USA, TX: Alex Coke Upcoming shows

Saturday, April 28, 2012 
TENOR MADNESS
The Elephant Room
315 Congress Avenue
Austin, Tx
512.473.2279

9:30pm-1:30am

Tough Texas Tenor Men
Alex Coke & John Mills
bring it sax wise (and then some)
while Tough Texas Piano Man
Rich Harney fans the fire...

with Sam Pankey (Bass) & Aaron Easley (Drums)

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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Mente Clara w/ Alex Coke

Spider House 29th Street Ballroom
2908 Fruth
Austin, Tx 78705
10:00pm until 2:00am

Mente Clara returns to the stage on May 1 at 29th Street
Ballroom with some new tunes, as well as our usual fare from Hermeto, Egberto, and others.
Saxophonist/flautist Alex Coke is visiting from Amsterdam
and was kind enough to join us for this date, so this set should be especially fun.

Mike St. Clair will perform a solo show of his original
material to close out the night.

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With Glenn Fukunaga
CD Release: NOT A WORD
http://www.notawordmusic.com/fr_home.cfm

Monday, April 30

2pm
LIVE from Studio 1A @ KUT
KUT Radio website
2504 Whitis Street
Austin, Texas 78712
512.471.1631

From Studio 1-A at KUT Radio, Jay Trachtenberg hosts a live set featuring bassist/composer Glenn Fukunaga, Alex Coke (woodwinds), Joel Guzman (keys), Kevin Flatt(brass) & Dony Wynn (drums).

Celebrating the release of Fukunaga's CD NOT A WORD, The Austin Jazz Alliance will be filming this taping for an archived video on their website.

Wed, May 2, 2012

4:30pm
Waterloo Records
600A N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78703
512-474-2500
&
Thu May 3, 2012
Continental Gallery
1313A S Congress
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 441-2444

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May 4
9:30-1:30
The Elephant Room
Alex Coke Rich Harney/WORTHY CONSTITUENTS
Alex Coke, Rich Harney, Pat Harris, Masumi Jones
http://www.elephantroom.com

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Saturday May 5, 2012 
6:30 PM

Jazz in Bastrop
Benefitting Boys and Girls Club of Bastrop County

On the Patio of Lakeside Professional Building
3101 Highway 71 East
(next to the new St. David's Emergency Center)
Bastrop, Tx 78602
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Featuring:
Eric Johnson,
Rick McRae,
Alex Coke
and many more....

Cost: Minimum donation of $50 per person (includes dinner)
Tickets will be sold by advance purchase only.

For Tickets, directions, and for more information contact:
Anthony at the Boys and Girls Club
512.988.9077
or  email  roblesant@hotmail.com

SPONSORS

Advanced Home Health Services
Aqua Water
Andy Joshi, MD & Spine Center
Austin Gastroenterology
Bastrop Economic Development Corp.
Bastrop MRI
Bastrop Regional Foot & Ankle Ctr.
Bluebonnet Electric Co-op
Capital Cardiovascular
Cardio Texas
Central Texas ENT
Clinical Pathology Laboratories
Daniel Ladd, DO - Dermatology
Family Health Center of Bastrop
First National Bank of Bastrop
Forestar Real Estate Group
Frank Rainosek - Realtor
Insurance Network of Texas
Lakeside Professional Building
Lost Pines Center for Cancer Care
Marci A. Roy, MD – Neurology
Pain Care Physicians – Dr. Joshi
Pain Specialists of Austin – Dr. Vije
St. David's Emergency Center
Texas Heart and Vascular

Alex Coke @ JWQ
Alex Coke web site

Rolando Luna- Alucinaciones (Colibri 2010)

Rolando Luna is an amazing musician and on the short list of the most creative tumbao players in Cuba today. Whether playing Timba or Jazz, he plays with incredible spontanaeity. If asked to play the same Timba track several times in succession, each version will be considerably different from the last, and each will contain spur of the moment musical gems.

