Austin City Limits to Live-Stream Esperanza Spalding’s ACL Taping December 2nd @ 8pm CST

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Austin City Limits, Bassist, Concord Music Group, Esperanza Spalding, Heads Up, Radio Music Society, The Moody Theater, Vocalists

Episode Airs February 23rd on PBS Stations

Esperanza Spalding, AUSTIN CITY LIMITS

Austin, TX—November 30, 2012—Grammy-winning artist Esperanza Spalding makes her return to Austin City Limits (ACL) this weekend, and ACL announces the taping will be live-streamed in the U.S. on Sunday, December 2nd at 8pm Central Time. Fans can log-on to ACL’s YouTube www.youtube.com Channel to experience Esperanza Spalding perform live direct from The Moody Theater in downtown Austin. The live-stream will webcast the taping in its entirety and the broadcast episode will air February 23rd, 2013 on PBS stations as the full-hour season finale of ACL’s Season 38.

Esperanza Spalding To Host “Groundbreaking Music” Friday Night For Magic Johnson’s “Aspire” TV Network

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Aspire, Earth Wind and Fire, Esperanza Spalding, Magic Johnson Enterprises

Aspire, the television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises, today announced its fall line-up of hosted weekly prime time program blocks featuring the best African-American films, music and comedy. A new weekly feature, ”Groundbreaking Music,” hosted by bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding, premieres on Friday, October 5 at 8:00 p.m., with “Earth Wind and Fire Live.” Other music and performance specials the show will air include “Beyond the Steps: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater” and “Dorothy Dandridge Singing at Her Best.”

Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band -][- Live in Hollywood – [Concord Picante, 2012] –

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Composer, Concord Music Group, Concord Picante, Congas, Percussion, Poncho Sanchez

Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band Live in Hollywoood

Poncho Sanchez and His Latin Jazz Band -][- Live in Hollywood –Mp3– [Concord Picante, 2012] –

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. His influences are numerous, but among the more prominent figures that inform his music are two of the primary architects of Latin jazz – conga drummer and composer Chano Pozo and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Sanchez pays tribute to these two titans on his new album, Chano y Dizzy!, his 25th recording as a bandleader on Concord Picante, set for release on September 27, 2011. For the first time, Sanchez and Francisco Torres, long time band member (trombone/vocals), join forces to produce the new album. -[Excerpt | Biography]-

As time allows, visit Poncho on his Facebook page.

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Lee Ritenour -][- RHYTHM SESSIONS – [Concord Records, 2012] –

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Lee Ritenour, RHYTHM SESSIONS

Lee Ritenour -][- RHYTHM SESSIONS – [Concord Records, 2012] –

In a career that spans five decades and more than 40 albums, guitarist Lee Ritenour has developed a keen understanding of the symbiotic balance between the frontman and the supporting players, between the wisdom of experience and the enthusiasm of youth. On Rhythm Sessions, he surrounds himself with a cadre of high-profile veterans and promising newcomers all of whom reaffirm the vital role played by the rhythm section in any worthwhile musical endeavor.

Harmonica Legend TOOTS THIELEMANS Celebrates His 90th Birthday With European Quartet on “90 Yrs.”

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Challenge Records, DL Media, Hans van Oosterhout, Harmonica, Hein Van de Geyn, Karel Boehlee, Toots Thielemans

Live CD Features Unique and Previously Unreleased Recordings
Taken from Thielemans’ Latest Tours Around the World
Featuring Companion DVD with Select Materials from his
Most Recent Concert in Japan

“The harmonica has long been regarded as the humblest of musical instruments, and yet, as Mr. Thielemans and Mr. Maret show, when played at its best, it is more than capable of expressing the deepest feelings in the human experience.” – Wall Street Journal

“Wherever his ideas take him he follows them, and the rest of his superb European Quartet miraculously keep up with him.” – The Guardian

Stream 2 Tracks from 90 Yrs.

Toots Thielemans (European Quartet), 90 yrs.

This past April, Toots Thielemans, arguably the most famous harmonica player worldwide, turned 90-years old. To celebrate this milestone, Thielemans is releasing a live CD/DVD package with the support of his European quartet – pianist Karel Boehlee, drummer Hans van Oosterhout and double-bass player Hein Van de Geyn. The album is comprised of eleven tracks recorded over the past five years during Thielemans’ latest globetrotting tours while the accompanying DVD focuses on his group’s latest concert in Japan.

