(Darien, CT – Jan 11, 2011) On February 15, 2011 Lancia Media Factory will release “Little Big Horn” by the legendary baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. Recorded in 1981 with a first-rate ensemble and originally released on GRP Records, the album features six Mulligan compositions written for big band, small combo, and vocal performance – all featuring his distinctive melodic approach to arrangement and improvisation. The tracks on “Little Big Horn” exemplify Gerry’s career-long tradition of innovation by exploring new writing styles while maintaining the intuitive sense of melody that makes his music so accessible. “People alway...
A new blog designed to promote UK Jazz Vocalists has been established by British Vocalist, Debbie Winter. The aim of the blog is to post interesting news and reviews on the vocal talent within the UK. The site will review CDs, post interviews and act as a promotional forum for UK based artists. It aims to promote those vocalists writing original material as well as those who sing the standard repertoire. Debbie Winter is a British Vocalist who recently released her EP of original tunes based on the paintings of Edward Hopper. She is also a keen writer and who enjoys using her written skills to promote talent. The site was published...
For the past two months on fellow jazz website "All About Jazz”, new publishing house company Marc Antomattei Press (MAP) has released two news stories about plans to release a brand new Miles Davis book in February 2011. You can get updated on the release by visiting one of the following weblinks linking to the original news stories. New Publisher Scheduled To Release New Miles Davis Book (2010-10-31) http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=69216 Miles: The Companion Guide to the Autobiography, Final Cover Reveal (2010-11-26) http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=70909 In this month just in time for the holida...
Pioneering station, UK Jazz Radio presents, Victor Unikovskys Rushour at 1:00am every Friday. This innovative show is hosted by the Russian guitarist who is now resident in the UK. Unikovsky is widely regarded as one of the most highly skilled guitarists in Europe. He began playing guitar professionally when he was 15 years old. At the age of 20 he moved to Saint Petersburg to join the Philharmonic Orchestra. His rapid development as both a musician and composer enabled him to collaborate on a range of theatrical productions and extensively tour Eastern Europe. Victor became a resident in the UK in...
The Rudi label was created to bring jazz music to listeners, with a particular focus on improvisation and free experimentation. Apart from improvisation, the label will also present projects involving other types of music: all of them played with absolute authenticity. Rudi Records is aware of the economic risk of such a proposal and of the lack – especially in Italy – of previous measures or efforts that might offer support for a similar project, which is bound to be viewed with a certain wariness by the general public. But RR also believes that it is from just such crises, and especially in the world of music, that many important new direct...