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Frank and John-Micheal Howson’s Dream Lover Is Heading To Melbourne

‘Dream Lover’, the story of Bobby Darin by Frank Howson and John-Michael Howson, will be performed in Melbourne from December 2017.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Bobby Darin, Dream Lover, jazz, musical, pop, USA

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Prince Protégé Shelby J To Perform Residency At Melbourne’s Bird’s Basement

by Paul Cashmere

Shelby J, a singer with Prince’s band The NPG, will make Melbourne jazz club Bird’s Basement her musical home for a week in May.

Tagged as: 00s, Birds Basement, jazz, Prince, Shelby J, USA

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Stu Hunter Leads 2017 Jazz Bell Nominees

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne jazz musician Stu Hunter has been nominated in five categories of the 2017 Jazz Bell Awards.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, Stu Hunter

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Donald Fagen To Take New Band The Nightflyers On The Road

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Donald Fagen has a new “special project” called The Nightflyers which he is touring with in August and September.

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

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Son of Michael Buble Is Winning Cancer Battle

by Music-News.com

Michael Buble’s wife Luisana Lopilato has revealed the couple’s three-year-old son Noah is now “well” after battling cancer.

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

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Melbourne’s Hue Blanes To Launch H O L I D A Y

by Noise11.com

Melbourne singer-songwriter Hue Blanes is ready to reveal his new album ‘H O L I D A Y’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Hue Blanes, jazz, songwriter

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Van Morrison photo by Ros O'Gorman images noise11.com

Van Morrison Bang Collection To Be Released As 3CD Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Van Morrison fans and musicologists are about to get a real Easter month present with the definitive collection of the singer’s music while at Bang Records.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ireland, jazz, rock, Van Morrison

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Jazz Musicians Wanted To Open For Miles Electric Band In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has opened up a contest for Melbourne’s jazz musicians to open for Miles Electric Band at Hamer Hall on April 15, presented by Noise11.com.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, Miles Davies, Miles Electric Band, USA

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Noise11.com Presents Miles Electric Band in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Miles Electric Band, featuring Miles Davies alumni as well as an A-List band of musicians including Darryl Jones from the Rolling Stones, will perform at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in April, presented by Noise11.com.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, Miles Davies, Miles Electric Band, USA

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24 Rare Frank Zappa Albums To Be Released

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Next Friday, March 24, twenty-four rare and limited release albums by Frank Zappa will be released on CD, download and streaming in the U.S. with foreign markets getting digital downloads on that day and a physical release on April 28.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Frank Zappa, jazz, rock, USA

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R.I.P. Valerie Carter 1953-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Singer/songwriter Valerie Carter has died at the age of 64.

Tagged as: 70s, alt-country, jazz, USA, Valerie Carter

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Animator Lucy Dyson Creates Urbanity ‘Don’t Look Back’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Berlin-based, Australian animator Lucy Dyson has created a new music video for Melbourne jazz outfit Urbanity.

Tagged as: 90s, Albare, Australia, jazz, Urbanity

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Nominations Now Open For Australian Jazz Bell Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Submissions are now open for 15th annual Australian Jazz Bell Awards.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Jazz Bell Awards, jazz, music industry

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Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra Gets Another Make-Over

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Reprise/UMe are continuing their ongoing Sinatra 100 reissue project with a brand new expanded version of the 1967 album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Tagged as: 50s, Antonio Carlos Jobim, contemporary, Frank Sinatra, jazz, USA

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R.I.P. Larry Coryell 1943-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Larry Coryell, the guitarist known as “The Godfather of Fusion”, died Sunday night in New York at the age of 73. He had played at Iridium on Friday and Saturday night and died in his hotel room on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, Larry Coryell, USA

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Bill Frisell A Portrait Documentary To Premiere At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

The documentary ‘Bill Frisell A Portrait’, by Australian filmmaker Emma Franz, will have its world premiere at SXSW in March.

Tagged as: Bill Frisell, Emma Franz, jazz, SXSW

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Carlos Santana Backtracks On Beyonce Comment

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Carlos Santana has claimed that a quote that appeared to be critical of Beyonce’s singing was taken out of context by the media.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Carlos Santana, jazz, rock, Santana, USA

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Vince Jones To Perform Two Classic Van Morrison Albums

by Paul Cashmere

Vince Jones will gather his Astral Orchestra for a series of dates to perform two of Van Morrison’s classic albums in Victoria and New South Wales in March.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, jazz, Van Morrison, Vince Jones

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R.I.P. Al Jarreau 1940-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Al Jarreau, the jazz singer who crossed over to the pop music charts on a number of occasions during his long career, has died at the age of 76.

Tagged as: 70s, Al Jarreau, jazz, USA

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Al Jarreau Forced To Retire From Performing

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Al Jarreau has said he has to stop touring.

Tagged as: 70s, Al Jarreau, jazz, USA

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Alison Krauss Debuts Losing You VIDEO

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One of the albums with the most pre-order interest so far this year over at Amazon is Windy City by Alison Krauss. It has rarely fallen out of the top twenty since the album was announced a month ago.

Tagged as: 90s, Alison Krauss, bluegrass, jazz, standards, USA

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Diana Krall Announces New Album And Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Diana Krall has announced a brand new album and supporting tour for 2017.

Tagged as: 90s, Canada, Diana Krall, jazz

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Michael Buble image by Ros O'Gorman Noise11 photo

Michael Buble Says Son Is Improving With Treatment

by Music-News.com

Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato has confirmed “doctors are very optimistic” about their son Noah’s future as he is responding well to his cancer treatment.

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

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World Premiere: The Black Sorrows ‘Raise Your Hands’

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sorrows have debuted the video for ‘Raise Your Hands’, the third single from the ‘Faithful Satellite’ album.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, blues, country, Gospel, jazz, rock, The Black Sorrows

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Three Australian Films To Screen At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Three Australian films and one from New Zealand will be screened at the SXSW Film Festival in Texas in March.

Tagged as: 80s, Bill Frisell, jazz, SXSW, USA

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Michael Buble Replaced As BRIT Awards Host

by Music-News.com

British TV stars Dermot O’Leary and Emma Willis will host this year’s Brit Awards, after Michael Buble pulled out to focus on his son’s cancer battle.

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

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Lionel Richie SXSW 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Lionel Richie To Make Sammy Davis Jr Biopic

by Music-News.com

Lionel Richie is producing a biopic about late entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, jazz, Lionel Richie, pop, Sammy Davis Jr, USA

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R.I.P. Buddy Greco 1926-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pop and Jazz singer Buddy Greco has died at the age of 90.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, Buddy Greco, jazz, USA

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R.I.P. Alphonse Mouzon 1948-2016

by Paul Cashmere

Jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon has died at age 69 after a short battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, Alphonse Mouzon, jazz, USA

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Tony Bennett Is Planning A Duet With Beyonce

by Music-News.com

Beyonce is hoping to make Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday wish come true by performing with him.

Tagged as: 50s, 90s, Beyonce, jazz, pop, Tony Bennett

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