A Sweet And Jazzy Valentine With Love From Sophie Fatu
05 February, 2020
"Love is…" is no standard collection of standards. The six-song debut EP arrives Valentine's Day from the seven-year-old jazz singer millions of television viewers fell in love with when Sophie Fatu became the youngest ever contestant on "America's Got Talent" and sang on "Ellen" and the Steve Harvey-hosted ...
| Jeff Parker's "Suite For Max Brown" Debuts At No 1 On Billboard Jazz Chart
05 February, 2020
Congratulations to composer and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Parker, whose new album, Suite for Max Brown, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Current Contemporary Jazz Chart and at No. 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Chart in the United States. The album, released on January 24 via a newly formed partnership ...
| Chris Standring To Release "Real Life"
04 February, 2020
Riding the momentum of being named 2019's Artist of the Year, contemporary jazz guitarist Chris Standring's first single from his forthcoming 13th solo album, "Real Life," was the most added track in its debut week at radio. The curiously titled "Is There A Doctor In The House?," which is illumined ...
| Aubrey Johnson's Debut "Unraveled" Out This March
04 February, 2020
More than a decade into a creatively charged career, Aubrey Johnson is proud to announce the March 20th release of her debut album, Unraveled. Due out on Outside in Music, Unraveled marks this consummate jazz vocalist's arrival as a composer, arranger, and bandleader with a captivating vision of her ...
| Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft, Nels Cline Create 'Music From The Early 21st Century'
03 February, 2020
When future generations listen back to the sounds of this still young millennium, what music will remain to define the era? Master improvisers Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft and Nels Cline make their bid for immortality with , their venturesome new album on RareNoiseRecords.
While hardly representative ...
| Giorgi Mikadze's 'Georgian Microjamz' Ft. David Fiuczynski To Be Released On RareNoiseRecords
03 February, 2020
The folk music of Georgia is one of the earliest and richest polyphonic traditions in the world, despite being little known to the rest of the modern world. Combining a sense of national pride, musical invention and exploratory spirit, pianist/composer & arranger Giorgi Mikadze has created a striking ...
| Visionary South African Pianist & Composer Nduduzo Makhathini Announces April 3 Release Of His Blue Note Debut "Modes Of Communication: Letters From The Underworlds"
01 February, 2020
Following his standout performance at NYC Winter Jazzfest earlier this month, the visionary South African pianist and composer Nduduzo Makhathini has announced an April 3 release date for his Blue Note Records debut Modes of Communication: Letters from the Underworlds, an expansive album anchored by ...
| Kandace Springs Announces New Album "The Women Who Raised Me," Out March 27, 2020
01 February, 2020
Kandace Springs - an accomplished artist whose soulful jazz singing led her late mentor Prince to praise her "voice that can melt snow" - has announced her newest project, The Women Who Raised Me, out March 27 on Blue Note Records/Universal Music. Produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni ...
| Shabaka & The Ancestors Announce Debut Album "We Are Sent Here By History," Out March 13, 2020
01 February, 2020
On March 13, Shabaka & The Ancestors will make their Impulse! debut with the band's sophomore album We Are Sent Here By History. Their breakout 2016 album, Wisdom of Elders, established Shabaka & The Ancestors as a sudden force in spiritual jazz. But where that record warned of impending societal collapse, ...
| Joey Alexander Makes His Major Label Debut With "Warna," Out Today
01 February, 2020
Joey Alexander, the Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, composer and bandleader releases his major label debut album WARNA via Verve Records/Universal Music. WARNA captures the astonishing melodic gift and natural aptitude for spontaneous collaboration that the gifted pianist has quickly developed and showcases ...
| Sam Gendel's "Satin Doll" References Playlist
31 January, 2020
On Sam Gendel's Nonesuch Records debut album, Satin Doll, due March 13, Gendel, on saxophone, is joined by Gabe Noel on electric bass and Philippe Melanson on electronic percussion for a sonic construction/deconstruction of jazz standards, including Miles Davis' "Freddie Freeloader," Charles Mingus' ...
| R&B-Jazz Guitarist Adam Hawley Prepares His "Escape"
30 January, 2020
The four years since dropping his debut album has been a bit of a rocket ride for award-winning R&B-jazz guitarist Adam Hawley. Six of his seven singles have gone to No. 1 nationally and he deftly avoided the sophomore slump when his second outing further established the artist as a centerstage solo ...
| Cool Jazz Vibes Embodying "The Joy Of Living"; Vibes Alive To Drop Their Third Album "Vibrasonic," On March 6, 2020
30 January, 2020
Utilizing vibraphone and guitar as lead instrumental voices isn't just an unusual pairing on the contemporary jazz scene, but together they form an organically warm and earthy sound. Cast in settings etched from impassioned fusion expeditions and soul-powered funk grooves, Vibes Alive's third album, ...
| Adam Hawley To Release New Album "Escape"
30 January, 2020
The four years since dropping his debut album has been a bit of a rocket ride for award-winning R&B-jazz guitarist Adam Hawley. Six of his seven singles have gone to No. 1 nationally and he deftly avoided the sophomore slump when his second outing further established the artist as a centerstage solo ...
| Carnegie Hall 2020-21 Season To Include Rhiannon Giddens, John Adams, Chris Thile, Caroline Shaw, Kronos Quartet
29 January, 2020
Carnegie Hall has announced its 2020-21 concert season, and featured among the performers taking the esteemed hall's stages are a number of artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal, including Rhiannon Giddens, who is a Perspectives artist for the season, John Adams, Chris Thile, Caroline ...
| Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Jill Scott, Alicia Keys, John Legend For NN North Sea Jazz Festival
29 January, 2020
This summer, the NN North Sea Jazz Festival will celebrate its 45th edition when it returns to the Ahoy Centre in Rotterdam from 10th-12th July with arguably its most high profile line-up to date. The first wave of artists announced includes a vast array of some of the most successful and revered singers ...
| Bassist George DeLancey Releases 'Paradise' On February 1, 2020
28 January, 2020
Paradise, the sophomore release from critically acclaimed bassist/ composer George DeLancey, features a mix of hard swinging original compositions and jazz standards, and a host prominent young New York City jazz players. Release date is February 1st (George DeLancey Music).
The all-star band includes: ...
| Lisa Addeo's 'Listen To This' Reaches #1 And Everybody's Listening
28 January, 2020
Lisa Addeo said Listen To This - and now everybody is!
"Listen To This" has become the most played song in Smooth Jazz, with over 100 radio stations catapulting it to the top of the charts!
Written by Addeo and fellow #1 Billboard charting artist/guitarist Nils, the infectious, boldly funky and ...
| Tom Scott Returns To Light Up Newport Beach Jazz Party Stages
26 January, 2020
Master saxophonist Tom Scott returns to the 2020 Newport Beach Jazz Party with daily performances throughout the four-day event. The Newport Beach Jazz Party is held on February 13-16, 2020 at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa located at 900 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660. Tickets ...
| Legendary Singer/Songwriter James Taylor To Release New Album American Standard On February 28, 2020
24 January, 2020
Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor releases his new album, American Standard on February 28TH, 2020 via Fantasy Records/Universal Music. The new collection marks Taylor's 19th studio album and his first release since 2015's Before This World, his first #1 career album. On American Standard, Taylor ...
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