1. Janiva Magness: The Devil is an Angel Too
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Just one listen to The Devil is an Angel Too, Janiva Magness' ninth album and second for Chicago's venerated blues label Alligator, immediately reveals why she's the Blues Music Awards' reigning "Contemporary ...

2. Giant Step 20th Anniverary -- Giant Step 20th Anniversary: Aloe Blacc + Raphael Saadiq, Central Park Summerstage, July 17 2010
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Giant Step 20th Anniverary Aloe Blacc + Raphael Saadiq July 17, 2010 Central Park Summerstage New York, NY For his first appearance in New York, Los Angeles-based singer Aloe Blacc came on stage backed ...

3. Take Five With Rico Belled
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Meet Rico Belled: Born and raised in Holland, Rico Belled is best known as the Grammy-nominated bassist for The Rippingtons. Now based in Los Angeles, CA, he's worked with artists in many genres, ranging ...

4. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Allan Sherman's Warner Bros. LPS Reissued on Collectors' Choice
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... the Beatles." LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- If Stan Freberg owned the '50s when it came to song parodies, Alan Sherman owned the '60s. His string of three #1 albums in a row (My Son, the Folk Singer; ...

5. Mario Adnet (bandleader) -- Journey To Brazil at Rose Hall, May 28, 2010
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... in Los Angeles was probably a factor), but his music has inspired countless Brazilian musicians through the years. Guitarist and arranger Mario Adnet has been one of the driving forces in bringing Santos' ...

6. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Los Angeles Musician Nick Rosen Releasing Debut Solo Album "Into the Sky" on July 20
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... the Los Angeles native is ready to strike out on his own with his soul-bearing album Into the Sky, debuting July 20 on Porter Records... Posted: 2010-06-03 02:11:21 Read Full Article Author: ...

7. Nikola Kodjabashia: The Most of Now and Explosion of a Memory
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... curiosity, and which ignores boundaries in favor of haunting and strangely familiar sounds. Nikola Kodjabashia The Most of Now ReR Megacorp 2007... Posted: 2010-06-02 01:05:07 Read Full Article ...

8. RADIO/PODCAST: Continuum, a Journey Through Jazz - "Spoleto Festival USA"
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SoulandJazz.com Presents: Continuum - A Journey Through Jazz Episode 8 - "The Spoleto Festival USA" Hosted and Produced by J. Scott Fugate, "The Jazz Evangelist" Available to download ...

9. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Album Now Available
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... the most challenging and celebrated artists in jazz." --Los Angeles Times... Posted: 2010-06-01 13:19:17 Read Full Article Author: ...

10. The Trio (Peter Erskine / Chuck Berghofer / Terry Trotter): Live @ Charlie O's
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Three Los Angeles session men with a massive collective rA(C)sumA(C) as sidemen but, with the exception of one--drummer Peter Erskine--diminutive discographies as leaders; one set of largely iconic standards; ...

11. Frode Gjerstad: A Feral Storm from Norway
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... United States and grew out of a desire on Gjerstad's part, in the 1980s, to bring some of the practices and aesthetics he learned from playing with veteran improvisers like Los Angeles-based cornetist ...

12. The Jazz Session #173: Gary Fukushima (Los Angeles Jazz Collective)
(Podcasts/Jazz Sessions)

A few years ago, several jazz musicians in Los Angeles decided to pool their resources to create a better environment for jazz in LA. Thus was born the Los Angeles Jazz Collective. In this interview, LAJC ...

13. Bruce Barth / Steve Wilson: Home
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The increase in house concerts throughout the country is apparent, taking place in big cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Baltimore, as well as in smaller towns such as Columbia, Missouri, where ...

14. Daniel Blacksberg: Bit Heads
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... the resurgent appreciation for such architects on the instrument as Roswell Rudd, Grachan Moncur III, Albert Mangelsdorff and Paul Rutherford. With the vinyl-only release of Bit Heads, we can add Philadelphia-based ...

15. EDUCATION: Grammy Nominated Garcia Hosts Day of Percussion
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Pasadena, CA: Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music (lamusicacademy.edu) is partnering with the Drum Department's own Richie Gajate Garcia for a "Day of Percussion" on Saturday, June 12th ...

16. Nels Cline: Of Singers and Sound
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Mimi Melnick's Salons feature some of Los Angeles' best improvising musicians in the most intimate of settings--her home, at the top of a hillside overlooking the San Fernando Valley. This afternoon's ...

17. Africa Rising: Angelique Kidjo at Town Hall NYC
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Angelique Kidjo Town Hall New York, New York March 26, 2010 Angelique Kidjo's album Oyo (Razor and Tie, 2010) includes guest vocal appearances from the likes of John Legend and Dianne Reeves. At Town ...

18. INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Frisell
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... Elvis Costello, Ginger Baker, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Suzanne Vega, Loudon Wainwright III, Van Dyke Parks, Vic Chesnutt, Rickie... more... Posted: 2010-03-18 04:10:02 Read Full Article Auth ...

19. Lionel Loueke: Mwaliko
(Articles/General)

... Institute in Los Angeles... Posted: 2010-03-18 01:05:18 Read Full Article Author:Ryan Lippell ...

20. The Wee Trio: Capitol Diner Vol. 2: Animal Style
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Based loosely in New York, The Wee Trio's origins form a cross-section of the United States, with drummer Jared Schonig from Los Angeles, vibraphonist James Westfall living in New Orleans and bassist Dan ...