonny Rollins, Kenny Burrell, Dr. John, and Charles Earland. But since the mid-1990s he's been focusing much more on his own music, culminating with the release next month of a superb live CD with his working trio. (PRWeb Mar 25, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb799804.htm Delirium Blues Project, Co-Led by Kenny Werner and Roseanna Vitro, Debuts on CD March 25 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb761084.htm Pianist Kenny Werner and vocalist Roseanna Vitro, longtime friends and musical colleagues, have collaborated on a new band (Delirium Blues Project) and a new CD (Serve or Suffer). Werner's arrangements for the nine-piece ensemble give the funk, blues, and roots repertoire a progressive spin.** (PRWeb Mar 11, 2008)

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