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WAYNE WALLACE’s LATIN JAZZ / JAZZ LATIN EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM”

“An earnestly grooving statement from Bay Area trombonist Wayne Wallace…great.” — Brad Farberman, DownBeat “Gorgeous playing dominates along with highly inventive arrangements. Wallace’s trombone shifts easily from a seductive, warm ballad style to powerful statements on uptempo tunes. Every track offers a surprise and plenty of chops to back them …

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East Coast Jazz Revue’s Where Rivers Meet, A Jazz Holiday Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King

Where Rivers Meet SM A Jazz Holiday! POWERED BY taintradio.org 2011 #1 Jazz Internet Radio in America SATURDAY ▪ JANUARY 18, 2014 GROVER C. FIELDS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 2000 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD., NEW BERN, NC 28562 DOORS: 6:00PM ▪ CONCERT: 7:00PM www.whereriversmeet.net ▪ 1.855.380.ECJR On Saturday, January …

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Jim Hall Dies at 83

Jim passed away on December 10th at his home in New York City of natural causes.  Jim had just turned 83 on December 4th. Jim Hall, born in Buffalo, and educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, …

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LARRY RENI THOMAS TOP JAZZ 2013

PEOPLE MUSIC—Christian McBride and Inside Straight—Mack Avenue Records MILES DAVIS MONO—Miles Davis—Columbia BRAND NEW DAY—Brian Horton—Doc8Music TOOTIE’S TEMPO—Al “Tootie” Heath—Sunnyside FROM BEHIND ENEMY LINES–Larry Price/Dr. Leonard King–Price Port LA RUMBA IS A LOVESOME THING—Paul Carlon—Zoho LIQUID SPIRIT—Gregory Porter—Blue Note FOR THE LOVE OF ABBEY—Marc Cary—Motema WOMAN CHILD—Cecile McLorin Salvant—Mack Avenue …

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THE CD RELEASE CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD AT YOSHIʼS OAKLAND ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014 AT 8 PM

http://www.yoshis.com/oakland/jazzclub/artist/show/3988 New York – Ballads reign on Moment To Moment on the extraordinarily self-possessed new album by pianist Cava Menzies and trumpeter Nick Phillips. But this recording is much more than just a “ballads album.” Many artists have produced albums filled with love songs and torch tunes at slow tempos; …

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