LAUNCHES at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 14, 2011 with American Composers Orchestra’s Season Opening Concert featuring Five World Premieres TWO FREE SONiC SMARTPHONE APPS NOW AVAILABLE: Thicket: SONiC (iPhone/iPad) & UrbanRemix (iPhone/Droid) PLUS RE:SOUND – a partnership with WQXR’s Q2 Music www.SONiCfestival.org New York, NY (September 28, 2011) — SONiC – Sounds of a
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Internationally renowned drummer/composer/producer/entrepreneur, Stix Hooper, returns to the stage in a rare appearance, acknowledging and sharing his music —as well as his myriad of unique experiences gained over his eclectic musical career. Hooper is a multiple Grammy nominee and a recipient of many national and international awards and citations. He is considered to be one
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Reprise Records Presents Highlights From The Duo’s Unprecedented, Sold-Out Jazz at Lincoln Center Performances; Also Features Special Guest Appearance By Taj Mahal Available September 13 On CD And CD/DVD LOS ANGELES – New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at
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Part of DK55 – a concert series celebrating David Krakauer’s 55th Birthday Sunday, October 2 at 8pm Drom | 85 Avenue A between 5th & 6th | NYC Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door; $15 for students at 212.777.1157 or www.dromnyc.com David Krakauer: www.davidkrakauer.com Watch David Krakauer on YouTube: www.youtube.com/davidkrakauermusic “a breathtakingly flamboyant
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9:00 PM PERFORMANCE Every Monday at The Stone beginning September 12th On Monday, September 12, 2011, Karl Berger’s Stone Workshop Orchestra begins a new season at The Stone – the John Zorn-founded downtown performance space for avant-garde and experimental music ( corner of Ave C and East 2nd Street ). Themes by the likes of
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Gary Burton’s debut release on Mack Avenue Records, Common Ground, is Burton’s first studio album since 2005, and introduces his latest band, the New Gary Burton Quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez. The group performs during the closing night concert of the 2011 Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival. Burton, the Grammy-winning pioneer of the four-mallet vibraphone technique, has
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HERBIE HANCOCK TO EMBARK ON FIRST-EVER SOLO TOUR THIS FALL; DATES ALSO INCLUDE PERFORMANCES WITH FULL ORCHESTRA FEATURING GEORGE GERSHWIN’S ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’ Los Angeles, California.  Following in the footsteps of his recent double Grammy wins for “The Imagine Project” (Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Best Improvised Jazz Solo) and his appointment as a UNESCO
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WHO KNOWS? WITH SPECIAL GUESTS BADAL ROY & MURUGA BOOKERAT THE WITCHES BREW COFFEE HOUSEIN WEST HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 WHO KNOWS? featuring RICHIE NAGAN – guitar, vocalsPERRY ROBINSON – clarinetsMARK WHITECAGE – alto sax     with special guests    BADAL ROY – tablas    MURUGA BOOKER – drums, percussion VENUE:Witches Brew Coffee House311
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    The urgency of hip-hop. The heritage of jazz. The soul of Chicago.   “…resonating off buildings blocks away.” ~ The New York Times    World Famous Music presents HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE  Bulletproof Brass Canadian Summer Tour 2011  * Thu July 7: Toronto, ON @ The Great Hall * Fri-Sat July 8-9: London, ON
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Berklee Jazz on Spectacle Island Features Jazz by Jesse Scheinin on July 10 Boston, MA, June 23, 2011  – On Sunday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m., Spectacle Island visitors will enjoy a free soundtrack to their summer island excursion from saxophonist Jesse Scheinin. The modern-meets-1960s jazz musician will join the list of talented artists performing
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