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Rolling Stones Band To Pay Tribute To Charlie Watts In New York

Members of the Rolling Stones touring band will get together for three nights at the end of August to perform a tribute to the late Charlie Watts.

Tagged as: Bernard Fowler, Blue Note, Charlie Watts, Darryl Jones, jazz, New York, Rolling Stones, Tim Ries, USA

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Joni Mitchell Pops To Record New Music Again

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Joni Mitchell’s ex-husband Larry Klein says the veteran singer is hoping to return to the studio to record new music.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, contemporary, folk, jazz, Joni Mitchell, USA

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Michael Bublé Is A Father For The Fourth Time

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato have welcomed a baby girl.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Lalah Hathaway (supplied Melbourne International Jazz Festival)

Lalah Hathaway, Al Di Meola Join Melbourne International Jazz Festival Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival will return after a two-year pandemic hiatus with Grammy winners Al Di Meola and Lalah Hathaway leading the international line-up.

Tagged as: Al Di Meola, Australia, Harry Angus, jazz, Lalah Hathaway, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, music industry

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2022 $1 Commemorative Circulation Coin - Celebrating Oscar Peterson REV F

Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Becomes A $1 Coin In Canada

by Paul Cashmere

Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson has been honored on a $1 coin in Canada.

Tagged as: Canada, jazz, Oscar Peterson

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Jazz Legend Al Di Meola To Perform In Australia In October

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary jazz guitarist Al Di Meola will perform in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in October for Live Nation.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Al Di Meola, jazz, Live Nation, USA

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Directions In Groove Confirmed To Reform For The Brand New Heavies In Sydney and Wollongong

by Paul Cashmere

Directions In Groove Confirmed To Reform For The Brand New Heavies In Sydney and Wollongong

Tagged as: 90s, acid jazz, Australia, Directions In Groove, jazz, The Brand New Heavies, UK

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Roberta Flack Has Written A Children’s Book

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Flack will publish her children’s book ‘The Green Piano – How Little Me Found Music’ in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, book, Clint Eastwood, Donny Hathaway, jazz, Maxi Priest, Peabo Bryson, Play Misty For Me, Roberta Flack, The Green Piano, Tonya Bolden, USA

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One of the Last Things Peggy Lee Did Was With Gilbert O’Sullivan

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan has duets with Mick Hucknall and K.T. Tunstall on his new album ‘Driven’ but his first duet was one of the last recordings of Jazz legend Peggy Lee.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, Driven, Gilbert O'Sullivan, jazz, KT Tunstall, Mick Hucknall, Peggy Lee, pop, UK

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After The Cat Empire, Felix Riebl Starts His Solo Journey With ‘Everyday Amen’

by Music-News.com

Now that The Cat Empire is no more, Felix Riebl has a solo album coming. The first taste is the title track of the album ‘Everyday Amen’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Felix Reibl, jazz, rock, The Cat Empire

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Tyrone and Katie Noonan To Perform Their george Album ‘Polyserena’

by Paul Cashmere

Tyrone and Katie Noonan will perform their first george album ‘Polyserena’ album live around Australia to mark the 20th anniversary of the release.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, George, jazz, Katie Noonan, Polyserena, Tyrone Noonan

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Stanley Jordan To Perform in Australia In August

by Paul Cashmere

Jazz great Stanley Jordan will play again in Australia in August.

Tagged as: 80s, jazz, Stanley Jordan, USA

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Chicago Release First New (And Non-Christmas) Song Since 2008

by Paul Cashmere

You have to go back 14 years to the last new music from Chicago (that wasn’t a Christmas song).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Chicago, jazz, Robert Lamm, rock, USA

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Michael Buble at Rod Laver Arena, photo Ros O'Gorman

The Bublé’s Are Expecting Again

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé and his wife Luisana Lopilato are gearing up to welcome a baby girl.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly ‘SCRA’ To Be Reissued To Mark 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

‘SCRA’, the classic 70s album by Sydney jazz-rock band Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly, will be issued on CD by Philip Israel’s Possum Records in July.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, jazz, rock, SCRA, Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly, Sunbury

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Judith Owen at the Paris Cat in Melbourne on Tuesday 7 June 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Judith Owen Premieres New Song ‘Blossom’s Blues’

by Paul Cashmere

Welsh singer/songwriter Judith Owen has new music for 2020. ‘Blossom’s Blues’ is the first taste of an upcoming yet-to-be titled album which sees Judith expanding her sound to the lush jazz and blues of the 1940s and 50s.

