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.

Chrysler named 2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Presenting Sponsor

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African American, Chick Corea, Chrysler, Detroit Jazz Festival, DL Media, Gary Burton, Imported from Detroit, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Terence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis

“The world’s largest free jazz festival branded “Imported from Detroit”

Today the Detroit Jazz Festival announced that the Chrysler brand will be the official presenting sponsor for the 2012 festival. The sponsorship is an extension of its successful “Imported from Detroit” campaign, celebrating the spirit and determination of Detroit and its residents.

2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Star-Studded Lineup

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2012 Detroit Jazz Festival, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Williams, Brian Blade, Chick Corea, Chris Potter, Danilo Pérez, Gary Burton, Harlem String Quartet, John Patitucci, Pat Metheny Unity Band, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Wynton Marsalis Quintet

World’s top jazz artists among the headliners for this year’s festival

The 33rd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, will feature the most celebrated names in jazz including: Sonny Rollins; Wynton Marsalis Quintet; Pat Metheny Unity Band featuring Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, and Ben Williams; Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Harlem String Quartet; and the Wayne Shorter Quartet featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade.

Arturo Sandoval -][- Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) – [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

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Arturo Sandoval, Bob Mintzer, Ed Calle, Eddie Daniels, Gary Burton, Gregg Field, Joey DeFrancesco, Trumpet

Arturo Sandoval, Dear Diz (Every I Think of You)

Arturo Sandoval -][- Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You) –MP3– [Concord Jazz, 2012] –

Arturo Sandoval releases his second album on Concord Jazz, Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You). The album is Sandoval’s tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, the mentor and friend who literally rescued him and his family from an oppressive existence and gave them a chance at an entirely new and better life. The album is a collection of classics from Gillespie’s massive body of work, each framed in big-band arrangements that throw the spotlight squarely on the elements of bebop that underscore so much of the iconic trumpeter’s work and set the tone for the music of his era.

Jazz Journalists Association Announces Nominees for 16th Annual JJA Jazz Awards

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Finalist nominees for the 16th annual Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association have been announced at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. The nominations demonstrate the rich diversity of music that may have been overlooked by mainstream media and other music industry-generated Awards programs.

Iconic veteran instrumentalists including Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, Phil Woods Lee Konitz, Gary Burton, Ron Carter, Roy Haynes, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny and John Scofield are among the nominees who will vie for votes with newly emerged talents such as trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, pianist Craig Taborn, tenor saxophonist J.D. Allen, guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Esperanza Spalding, vibist Warren Wolf and drummer Eric Harland in some of the 40 categories celebrating excellence in jazz and jazz journalism. Winners of the Jazz Awards will be selected from the nearly 200 nominees through voting by the JJA’s international membership of writers, photographers, broadcasters and new media producers professionally involved with jazz. Awards are for accomplishments and productions from calendar year 2011, except in two categories for Lifetime Achievement.

AVAILABLE TODAY: VIBRAPHONIST GARY BURTON DEBUTS NEW QUARTET ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS WITH COMMON GROUND

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Antonio Sanchez, Gary Burton, Jazz, Julian Lage, SCOTT COLLEY

FEATURING JULIAN LAGE, SCOTT COLLEY & ANTONIO SANCHEZ

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM COMMON GROUND

The New Gary Burton Quartet - COMMON GROUND

On Gary Burton’s debut release on Mack Avenue Records, Common Ground, the Grammy-winning pioneer of the four-mallet technique of playing the vibes is not only delivering his first studio album since 2005, but is also introducing his latest band. Known as the New Gary Burton Quartet, the group is comprised of guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez. Common Ground features 10 tunes, including six remarkable originals by quartet members as well as two impressive numbers by pianist Vadim Neselovskyi (a former Burton band member), a gem from the Keith Jarrett songbook and an intriguing arrangement of the standard “My Funny Valentine,” spotlighting Lage.

Well-known throughout his five-decade career for his quartets (beginning with his 1967 group featuring Larry Coryell, Roy Haynes and Steve Swallow), Burton is returning to the configuration for the first time since the mid-’90s. He expresses great enthusiasm for the new band’s alchemy.

