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Culture-- John Vanore & Abstract Truth

05/14/13    Albums

Culture-- John Vanore & Abstract Truth

Scott Albin

John Vanore & Abstract Truth is a big band for people who dislike big bands. Vanore's emphasis is on the individual soloist and small group settings within the larger 12-piece ensemble, resulting in an uncluttered sound and orchestrations that have great...

Jazz Meets the Latin Classics at The Kennedy Center

05/13/13    Community Articles

Jazz Meets the Latin Classics at The Kennedy Center

Leen Zada

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 — In its ninth year of collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) co-Artistic Director, renowned NEA Jazz Master and 11-time Grammy Award-winner Paquito D’Rivera will present...

05/09/13    Community Articles

5/8/2013 - NEW TONY ADAMO CD PRODUCED BY MIKE CLARK

Tony Adamo

5/8/2013 - NEW TONY ADAMO CD PRODUCED BY MIKE CLARK "Chock full of funky grooves, TONY ADAMO's new release MILES OF BLU features Tony taking his trademark style, "HipSpokenWord", to a new level of hipness." Produced by legendary drummer MIKE CLARK (Headhunters...

December's Moon-- Ron Oswanski

05/07/13    Albums

December's Moon-- Ron Oswanski

Scott Albin

The versatile multi-instrumentalist Ron Oswanski has been an in-demand sideman and session player, while also helping to run a company that makes specialized microphones for musicians. Oswanski played and recorded as a teenager in the '90's with Maynard...

Michael S. Harper: Communication 101

05/06/13    Community Articles

Michael S. Harper: Communication 101

Scott Krane

Read on for a fumbling email exchange and exclusive poetry and prose from the master

The Day Waits for Nobody

05/06/13    Albums

The Day Waits for Nobody

Travis Rogers

Aguilar has assembled a great line-up for this sojourn into Latin and Brasilian Jazz.

Swinging Into War: Music for Trombone, Guitar and Mortar

05/06/13    Community Articles

Swinging Into War: Music for Trombone, Guitar and Mortar

Scott Krane

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip create dense percussion for a Jewish New Orleans trio

All-Stars Unite to Form Potent Improv Group Slobber Pup; Rare Noise Debut Black Aces Set for June Release

05/06/13    Community Articles

All-Stars Unite to Form Potent Improv Group Slobber Pup; Rare Noise Debut Black Aces Set for June Release

Antje Huebner

An all-star aggregation masterminded by in-demand keyboardist Jamie Saft, Slobber Pup brings together the disparate talents of electric bassist Trevor Dunn, guitarist Joe Morris and Hungarian hardcore drummer Balazs Pandi.

05/06/13    Community Articles

DC Jazz Festival Announces Lineup for Jazz in the ‘Hoods Presented by Events DC

Leen Zada

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2013 — The annual, highly-popular Jazz in the ‘Hoods presented by Events DC, which highlights Washington, D.C. as a vibrant cultural center, will once again bring jazz to almost every neighborhood in the nation’s capital during the 9th...

05/06/13    Albums

"Tragically Hip" Zenbeatz

World Music Roundup

Spoken-word poet Jane Grenier B extends the "The Art Of Poetry" to protest, while bassist Albey Balgochian provides a multitude of effects

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