Saxophonist/Vocalist GRACE KELLY Showcases Versatility on Debut Live Album, “Live at Scullers,” Available February 5

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Berklee College of Music, Chantale Sterling, Eric Law, Grace Kelly, Jaime Woods, Jason Palmer, Mark Walker, Paquito D'Rivera, Pete McCann, Saxophonist, Scullers Jazz Club, Vocals, Zach Brown

Album Focuses on Original Compositions and Features Jason Palmer and Zach Brown … among others

Grace Kelly, Live at Scullers

“It’s a blessing from the gods, this kind of talent, and when we see it in someone young, we marvel at the contrast…” – Todd Leopold, CNN

::: Stream Tracks From Live at Scullers :::

There are snapshots in the family photo album of Grace Kelly at Scullers Jazz Club at the age of six, falling asleep in her father’s arms. When she began studying saxophone at the tender age of ten, she dreamed of one day performing on that very same stage. In those childhood visions, it was a much older Grace Kelly that she envisioned on the bandstand, but she made her Scullers debut at thirteen and held a CD release concert there the following year.

Trombonist Ryan Keberle (Sufjan Stevens, Darcy James Argue, Maria Schneider, Escort) Releases “Music is Emotion” Feb 19, 2013

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Alternate Side Records, Composer, Eric Doob, Jorge Roeder, Michael Rodriguez, Ryan Keberle, Scott Robinson, Trombonist

Releases His Third Album, Music is Emotion (Alternate Side Records) February 19th, 2013

Ryan Keberle, MUSIC IS EMOTION

Featuring Michael Rodriguez (trumpet), Jorge Roeder (bass) and Eric Doob (drums) Plus Special Guest Scott Robinson (tenor sax).

Pre-Release at the Jazz Gallery Thursday, December 6th 9:00 and 10:30PM sets

Thirteen years after arriving in New York City, trombonist/composer Ryan Keberle has performed with a jaw-dropping roster of legendary musicians across a vast array of styles. At 32, his resume is more eclectic and impressive than that of many musicians twice his age.

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.

Jurek Jagoda Trio -][- SONGS WITHOUT WORDS – [SOU Productions, 2012] –

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Composer, Jurek Jagoda, Marek Alaszewski Jr., Pawel Gebicki, Pianist, SOU Productions

Jurek Jagoda Trio, SONGS WITHOUT WORDS

Jurek Jagoda Trio -][- SONGS WITHOUT WORDS –Mp3– [SOU Productions, 2012]

The trio consists of the pianist Jurek Jagoda, Marek Alaszewski Jr. on double bass/bass and Pawel Gebicki on drums. In 2010 the band burst onto the polish music scene with the first album “Songs Without Words“. The project features 12 compelling songs composed by Jagoda and as title of the album suggests this music is constructed around tunes. Over one hour of mood music and colourful melodies. The album gets optimistic reviews (polish music magazines, internet blogs, radio stations) and was noticed by the world renowned jazz critic Stuart Nicholson, who chose this record to the top ten in the ranking “Albums Of The Year 2010” of the greatest British jazz magazine Jazzwise.

Iris Ornig -][- NO RESTRICTIONS – [Iris Ornig Music, 2012 | Review] –

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Helen Sung, Iris Ornig, Iris Ornig Music, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Marcus Gilmore, Michael Rodriguez

Iris Ornig, NO RESTRICTIONS

Iris Ornig -][- NO RESTRICTIONS –Mp3– [Iris Ornig Music, 2012 | Review]

When the door opens with unlimited opportunity it’s time to evaluate, frame and proceed to explore the possibilities. Composer and bassist Iris Ornig from Germany approaches her sophomore album “NO RESTRICTIONS” with a cadence that’s unparalleled, eclectic and remarkably stimulating volume of imposing originals and covers.

Myriad3 -][- TELL – [Alma Records, 2012] –

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Alma Records, Bass, Chris Donnelly, Dan Fortin, Drums, Ernesto Cervini, Myriad3, Piano

Myriad3, TELL

Myriad3 -][- TELL –Mp3– [Alma Records, 2012]

A trio of acclaimed jazz musicians is heading to Colwood on what will be their band’s first tour outside of Ontario and only the second time the group has played outside of Toronto.

