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The Brubeck Brothers Quartet will perform Tuesday, August 19 at 7:30 pm at the Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY as part of the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival. The Brubeck Brothers have performed at jazz festivals all over the country including Monterey, Detroit, Sedona, Ravinia and Las Vegas and the Jazz Times Jazz Cruise; with college big bands and conducted workshops and clinics at universities across the country. The BBQ has its own arrangements for not only big band, but symphony orchestras as well. In 2003, Chris was commissioned to write a piece that brought the jazz and classical chamber worlds together. The new work, "Vignettes for Nonet", for The BBQ and woodwind quintet was such a success that it subsequently has been performed with woodwind quintets from the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra and at the Grand Teton Music Festival...

ArtistShare is very pleased to announce that Executive Producer participant offer is sold out! But there are other participant offers you can enjoy. The detail information on Brother to Brother project is written below. "Brother to Brother is actually a brilliant brainstorm of Jeff, my brother. Believe me, it's really hard to admit that your brother can come up with an idea you like. His idea was to find songs composed by and/or performed by some of the many brother groups in jazz (and yes, we're looking at researching our fabulous sisters and extended family members in the future!). We take those songs, rearrange them so they have a Clayton Brothers spin to them and make them our own. We also did a lot of composing, writing songs that were influenced by these brother combinations." ~John Clayton...

This weeks podcast of Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) Friday 7/25 takes on the question, "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Host and Producer Brian Phoenix invites all young jazz lovers to set of romantic music and romantic notions from our listeners as we delve deep into the subject our world needs more of...love...

The Numbers Speak for Themselves: Ghostlight is #4, #5, #6, #18 and #22 of Top 25 on Nielsen/SoundScan Broadway Chart Legally Blonde Single Debuts in Top 100 on iTunes Ghostlight Records is proud to announce that it has secured five of the Top 25 slots on this week's Nielsen/SoundScan Broadway Chart: #4 for Passing Strange, #5 for Legally Blonde, #6 for In The Heights, #18 for [title of show] and #22 for Drowsy Chaperone...

Legendary U.K. lo-fi indie rocker had American albums on Sympathy for the Record Industry . . . First U.S. release with the Brokeoffs celebrated with fall tour dates Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs, heralded by NME as "a glorious example of what rock 'n' roll should be," have signed with Transdreamer Records (distributed by MRI Distribution/RED) and are preparing their first American release as a band. Titled Dirt Don't Hurt, the CD is slated for a street date of October 14, 2008. "Band," however, is a figurative term for Holly and company-- Holly Golightly and Lawyer Dave (a.k.a. the Brokeoffs) sing and play guitar, as well as drums, banjo, standup bass and an array of other instruments. It's just the two of them...

In 1995 Grant Peeples hit the pause button on his music career, divested himself of what he owned in America and moved to a remote Caribbean island off the coast of Nicaragua. After ten years of official ex-patriot status there, he sold the small hotel he had built and returned to his native North Florida. Ever since he's been writing about what he found and faced upon his return...

Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. The HoveFestival - a rock event that this year featured major acts including Beck, Duffy and rapper Jay-Z - and Canal Street - a jazz and blues festival that opens today and features John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Waterboys - have signed on to UNEP's Climate Neutral Network...

When listening to jazz, many forget that the genre is linked to blues. For that reason, Felice Green, a member of the Handy festival board of directors, has been organizing the ABCs of Jazz for the W.C. Handy Music Festival since the festival began. On Tuesday, area children and adults gathered at Mount Moriah Family Life Center to learn, in a Music 101 style, about the elements and origins of jazz...

Through performance, band teaches children value of genre at Knights of Columbus Hall LANCASTER - Larry Cook believes in the educational power of jazz music. With the help of his double-string bass - and four other musicians - he attempted to pass his knowledge of jazz on to a very special audience Monday - children...

It got to the point where R&B/jazz singer Ledisi was close to giving up on her musical dreams. But then, after years as an independent artist, she finally scored a record deal. Shortly after that came the buzz and acclaim for her 2007 album Lost and Found. Then she earned two Grammy nominations in 2008 for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. Now she's on a high profile tour, landing interviews on national television, and even appearing in films like George Clooney's Leatherheads. What led to her sudden rise to success? While some would say it was simply a matter of listeners discovering her impressive vocalizing, Ledisi attributes it to waiting on God's timing. The soulful singer took time to chat with Christian Music Today from the road to discuss her impressive journey so far and the faith that sustained her when she thought about quitting...

