There's Only One Woman To Watch Out For This Summer
Epsom Downs, UK (Top40 Charts/ Shena Official Website) - After providing backing vocals for Mariah Carey, James Brown and Charlotte Church, Shena, one of the UK's most versatile vocalists, is releasing her debut album of stunningly sumptuous soul tracks and now she is the star herself! 'One Man Woman' ...
| 'Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock' Out September 23, 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - 'Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock,' an essential collection of tracks from multi-Grammy Award-winning artist Herbie Hancock, will be released September 23rd on Verve Records. A first-ever career retrospective of the jazz visionary's unparalleled ...
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Ola Gjeilo's 'Stone Rose' Offers Piano Music Deeply Rooted in Nature, Cities and People
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ 2-L Records) - Ola Gjeilo's moving album, Stone Rose, heralds the arrival of a remarkable new talent in the new age piano music world. Cuddling up to watch a peaceful snowfall, reveling in the sanctuary of an empty church, taking respite in the quiet of a city park; these ...
| Sonya Kitchell 'Devastating' On New Album Out On September 2, 2008
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Early raves have begun to roll in for Sonya Kitchell's latest 'This Storm,' out next Tuesday, September 2 on Decca/Velour. Check out Paste magazine's glowing review below: 'Kitchell established herself as a breakout artist at age 15, when she recorded ...
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Ledisi Showcases 'Large, Raw Talent' (NY Times) With Return To Musical Theatre And Performances With The Count Basie Orchestra This Fall
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - This fall, two-time GRAMMY nominee Ledisi will showcase her "big, expressive voice" (Washington Post, 2.13.08) in unique performances on both the east and west coast. Demonstrating the breadth of her musical prowess, Ledisi will star in the Reprise Theatre ...
| 50th Anniversary Of Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue Celebrated With New Documentary And Box Set
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Legacy Recordings) - Like a fine vintage wine - an epicurean delight near and dear to Miles Davis (1926-1991) - the music contained on Kind of Blue reveals added nuance and unexpected pleasures the older it gets. And yet with each year that Kind of Blue ages, it goes through ...
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Chris Greene Quartet Releases Soul And Science 2: Electric Boogaloo
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Single Malt Recordings) - '...rivals some of what is played on contemporary jazz music stations across the United States. Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo is certainly a formidable follow-up from a formidable band." - AllAboutJazz.com Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo, ...
| Rebecca Pidgeon Releases New Digital EP 'Blackboard Acoustic Session'
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Rebecca Pidgeon Official Website) - Singer/songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon is releasing a new digital-only EP, Blackboard Acoustic Session, as a bonus to fans and currently available exclusively on iTunes. The 4 song EP features two brand new songs, "Lay Me Down," and "Sheffield ...
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'Mavis Staples Live: Hope At The Hideout' To Be Released On Election Day On ANTI-Records
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Anti-Records) - Mavis Staples, the first lady of resistance, is set to release "Mavis Staples Live: Hope At The Hideout" on November 4th of this year. Fitting that Mavis' record should come out the same day that one of the most momentous elections in U.S. history will ...
| Olenka's 'Rhythms Of Another Life'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Olenka Official Website) - Multiple music arts grant-award winner Alexandra "Olenka" Gadzik emigrated from the Carpathian Mountains of Poland with her parents and sister in 1977. Growing up in multi-cultural New York City nurtured in her a love and affinity for world music. ...
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'Pass It On,' New CD from Grammy-Winning Bassist-Composer Dave Holland, Due For September 23, 2008 Release
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Emarcy Records) - Esteemed as a bassist, composer, and bandleader, Dave Holland has worked in a vast array of settings over the last 40 years, from classic dates with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, and Wayne Shorter to his own adventurous recordings, seven of which have been ...
| Cuban Sonero Adonis Puentes Joins Flautist Maraca For An Unforgettable U.S. Tour
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Emerson Bran Management) - Sweeping your souls with Salsa rhythms and heart felt ballads, international Cuban Sonero Adonis Puentes joins Orlando Valle "Maraca" for an unforgettable tour throughout the United States. Adonis and Maraca kick-off the tour throughout the ...
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Arlo Guthrie To Perform 'Boy's Night Out' On August 30, 2008
IRVINE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Orange County Great Park) - Legendary American folk singer Arlo Guthrie is set to perform at the Orange County Great Park on Saturday August 30th at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Great Park Night Flight Concert Series. Attendance and parking are free to the public. Arlo is ...
| 'Sumptuous' (NY Times) Alyssa Graham Offers Distinctive Version Of Paul Simon's 'America'
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Vocalist Alyssa Graham's new album, 'Echo' (Sunnyside) is as diverse as it is dazzling, mixing deeply felt originals with intimate interpretations of songs from around the world. The record kicks off at home, though, with a tender version of Paul Simon's ...
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Legendary Composer, Conductor And Performer Lalo Schifrin Celebrates His Life With Autobiography
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) - Scarecrow Press will release the autobiography of six-time Academy Award nominated composer Lalo Schifrin this summer. Mission Impossible: My Life in Music, edited by Richard Palmer, is a journey from Schifrin's formative years in Argentina to ...
| Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra At 'Ten': New CD & Yoshi's San Francisco Show On September 11, 2008
San Francisco, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Anthony Brown Official Website) - Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra will celebrate their ten-year history with the release of a new commemorative CD entitled "Ten" on Tuesday, August 26, and with a performance at Yoshi's San Francisco on Thursday, September 11. ...
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Newest CD Release By Sue Esserwein
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Starfire-Muse Studio Productions) - The Color of Rain is Healing Soundscape music for soothing one's jangled nerves. Light background music with nature's soothing sounds of gentle rain, distant thunder and wind are most relaxing in the title track, The Color of Rain. After ...
| CD Release: Sandia Dreams
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Starfire-Muse Studio Productions) - Sandia Dreams, produced by Starfire-Muse Studio Productions, captures the feeling of the landscapes of New Mexico. They musically appear before the listener's eyes as the ears take in the information of the breathtaking live sculptures of ...
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Friends And Family Join Ray Brown Jr. On His New Release
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ SRI Records) - Recently featured on the iTunes music store, BFM Digital and SRI Records announces Ray Brown Jr's new album, 'Friends And Family'. The new CD is an all-star duets album with Ray joined by Dionne Warwick, Jane Monheit, James Moody, Dr. John, Freda Payne, ...
| Spotlight 29 Casino Welcomes Etta James and the Roots Band With Tower of Power
COACHELLA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Spotlight 29 Casino) - Call it a jazz concert. No wait, a blues show. Maybe it's a funk jam. What label do you put on a show that stars legendary artists Etta James and Tower of Power? How about "the concert of the year?" Spotlight 29 Casino is proud to welcome multiple ...
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