The 35th Montreal jazz festival looks set to be a scorcher with the likes of Diana Ross, Keith Jarrett and Bobby Mcferrin. Read more below
http://jazztimes.com/articles/122221-montreal-jazz-festival-announces-2014-lineup
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Some good advice for controlling your live sound hear. Nothing specific, but information that every stage musician should be aware of.
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The first Nepal Gypsy Jazz Festival 2014 is taking place in March at different places in the Kathmandu Valley.
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The daughter of a French father and Dominican mother, Cyrille Aimée grew up near the French village Samois-sur-Seine. She found her calling as a singer by sneaking out at night to meet with Gypsy musicians setting up camp in nearby meadows for the annual Django Reinhardt Festival.
via Cyrille Aim̩e to fuse Gypsy, jazz spirits in Santa Cruz show РSFGate.
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Robin Nolan has played with every top gypsy jazz artist and headlined every major gypsy jazz festival across the globe.Based in Amsterdam, he’s been lauded by great musicians including Beatle George Harrison, who named Robin as his favourite guitarist and booked Robin for private parties.
via Gypsy jazz trio set to appear at Arnold’s Bonington Theatre | Nottingham Post.
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Here’s a great article about Bennie Maupin.
” It’s not often you get to play on a classic jazz album, but Bennie Maupin has played on two – Miles’s Bitches Brew and Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters.”
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This is me and the Paul Harrison Band having a laugh with the amazing singer Miriam Mandipira.
I’m playing my new uBass from Kala here. Watch out for more from me, my ubass and Miriam later this year.
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the combo of Canadian guitarist Adrian Raso’s and Romania’s brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia for their February 11th release Devil’s Tale, recorded on the Asphalt Tango Records label, wowed me and had me begging for more
via A Rip-Roaring Ride Full of Gypsy Jazz and Meaty Balkan Brass | World Music Central.org.
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http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2013/11/06/whitey
This really is worth a read, it’s put concisely and covers a subject that is killing the music industry.
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