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Daily Archives: April 13, 2011

32nd Detroit Jazz Festival “Brings the World” to Detroit

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

Posted by Rob Young in Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Cuba, Afro-Latin Jazz, Be-Bop, Big Band (Modern Ensemble), Concerts, Festivals & Tours, Contemporary Jazz, Improvised Music, Latin Jazz, Live Music, Mainstream-Traditional Jazz, Modern Jazz, Straight Ahead Jazz, What's New?

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Artists from Japan, The Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, England and Brazil will “beat the drum” at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival

DETROIT, April 12, 2011 – Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit.

Subtitled “We Bring You the World,” the Detroit Jazz Festival will celebrate jazz’s influence on the world and the world’s influence on jazz. Continue reading →

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Pat Metheny Announces US Fall Tour; Includes Six-Night Residency at Blue Note in New York

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

Posted by Rob Young in Concerts, Festivals & Tours, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Grammy Award Winner, Modern Jazz, What's New?

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Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny has announced a fall tour of the United States with bassist Larry Grenadier, set to launch September 22 at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon, and run through a six-night residency at the Blue Note in New York City in mid-October. The concerts, taking place in intimate venues across the country, precede a previously announced European tour of the Pat Metheny Trio, featuring Grenadier and drummer Bill Stewart, and follow the five-day workshop in Connecticut Metheny will lead with Christian McBride and Antonio Sanchez in August.

Metheny will be a featured presenter at the EG Conference—a gathering of and for innovators in media, technology, entertainment and education—tomorrow, April 8, at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California. He will discuss his Orchestrion project, which was featured on the latest episode of CBS Sunday Morning.

For more information on Metheny’s upcoming performances and events, visit http://www.nonesuch.com/on-tour. To pick up a copy of Metheny’s latest Nonesuch album, Orchestrion, head to the Nonesuch Store now.

..:: SOURCE: Nonesuch.com ::..

**Check out Metheny at National Guitar Workshop!**

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Russ Parr -][- The Game Behind the Game (New Book)

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

Posted by Rob Young in What's New?

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Russ Parr -][- The Game Behind the Game – (New Book)

Russ Parr - The Behind the Game

At a time when record numbers of Americans are unemployed and under-employed, syndicated radio personality Russ Parr has something important to add to the conversation about how to get a job, keep a job or move up the corporate ladder.

The Game Behind The Game: Mastering The Art Of Bullshit a fresh look at what it really takes to win impress bosses and move ahead in the business game. In his humorous, urban style, Parr lets everyone know that ‘the world runs on BS’ and if you want to be ‘cash-checking’ (i.e. making money)— you might need to pucker up for a little old fashioned a$$-kissing.

A how-to-succeed-in-business book unlike any you’ve ever seen, Parr offers readers a unique and humorous approach to what it really takes to succeed. Using the unique examples gleaned from his syndicated program The Russ Parr Morning Show, Parr recounts the foibles of unfortunate characters whose examples the reader should avoid—as well as stories from Parr’s own riveting journey and ultimate ascent to top of the national airwaves. From his advice on ‘How to Talk BS,’ his suggestions to ‘play the opposite’ of what people expect and his heartfelt belief in the ‘Power of Negative Thinking’ Parr offers a move by move blueprint for success that is accessible to all. No matter the field in which your career aspirations may lie, Parr teaches us how to be victorious with a long term strategy while leap-frogging competitors who play the success game with a short term vision.

This part motivational part biographical narrative boasts a lively wisdom delivered in a straight-forward diatribe that only an uncensored Russ Parr can convey.

..:: SOURCE: Amazon.com ::..

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PETROS KLAMPANIS -][- CONTEXTUAL [Inner Circle Music]

13 Wednesday Apr 2011

Posted by Rob Young in Biography, Contemporary Jazz, Modern Jazz, Music, New Music, What's New?

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PETROS KLAMPANIS -][- CONTEXTUAL -(MP3)- [Inner Circle Music, 2011]

Petros Klampanis draws a sonic portrait of the double bass in his debut album “Contextual” set to be released on April 18th, 2011 by Inner Circle Music.

Much like an impressionist painter alters his color palette depending on how light falls upon his subject, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis alters the musical context in every track of his album in order to point out different characteristics of the double bass. Adding to the album’s aural and textural smorgasbord is an array of renowned guest musicians that expose different functions of the bass, making every piece of music project and glisten like a unique gemstone.

Standing out is the inconspicuously brilliant arrangement of “Blackbird” featuring the nocturnal vocals of jazz singer phenomenon Gretchen Parlato. Petros Klampanis knows how to create intimacy in his duet with former teacher and guitar master Paul Bollenback in their rendition of John Coltrane’s notorious “Countdown”, as well as “Mingum”, an original composition inspired by the great Charles Mingus, this time interplaying with pianist David Berkman. The album would not be complete without the string quartet arrangement of the “The necessary Blonde”, written by the master electric bassist Gary Willis. In “Basscape” Petros Klampanis mutates into a percussionist as he taps on the double bass spruce wooden shell with singular skill. Continue reading →

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