Featuring pianist Chris Donnelly, Dan Fortin on bass and Ernesto Cervini on the drums, Myriad has stops in Calgary, Vancouver, Kamloops and Clearwater before playing Hermann’s Jazz Club in downtown Victoria and, most importantly, at a Jazz Vesper at the Church of the Advent in Colwood.

“A band like ours, we need to play and we need to play in as many environments as possible to explore our relationship with the music and explore our relationship with the other musicians,” Donnelly said.

Falb Fiction -][- AROUND THE WORLD – [Sessionwork Records, 2012] –

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Austrian Modern Jazz, Christian Wendt, Fa lb Fiction, Herbert Pirker, Jazz Werkstatt Records, Philipp Jagschitz, Sessionwork Records, Viola Falb

Falb Fiction, AROUND THE WORLD

Falb Fiction -][- AROUND THE WORLD –Mp3– [Sessionwork Records, 2012]

“FALB FICTION… around the world“ is the third release (Autumn 2012) of the exciting Austrian Jazz Formation FALB FICTION. In 2009 Viola Falb left her hometown Vienna to live abroad for a while and get inspired from other cities and traditions. And FALB FICTION toured a lot in all kind of different countries… all those fascinating impressions of Bangkok, Berlin, Brüssel, Svalbard, Papua New Guinea, Kyrgyzstan, New York, … influenced Viola Falb´s composing and playing a lot, which causes for the audience: a tour around the world.

Pianist/Composer YELENA ECKEMOFF Reflects Personal Evolution by Ushering Winter into Spring with Jazz Heavyweights Arild Andersen and Peter Erskine on New Album, “Glass Song”

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Arild Andersen, Composer, European Jazz, Moscow, Peter Erskine, Pianist, Yelena Eckemoff

“If Eckemoff demonstrates anything, it lies in her artistry as an inquisitive, slow-paced, and free-of-sentimentality pianist able to express special emotional qualities.” – DownBeat

Yelena Eckemoff, GLASS SONG

Stream “Cloud Break” from Glass Song

On her new album, Glass Song, Moscow-born pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff celebrates the season of renewal that ushers winter into spring with a mesmerizing set of crystalline beauty, available February 19, 2013 on L & H Production. In crafting this, the latest expression of her gorgeously delicate blend of classical intricacy and jazz invention, Eckemoff brings together two of modern music’s greatest improvisers for the first time: bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Peter Erskine.

Ninety Miles performing City Sunrise from Live At Cubadisco

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Christian Scott, Concord Music Group, David Sanchez, Harold Lopez-Nussa, Ninety Miles, Rember Duharte, Stefon Harris

Harris, Sanchez & Scott, NINETY MILES Live at Cubadisco

Heralded as one of the “Best Jazz Albums of 2011” by NPR’s A Blog Supreme, the critically acclaimed Ninety Miles cast: vibraphonist Stefon Harris, saxophonist David Sánchez, trumpeter Christian Scott along with Rember Duharte and Harold López-Nussa, are captured for their first & only live performance on the release that inspired the original cross-cultural project: Ninety Miles Live at Cubadisco.

Perhaps better than any politician or diplomat, musicians — especially jazz musicians, whose craft is in many ways an improvised form of communication — understand inherently that when we look at each other as individuals and focus on the similarities, the divide between us is actually very short — less than a hundred miles.

Ninety Miles performing City Sunrise from Live At Cubadisco
Link: to the Live Performance!

Wolfgang Haffner -][- HEART OF THE MATTER – [ACT Music, 2012] –

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Act Music, Composer, Drummer, Eythor Gunnarsson, Nicolas Fiszman & Dominic Miller, Sebastian Studnitzky, Wolfgang Haffner

Wolfgang Haffner, HEART OF THE MATTER

Wolfgang Haffner -][- HEART OF THE MATTER –Mp3– [ACT Music, 2012] –

The title “Heart of the Matter” by Wolfgang Haffner’s new album is definitely more than a play on words a matter of the heart -. Therefore “a matter of the heart” – his job for Germany was highly decorated, winning among others the Echo Jazz 2010 drummer, since He began his career with 18 years in the band of Albert Mangelsdorff. The following work for numerous national and international stars and the participation of over 400 albums testify. But only since he as ACT artist makes his own albums, he feels the “heart of the matter” close: “I no longer feel only as a drummer, but as a universal musician. I compose, arrange, search and enter worlds of sound, which is ultimately my style. ”