He looks like a cat when he plays, sitting back calmly until, in a split second, his eyes come alive and his fingers pounce on the keys to execute some fantastic new idea that's popped into his mind. He played with Paulito for about two years before switching places with Roberto "Cucurucho" Carlos to join Issac Delgado, for whom he now serves as musical director, while continuing his Latin Jazz career when Issac isn't on tour

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Maria Del Mar Bonet & Manel Camp -Blaus De L'ànima - Més De 20 Anys Ben A Prop (Picap 2011)

In the self-explanatorily titled Blaus de l'Ànima: Més de 20 Anys Ben a Prop, Catalan folk singer/songwriter Maria del Mar Bonet and pianist Manel Camp reunite to commemorate the more than 20 years passed since their acclaimed 1988 first collaboration, Ben a Prop. In this double CD of 22 tracks, Bonet and Camp revisit the singer's best-known songs, such as "Qué Volen Aquesta Gent?" and "L'Àquila Negre"; present a few new additions to her repertoire such as "La Barbera"; and perform versions of Billie Holiday, Joan Manuel Serrat, and George Gershwin standards, all in an exquisite setting of piano and voice only.
Review by Mariano Prunes @ allmusic.com

http://www.manelcamp.cat

Three New Jazz Releases from innova Recordings

From: Jazz Promo Services www.jazzpromoservices.com

Three New Jazz Releases from innova Recordings   Artist: Marc Rossi Title: Mantra Revealed innova #: 816 Personnel: Marc Rossi (piano), Lance Van Lenten (saxophone and flute), Bill Urmson (electric bass), Mauricio Zottarelli (drums), Prassana (guitar on 1), Geetha Ramanathan Bennett (voice on 2, 3), Bruce Arnold (guitar on 4, 6) Street date: 1/31/12 Description: Consider Boston-based pianist/composer Marc Rossi and the members of the Marc Rossi Group as ambassadors from an exotic locale where the dizzying modal runs of South and North Indian music swirl and blend with jazz and Afro-Latin forms. As a student of both Hindustani and Carnatic Indian music and a professor of piano and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, Rossi has been a vital part of the Boston music scene for the past two decades, and he’s assembled an all-star cast for Mantra Revealed. The album’s rich panoply of colors and textures comes from the interplay of Rossi’s own distinctive compositions and the players’ absorbing improvisational skills. It’s become commonplace to refer to an album as a “journey” these days, but few navigate a path as wide-ranging, engaging and multi-hued as Mantra Revealed. Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/innovadotmu/sets/marc-rossi-group-mantra/   Artist: John Yao Quintet Title: In The Now innova #: 823 Personnel: John Yao (trombone), Jon Irabagon (alto & soprano saxophones), Randy Ingram (piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3), Leon Boykins (bass), Will Clark (drums) Street date: 4/24/12 Description: In the Now, the debut album from the John Yao Quintet, signals the definitive arrival of trombonist and composer, John Yao. Demonstrating a broad textural palette and drawing from an array of stylistic influences, Yao explores the concept of opposing forces—of chaos and order, together and apart, individual and group. Each of the album’s eight tracks bears a unique identity, ranging from hard-hitting, experimental jazz to ballads that exude passion, tenderness, complexity, and understanding. In the Now is a musical journey beyond conventional jazz form and structure, with the ensemble winding skillfully through a wide range of moods, colors, and textures. Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/innovadotmu/sets/john-yao-quintet/s-NJ4fB   Artist: Jeremy Long Title: In Suspension innova #: 827 Personnel: Jeremy Long (saxophone), Steve Snyder (organ), Jason Tiemann (drums) Street date: 5/29/12 Description: Saxophonist/composer Jeremy Long has an impressive curriculum vitae, as broad as it is deep, straddling the worlds of classical and jazz music, but all the laurels and credits are, amazingly, outshone by the engaging, soulful music of his innova debut, In Suspension. The group twists and turns organ jazz into something fresh, revealing aspirations beyond simple blues-based workouts. As organist Larry Young did on his Blue Note classic, Unity, Long infuses the genre of organ jazz with a healthy dose of the angularity and extended harmonies of the avant-garde. The result is music that’s both smart and toe-tapping, a record that’s equal parts appealing and subtly challenging.  Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/innovadotmu/sets/jeremy-long-in-suspension/s-k7qt2

