Sundae + Mr. Goessl - When You're Smiling - Seattle Weekly's Best Jazz Act Of 2017
19 February, 2018
Sundae + Mr. Goessl's 5th studio album When You're Smiling has an exciting, fuller sound this time around. The duo took full advantage of their time at Studio Nels (Seattle, WA) and created an uplifting blend of 15 songs ranging from 1921-present. These profoundly arranged tunes vary from purely guitar ...
| Inside Outsider David Garfield Seizes The Opportunity To Create "Outside The Box"
17 February, 2018
Four decades into an accomplished career that has seen him record and tour with many of the brightest stars in the contemporary jazz, R&B and pop galaxies as well as front his own bands and solo albums, keyboardist-songwriter-producer-arranger David Garfield still feels like an outsider.
"All my ...
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The Arrangement Is Named One Of The Top 15 Jazz Vocal Albums Of 2017 By The 39th Annual Jazz Radio Awards
16 February, 2018
You can tell a lot about a musician from the company she keeps. Ever since Sylvia Brooks started performing in the jazz realm, she has collaborated with some of the Los Angeles' most expressive and accomplished players.
On her simmering 2009 debut Dangerous Liaisons and 2012's captivating follow ...
| Elise LeGrow's "Dreamy, Innovative" (Billboard) Debut 'Playing Chess' Out Now
16 February, 2018
Elise LeGrow releases 'Playing Chess,' an ambitious, bold debut album that showcases the Canadian powerhouse's spellbinding ability to redefine the permanence of pop. Out via S-Curve Records/Awesome Music/BMG, the 11-track collection masterfully channels LeGrow's peerless vocal power and visionary mystique, ...
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PJ Morton's 'Gumbo Unplugged' - A Live Album & Film Featuring A 22-Piece Orchestra - Out March 29
16 February, 2018
Amidst a momentous road to the 2017 GRAMMYs - where his soulful opus 'Gumbo' earned him nominations for Best R&B Album and Best R&B Song ("First Began") - PJ Morton sought to challenge himself. He linked up with a 22-piece supergroup - including the Matt Jones Orchestra, BJ The Chicago Kid, Anthony ...
| Inside Outsider David Garfield Seizes The Opportunity To Create "Outside The Box"
15 February, 2018
Four decades into an accomplished career that has seen him record and tour with many of the brightest stars in the contemporary jazz, R&B and pop galaxies as well as front his own bands and solo albums, keyboardist-songwriter-producer-arranger David Garfield still feels like an outsider.
"All my ...
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Mindi Abair Launches Timely 'Pretty Good For A Girl' Initiative, Shifting The Belittling Language Into A Term Of Empowerment For Women
15 February, 2018
Two-time Grammy nominated singer/saxophonist Mindi Abair has launched a timely initiative to celebrate the power of women, shifting the condescending language 'pretty good for a girl' into a rallying cry.
Abair is accustomed to taking a leadership role, both in terms of her remarkable career as ...
| It's (Eric) Valentine's Day: Urban-Jazz Multi-Instrumentalist Rides "Velvet Groove" Into The Billboard Top 3
15 February, 2018
Valentine's Day has deeper meaning this year for Eric Valentine, who released his long-in-the-works labor of love, "Velvet Groove," on Wednesday. The Matcha Entertainment collection of soul-soaked urban grooves and sophisticated contemporary jazz sounds is the first release from the drummer-multi-instrumentalist-songwriter-producer's ...
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Brian Culbertson Delivers His Valentine With "Love"
15 February, 2018
Contemporary jazz-R&B funkster Brian Culbertson has had love on his mind essentially since last Valentine's Day. Inspired by the occasion of his twentieth wedding anniversary last fall, the keyboardist began writing thirteen new songs about a year ago dedicated to his wife, Michelle, which make up his ...
| The Lost Brothers Continue To Treat Us After 10 Years With Eloquent New Single
14 February, 2018
"The Lost Brothers harmonies are to die for, as near as a duo have got to the mastery of The Everlys and The Louvin Brothers' tender close harmony singing that I've heard anywhere near these shores." Richard Hawley
There is something special about two musicians in unison. Solo artists bear the ...