Tagged as: 10s, Blossom Dearie, Blossom's Blues, Harry Shearer, jazz, Judith Owen, New Orleans, UK

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Jon Batiste To Make Acting Debut In ‘The Color Purple’ Remake

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Jon Batiste is set to appear in the upcoming musical adaptation of The Color Purple.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, jazz, Jon Batiste, USA

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Amy Winehouse ‘Live At Glastonbury 2007’ To Be Released On Vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Winehouse Live At Glastonbury 2007

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, Glastonbury, jazz, pop, UK

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The Historic Record Recording ‘Paul Marks Live At Christchurch Folk Club’ Released In ARCA Series

by Paul Cashmere

The ongoing Desk Tape releases from Australian Road Crew Association (ACRA) continues with the historic records of Paul Marks Live At The Christchurch Folk Club.

Tagged as: 50s, ACRA, Australia, Australian Road Crew Association, jazz, New Zealand, Paul Marks

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Michael Bublé To Return To Australia In November

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Bublé is coming back to Australia in November.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble

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Michael Bublé Confirms Fourth Child

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato have confirmed they are expecting their fourth child.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Michael Bublé To Be A Father For The Fourth Time

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato are reportedly expecting their fourth child.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Joan As Police Woman And The Ongoing Musical Collaborations with Damon Albarn

by Paul Cashmere

Joan Wasser (aka Joan As Police Woman) has been nurturing a musical relationship with Damon Albarn now for over a decade.

Tagged as: 90s, jazz, Joan As Police Woman, Joan Wassar, rock, The Dambuilders, USA

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Joan As Police Woman To Tour Australia In 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Yet another international show has popped up for Australia. Joan As Police Woman will return in 2022.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, jazz, Joan As Police Woman, Joan Wassar, rock, The Dambuilders, USA

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The Cat Empire To Play Their Final Show At Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will be no more after their Bluesfest show. Bluesfest will be the final show for The Cat Empire.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, rock, The Cat Empire

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Ben Barnes Releases Debut EP At Age 40

by Paul Cashmere

‘Westworld’, ‘The Punisher’ ‘Shadow and Bone’ star turned 40 in August and has a newfound 40 year old has just released his first EP of original songs ‘Songs For You’.

Tagged as: 20s, Ben Barnes, jazz, pop, Shadow and Bone, Songs For You, The Punisher, USA, Westworld

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Donald Fagen Cancels Upcoming Steely Dan Shows Due To Pandemic

by Paul Cashmere

Donald Fagen has put his upcoming Steely Dan shows on hold because of the upswing in Covid numbers in the USA.

Tagged as: 70s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, The Nightfly, USA

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Natalie Gauci Wears The David Bowie Spacesuit For ‘Blackstar’ For Her ‘Pictures of Mars’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer Natalie Gauci has a surprisingly soulful new song on the way. In the video for ‘Pictures of Mars’ Natalie is wearing the same space suit David Bowie used at the start of his ‘Blackstar’ video.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Blackstar, David Bowie, jazz, Natalie Gauci, Pictures of Mars, pop, soul

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The Cat Empire Disband

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have announced their break-up.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Felix Riebl, Harry James Angus, jazz, The Cat Empire

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Check Out Alma Zygier, The Daughter of Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier, And Her Debut Single

by Paul Cashmere

Alma Zygier has just released her first her first single ‘Go Home’ and it ain’t bad.

Tagged as: 20s, Alma Zygier, Australia, Deborah Conway, jazz, pop, Willy Zygier

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Garfunkel and Garfunkel Recorded Time After Time In The Same Studio As Cyndi Lauper

Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr discovered they were in the same studio Cyndi Lauper recorded ‘Time After Time’ in when they were about to start recording their version of the Cyndi classic.

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Check Out Pet Shop Boys Covering David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’

Pet Shop Boys have released a brand new cover of David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’.

November 10, 2024

Gypsy Lee Wins Over Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens Fans On The Superstars Live Tour

On 20 March 2024 Gypsy Lee performed her very first show for mainly family and friends at the Espy Basement in Melbourne. I was impressed.

November 4, 2024

Voice of Baceprot photo by Winston Robinson

Voice of Baceprot Play One of the Most Powerful Shows of All Time for Melbourne

Melbourne has hosted some intimate early shows for artists who went on to major things. There was Radiohead at the Palace in 1994, The White Stripes at the Corner Hotel in 2000, Coldplay at The Prince of Wales in 2001 and Taylor Swift at Billboard in 2009. I have a feeling we’ll look back to 26 October 2024 when Voice of Baceprot (V.o.B.) played at Croxton Park Hotel in Melbourne and it will be one of those shows.

October 28, 2024

Garfunkel & Garfunkel Premiere Second Song ‘Blue Moon’

Garfunkel & Garfunkel, the father and son duo for Art Garfunkel and his son Art Garfunkel Jr, have premiered a second song from the upcoming album ‘Father and Son’.

October 21, 2024