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Soul-Jazz Vocalist Zara McFarlane Makes Debut U.S. Tour 2014

Zara McFarlane - If You KNew Her
 
UK DJ/Producer/Tastemaker GILLES PETERSON’s MOST IMPORTANT VOCAL DISCOVERY IN YEARS, JAMAICAN-BRITISH SOUL-JAZZ CHANTE– — USE
ZARA MCFARLANE
Makes DEBUT U.S. TOUR In Support of
If You Knew Her (Browswood Recordings, 2014)
 
If You Knew Her,
Released in Early 2014 on Peterson’s
Soul-Inflected Brownswood Recordings
Is Already One of 2014′s Most Acclaimed Recordings
 
It’s a tough task for music critics to write about a singer that genuinely knocks their socks off. Zara McFarlane is the London based singer, who, in 2011 released Until Tomorrow, a debut album that had many critics in a spin.

Santana to Perform LIVE on HBO Latino® – May 3rd, 2014 | To Release New CD, “Corazon” May 6th, 2014

HBO Latino® Celebrates The Iconic Musician Carlos Santana With Two Television Specials



INCLUDES COMPELLING HALF-HOUR SPECIAL AND STAR-STUDDED CONCERT WITH PERFORMANCES BY CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, CHOCQUIBTOWN, LILA DOWNS, GLORIA ESTEFAN, JUANES, MIGUEL, FHER OLVERA OF MANA, NINA PASTORI, SALVADOR SANTANA, SAMUEL ROSA OF SKANK, ROMEO SANTOS, SOLEDAD AND DIEGO TORRES FILMED IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

HISTORIC CONCERT EVENT CELEBRATES HIS FIRST-EVER LATIN MUSIC ALBUM ENTITLED CORAZON AVAILABLE IN STORES MAY 6TH


NEW YORK, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — HBO Latino joins in celebrating the legendary career of 10-time Grammy award winner, international music icon and philanthropist Carlos Santana and his forthcoming first-ever Latin music album entitled Corazon, through a two part event: a special called Santana: De Corazon and the airing of his mega concert and documentary Santana-Corazon: Live From Mexico, Live It To Believe It.

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U.S. Postal Service Honors Jimi Hendrix with Forever Stamp at SXSW | 2014

U.S. Postal Service Honors Legendary Guitarist, Jimi Hendrix, with Limited-Edition Forever Stamp on the SXSW Outdoor Stage at
Butler Park

Rocking the Music Icons Stamp Series With a Tribute Concert


AUSTIN, Texas, March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Postal Service will take center stage on the SXSW Outdoor Stage at Butler Park with the dedication of the Jimi Hendrix Forever Stamp.

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Contemporary/Urban Jazz Saxophonist Paul Taylor to Release 10th Album “Tenacity” on March 18th, 2014 | LISTEN!


 
SAXMAN PAUL TAYLOR HAS
TENACITY
MARCH 18, 2014 RELEASE SCHEDULED FOR ONE OF CONTEMPORARY JAZZ’S MOST POPULAR ARTISTS
 
Guest appearances by keyboardists Jeff Lorber and Jonathan Fritzen
 
(Los Angeles—2014) In the 19 years since Paul Taylor first got On The Horn with his hit debut album, he’s enjoyed an extraordinary journey in the contemporary urban jazz world.

Damion Murrill Set to Release New CD, “Take A Stand” Spring 2014 | Announces New Tour Dates

New Artist & GRAMMY Award Nominee Damion Murrill Begins Multi-City Promotional Tour


 
Tour With Ensemble, Siloam, Culminates With Release Of Debut Album

 
Wilmington, NC – February 25, 2014 – Damion Murrill, a member of the Billboard charting and GRAMMY and Stellar Award Nominated family, The Murrills, is prepping his debut release with his group, Siloam.  Known as a protégé of multiple award-winning producer, songwriter, and choir director Donald Lawrence and a former member of The Tri-City Singers, Damion Murrill is putting the finishing touches on the upcoming release, the highly anticipated album Take A Stand, slated to release in early spring.
 
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Blue Note Records Continues 75th Anniversary Celebrations with Special Events & Releases | 2014

Blue Note Records Continues 75th Anniversary Celebrations


The 75th Anniversary of Blue Note Records, the most-respected and longest-running Jazz label in the world, is being commemorated throughout 2014 and beyond with a broad range of special releases and events. Blue Note is pleased to announce a new vinyl reissue series of 100 essential remastered Jazz albums spanning both the classic and modern eras of the label. The series will launch on March 25 with five iconic LPs: Art Blakey Free For All, John Coltrane Blue Train, Eric Dolphy Out To Lunch, Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil, and Larry Young Unity. On the same date, the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles will launch Blue Note Records: The Finest In Jazz, a one-of-a-kind exhibit offering visitors an in-depth look at the legendary record label. On the evening of March 25, the museum will host a special public event, “An Evening With Blue Note Records, ” featuring a Q&A with Blue Note Records President Don Was.

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Robert Glasper Experiment Releases New 3 Track EP, “Porter Chops Glasper” | Announces New Tour Dates

ROBERT GLASPER EXPERIMENT RELEASES PORTER CHOPS GLASPER DIGITAL EP;
RGX ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES + U.S. TOUR WITH LEDISI;

 
Robert Glasper Experiment has released Porter Chops Glasper, a digital EP that is available today through all digital music retailers and streaming services. The 3-track EP—which was originally released as an exclusive 10” for Record Store Day’s Back To Black Friday—features remixes of Glasper’s work by Mr Porter (aka Denaun Porter), an avid Glasper fan who is best known as Eminem’s right-hand hype man and founding member of the Detroit rap collective D12.
 
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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire to Release, “the imagined savior is far easier to paint” on March 11th, 2014 | Announces Tour Dates

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE ANNOUNCES TOUR BEHIND RELEASE OF
“the imagined savior is far easier to paint”



NEW BLUE NOTE ALBUM OUT MARCH 11


On March 11, trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire will return with the release of the imagined savior is far easier to paint, an impressive and expansive new album that broadens the palette of his quintet with the addition of guitarist Charles Altura, the OSSO String Quartet, and vocalists Becca Stevens, Theo Bleckmann, and Cold Specks.
 
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Special Concert: Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award | Jan 31st, 2014 | Feat Lalah Hathaway, Regina Belle, Alex Bugnon & More

The National Jazz Museum’s Jonathan Batiste to Receive Louis “Satchmo” Legacy Award at
the Apollo Theater

 
Dear Friends,
 
We are thrilled to announce that the National Jazz Museum in Harlem‘s Artistic Director at Large Jonathan Batiste has been awarded the Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Legacy Award by our friends at The Apollo Theater. We invite you to celebrate with us on January 31st at 7pm for the award ceremony…
 
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The 3rd Annual “For The Love of R&B” in Hollywood | Jan 22nd, 2014

Tank & Jason Lee to Host Third Annual
“For the Love of R&B” Live Music Event
in Hollywood



This year’s iconic event will celebrate Tank’s GRAMMY® nomination with TGT for “Best RnB Album of the Year”


HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The third annual “For the Love of R&B” live music event will celebrate R&B trailblazer Tank and his GRAMMY® nomination with TGT in the “Best RnB Album of the Year” category this year. The exclusive, invitation-only event, co-hosted by Celebrity Blogger & Personality Jason Lee, will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22nd at The Sayers Club, located at 1645 Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood.

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