Kurt Elling -][- 1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

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Concord Jazz, Jazz Vocalist, Kurt Elling, Lyricist

Kurt Elling, 1619 Broadway – Brill Building Project

Kurt Elling -][- 1619 Broadway: Brill Building Project – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

With 1619 Broadway The Brill Building Project, Kurt Elling honors the legendary location that the London Telegraph called “the most important generator of popular songs in the Western world.” Even for the ceaselessly inventive GRAMMY®-winning singer-lyricist, it s a hugely unexpected step, and one guaranteed to further solidify his reputation for bold innovation and superb craftsmanship. The 11-track collection features renditions of classic songs that came out of the Brill Building.

Some of the tunes on 1619 Broadway The Brill Building Project were actually written years after their composers had left the Brill entirely. For example, Elling explains, Carole King, like many other signatories to The Brill Sound, never had an actual office at the Brill. So it doesn t pay to be too didactic about any of this. The Brill is both a physical reality and a mental construct; and because of that, I felt comfortable casting a wide net.

Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet -][- INTO THE AIR – [Ear Up Records, 2012] –

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Bandleader, Bela Fleck, Composer, Ear Up Records, Educator, Jeff Coffin, Saxophonist

Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet, INTO THE AIR

Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet -][- INTO THE AIR –Mp3– [Ear Up Records, 2012] –

Jeff Coffin is an internationally recognized saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator and has been traveling the globe since the late 20th Century. He is a 3x Grammy Award winner from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and played with them from 1997-2010. In July 2008, Jeff began touring with Dave Matthews Band, and officially joined the group in 2009 following the tragic passing of founding member LeRoi Moore. When not on the road with DMB, Coffin fronts his own group, Jeff Coffin & the Mu’tet.

Tak Matsumoto -][- STRINGS OF MY SOUL – [335 Records, 2012] –

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335 Records, Guitarist, Japan, Larry Carlton, Tak Matsumoto

Tak Matsumoto, STRINGS OF MY SOUL

Tak Matsumoto -][- STRINGS OF MY SOUL –Mp3– [335 Records, 2012] –

Entered #4 on Japanese Charts in its debut week. Releasing outside of Asia for the first time!

Championed in his homeland as the most renowned guitarist in all of Asia, Tak Matsumoto is primarily revered as chief songwriter, GRAMMY WINNING guitarist and producer of the Japanese rock band, B’z. His newest solo album “Strings Of My Soul” is a self-selected “best-of” record mixing Jazz, Blues, and Rock. Tak re-recorded all the previously released tracks, and wanted to cover “SUKIYAKI” for a while, he finally made it happened with the special guest appearance of 4-time Grammy Winner Larry Carlton. -[Excerpt | 335 Records]

Go here, to listen too “The Moment” by guitarist Tak Matsumoto.

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Chick Corea and Gary Burton -][- HOT HOUSE – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

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Chick Corea and Gary Burton, HOT HOUSE

Chick Corea and Gary Burton -][- HOT HOUSE – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

Pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton became a collaborative team almost by accident. Their first musical encounter took place at a jazz festival in Germany in 1972, when they performed together in a spur-of-the-moment encore. The results were so satisfying not only to the audience but to the artists themselves that the two musicians reconvened in a recording studio a couple months later to record the intricate yet highly melodic Crystal Silence, their first of several collaborative studio projects.

Various Artists -][- Blue Note Trip 10 V2 – [Import | Music on Vinyl, 2012] –

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Andrew Hill, Blue Note Records, Blue Note Trip, Booker Ervin, David Axelrod, Dinah Washington, DJ Maestro, Grant Green, Herbie Hancock, Lee Morgan, Lou Rawls, Marlena Shaw, Stacey Kent

Various Artist, Blue Note Trip 10 V2

Various Artists -][- Blue Note Trip 10 V2 – [Import | Music on Vinyl, 2012] –

One of the most legendary and oldest music labels, Blue Note, has decided to combine their prowess in music selection with the high quality vinyl that Music On Vinyl provides. They have joined forces to release the latest Blue Note Trip on vinyl in conjunction with the CD release (Blue Note Trip Late Nights and Blue Note Trip Early Mornings), and now, as promised, they are going back to the roots of this essential compilation series.

DJ Maestro dug deep into the Blue Note catalog to come up with this gem of a trip, with material from the likes of David Axelrod, Booker Ervin, Angela McCluskey, Elmer Bernstein, Julie London, Lee Morgan, Pete La Roca, Peggy Lee, Paolo Fresu, Grant Green, Lou Rawls, Martin Denny, Dinah Washington, Andrew Hill, Marlena Shaw, Herbie Hancock, Stacey Kent and Duke Pearson. The Blue Note Trip Early Mornings compilation features 18 sweet sounding tracks, unmixed, on two 180g audiophile vinyl LPs in a gatefold sleeve! -[Editorial Review]-

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