For physical product contact Steve McPherson innovapr@composersforum.org

Jazz at innova: http://innova.mu/catalog/jazz   All About Innova: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9bN4G5oFko

Jim Eigo Jazz Promo Services T: 845-986-1677 E-Mail: jim@jazzpromoservices.com http://www.jazzpromoservices.com/ HAVE A JAZZ EVENT, NEW CD OR IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE JAZZ COMMUNITY YOU WANT TO PROMOTE? CONTACT JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR PRICE QUOTE. CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO

USA: A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM" APOLLO THEATER MAY 17th 7:00 PM

Jazz Promo Services Press Contact: Jim Eigo, jim@jazzpromoservices.com www.jazzpromoservices.com

Join Quincy Jones and 40 other legends  for an unforgettable night that will help save the music... Jazz Foundation of America presents its 11th Annual "A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM" APOLLO THEATER MAY 17th 7PM ___________________________________________________ PERFORMANCES BY* Over 40 legends of jazz, R&B, blues, and Rock ‘n’ Roll including Macy Gray, Dr. John, Paquito D'Rivera, The Randy Weston African Rhythms Trio,  Rebirth Brass Band, Treme Brass Band, David Johansen, Stanley Jordan, Essie Mae Brooks, Kansas City Band featuring Steven Bernstein, Geri Allen, James Carter, Christian McBride, Don Byron, Curtis Fowlkes, Craig Handy, Victor Lewis, Mark Whitfield, Art Baron, and Jerry Dodgien... with incredible last minute surprises to come... Special Guest - Quincy Jones. This year’s concert is produced by Hal Willner of Saturday Night Live. *Schedules subject to change. 2012 DR. BILLY TAYLOR HUMANITARIAN AWARD Claude Nobs ___________________________________________________ TICKETS Purchase online: Click here Or contact the Jazz Foundation by phone:  212-245-3999, Ext. 10 TICKET PRICES: $1500 Concert (Premium Seating), Pre-Concert Wine & Snacks, Gala Dinner and VIP After-Party $500 Concert (Preferred Seating) and VIP After-Party $250 Concert only (Preferred Balcony Seating) $100 Concert only (Balcony Seating) $55 Concert only (Upper Balcony Seating) ____________________________________________________ For information on table sponsorship, click here. To advertise in the evening's program, click here. Can't attend? Make a donation towards our $2 million goal here. ________________________________________________________ Our goal: $1,600,000 We have raised $1,037,755 to date. We have $562,245 remaining. There are 35 days remaining. _______________________________________________________ THE CAUSE: For 23 years, the Jazz Foundation has been dedicated to saving the homes and lives of elder jazz and blues musicians in crisis. We now assist in over 6,000 cases a year, including hundreds of New Orleans musicians and their children still recovering from Katrina. Read our mission statement here. Our Programs Include: •Preventing homelessness and evictions by paying rents and mortgages •Creating dignified work through our Agnes Varis Jazz in the Schools Program •Providing free medical care and operations through our partners at Englewood Hospital •Keeping the heat turned on and food on the table through our Musicians' Emergency Fund *********** www.jazzfoundation.org Follow us on: Twitter · Facebook · MySpace   ___________________________________________________ 2012 BENEFIT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS: Quincy Jones Richard D. Parsons Jarrett Lilien Michael Novogratz Danny Glover William Douglass Chevy Chase Geoffrey D. Menin Stephen B. Siegel   SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: Parmigiani Fleurier  Aloft Harlem  Cabot Cheese  eco.love wines The Gershwin Hotel Harlem Brewing Company  marX Restaurant Prairie Organic Vodka Sixpoint Brewery  Tomatin Whole Foods Market

