Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden -][- UNFOLDING – [Cressman, 2012] –

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Cressman Music, Female Vocals, Natalie Cressman, Trombone

Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden, UNFOLDING

Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden -][- UNFOLDING –Mp3– [Cressman, 2012] –

New York-based trombonist/singer/composer Natalie Cressman has won acclaim for her ability to play fluently in a variety of musical styles, and at 21 years old she’s honed a preternaturally worldly conception of her own. Hailed a “velveteen-voiced brass-blower” by the Denver Post, Cressman has sought to stretch across stylistic boundaries with every project she takes on, each time striking listeners with the depth of her musicianship and her ability to blend seamlessly into so many different musical settings. From Carnegie Hall to the House of Blues, from the Apollo to Lincoln Center, Natalie’s versatility and enthusiasm for new music has propelled her into a richly diverse musical career.

Erin Boheme -][- WHAT A LIFE – [Heads Up, 2012] –

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Concord Music Group, Erin Boheme, Female Vocals, Heads Up Records

Erin Boheme, WHAT A LIFE

Erin Boheme -][- WHAT A LIFE – [Heads Up, 2012] –

When you’re young, five or six years can make all the difference in the world. Sometimes the road is rocky, sometimes it’s full of good fortune. Most times it’s a little of both. But no matter what the terrain, the traveler who keeps her eyes and ears – and her heart – open to the world will inevitably learn something along the way.

Every girl dreams. But, in the case of relationships – dreams don’t always work out in the way one might have imagined. More often than not, they don’t. Erin Boheme is every girl. For the first five years of her “dating” life, the right things just didn’t seem to materialize – but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. Often times getting to the dance might be easy, but it never guarantees you a successful dance.

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Announces The Release of Poetry Of Earth from Anne Mette Iversen

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Acoustic Bass, Anne Mette Iversen, Christine Skou, Dan Tepfer, Female Vocals, John Ellis, Maria Neckam, Piano, Wind Instruments

Poetry by Grøn, Keats, Housman, Hardy & others

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Anne Mette Iversen, Poetry of Earth

Poetry of Earth features:

Anne Mette Iversen (acoustic bass, compositions), Maria Neckam, Christine Skou (vocals), Dan Tepfer (piano), John Ellis (ten. saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet & flute)

CD Release Concerts for Poetry of Earth:
March 15, 8:30 PM: The Cornelia Street Café, NYC, www.corneliastreetcafe.com

March 17, 4:00 PM: Special concert & discussion with Ms. Iversen @ The Danish Seamen’s Church, Brooklyn, NY, http://www.dskny.com

March 18, 5:00 & 7:00 PM: An Die Musik, Baltimore, MD, www.andiemusiklive.com

Vocalist Halie Loren Makes Justin Time Records Debut With HEART FIRST

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Female Vocals, Halie Loren, Jazz

MIX OF ORIGINALS AND STANDARDS PRESENTED WITH WARM TONES AND A YOUNG PERSPECTIVE ON LOVE

Halie Loren, Heart First

Some singers sing to themselves, some sing to crowds. When listeners hear singer, composer, and instrumentalist Halie Loren weave her genre-spanning magic, they are convinced that she is singing just to them alone, with authenticity and emotional maturity. As she makes music with her voice, she understands the deepest meanings of the lyrics and communicates them with great intimacy. Still in her twenties, Loren has released several albums and toured the world singing jazz and pop. Her new album, Heart First (Justin Time Records), features long-time collaborator and co-producer Matt Treder on piano, Mark Schneider on bass, William Seiji Marsh on guitar, Brian West on drums, Sergei Teleshev on accordion, Rob Birdwell on flugelhorn and trumpet, Hank Shreve on harmonica, and Dale Bradley on cello.

:: LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM HALIE LOREN ::

Lyambiko -[|]- Sings Gershwin [Sony IMPORT, 2012]

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Female Vocals, Jazz, Lyambiko

Lyambiko, SINGS GERSHWIN

Lyambiko -[|]- Sings Gershwin [Sony IMPORT, 2012]

The singer LYAMBIKO was born in the German state of Thuringia and grew up in a musically active family. Her grandfather was already a member of a jazz combo back in the 1930’s, and her father sang in both a church choir and in jazz and world-music bands in his native Tanzania. As a child, LYAMBIKO took lessons on the saxophone and the clarinet and in classical singing, and played the tenor sax in her music school’s big band. She was only 17 when she founded her first band as a singer (folk, pop and blues), and was the youngest entrant in a band contest where she won her first studio recording.

RANDOM ACT RECORDS CELEBRATES Third Year with Releases From Emerging Artists BRIA SKONBERG and CARMEN INTORRE

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Bria Skonberg, Carmen Intorre, Drums, Female Vocals, Jazz

LABEL DONATES 10% OF PROCEEDS TO SELECT CHARITIES

Most would agree that profitable, thriving record labels are few and far between in this day and age. For this reason, it’s refreshing to see the still relatively new jazz label, Random Act Records, not only consistently release new music, but additionally donate 10% from each album sale to charity. Past releases include albums by guitarist Randy Johnston, saxophonist Jeff Rupert, a duo album by pianist Kenny Drew, Jr. and guitarist Larry Coryell, and the label’s debut release, pianist Jeff Lashway’s Reunion. Husband and wife team (and label co-founders), Scott and Anna Elias, move ambitiously into the new year by releasing debuts from two artists on the rise: talented young trumpeter, vocalist and songwriter Bria Skonberg, as well as the exuberant, gifted and swinging drummer Carmen Intorre.

Chie Shimizu -[|]- Chie Shimizu Breath [24JazzJapan, 2012]

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Chie Shimizu, Female Vocals, Jazz

Good Martin Luther King Day everyone, I hope that you’ve had a safe and prosperous weekend!

Chie Shimizu, Chie Shimizu Breath

Chie Shimizu -[|]- Chie Shimizu Breath -(MP3)- [24JazzJapan, 2012]

Transforming jazz vocals with fresh interpretations from a unique yet perspective by the gifted Chie Shimizu … however to my dismay, I simply couldn’t find any BIO related information about her. If anyone, has any information about this artist please hit me up! —Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Track listing:
Sunny – Lullaby Of Birdland – How Far You’ve Come – Superstar – Honeysuckle Rose – May Favorite Things – Everything Must Change – Speak Low – Virtual Insanity – Lover, Come Back To Me and Blame It On My Youth.

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ESPERANZA SPALDING RELEASES RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY ON MARCH 20

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Bass, Esperanza Spalding, Female Vocals, Jazz, Vocals

Esperanza Spalding, RADIO MUSIC SOCIETY

Esperanza Spalding -][- Radio Music Society [Heads Up International, 2012]

On March 20th, 2012, Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, gives us Esperanza Spalding’s latest release, Radio Music Society, her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Each of the 12 songs are accompanied by conceptual music videos, which further express Esperanza’s inspiration and story behind each track. Shot in various locations including New York City; Barcelona, Spain; and Portland, Oregon; all videos will be available to purchasers of Radio Music Society as a digital download or a DVD on the deluxe version.

Dida Pelled -][- PLAYS and SINGS [Red Records]

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Dida Pelled, Female Vocals, Guitar, Jazz

Dida Pelled, PLAYS AND SINGS

Dida Pelled -][- PLAYS and SINGS – [Red Records, 2011]

At the young age of 21 guitarist Dida Pelled has already established herself as one of the most in demand musicians in Israel, aside from leading her own trio, dida has worked with various jazz combos as well as some of Israel’s most popular rock and pop acts, performing at high profile venues such as the givataim theater, the guitar festival in the south, shablul jazz club, Milestone jazz club and more.

After graduating from the prestigious Jazz department of the Thelma Yellin high School in Tel Aviv Dida was chosen by the Israeli Army to serve as an outstanding musician and spent two years traveling the country playing in high profile events where she functioned as the guitarist and vocalist of the group.

Once released from the Army Dida set up her mind to relocate to the USA in peruse of her musical carrier. Dida received a full scholarship from the Berkley collage of music in Boston and a scholarship from The New School University in NY City where she is studying these days. Dida is a recipient of the prestigious AICF scholarship.