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Greek saxophonist and composer Sofia Roubati releases 'Reflections'
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Jazzfuel
Greek saxophonist and composer Sofia Roubati steps into the spotlight with her debut album Reflections—a sweeping and emotionally rich exploration of her identity as a global artist. Recorded in Athens with a 17-piece ensemble, the album draws from Roubati’s diverse background in jazz, classical music, film scoring, rock, and Greek/Mediterranean traditions, fusing them into a singular, cinematic sound. Reflections is set for release on November 7th, 2025. Known for her expressive saxophone voice and evocative writing for screen and stage, ...
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Perfection: Bill Evans - Reflections in D
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In 1953, Duke Ellington recorded a solo piano piece that was lush, dreamy and introspective. The song was composed in the key of D, and Ellington called it Reflections in D. Ten years later, dancer Alvin Ailey choreographed an expressive modern dance for a solitary dancer set to the Ellington ballad. Ailey created the brief dance as an interlude to hold the audience's attention as the company's other dancers changed costumes between ballets. In early 1978, pianist Bill Evans decided ...
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Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL And Legendary Bassist Ron Carter Present Reflections On Monk And Bach, Zankel Hall At Carnegie Hall, March 13, 2025
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AMT Public Relations
World premiere performance of MONK SUITE — compositions and arrangements for string quartet and bass featuring the music of Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington and J. S. Bach String quartet ETHEL ’s Carnegie Hall debut The “avatar of ‘post-classical’ music—the virtuosic string quartet ETHEL (The New Yorker)” and legendary bassist Ron Carter join forces for an unforgettable classical-jazz mashup performance at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.Centered on the music from Monk Suite: Kronos ...
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Flutist Bill McBirnie Releases 'Reflections (for Paul Horn)'
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Bill McBirnie - Extreme Flute
In his most recent digital release, Reflections, flutist Bill McBirnie performs a series of entirely improvised solo vignettes on both flute and alto flute in what is a beautiful and heartfelt tribute to the strongest of his influences on the instrument, Paul Horn. Bill is arguably the ideal candidate for such a tribute, not only because of his longstanding allegiance to Paul Horn, but also because of Bill's unique musical sensibility and impeccable technique, both of which have enabled him ...
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Modern Beat Combo's 'Soul-Jazz Reflections' Not To Be Missed, An Album To Look Out For!
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Dave Good
UK-based jazz group The Modern Beat Combo have released their latest album on Bandcamp. It’s called Soul-Jazz Reflections. Short excerpts from each song can be heard on Youtube to give a quick taste of the album. Better still, listen on their Bandcamp page. There is a strong influence of chromaticism and colour, which relates to jazz and blues inflections including bebop. This group provides something for everyone with a variety of influences including: modal, fusion, world music, spiritual, bebop, modern ...
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Willard Jenkins Presents A Collection Of Reflections About Jazz, Journalism, And Race With 'Ain't But A Few Of Us,' To Be Published Dec. 2 By Duke University Press
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Washington, DC-based jazz journalist, broadcaster, presenter, and advocate Willard Jenkins presents a literary panorama of the lives and works of African American jazz writers with his edited volume Ain’t But A Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story (Duke University Press). As the title suggests, Jenkins gathers the relative handful of Black scribes who focus on jazz music—from A.B. Spellman and Greg Tate to Anthony Dean-Harris and Angelika Beener—and gives them space to relate their perspectives in their ...
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Reflections On The Music Of Jóhann Jóhannsson
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HypeBot
In this piece, RE Katz reflects on the life and works of Jóhann Jóhannsson, who passed away recently after releasing his most successful solo album Orphée, and the spectacle of hope which his work provides. Guest post by RE Katz of Soundfly's Flypaper Perhaps it’s fitting that the untimely death of composer Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson is shrouded in silence and rumor. We do not know why he died so young, we just have the one repeating syllable in our heads. We have this one soaring ...
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Bradley Young In "I Remember Chet: Reflections On The Legacy And Music Of Chet Baker" at Cafe Noctambulo On October 27th
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Lampkin Publicity Service
Internationally acclaimed jazz pianist and composer Bradley Young makes his New York City debut at Café Noctambulo at 8 pm on October 27th with a special tribute to the prolific trumpet genius and icon, Chet Baker. Presented by Lampkin Music Group and Christoper Gines, I Remember Chet: Reflections on the Legacy and Music of Chet Baker, also features trumpet and flugelhorn great Randy Brecker and renowned jazz singer, Martha Lorin. Also sharing the stage are Steve LaSpina on bass and ...
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Red Piano Records To Release The Debut Recording From: Pianists/Composers Frank Carlberg & Leo Genovese Shadows And Reflections
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Available on April 21, 2015 Brooklyn-based Red Piano Records is proud to announce the release of Shadows and Reflections from pianists/composers Frank Carlberg and Leo Genovese. The recording sessions for this album came about in an atmosphere of friendship, common musical interests, and in anticipation of great fun. Carlberg (also a partner in Red Piano Records) commented, “I've known Leo for many years and have always admired his playing and attitude. Playing with him is very easy and always fun!" ...
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Divergent Streams: Reflections and Explorations of the Modern Music Industry
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HypeBot
This is the preface for Divergent Streams, a collection of essays edited by Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm) and written by influential executives, startup founders, and thinkers in the music industry. Download a free copy of the e-book here. I wanted something to read. Something that challenged me. Something that engaged me. Something that forced me to sit down and consider the writer's perspective. What I found instead were news stories about trivial developments, blog posts with big headlines but small insights, and numbered ...
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