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Italian accordionist an composer Marco Lo Russo receives The Special Prize for Culture - ALBATROS 2012

La giuria del Premio Albatros assegna il Premio Speciale Cultura ALBATROS 2012 al maestro Marco Lo Russo  'Per aver diffuso con la sua fisarmonica una cultura musicale, che oltrepassando i confini etnici, ha fuso i ritmi mediterranei con altri mondi musicali in un unicum melodico che esprime l'anima delle culture'
Teatro Metropolitan, Napoli, 5 maggio 2012 ore 11.00 AM


Italian staff: eventi@marcolorusso.com
International manager: management@marcolorusso.com
more info: www.marcolorusso.com

Latin Jazz Musician Alex Garcia Wins Emmy Award

Jazz Promo Services Press Contact: Jim Eigo,  jim@jazzpromoservices.com www.jazzpromoservices.com

Latin Jazz Musician Alex Garcia Wins Emmy Award

The Chilean-born, Cuban-raised drummer, composer, and bandleader Alejandro "Alex" García has won an Emmy® for best Single Spot/Campaign from the New York Chapter of the 55th National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.   In a phone conversation from Santiago, Chile, where he was vacationing with his family, García expressed his gratitude to the Academy for the award and talked about the process of finishing his next CD—the fourth with his New York–based Latin jazz-fusion ensemble AfroMantra. The group’s critically acclaimed third CD, Uplifting Spirit (AfroMantra Records, 2007), was pre-nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards and the Latin Grammy Awards of 2007. García also works as a Teaching Artist at several organizations in New York City and works as a freelance drummer. About The Award: PROMOTION: NEWS PROMO – SINGLE SPOT/CAMPAIGN Cardiovitaminas. August 23, 2011. (ESPN Deportes). Juan Garcia, Producer/Writer; Alejandro Garcia, Musical Composer; Johnny Oyola, Editor; Emantras, Inc., Animation; Juan Garcia Castineira, Musical Lyric Composer; Dr. Jose Katz, Executive Producer.  To watch and to listen to Alex Garcia’s work please visit the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg28E68qR0M&feature=relmfu http://www.soundcloud.com/afromantra   Spainish Version Músico de Jazz Latino gana Emmy. El baterista y compositor de nacionalidad Chilena y de crianza Cubana, Alejandro “Alex” García, gano el premio Emmy® en la categoría Single Spot/Champaign el pasado primero de Abril, en la ciudad de Nueva York. El preciado galardón fue entregado por la National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences en su 55ava edición. En una conversación telefónica desde Santiago, Chile, ciudad donde en ese momento vacacionaba junto a su familia, Alejandro expresó su agradecimiento a la Academia por el premio otorgado y además comentó sobre el proceso final en el que se encuentra su último y cuarto trabajo discográfico de su banda de Jazz Latino con residencia en Nueva York, Alex García’s AfroMantra. El Tercer CD de la banda, Uplifting Spirit/Espíritu Optimista, (AfroMantra Records, 2007), recibió destacadas críticas de la prensa especializada en los EEUU, Canadá, Europa y Sud América, además el CD fue pre-nominado para el Grammy® Latino y Norte Americano en la categoría, Mejor Álbum de Jazz Latino. García trabaja como Artista en Residencia para varias organizaciones en la Ciudad de Nueva York y además se desempeña como baterista freelance y líder de su banda AfroMantra. Para ver y escuchar el trabajo que desempeña Alex García, por favor visite los siguientes enlaces.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg28E68qR0M&feature=relmf http://www.soundcloud.com/afromantra

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