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25 Jul 2010 08:10
Nando Michelin
was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He came to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. Michelin has an extensive discography, including the titles Facing south, Art, Chants, Live at the AJC and When Einstein dreams, Duende, Minas Gerais and Reencontro. The duo Ragazzi-Michelin performed at the Wang Center and Kimmel ctr for the Arts among other places.
As a producer, he also recorded the awarded Amores torcidos and The other side with Argentinian singer Katie Viqueira, Ave rara with Teresa... -
30 Jun 2010 22:17
Eeppi Ursin
has performed in bands ever since her early child-hood. A career in music was soon the only satisfying choice. She studied oboe and played the piano to accompany her own singing. Jazz was, however, closer to her heart. After high school graduation, Eeppi studied in Orivesi and Joensuu, and returned to Helsinki to pursue her professional studies.
Eeppi has received several honors and recognitions, among them the first prize in in the prestigious Lady Summertime Jazz contest. Eeppi's ambitious... -
06 Jun 2010 05:09
Miles Davis
was one of the greatest visionaries and most important figures in jazz history. He was born in a well-to-do family in East St. Louis. He became a local phenom and toured locally with Billy Eckstine's band while he was in high school. He moved to New York under the guise of attending the Julliard School of Music. However, his real intentions were to hook up with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. He quickly climbed up the ranks while learning from Bird and Diz and became the trumpet player for...Supported by 
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13 May 2010 04:34
Terry Clarke
is a Canadian drummer. His natural rhythmic aptitude was obvious from an early age, and at the age of twelve, he began studying formally with the noted drum teacher and author Jim Blackley who was to remain a primary and ongoing figure in Terry's development as a musician.
In 1965, Terry moved to San Francisco to work with John Handy III. He performed with him for the next two and a half years, during which time the Grammy nominated recording, Live at Monterey Jazz Fest (Columbia, 1966) was... -
25 Apr 2010 05:43
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Duke Ellington
called his music "American Music" rather than jazz, and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category". He remains one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music and is widely considered as one of the twentieth century's best known African American personalites. As both a composer and a band leader, Ellington's reputation has increased since his death, with thematic repackagings of his signature music often becoming bestsellers. Posthumous recognition...Log in
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01 Apr 2010 05:32
Northern Sunrise is a deep compositional and improvisational thesis...
Duende by solo pianist Alvaro Is Rojas is a reminder of the European origin behind what we know today as Latin music. The title refers...
LANDMARKby Mika Pohjola with Miguel Zenón, Ben Monder?New York Jazz Capitalizes Compositions by Remarkable Trio
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Uruguayan pianist Nando Michelin with Esperanza Spalding on Blue Music Group
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08 Mar 2010 05:26
Johann Sebastian Bach
w. Torvald TorénORGAN WORKS, VOL. I
This album is in a series of unique material by the famous late organist Torvald Torén, who plays organ works by Johann...
Johann Sebastian Bach
w. Torvald TorénORGAN WORKS, VOL. II
This album is in a series of unique material by the famous late organist Torvald Torén, who plays organ works by Johann...
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CHRISTMAS CAROLSby Blue Music Group with Rigmor Gustafsson, Theo Bleckmann, Lisa Werlinder?Johanna Grüssner Running An Important Mission With Singing
Edwin Fischer cuts the modern temperament in Johann Sebastian Bach
Op-Ed: Billboard perpetuates a hysterical analysis of the music scene
Scandinavian genius Toivo Kärki mirrors Weather Report
Keyboardist Joe Zawinul's Syndicate grooves on live discovery
Op-Ed: Der Spiegel Fails To Deliver On Jazz Education
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