Musical Visionary Terri Lyne Carrington of
Hebert-Carrington Media to perform at China's Jz Music Festival
October 26 (Shanghai) & 28 (Beijing)
Comprehensive 4-CD Compilation and Video
Produced as a Festival Exclusive
GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer, composer and bandleader Terri Lynn Carrington is set to perform at China's premiere music event, the eighth annual Jz Music Festival, the third largest jazz festival in Asia. The Boston based Carrington will perform Friday, October 26 in Shanghai (Shanghai Centre Theatre) and Sunday, October 28 in Beijing (Yu Gong Yi Shan Live House).
Carrington
will gather a distinct mix of like-minded musical colleagues in two
configurations for this special occasion including: Nona Hendryx, Niki Harris, Helen Sung, Tineke Postma, Ingrid Jensen and Tamir Shmerling -- performing music from The Mosaic Project, which won the 2012 GRAMMY® Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, and with "PassWord", a contemporary jazz and vocals quartet featuring Frank McComb, Dwight Sills and Chris Walker.
Carrington
reflects, "Music is the ultimate communication medium. It brings worlds
and cultures together, helping to make Earth a connected community. We
are excited about the potential to do much more in China; and hope this
is the first of many visits here. We also hope to launch
new collaborations with Chinese musicians and companies, and we will be
reaching out to China through the next years, whether in commerce,
cultural or educational exchange, or just in our expression of
continuing friendship."
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"On
behalf of the Jz Festival Director Mr. Ren Yuqing and the staff of Jz
Music it is my honor to pay tribute to the Jing An District Government
of Shanghai for hosting Jz Festival 2012 Master Hall. Without the
support of Jing An, plus the support of the Ministry of Culture of the
People's Republic of China, and the Foreign Affairs Office of the City
of Shanghai it would not have been possible to present to the residents
of China the world class music that is to be presented on stage this
week at the Shanghai Centre Theatre," says Mark Elliott, Head of International for Jz Music.
"The Jz Festival is now in its 8th year. It is the largest Jazz
Festival in China. The combined efforts of many partners contributes to
enhanced cultural exchange and understanding between China and our
friends and colleagues internationally. Music is the international
language that unites us all. Thus it is my great honor to work with
Hebert-Carrington Media (HCM) to present the forthcoming performance of
Terri Lyne Carrington. Ms. Carrington brought 9 musicians to China this
year, and she will be performing in both the Shanghai (October 26th) and
Beijing (October 28th) portions of this year's festival. She will give
a world debut of her contemporary jazz group "Password" followed with
the all-star female cast of reputed jazz musicians performing music from
her 2012 GRAMMY® Award-winning Mosaic Project. I wish, and I am sure, that the show will be an unprecedented success."
States Robert Hebert, CEO of Hebert-Carrington Media,
"When Terri Lyne and I started our company at the end of 2006, we had
this vision and mission for Hebert-Carrington Media (HCM) / GrooveJazz
Media: Let's assume that 50 million people in the world have been
exposed to Miles Davis' classic Sketches of Spain or Kind of Blue
CDs. We believe that, if the other 6.6 billion (now, 7 billion) people
in the world could be exposed to these recordings at some point in time
in their lives, quite a few of them would commercially support this
caliber of art - provided it was easily accessible to them via all the
various emerging media distribution channels. Hebert-Carrington Media
wants to associate itself with music recordings, media and artists for
which the (foregoing) statement can be similarly made."
HCM/GrooveJazz Media prepared a Jz Music Festival exclusive, limited edition package - GrooveJazz China: Creativity Without Boundaries - a 4 disc-set compilation of music and video that shares Terri Lyne Carrington's musical vision, and underscores her reach as a global music ambassador. The music of HCM/GrooveJazz Media's expansive network of musical colleagues, (nine members of whom are appearing at the festival with Carrington) is featured. In addition, HCM/GrooveJazz
Media provided the opportunity for their Brazil musical associates to
join in sharing music with the Chinese business and music community. The compilation features music from artists such as Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ivan Lins, Oscar Castro-Neves, Toninho Horta, George Duke, Nancy Wilson, Les McCann, Carlos Santana, Dianne Reeves, Nona Hendryx, Romero Lubambo, Arthur Maia and Seu Jorge, and the late, great maestro himself, Miles Davis, courtesy of Sony Music.
Carrington has just completed work on her next recording project titled Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue,
her much anticipated homage to Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max
Roach to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the release of their
iconic 1963 Money Jungle album. The upcoming February 2013 release features Christian McBride and Gerald Clayton, with special appearances by the legendary Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock and Lizz Wright.
"We are pleased and honored to celebrate the upcoming release of Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue and look forward to what will surely be an important artistic statement," says Mark Wexler, General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Concord-Telarc Group.
"Terri Lyne's vision, creativity and talent are undeniable, and we are
proud to be associated with such an outstanding artist."
For more information, please contact:
Robert Hebert · CEO
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