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New York Jazz Workshop® 10th Anniversary Celebrations
14 February, 2018
The New York Jazz Workshop® is celebrating its 10th anniversary with 16 music programs and jazz camps for young adults and older musicians in New York City this summer.
The program will launch with Marc Mommaas, the co-founder of the school who will be conducting the Summer Intensive in Jazz Improvisation ...
| Gregory Porter Releases Spotify Singles Feat. "Blackbird" & "L-O-V-E"
14 February, 2018
Gregory Porter gives his fans a special Valentine's Day gift today with the release of a sublime Spotify Singles featuring the 2-time GRAMMY-winning vocalist's soulful and uplifting version of The Beatles classic "Blackbird," as well as a spirited take on the Nat King Cole favorite "L-O-V-E," which ...
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Jazz Pianist Ricardo Bacelar Crafts A Masterful Celebration Of Latin American Music From A Brazilian Perspective
14 February, 2018
Last July, pianist-composer-arranger Ricardo Bacelar jetted from his home in Brazil to Miami, the place he calls "the center of Latin music in the world," where he gathered an ensemble of Latin American musicians to honor the roots of Brazilian music while incorporating each musician's unique culture ...
| From Turin Italy - The Black City Family Band Lays Down New Tracks
13 February, 2018
When something is hot music fans will take note and this team of musicians is red hot. Whether they are performing in their home town of Rivoli or they are booked to be out on the road by booking agent Stefania Cilli this quartet has got it working. They've just added fourteen new songs to their repertoire ...
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Teri Roiger & John Menegon: The Music Of Duke Ellington, Thursday, 2-15 At 7:30, Admission Is Gratis, St. Peter's Church, NYC
12 February, 2018
Teri and John have been collaborating musically for over 25 years,and have been sharing their knowledge and inspiration with their many students at the State University of New York (SUNY) in New Paltz (NY), Williams College (MA), and Bard College (NY). They have performed and taught master classes ...
| Award Winning Gospel Saxophonist Angella Christie Charts Billboard With "Intimate Conversations"
07 February, 2018
Stellar Award winner, Smooth Jazz and Dove Award nominated Saxophonist Angella Christie, lands coveted rankings on two Billboard Charts - Gospel and Contemporary Jazz. "Intimate Conversations," Christie's long-awaited new release and ninth album captures her posing as a mesmerizing musical conversationalist ...
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Trumpeter And Big Band Leader Bill Warfield Pays Tribute To His Late Mentor And Friend, The Trumpeter Lew Soloff, On "For Lew," To Be Released March 9
07 February, 2018
Lew was such a warm, supportive human being. I wanted to sound like him. I wanted to be like him. But he was the guy who got me to take my writing seriously.
Bill Warfield's career as a trumpeter was launched the moment he heard Lew Soloff's immortal solo on the Blood, Sweat & Tears hit "Spinning ...
| Andrew Gould - First Things First - Outside In Music
06 February, 2018
Native New Yorker, saxophonist and composer Andrew Gould has established himself as one of the most in demand players on the NYC music scene.
He has performed with James Moody, Benny Golson, Wallace Roney, Jon Faddis, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Mambo Legends Orchestra, David Weiss, Ray Vega, ...
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Step Into The Mesmerising World Of Whiskey Moon Face
06 February, 2018
Welcome to the world of Whiskey Moon Face. It's a beautiful world of times gone by but with its feet firmly set in the here and now.
Louisa and Ewan lived together with a group of people at The George, a 150 year old Victorian east London pub that by night opened as a music venue. Ewan started to ...
| Vapeism Releases Debut Album "Vaped Out Vol. 1"
31 January, 2018
The songs always take you on a journey and, the next thing you know, you're not thinking about music anymore, you're thinking about the trip that you're taking, riding on the waves that these guys create. -Dave Darlington (Grammy Winning Engineer)
If there is a parallel universe out there where all ...
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