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Dee Dee Bridgewater Announced as Detroit Jazz Festival’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence

Legendary Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater Announced as Detroit Jazz Festival’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence The Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation proudly presents the GRAMMY® and Tony Award-winning jazz vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater as its Artist-in-Residence for the 2020 Detroit Jazz Festival. As the 2020 Artist-in-Residence, Bridgewater will support Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation educational clinics for students and community engagements across the…

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Jazz is Dead | Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad Partner with Jazz Icons

Preeminent Los Angeles Curators Jazz is Dead Set to Release Albums Throughout 2020 Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad Partner with Jazz Icons: Roy Ayers, Gary Bartz, João Donato, Marcos Valle, Brian Jackson, Azymuth, and Doug Carn 2020 Preview Compilation Available March 13 Music exists in movement and change, but before any part of it can be pinned down for analysis, it…

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First Ever Music Video for Miles Davis’ “Boplicity” Released Today

First Ever Music Video for Miles Davis’ “Boplicity” Released Today “Boplicity” is Featured on the Acclaimed Miles Davis Collection, The Complete Rebirth of Cool The first-ever music video for Miles Davis’ “Boplicity” has been released today by Blue Note/UMe. The new video was created by animator/director Thomas Jarrett and produced by Dreambear. Today’s “Boplicity” video…

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Christian Sands | “Be Water” Available July 17 via Mack Avenue Records

Pianist Christian Sands Finds Inspiration in the Multitude of Form, Infinite Fluidity and Life-Giving Vitality of Water on Third Full Length Album for Mack Avenue Records Be Water, Due Out July 17, Features Yasushi Nakamura, Clarence Penn, Marvin Sewell, Marcus Strickland, Sean Jones and Steve Davis Music Conjures Serenity and Violence of Water Through Sweeping,…

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Pasquale Grasso | “Solo Masterpieces” | Available March 6 via Sony Masterworks

Virtuosic Guitarist PASQUALE GRASSO Kicks Off 2020 With Encapsulating Sony Masterworks Release Solo Masterpieces Available Digitally March 6 Sony Masterworks is proud to release the latest addition to Pasquale Grasso’s digital showcase series, Solo Masterpieces. The series – which includes the 2019 releases Solo Standards, Vol. 1, Solo Ballads, Vol. 1, Solo Monk and Solo…

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Peggy Lee | “Ultimate Peggy Lee” Available April 17 via Capitol/UMe

Peggy Lee Centennial Year Commemorated With New Music Releases, Tributes, Concerts and Exhibits Throughout 2020 Ultimate Peggy Lee Set For April 17 Release From Capitol/UMe: Features Previously Unreleased Track Recorded 57 Years Ago Hollywood Bowl Tribute Concert Featuring The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra Slated for August The Peggy Lee Estate today announced Peggy Lee 100,…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Sasha’s Bloc | “Club Rendezvous”

             Step into a Magical World of Big Band Jazz, Cabaret Seductiveness and Hard-boiled             Noir Archetypes on New Concept Album from Classic-era Big Band Sasha’s Bloc Club Rendezvous – Available Now Brainchild of Bassist/Bandleader Alexander Gershman & GRAMMY® Award-winning Writer/Producer Charlie Midnight feat. Rising Star…

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CATS: Original London Cast Recording | Available on Vinyl via UMe

CATS: Original London Cast Recording Is Back On Vinyl The Original Cast Recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Internationally Acclaimed Musical Available On 180-Gram Black Vinyl Reissue Via UMe On February 14 On February 14, UMe brings the worldwide musical sensation CATS back to vinyl on high-grade 180-gram 2LP. The black vinyl reissue of the Original…

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Nina Simone | “Fodder On My Wings”| Available April 3 via Verve/UMe

Essential Late-Era Nina Simone Album, Fodder On My Wings, to Make Long Overdue Reappearance on LP and CD Plus Wide Digital Release for First Time in Standard and Hi-Res Audio “I Sings Just To Know That I’m Alive” Released Digitally Today Available April 3 via Verve/UMe Recorded in 1982, not long after she moved to…

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