Peter Lin - With Respect - Trombonist Mentored By Slide Hampton
14 July, 2018
He is joined by his colleagues in the musical realm, including notable artists, such as: Winard Harper, James Zollar, and Anthony Nelson Jr.
With Respect primarily features jazz arrangements of repertoire from the Chinese and Taiwanese popular songbook, as well as an original composition and an ...
| Steinberg Introduces Modern Jazz Essentials For Groove Agent
14 July, 2018
"Modern Jazz Essentials perfectly complements the countless expansion libraries meanwhile offered by Steinberg," said Florian Haack, senior marketing manager at Steinberg.
Steinberg announced the immediate availability of the Modern Jazz Essentials expansion set for Groove Agent 4 and Groove Agent ...
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Jon Cleary "Embodies The Heart And Soul" Of NOLA On 'Dyna-Mite'
14 July, 2018
New Orleans pianist Jon Cleary's new LP 'Dyna-Mite' is out today on FHQ/Thirty Tigers. After winning his first GRAMMY in 2016 for his LP 'GoGo Juice' and constantly touring across the world, 'Dyna-Mite' blends together a diversity of moods and textures that show off Cleary's riveting piano playing, ...
| Norah Jones Releases New Single "It Was You"
14 July, 2018
After the 2016 release of her acclaimed album Day Breaks and the extensive world tour that followed, the versatile singer-songwriter Norah Jones has been back in the studio following her muse down creative pathways without any expectations or boundaries. Today, Norah releases "It Was You," an organ-and-horn-drenched ...
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Judi Silvano's "Lessons Learned" Released!
14 July, 2018
Produced by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano, Lessons Learned features the members of Silvano's Zephyr Band with an unusual lineup for a jazz singer: two electric guitars.
These are wielded by Kenny Wessel and Bruce Arnold who together provide orchestral settings for the songs. ...
| Sway Your Way Into Sylvia Bennett's Latest Single From Her Album "I Wish You Love"
12 July, 2018
International Recording Artist and Grammy Nominee Sylvia Bennett is always wishing you love through her music and every song on her latest album I Wish You Love does just that. The third single to be added to radio stations this summer is the timeless classic "Sway." With her refined delivery and clear ...
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Internationally Acclaimed Soul Artist Cornell "CC" Carter To Release His Highly Anticipated New Album One Love
12 July, 2018
Cornell "CC" Carter has been gracing stages and entertaining thousands of fans with his signature sound around the world for many years. He is known for his phenomenal stage presence, his high-powered audience engagement, and his extraordinary and dynamic vocal skills. CC is now set to unleash his highly ...
| Jazz And Neo-Soul Artist Alba Plano Releases Lush Debut EP, "White Lotus"
11 July, 2018
"Sublime neo-soul with some UK grit. The visuals for 'Out There', emphasise the sheer class that exudes from Alba Plano's music." - CLASH Magazine
"Plano's new single is a sophisticated journey through expression and self-reflection and showcases Alba's delicately clear, yet astonishing vocal ...
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Downtown Acquires Catalog Of Rock & Roll Hall-Of-Famer Booker T. Jones
11 July, 2018
Downtown Music Publishing has today announced a partnership with Booker T. Jones in a multi-faceted deal that covers the renowned multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and arranger's vast music publishing interests.
Under the terms of the agreement, Downtown has acquired Jones's interest ...
| Chicago Jazz Vocalist Gayle Kolb To Release Debut Recording "Getting Sentimental" On August 31, 2018
11 July, 2018
With the August 31 release of her debut recording "Getting Sentimental," Chicago's Gayle Kolb makes a triumphant statement in song after a stretch of years away from music. Produced and arranged by acclaimed Chicago bassist Dennis Carroll for JeruJazz Records, the album reveals Kolb's metamorphosis ...
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Saxophonist Jeff Ryan Excitedly Embracing The Moment
10 July, 2018
Saxman Jeff Ryan is excited and for good reason. The contemporary pop instrumentalist's debut single, "Up and Up," flew to No.1 on the Billboard chart as well as on three other charts in the US and UK. Even before his debut album, "Embrace," drops Friday (July 13) on Woodward Avenue Records, the buzz ...
| Video Premier: Melbreeze With Jimmy Haslip And Scott Kinsey
09 July, 2018
Melbreeze was born in the historic port city of Smyrna, Turkey - home to illustrious Greek and Roman settlements. As a only child, she grew up in a house where music flowed freely and she found company in art.
Her first foray into performance was through ballet, which she started learning when ...
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Troy Roberts: Video Premier | Through The Eyes Of Psychoville
08 July, 2018
"Roberts is a master of the modern jazz sound, incorporating odd time signatures, extended forms and a vast array of feels, while still maintaining a clear post-bop musical language that places the music firmly in the jazz genre. This ensemble is on fire! Roberts, like Joshua Redman, has a strong command ...
| MJF Announces 2018 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Members And Tour
03 July, 2018
Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the 2018 members of its Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school all-star big band, featuring the best high school jazz musicians in the country.
Twenty-one of the nation's most talented high school musicians ...
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Jazz Saxophonist Sam Rucker Releases New Album "Redemption" Out August 24, 2018
03 July, 2018
One of the first songs that urban-jazz saxophonist Sam Rucker recorded for his third album, "Redemption," was the soothing "Overcomer," on which he emotes intimately on soprano sax during an uplifting exchange with a guitar duo comprised of his nephew, Justin Taylor, and John Calisto. Tragically, both ...
| Jazz Vocalist, Wendy Lee Taylor Releases New Album "Remembering Fred Astaire"
02 July, 2018
Fred Astaire holds a special place in Wendy Lee Taylor's heart for he is the quintessential charming hero of so many timeless musicals and his gravity defying grace, rhythm and creativity continue to inspire thousands.
Wendy Lee Taylor became passionate about dance and music as a child, and after ...
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Lost Studio Album From John Coltrane, Both Directions At Once: The Lost Album, Is Finally Available Now - 55 Years After It Was Recorded
01 July, 2018
55 years after it was recorded, John Coltrane's studio album Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album is finally available today on Impulse! (Verve Label Group)/Universal Music. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in 1963 with the Classic Quartet (John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones), ...
| Tony Bennett Will Release Cole Porter & Gershwins Duet Albums
01 July, 2018
Tony Bennett, who turns 92 this year, is in talks to be releasing two duets albums, one featuring Cole Porter songs and one with songs from the Gershwins. According to reports, the rumors may be true about an upcoming sequel to Bennett's hit album "Cheek to Cheek" with Lady Gaga. The follow up album ...
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Belfast Blues/Jazz/Hip-Hop With A Difference
29 June, 2018
Gritty, honest and not shying away from his inner self, step into the world of Singer-Songwriter John Andrews with his colourful characters and lessons learned.
As a child growing up in a religious background in East Belfast, John attended one of Ian Paisley's churches from an early age, where his ...
| Pat Metheny Elected Into Royal Swedish Academy Of Music
29 June, 2018
Pat Metheny has been elected into the prestigious Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. The academy's purpose is to promote art music and musical life. It shall thus follow developments within Swedish ...
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