Grammy-Winning Drummer Peter Erskine Joins ArtistWorks' Impressive List Of Online Jazz Teachers
06 October, 2016
ArtistWorks, the leading provider of interactive online music education, has launched the latest addition to their extensive online music faculty: Online Jazz Drums with Peter Erskine. This rounds out their already impressive list of jazz instructors, who include John Patitucci, George Whitty, Martin ...
| Grammy-Winning Hit-Maker Paul Brown Follows His Heart "Back" To His Roots
03 October, 2016
Paul Brown has had the Midas touch since the early �90s when he began producing some of the biggest contemporary jazz hits and definitive chart-topping albums by the brightest urban-jazz stars in the galaxy, amassing more than 60 Billboard No. 1 singles. In the past twelve years, the guitarist stepped ...
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Jazz Guitar Icon Larry Coryell To Release New Studio Album "Barefoot Man: Sanpaku"
03 October, 2016
Much to the excitement of music aficionados worldwide, Jazz guitar icon Larry Coryell, one of the most respected and celebrated guitarists of his generation, offers a brand new album of seven original compositions titled �Barefoot Man: Sanpaku�!
Says Larry, �I was inspired by John Lappen's suggestion ...
| "Richie Cole Plays Ballads & Love Songs," The Alto Saxophonist's First Ballad Album In His 45-Year Career, To Be Released October 21, 2016
03 October, 2016
I don't play the saxophone, I sing the saxophone. It's all about telling a story. If you don't know the melody or the words, you can't tell the story.
Setting down roots in Pittsburgh two years ago has borne fruit for alto saxophonist Richie Cole in the form of his beautiful new album, "Richie ...
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Norah Jones Releases New Song "Tragedy"!
03 October, 2016
Norah Jones' highly-anticipated sixth solo album, Day Breaks, arrives this Friday, October 7, and has already been hailed by MOJO as "her masterpiece to date." A third song from the album, "Tragedy," was just released (link to listen).
Norah is set for a pair of upcoming TV performances to showcase ...
| A Tree Grows To Appear At Bushwick Open Studios 2016 In Advance Of New Release
30 September, 2016
In advance of announcing their debut release through Rufftone Records, Brooklyn-based A Tree Grows will appear at the 95 Starr Street Studio as part of this years' iconic art festival, Bushwick Open Studios (BOS). This instrumental four-piece smoothly combines elements of jazz, electronica and soul ...
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Nathan East Announces New Album 'Reverence'
30 September, 2016
GRAMMY-nominated bassist Nathan East's forthcoming album 'Reverence' will be released on January 20, 2017 via Yamaha Entertainment Group.
With a discography that includes Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven," Michael Jackson's "Bad," and Randy Newman's "I Love L.A.," 'Reverence,' produced by Yamaha ...
| Elvis Costello Announces Preservation Hall Jazz Band Will Join Him At Saenger Theater On October 15, 2016
27 September, 2016
Elvis Costello has announced that the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will join him onstage for a portion of his set at the historic Saenger Theater in New Orleans for his October 15th "Detour" solo show. Tickets available here: aengernola.com/shows/elvis-costello
Following his appearance with The ...
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Herb Alpert - "A Truly Great American Musician And Arranger" (Dangerous Minds) Celebrates Esteemed Career With 24 Reissued Albums Out Now
27 September, 2016
This month, Herb Alpert - the iconic trumpeter, composer, record label executive, sculptor and philanthropist - is celebrating the 50th anniversary of a remarkable 1966 in which he won four GRAMMY Awards and sold over 13 million records. To honor this landmark year, 24 of his classic albums were remastered ...
| International Jazz Guitarist Marc Antoine Returns To Health And California With A Diverse Outing At "Laguna Beach" With Friends
26 September, 2016
The four-year gap between albums for global guitarist Marc Antoine was spent fighting for his life and career as well as moving his family from their longtime home in Spain to the Southern California coast. Having conquered two major health challenges � one life-threatening and one career-threatening ...
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10/14 Whaling City Sound Releases The Dave Liebman Group "Expansions Live" Double CD
26 September, 2016
Going Their Way?
The Dave Liebman Group�s Expansions Live journeys to parts unknown
It is a work in progress in the very best sense. It is music in progress. Performance in progress. Musicians moving music forward, making things happen, responding to the actions and reactions of their bandmates. ...
| The King Of The Honking Sax Big Jay Mcneely Returns With A Brand New Set Of Recordings
26 September, 2016
Before Jimi Hendrix, before Elvis Presley, there was Big Jay McNeely honking and squealing on his saxophone, wowing audiences with a stellar, energetic live show that often found him writhing around on his back or jumping into the middle of his enthusiastic audience, all while never missing a single ...
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John Coltrane's Iconic Impulse! Records Lifetime Recordings Remastered In High-Res Audio In Honor Of Jazz Legend's 90th Birthday
26 September, 2016
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today's release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic Impulse! Records albums, continuing the label's initiative ...
| Jazz Legend Pee Wee Ellis
23 September, 2016
The Arts Garage presents the legendary tenor saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. Ellis is a well-known American musician who was an essential part of James Brown's band in 1960s and its musical director. A student of Sonny Rollins, he is a saxophonist, arranger and composer. Music, particularly jazz, is his ...
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Joseph Freije Releases Fourth LP Album For 2016 'Hiding In The Light'
23 September, 2016
The eclectic composer of music known internationally as Joseph P. Freije has released his fourth full-length record for 2016, �Hiding in the Light.� The album contains 13 original Freije tracks for a listening time approaching a full hour. Like all music by Joseph P. Freije, it has been proudly published ...
| The King Of The Honking Sax Big Jay McNeely Returns With A Brand New Set Of Recordings!
23 September, 2016
Before Jimi Hendrix, before Elvis Presley, there was Big Jay McNeely honking and squealing on his saxophone, wowing audiences with a stellar, energetic live show that often found him writhing around on his back or jumping into the middle of his enthusiastic audience, all while never missing a single ...
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Macy Gray's 'Stripped' Debuts At No 3 On The Billboard Jazz Chart
20 September, 2016
Multi-platinum artist Macy Gray released her critically acclaimed jazz-infused album Stripped on September 9th via Chesky Records, a gorgeous stripped down record that debuted today at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Chart. The intimate offering was recorded live on high resolution audio in a decommissioned ...
| "Flipside" Live At Newport Jazz Festival
19 September, 2016
Norah Jones stunning new album Day Breaks is being hailed as one of the most highly-anticipated releases of the season. Norah graced the cover of Sunday's New York Times Arts & Leisure with the New Season feature Norah Jones Returns to Her Jazz Roots. Norah has also been the subject of fall preview ...
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The Border Band. Dan Hicks And Ry Cooder On Mojitos? Randy Newman With A Latin Jazz Rhythm Section?
16 September, 2016
Listen. It�s like this: A piano player slid out of the woodwork. A rhythm section accrued and made it boogie. People listened. Peopled danced. Players came and went. Natural selection prevailed. They got old-guy fuck-you attitude. The TexMex border beckoned. Louisiana lured them into the music of the ...
| Urban Jazz Flutist Kim Scott Brings The Fire On Debut For Innervision Records Titled "Southern Heat"
15 September, 2016
Perfectly in line with the title of her explosive and eclectic third full length release Southern Heat debuting on Innervision Records, Kim Scott's latest hit, the edgy, brass and funk fired "Sizzle" - featuring the dynamic trumpet of co-writer Lin Rountree - has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as ...
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