Daniel Hersog 'Night Devoid Of Stars' Out Friday, June 12
09 June, 2020
Vancouver-based jazz composer Daniel Hersog wrote much of the music for Night Devoid of Stars, his debut big-band album, early in the morning before teaching, with news on the TV in the background.
So, the darker strain of events these days - extreme political polarization, escalating climate disaster, ...
| Contemporary Jazz Duo Vibes Alive Hope "Windchime" Rings In Healing
05 June, 2020
It had been twelve years between albums for contemporary jazz group Vibes Alive when their "Vibrasonic" disc dropped in early March. Only their third album in the 23-year partnership between vibraphonist Dirk Richter and guitarist Randall Crissman, each recording is an event record. The buzz started ...
| SY Smith, The Queen Of Undergrouund Soul Releases Visuals For Album Title-Track "Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete"
04 June, 2020
Among the myriad of things this pandemic has severely disrupted for so many people is travel, especially summer holiday plans. Singer-songwriter SY SMITH aims to alleviate our quarantine cabin fever with her scenic offering for her album's ethereal title track "Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete" ...
| California Jazz Vocalist Beth Duncan To Release Her Third Album "I'm All Yours," On July 24, 2020
04 June, 2020
Sacramento jazz vocalist Beth Duncan's third album, a collection of songs written by composer-lyricist Martine Tabilio, is a persuasively swinging project brimming with smart new tunes that deliver many of the pleasures found in American Songbook standards. It's also a confident and deeply satisfying ...
| That's A Wrap On The First Virtual Jazz Festival
04 June, 2020
The first ever VIRTUAL TD JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival ended its successful run last week. Over 28 days, JazzYYC presented 29 live streams and 19 educational videos featuring Calgary artists alongside top Canadian and International jazz musicians. The final episode featured a world-premiere ...
| Michael Buble Offers To Match Donations From Fans To ACLU
04 June, 2020
While quarantined with his family in Vancouver, Michael Bublé, the Canadian, Argentinian, U.S., Italian and global citizen of the world, challenged his followers to be part of the solution to help seek justice and equal rights. He has asked them to consider making a donation to the ACLU and vowed to ...
| Pianist & Composer Jon Notar Releases Single 'To Ourselves'
03 June, 2020
Music has the power to heal, and at this moment, the whole world can use all the healing power it can get. Striving to provide some measure of emotional and spiritual relief during a time of ultimate uncertainty, Jon Notar shares a thoughtful and powerful song in an effort to bring hope and optimism ...
| Guitarist Lawson Rollins' Imaginative "With The Wind" Hopes To Blow To The Top Of The Charts
02 June, 2020
The winds of change are upon us and while possessing the power of destruction, wind can also purify, refresh and foster renewal. It's the latter that world music guitarist Lawson Rollins had in mind when composing "With the Wind," the second single from the recently released "True North" album, a collection ...
| Gerald Clayton To Release Blue Note Debut "Happening: Live At The Village Vanguard" On July 10, 2020
01 June, 2020
Pianist Gerald Clayton is set to release his Blue Note Records debut Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard on July 10. Recorded at the legendary NYC jazz club with a quintet of longtime collaborators—Logan Richardson on alto saxophone, Walter Smith III on tenor saxophone, Joe Sanders on bass, and ...
| Pianist Gerald Clayton To Release Blue Note Debut "Happening: Live At The Village Vanguard" On July 10
29 May, 2020
Pianist Gerald Clayton is set to release his Blue Note Records debut Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard on July 10. Recorded at the legendary NYC jazz club with a quintet of longtime collaborators—Logan Richardson on alto saxophone, Walter Smith III on tenor saxophone, Joe Sanders on bass, and ...
| Afro-Cosmic Music Video Brings Blue Note Recording Artist Marcus Strickland's "On My Mind Remix" Into Rare Dialogue
28 May, 2020
The music video, ON MY MIND, featuring Marcus Strickland, Bilal, Pharoahe Monch, Greg Tate, Ben Williams, EJ Strickland, and Storyboard P, will world premiere with Afropunk on Friday, June 5. The collaboration between Strickland and Storyboard P marks a historic moment-a bonafide jazz musician working ...
| "NJPAC In Your Living Room" Continues Tonight On Instagram Live
27 May, 2020
NJPAC's In Your Living Room Series continues with Tunes on Tuesday Jazz Masters in Conversation. Mark Gross takes over Instagram LIVE alongside James Austin JR., and Wayne Winborne, executive director of the Institue of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark. Tune in for a discussion about the multi-generational ...
| James Taylor Debuts New Video For "As Easy As Rolling Off A Log" During 6th Annual Red Nose Day Special" On NBC
24 May, 2020
James Taylor debuted the video for "As Easy As Rolling Off A Log," a track from his critically acclaimed new album American Standard, during the sixth annual "Red Nose Day Special," which aired last night on NBC. The two-hour primetime event -- which raises awareness and critical funds for children ...
| Singer/Songwriter Cat Levan Finally Indulges Her "Double Life"
22 May, 2020
One could easily make the case that singer-songwriter Cat Levan has much more than just a double life. The former professional fighter, restaurant owner, clothing designer, marketing director, illustrator and mother will finally realize her long-held musical dream when her debut album, "Double Life," ...
| Derrick Hodge Returns With A New Band, Concept & Album "Color Of Noize" Out June 26
22 May, 2020
With his third record, 2-time GRAMMY winner Derrick Hodge unleashes his freest work yet. Color of Noize — due out June 26 on Blue Note Records — is the band, the concept, and the album, and if that name evokes more questions than answers for you, then you're reading it right. The title is perfectly ...
| JazzYYC Jazz Festival Presents Final Week Lineup
21 May, 2020
The first ever VIRTUAL TD JazzYYC International Jazz Days Festival continues online only until May 27, 2020. This new Festival is in partnership with Jazz Home Delivery. Today the Festival releases the final week of artists and announces a rare, very special Festival Exclusive interview with the legendary ...
| Strut Records To Release 'soul Love Now: The Black Fire Records Story 1975-1993'
20 May, 2020
Ahead of the first ever compilation to celebrate Jimmy Gray's independent jazz and soul label, Black Fire, based out of Richmond, Virginia, Strut are releasing Theatre West's 1976 spiritual soul classic 'Children Of Tomorrow's Dreams.' Led by musician and playwright Clarence Young III and originally ...
| Captain Planet Releases New Single 'Big Man' Featuring Shungudzo
20 May, 2020
Captain Planet is proud to announce the release of his newest single "Big Man" featuring Shungudzo, out today. 3 years after releasing his groundbreaking collaborative album with singer Chico Mann (which landed him live sets on Boiler Room & KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic as well as a feature on NYTimes ...
| Brad Mehldau Releases "L.A. Pastorale" From Upcoming Album "I Still Play"
15 May, 2020
Brad Mehldau's performance of his piece "L.A. Pastorale," from the upcoming album I Still Play, is out now, along with a video for the song featuring photographs from Los Angeles. The song is available to download now with pre-orders of the album, which will be released on May 22, along with Timo Andres's ...
| 2020 Monterey Jazz Festival Postponed Until September 24-26
15 May, 2020
The Monterey Jazz Festival announced today the postponement of the 2020 festival until September 24-26, 2021. The postponement, the first in the Monterey Jazz Festival's 62-year history, comes after careful consideration of the realities of COVID-19's impact on the health and safety of the festival's ...
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