VIBRAPHONIST GARY BURTON DEBUTS NEW QUARTET ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS WITH COMMON GROUND, JUNE 7

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Antonio Sanchez, Gary Burton, Jazz, Julian Lage, Mack Avenue Records, SCOTT COLLEY

FEATURING JULIAN LAGE, SCOTT COLLEY & ANTONIO SANCHEZ

The New Gary Burton Quartet - COMMON GROUND

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM COMMON GROUND

On Gary Burton’s debut release on Mack Avenue Records, Common Ground, the Grammy-winning pioneer of the four-mallet technique of playing the vibes is not only delivering his first studio album since 2005, but is also introducing his latest band. Known as the New Gary Burton Quartet, the group is comprised of guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez. Common Ground features 10 tunes, including six remarkable originals by quartet members as well as two impressive numbers by pianist Vadim Neselovskyi (a former Burton band member), a gem from the Keith Jarrett songbook and an intriguing arrangement of the standard “My Funny Valentine,” spotlighting Lage.

Well-known throughout his five-decade career for his quartets (beginning with his 1967 group featuring Larry Coryell, Roy Haynes and Steve Swallow), Burton is returning to the configuration for the first time since the mid-’90s. He expresses great enthusiasm for the new band’s alchemy.

Gary Burton Signs with Mack Avenue Records

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Gary Burton signs with Mack Avenue

Mack Avenue Records is proud to announce the signing of Grammy® award winning vibraphonist Gary Burton. The signing comes after Burton launched the New Gary Burton Quartet in a sold out, week-long North American premiere at New York’s Blue Note in October 2010. Featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, their debut album, Common Ground, will be released in the U.S. on June 7.

For over five decades, Gary Burton, a six-time Grammy® award winner, has crossed musical barriers and generations with his innovative ensembles. His quartets have featured a unique mix of established musicians while discovering and showcasing younger musicians, many of whom would soon become some of the world’s most recognizable artists. Musicians such as Larry Coryell, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, and most recently Julian Lage, began their careers in Burton’s esteemed quartet. With Lage, Colley and Sanchez, this is Burton’s new incarnation and revitalized group: a new quartet for a new era.

“Mack Avenue is a company on the way up, and there’s no better place for an artist to be,” reflects Burton. “Now I have a new band and a new record label, and lots of plans for the future.”

Antonio Sanchez -][- Live in New York [CAM Jazz]

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Antonio Sanchez, Drums, Gary Burton, Jazz, Pat Metheny

Antonio Sanchez - Live in New York

Antonio Sanchez -][- Live in New York – [CAM Jazz, 2010]

After the global success of “Migration“, Antonio Sanchez returns with this splendid live recording for CAM Jazz. This new release, where all of Sanchez’s talent is unraveled and fully appreciated, is a double-album recorded live at Jazz Standard in New York in October of 2008.

Technically the Mexican drummer impresses for his appearance, color and dynamics, but it’s even more amazing observing once again how the diversified vocabulary displayed behind the cymbals and drums is not an ending but a medium through which he discloses his own world of sound, unique and fascinating.

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Introducing The New Gary Burton Quartet

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Blue Note Records, Gary Burton, Jazz, Vibes

FEATURING JULIAN LAGE, SCOTT COLLEY & ANTONIO SANCHEZ

INTRODUCING THE NEW GARY BURTON QUARTET

GROUP SET TO MAKE THEIR NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT
AT BLUE NOTE, OCTOBER 19-24

The New Gary Burton Quartet, featuring guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Antonio Sanchez, is set to perform at Blue Note on October 19-24. The week long engagement will serve as the North American debut for the group, which made its world premiere at the Red Sea Jazz Festival in August 2010.

For over five decades, Gary Burton, the Grammy® award winning vibraphonist and former Berklee College of Music Executive Vice President, has crossed musical barriers and generations with his innovative ensembles. His quartets have featured a unique mix of established musicians while discovering and showcasing younger musicians, many of whom would soon become some of the world’s most recognizable artists. Musicians such as Larry Coryell, Jerry Hahn, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny, Tiger Okoshi, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and most recently Julian Lage, began their careers in Burton’s esteemed quartet.