Dreamdoktor To Release Its Avante-Garde Sounds With Sunset Jazz!
27 February, 2015
There's some serious method to the madness of this new record from Dreamdoktor, now being released with the Sunset Jazz record label. The prolific electronic artist has spent years constructing musical compositions, which evokes a soothing and ambient sound that is very much avante-garde showing off ...
| Readers Witness Big Band, Jazz History In Henry Holloway's New Memoir
27 February, 2015
Holloway's memoir gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest names in jazz, vocals and big bands.
In March 2003, Henry Holloway made history with the Big Band Academy of America: He became the first non-American to win the prestigious Golden Bandstand Award, a tribute to his 30-year ...
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Sonos Blue Note Play:1 Limited Edition Speaker On-Sale March 5, 2015
27 February, 2015
Legendary music deserves to be celebrated. Today, Sonos pays tribute to the jazz legends, their art, and a record label founded on creating a timeless experience with music that captures the energy and emotion of a live performance. To commemorate 75 years and counting of Blue Note Records and a memorable ...
| Grammy Award Winner Steve Tyrell Lands #5 Spot On Billboard's Jazz Chart
26 February, 2015
GRAMMY® Award winning vocalist and producer Steve Tyrell today celebrates the chart success of his new album, THAT LOVIN' FEELING, which entered the Billboard Jazz Chart at #5. THAT LOVIN' FEELING is Tyrell's 11th album and his 9th visit to the Top 5.
"I am thrilled to learn I have another Top ...
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Glen Naylor Releases "Where The Willows Weep"
25 February, 2015
Glen Naylor is an amazing songwriter. If you're looking for easy-listening tunes with wonderful jazz sensibilities, look no further - Glen Naylor fits all these descriptions and so much more.
Audio: https://k003.kiwi6.com/hotlink/8yvxfc833y/Where_the_Willows_weep.mp3
Buy: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/wherethewillowsweep
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| Robert Glasper Returns To Acoustic Trio For New Album Out June 16, 2015
25 February, 2015
Glasper, Archer and Reid - who form the original trio featured on Glasper's first two Blue Note albums: Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007) - reconvened at the legendary Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California in December to record Covered in front of an intimate live audience. The material mainly ...
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Jazz Piano Wunderkind Joey Alexander Confirms Debut Album 'My Favorite Things' (Out 5/12 On Motema Music)
24 February, 2015
On May 12th, jazz piano wunderkind Joey Alexander will release his highly anticipated debut album 'My Favorite Things' on the Grammy-winning Harlem-based label Motema Music. The album finds Alexander playing everything from Coltrane to Rodgers and Hammerstein with a deft touch, adventurous spirit and ...
| Inspired By Miles Davis And John Coltrane Groups Of 1960s, Aaron Comess Sets Straight Ahead Jazz Quintet CD For March 17, 2015
23 February, 2015
Inspired by the Miles Davis and John Coltrane groups of the early 1960s, drummer Aaron Comess has delivered by far his most straight ahead, purely-jazz album to-date, a high energy collection of originals and seminal covers inspired by an era that changed the course of his musical life. Soon to be ...
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Marcus Miller Makes His Blue Note Debut With March Release Of "Afrodeezia"
17 February, 2015
Bassist/composer Marcus Miller has signed to Universal Jazz & Classics in France and will make his debut for Blue Note Records next month with the release of his new album Afrodeezia, which will be available March 16 in Europe and March 17 in the U.S. The album's lead single "Hylife" is available today ...
| Winners Announced For 2014 Made In New York Jazz Competition
16 February, 2015
The winners of the second-annual 2014 have been announced. True to the competition's international claim, the winners of the 2014 competition came from four continents. Third place awarded to the Jan Prax Quartet from Germany, second awarded to Thana Alexa from the United States, and judges awarded ...
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Vijay Iyer Trio's "Most Compelling So Far" (Downbeat): 'Break Stuff,' "A Dizzying Pinnacle Of Contemporary Jazz" (Gaurdian), Out Today ECM
11 February, 2015
Today, the Vijay Iyer Trio released their latest album, 'Break Stuff,' on ECM Records, and, despite their long-standing critical success, The New York Times calls it the trio's "best record" and The Guardian calls it "a dizzying pinnacle of contemporary jazz." Downbeat, in a 5 out of 5 star review, ...
| Husband-And-Wife Tandem Dan And Cristina Handrabur Make Up What Is Weed!
09 February, 2015
The latest release from Weed contains many nuggets of musical works with ambient singer Cristina Handrabur that lends her beautifully distinctive vocals to songs on 'Visionary Sessions'. Both ( Dan and Cristina Handrabur) were both born in Bucharest Romania before each moved to live in Geneva. Dan began ...
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Cunard To Host First-Εver Blue Note Records Cruise Aboard Queen Mary 2
04 February, 2015
Cunard and venerable jazz label Blue Note Records are proud to announce an exciting entertainment partnership, which will debut on Cunard's flagship, Queen Mary 2, on October 29, 2015. Guests onboard will embark on a very special Transatlantic Crossing, featuring intimate jazz performances by Blue Note ...
| Grammy Winner And Diva Big Band Anchor Women In Jazz Programming
03 February, 2015
"Women have always played a significant role in developing the music through creative compositions, stellar performances and their work behind the scenes in presenting the music. Unfortunately, these contributions have gone either unrecognized or were written out of the history books. The American Jazz ...
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Wauwau Adler Is Featured In Episode 16 Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
02 February, 2015
Wauwau Adler features in the 16th issue of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets digital magazine available exclusively on mobile iOS and Android devices. This edition includes captivating video performances of Adler with Robin Nolan, as well as 3 beginners guitar licks video lessons from the legend himself. Each ...
| Paulus Schafer & Tim Kliphuis Are Featured In Episode 11 Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
02 February, 2015
Digital magazine Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets exclusively features Dutch guitar greats, Paulus Schafer & Tim Kliphuis, along with live music recordings and exciting guitar video lessons
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
Paulus and Tim are like a modern day Django & Stephane and it's a privilege ...
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Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo Gonzalo Bergara Is Featured In Episode 12 Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
02 February, 2015
Digital magazine Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets exclusively features American guitar greats, Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, along with live music recordings and exciting guitar video lessons.
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
Frank & Vinny are two jazz guitar masters who have no boundaries in the ...
| Lollo Meier Is Featured In Episode 13 Of Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
02 February, 2015
Digital magazine Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets exclusively features Dutch guitar great, Lollo Meier, along with live music recordings and exciting guitar video lessons.
Gypsy Jazz Guitar Secrets Magazine
It doesn't get much purer in the Django Reinhardt style than Lollo Meier. It's an education to ...
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Even Winter Storm Juno Couldn't Slow Him Down Stops Included Today, Bloomberg, MSNBC's Morning Joe, Huffpost Live & More
02 February, 2015
Anticipation was high going into his album release week so Grammy award-winning saxophonist, Kenny G wasn't about to let the treacherous weather conditions stop him from making a plethora of key NYC media appearances in support of his fourteenth studio album Brazilian Nights via Concord Records. The ...
| Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend Grover Washington, Jr.'s Double-Grammy Award Winning Album "Winelight" On 5.1 Hybrid SACD
30 January, 2015
Jazz aficionados and high end audio enthusiasts alike are excited about the forthcoming release of jazz legend Grover Washington, Jr.'s "Winelight" album on 5.1 Hybrid SACD from Audio Fidelity in association with ETrain Records. With "Winelight", Grover Washington, Jr. produced a magical collection ...
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