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AllAboutJazz reviewed Alexis Cole's The Greatest Gift, which benefits World Bicycle Relief. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article. php?id=34669
"The
titles may be familiar, but Cole's unique interpretation turns the
songs into jazz, blues and classical music—all highlighting her warm
and rich vocals, so emotive they regis...ter in the keys of love and
gratitude."
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Award-winning vocalist Alexis Cole is getting ready for Christmas with The Greatest Gift. The disc features 14 tracks, including original songs and some Christmas favorites such as "Joy to the World," "Hark! ...
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N.E.D. continues to feel the love with more good reviews from Something Else:
http://www.somethingelsereviews.com/2009 /11/quickies-return-to-rock-with-four-ne w.html
and from PopJournalism.ca: http://www.popjournalism.ca/magazine/200 9/11/14/music-review-ned-no-evidence-of- disease/
Thanks guys!
www.somethingelsereviews.com
What can I say, I've let a lot of release dates on the mainstream side go by without any mention. And so, it's catch-up time. Three major acts, plus an act with a major cause. No jazz in sight, just the straight dope on righteous rock in various permutations. ...

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Excellent review by the NY Times of Ithamara Koorax' "Bim Bom". http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/arts/m usic/15play.html?_r=3
They say "it’s fresh-water beautiful".
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Reviews of releases by Ithamara Koorax, Juarez Moreira, Egberto Gismonti, Group Doueh, Krallice and Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.

N.E.D. recently rocked the house at Portland, OR’s Crystal Ballroom. Below are a sampling of the pictures from the evening - courtesy of photographer Joseph Boggess. We have posted the full set at our Facebook Page. Stay tuned for live video from this weekend’s GCF Race to End Women’s Cancer. ...

Take a look at the new video from Painted on Water - “Mad Love” which features footage from their recent US tour. A...

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ExpressNightOut.com just published a piece on N.E.D. highlighting THIS weekend's GCF Race (you can still register at http://www.gcfrace.com/) Read all about it:
http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2 009/11/ned-band.php
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N.E.D. JUST RELEASED its first album, a self-titled, six-track debut that showcases the band's range from hard rock to folk. And now it's gearing up for its first concert in D.C. this weekend. Nope, not ...

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Dr. Nimesh P. Nagarsheth of N.E.D. is a guest blogger on iVillage! Read his post about music and healing: http://healthbeat.yourtotalhealth.com/20 09/10/these-cancer-docs-really-rock.html
Find out more about N.E.D.'s efforts to raise money and awareness of women's cancer: http://www.motema.com/artist/NED
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Health Beat: Inside the News, Outside the Box – health and wellness.

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Join us at the release party for Roni Ben-Hur's new album "Fortuna" - Oct 19th at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NYC
http://www.jalc.org/dccc/index09.asp
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“a guitarist with a veiled tone and hornlike attack like vintage Kenny Burrell.” – Francis Davis, The Village Voice On Fortuna, Ben-Hur’s seventh recording as a leader, the guitarist once again teams up with three of his four band members from Keepin’ It Open: piano great Ronnie Mathews, ...

While 2008 marked the “official” 50th anniversary of the bossa nova – a style first recorded in Brazil by guitarist João Gilberto on the 1958 song “Chega de Saudade” (No More Blues) - 2009 marks yet another key anniversary: the 50th anniversary of the release of Gilberto’s genre defining deb...

On September 8th, N.E.D. celebrated the release of their self-titled debut CD and the release of drummer Nagarsheth’s new book, Music & Cancer: A Prescription for Healing, with a very successful fundraiser at Sushi Samba in NYC. ...

Motema Music Help 6 gynecologic doctors raise money and awareness in the fight against women's cancer. Check out the N.E.D. widget on our page and share the message!

Babatunde Lea’s vast experience of nearly forty years as a master percussionist, as well as the spiritual depth and resonance he brings to everything he does, has made him one of the most esteemed musicians of the past half century. ...


















