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Thursday May 2 | Examiner.com

An interview with Laura Merrill

Popular New York-based singer and radio personality Laura Merrill hails from a serious musical dynasty.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Stamford, CT

Sun Apr 28, 2013

Examiner.com

An interview with Laura Merrill Coming Soon to Examiner

Red-hot singer and radio host Laura Merrill, daughter of the legendary Alan Merrill and granddaughter of iconic jazz singer Helen Merrill, has just released her exciting, latest new musical project: Le Grand Jones' new single Find Your Way, which features her powerful, finely tuned vocal performance as its aural "crown jewel!" Le Grand Jones is a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Jazz, Stamford, CT

Sat Apr 27, 2013

The Japan Times

Enka queen sings jazz; documentary on dementia; CM of the weeek: g.u.

Aki Yashiro is known as the Queen of Enka, or "Japanese ballads," according to the standard translation.

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Related Topix: Blue Note, Jazz

Wed Mar 20, 2013

allaboutjazz.com

Goran Strandberg Nonet: Monks Mood

Twentieth century jazz offered bountiful gifts that musicians will continue to mine for, well, as long as people play jazz.

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Related Topix: Thelonious Monk, Jazz, Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz

Wed Jan 30, 2013

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Al Haig Plays Jerome Kern

Pianist Al Haig is most often thought of as a bebop boilermaker&#151laboring shoulder to shoulder with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie in the '40s with terrifying dexterity and rock-solid feel for the new music.

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