David Amram’s Jazz BIO 2018 Ever since meeting, jamming with and being mentored by Dizzy Gillespie in 1951 and Charlie Parker in 1952,.David Amram has continued over the past 66 years as one of the first pioneers, along with Julius Watkins, to include the French horn as an improvising voice in jazz. He has also pioneered the use…
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QUINCY JONES, the mastermind behind some of the 20th and 21st century’s greatest hits turned 85 this year And to celebrate his life and legacy, Moochin’ About has collected and remastered 12 of his classic early albums available to download… This collection features…. Jazz Abroad This Is How I Feel About Jazz Go West, Man!…
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Perry Blake Press Release Internationally acclaimed Irish singer/songwriter Perry Blake will release a new album in September 2018 on Moochin’ About/PIAS Often described as a cross between Bowie, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake, Blake’s new work is a classic return to form. Although not very well known in Britain and Ireland, Blake has…
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DAVID AMRAM – David Amram’s Classic American Film Scores 1956-2016 Moochin’ About MOOCHIN 09 This is a five CD collection box from the multi-instrumentalist, composer and author David Amram which brings together tracks from seven of his film scores and two Broadway plays covering sixty years. The accompanying hundred-page booklet has been written by Amram and…
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Moochin’ About is opening its very first Espresso Bar/Jazz Cafe, on the fringes of the Lake District, in the idyllic Cumbrian village of Arnside… The bar will be based on the Moochin’ About brand and along with selling fine coffee, teas, pastries, the espresso bar will also be selling a great range of Jazz, Blues…
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Moochin’ About are very honoured to welcome Mr Mark Burgess and co to the label, with the release of their new EP ‘Where in The World‘, featuring 4 Chameleons demo tracks, Denims & Curls, Dali’s Picture, Free For All & Ever After Manchester finest – Chameleons Vox are the latest incarnation of Mark Burgess’s atmospheric post…
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MOJO April 2015 features a fantastic 4 star review for the latest Moochin’ About release, Sidney Bechet ~ French Moves…! Mid ~ 40’s Gallic film scores from the wayward New Orleans sax/clarinet man with a distinctive vocal timbre, the sound of Woody Allens Midnight in Paris, hovering in a hazy golden blur between romantic glissade…
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Komeda (born Krzysztof Trzciński 27 April 1931 in Poznań – 23 April 1969 in Warsaw) was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist. Perhaps best known for his work in film scores, Komeda wrote the scores for Roman Polanski’s films Rosemary’s Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Knife in the Water and Cul-de-sac. Komeda’s album…
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As part of the Icon series, Moochin About is happy to announce the release of Jazz on Film: Sidney Bechet.
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