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Digital Music Service Rdio Increases Catalog to over 18 Million Songs

Rdio increases catalog to over 18 million songs; adds new partners TuneCore and
CD Baby

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Partnerships with top independent music aggregators connect over a quarter-million artists to fans in 13 countries


SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Rdio (www.rdio.com), the digital music service started by the creators of Skype, today announced two landmark music deals with CD Baby and TuneCore, the largest aggregators of independent music, bringing Rdio’s catalog to over 18 million songs.

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New Jazz Release: Hendrik Meurkens/Gabriel Espinosa with Anat Cohen & Antonio Sanchez | “Celebrando” (Coming April 10th, 2012)

ZOHO’s 100th CD Release! Hendrik Meurkens / Gabriel EspinosaWith Anat Cohen & Antonio Sanchez“Celebrando”  ZM 201204Street Date April 10, 2012 Celebrando (which means “celebrating” in Portuguese and Spanish) is a joyous event on several fronts. First, the CD celebrates Brazilian jazz and the resounding impact it’s had and has on …

New Latin Music Release: “Chico & Rita (Soundtrack)” – Available Now!

Chico & Rita (Soundtrack)

2012 Oscar Nomination for Best Animated Feature Film

Featuring Songs Written and Performed by Bebo Valdés 

 

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Chico & Rita is an animated film directed by Spanish Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba, along with Javier Mariscal and Tono Errando. An exquisitely drawn story of love inspired by the life of Cuban maestro Bebo Valdés, Chico & Rita takes audiences from the famous Tropicana club in Havana to the Pleyel club in Paris, to Radio City Music Hall in New York to Village Vanguard and Palladium. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Alfredo Rodriguez | Sounds of Space (Coming March 27th, 2012)

CUBAN PIANIST ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ
 TO RELEASE LONG-AWAITED DEBUT,
SOUNDS OF SPACE,
ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS, MARCH 27


 
ALBUM CO-PRODUCED BY QUINCY JONES
 
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Sounds Of Space, the title of Cuban pianist and composer Alfredo Rodríguez’ debut recording, evokes images of science fiction. In truth, it’s about a far more personal adventure. “It’s about the space that surrounds us,” he explains. “In this record I wanted to introduce myself: here are the people, the places and the sounds that have surrounded me, and made me who I am.” To continue, please click “MORE”!

Pianist/Vocalist Tania Maria & Bassist Eddie Gomez to Release “Tempo” on Jan. 31st, 2012


 
TANIA MARIA’S NEW CD, “TEMPO”
 
(WITH BASSIST EDDIE GOMEZ)
TO BE RELEASED BY
NAXOS OF AMERICA & FRANCE’S NAIVE RECORDS
JANUARY 31 U.S. RELEASE DATE
 
Tempo, the new duo album by pianist/vocalist Tania Maria and bassist Eddie Gomez, feels like a terrific late set at a small jazz club in Rio, Paris, or New York. Tania and Eddie have recorded together before, and their intuitive interplay makes Tempo a special session.

Gloria Estefan To Release New Album, “Miss Little Havana” Exclusively with Target

Gloria Estefan Partners with Target on New Album, “Miss Little Havana” 



Target to carry physical album with exclusive music and content


New York City – Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced it is partnering with seven-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Gloria Estefan for the exclusive deluxe edition of “Miss Little Havana,” her 24th album and first English-language release since 2003. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The E Family to Release Highly Anticipated CD, “Now & Forever” on Sept. 20th, 2011

The E Family to Release Their Highly Anticipated, Unparalleled Collaboration “Now & Forever” On September 20, 2011


The Musical Family Dynasty Pete
Escovedo, Sheila E., Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo Will
Celebrate This Album of a Lifetime With A Star-Studded Affair At The
World-Renowned Conga Room in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA (PRWE September 14, 2011

After years of playing on each other’s projects, The E Family came
together to produce this ultimate, long overdue and highly anticipated
labor of love, “Now & Forever.” Available in stores on September
20, 2011 on Sheila E’s Stiletto Flats Music through Waterfront
Entertainment (Fontana / Universal), “Now & Forever” pays homage to
their collective diversity of styles, influences and experiences.

The E Family is a force with which to be reckoned. Pete Escovedo
discovered and cultivated a love and passion for music, embracing Latin
jazz and passing it on to his sons and daughters. To continue, please click “MORE”!

New Jazz Release: Poncho Sanchez & Terence Blanchard | “Chano Y Dizzy!” (Coming Sept. 27th, 2011)


 
On September 27, 2011, Conguero Poncho Sanchez and Trumpeter Terence Blanchard Pay Tribute To Legends of Latin Jazz!
 
Chano y Dizzy! Honors The Legacy of Chano Pozo & Dizzy Gillespie
 
For more than three decades as both a leader and a sideman, conguero Poncho Sanchez has stirred up a fiery stew of straightahead jazz, gritty soul music, and infectious melodies and rhythms from a variety of Latin American and South American sources.

Grammy Nominated Saxophonist Miguel Zenón Releases, “Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook” on Aug. 30th, 2011


 
Grammy-Nominated MacArthur Fellow & Saxophonist-Composer Miguel Zenón Releases His 5th Album For Marsalis Music,
 
Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook; Tours Worldwide
 
Many of the most cherished standards in jazz were born as popular songs. In fact, through the course of jazz history, popular songs have served as a source of inspiration for jazz artists. They still do.