The best waterproof gadgets and cases to keep your gear safe in the surf. Some people go to the beach to get away from it all, read a book, bask in the sun, and generally just enjoy nature. But there's no law that says you have to leave technology completely behind. For those who prefer to stay a little more connected to the outside world, here are our picks of the must-have beach tech gear...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Imax has been "this close" to breaking big on the film exhibition scene, well, seemingly forever. So it might ring a bit hollow when executives predict that favorable publicity from Imax's role in the record success of "The Dark Knight" will prove to be a watershed for the giant-screen vendor...

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Nationwide Mercury Prize Shortlist The Nationwide Mercury Prize Shortlist has been announced. Awarded to the British or Irish artist for the year's best album, last year's award went to a Klaxons for Myths of the Near Future. The 2008 winner will be announced at a ceremony in London on September 9...

JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY FALL TOUR Including Rocks Off Boat Cruise, Newport Jazz Festival and Lincoln Center's "Keep A Light In The Window: An Homage To Joel Dorn" JFJO After headlining the My Morning Jacket Radio City Music Hall after-show party in June at Sullivan Hall, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey are returning to New York City on Thursday, August 7 for a Rocks Off Boat Cruise performance. Immediately following that, they'll head north for their first ever appearance at the revered Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island on Saturday, August 9. They'll be back in NYC on Wednesday, August 13 to perform at The Lincoln Center presentation, "Keep A Light In The Window: An Homage To Joel Dorn," which pays tribute to the legendary record producer who passed away last year. JFJO will be interpreting a composition by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, an artist closely associated with Dorn's legacy. Their own 2005 release, The Sameness Of Difference, was produced by Dorn...

Festive gypsy brass band Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar ignites an "unbeatable Balkan dance party" (Songlines) in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 7:30pm. Hailed as the greatest of Balkan trumpeters, Boban Markovic, the legendary native of Serbia's gypsy brass heartland, has led his 13-piece Orkestar to international acclaim, enhancing the traditional repertoire with elements of jazz, Latin and pop, among others. Boban and his son Marko lead the Orkestar into new directions with their trail-blazing musical mix, which the New York Times calls a ""a stunning blast of exuberance and virtuosity...

JansenMusic Records, LLC has just gained physical CD distribution in TOKYO, JAPAN. Beginning in August 2008, B.J. Jansen's first release, "The Movement Vol. 1" will be available for purchase in CD format at one of the world's greatest Jazz record stores, Disk Union, located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan! For more details about Disk Union in Japan: diskunion.net...

THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG SUMMER JAZZ CAMP SEND STUDENTS TO NEW ORLEANS AS LOUIS ARMSTRONG LEGACY PROGRAM AND CELEBRATION PRIZE CJE Artistic Director Jon Faddis Selected Six Area Public School Students to Attend Jazz Camp July 14 - August 1 in New Orleans CHICAGO - Six students from Chicago Public Schools are enjoying the three-week Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp in New Orleans as the prize from the culminating event at the May 20 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration (LALPC). In partnership with the Jazz Camp, Columbia College Chicago (CJE) sponsored the students, who are the first recipients to be chosen by Artistic Director Jon Faddis following the annual LALPC. All expenses were paid including airfare, room and board, and tuition for the camp, which runs July 14 through August 1. The LALPC is funded by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and the Polk Bros. Foundation...

NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL FOUNDER GEORGE WEIN PERFORMS AT 2008 JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, FORT ADAMS STATE PARK NEW YORK - George Wein and the Newport All-stars are among the many great artists set to perform on the main stage at this year's JVC Jazz Festival Newport on Sunday, August 10. Featuring Wein on piano and vocals, the band includes Wein's long-time associate Howard Alden on guitar, drummer Jeff Ballard and two of today's most exceptional younger talents, Esperanza Spalding on bass and Anat Cohen on saxophone and clarinet...

WHAT: The cast of [title of show] will sing songs, discuss and sign copies of the Original Cast Recording on Ghostlight Records. WHEN: Thursday, July 31st 2008 at 5:30 p.m. WHERE: Borders at Time Warner Center 10 Columbus Circle, NYC HOW: Just show up! This event is free, but space is limited, so arrive early...