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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
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I was in NYC for the Big East Basketball Tournament last week, feasting on incredible ball, walking 7th Avenue back and forth from the DoubleTree in Times Square to the Garden, twice a day for the double headers. As I’m walking back from the Garden and approaching 42nd Street on Thursday afternoon, I hear the…
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New Marcus Johnson Recording Helps YMCA
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Marcus Johnson is donating proceeds from his new live CD, In Concert for a Cause to the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington. “I believe in supporting organizations that go beyond providing programs and services to the community,” says Johnson. “The YMCA builds community and fosters growth and development for all children and their families.” One dollar…
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Review: It Remains To Be Seen from Afro Elements
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I hadn’t heard Afro Elements, but while digging around the web, I came across a link to their site from Down To The Bone’s website. Later, after I mentioned in a post on my blog that the album art on It Remains To Be Seen was a replica of Jeff Lorber’s Wizard Island, Simon from…
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Concord Gets the Word Out
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John Luciano says that Concord Records is “about the only record company supporting jazz in a big way these days (thank God for an independent label).” The label distributes music from Heads Up (home of too numerous to mention contemporary jazz acts), Peak Records (home to a good number of contemporary jazz artists), Stretch Records…
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Review: Tom Scott – Cannon Re-Loaded
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Always a fan of Tom Scott’s, I’ve been waiting for this release for a while. Although when his name is mentioned, most contemporary jazz fans think of Tom Scott’s releases such as LA Express, New York Connection, Apple Juice, or any number of the outstanding recordings he did while on GRP. But there were two,…