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Myra Melford & Allison Miller Co-Lead New Band, Lux Quartet, With Dayna Stephens & Scott Colley
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2024 Lux Quartet, co-led by pianist Myra Melford and drummer Allison Miller, is proud to present its eponymous debut: a glowing musical encounter with Dayna Stephens (saxophones) and Scott Colley (bass). The program features original compositions by all four band members, exploring philosophical and spir... 
Nickel Creek Confirms Co-Headline Tour With Andrew Bird This Summer
by Michael Major - January 29, 2024 Nickel Creek confirms co-headline tour with Andrew Bird this summer. Newly confirmed stops include Boise's Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, Minneapolis' Surly Brewing, Charlottesville's Ting Pavilion, Asheville's Rabbit Rabbit, Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy and Charleston's Firefly Distillery ... 
Nickel Creek Confirms Extensive 2024 Headline Tour
by Michael Major - October 24, 2023 Nickel Creek will continue their extensive headline tour next year including newly confirmed shows at Madison’s Overture Hall, Indianapolis’ Murat Theatre, Louisville’s Louisville Palace, Jacksonville’s Florida Theatre, Newark’s Prudential Center, Rochester’s Kodak Center, Buffalo’s University at Bu... 
Pianist Adam Birnbaum Interprets Selections From J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier On 'PRELUDES'
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 Pianist Adam Birnbaum interprets selections from J.S. Bach’s Klavier on his new album 'Preludes.' Discover his fresh and improvisatory arrangements for jazz trio. Adam Birnbaum presents his own vision of Bach, having created jazz-trio arrangements of the composer's preludes and recorded them with ba... 
Wolfgang Muthspiel Shares New Song From New Album
by Michael Major - September 05, 2023 Wolfgang Muthspiel has shared the title track from his upcoming new album. 'Dance of the Elders' is streaming at all DSPs now. The album, Dance of the Elders, sees the award-winning Austrian musician accompanied by bassist Scott Colley (Jim Hall, Andrew Hill, Donny McCaslin) and drummer Brian Blade ... 
Jazz Trumpeter & Singer Matt Von Roderick Releases New Album 'CELESTIAL HEART'
by Michael Major - July 24, 2023 Matt Von Roderick has shared his highly anticipated album: CELESTIAL HEART. Listen to the album in all formats now! His first release from the album, “Fly Me To The Moon,” put a celestial spin on a classic. It was followed by the futuristic “Waking Up On Mars” and then Von Roderick’s take on Willie ... 
Jazz Trumpeter & Singer Matt Von Roderick Shares 'Waking Up On Mars'
by Michael Major - June 27, 2023 “Waking Up on Mars,” the second single from Matt Von Roderick's highly anticipated album, CELESTIAL HEART, is out now. His first release from the album, “Fly Me To The Moon,” put a celestial spin on a classic. Now, Von Roderick pushes deeper into space with this original futuristic jazz piece.... 
Video: Nickel Creek Perform on CBS Saturday Morning
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023 Nickel Creek—mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins—were featured on “CBS Saturday Morning” this past weekend as part of their “Saturday Sessions” series, performing three songs from their acclaimed new album, Celebrants: “Where the Long Line Leads,” “Holding Patt... 
Nickel Creek Releases New Album 'Celebrants'
by Michael Major - March 24, 2023 Across 18 tracks, the group addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Potte... 
Nickel Creek Extend 2023 Headline Tour
by Michael Major - March 21, 2023 GRAMMY Award-winning trio, Nickel Creek—mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins—will continue their extensive headline tour through the fall with newly confirmed shows at Los Angeles’ Theatre at Ace Hotel (two nights), Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, St. ... 
Maine Mandolinist Ethan Setiawan Releases 'Golden' from Upcoming LP 'GAMBIT'
by Michael Major - February 22, 2023 Gambit was recorded in Maine at the Great Northern Sound Society and features an all-star cast of musicians including Anger (fiddle), Tony Trischka (banjo), Sam Leslie (guitar), Brittany Karlson (bass), Ethan Jodziewicz (bass), Louise Bichan (fiddle), Joe K. Walsh (mandolin), Mike Marshall (mandolin... 
Nickel Creek Returns With First New Album in Nine Years 'Celebrants'
by Michael Major - January 24, 2023 Across the 18 tracks, the trio addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Po... 
Lizzo, Billie Eilish, & Lil Nas X Lead GRAMMY Nominations - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019 Recording Academy® President/CEO Deborah Dugan alongside Academy Chair of the Board of Trustees and renowned record producer Harvey Mason Jr., as well as GRAMMY Awards® host Alicia Keys and past two-time GRAMMY® nominee Bebe Rexha, today revealed nominees for the 62nd GRAMMY Awards in select categor... 
Martina DaSilva And Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski Will Release 'A Very ChimyTina Christmas' Album in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 12, 2019 Outside in Music will present A Very ChimyTina Christmas featuring viral jazz sensations Martina DaSilva and Dan 'Chimy' Chmielinski. On their debut album, innovative vocalist Martina and dynamic bassist Chmielinski offer a fresh take on nine classic Christmas tunes and one joyous original compositi... 
Drummer-Composer Mareike Wiening Leads New York Crew On Greenleaf Music Debut
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2019 An in-demand sidewoman on the fertile jazz scenes of both New York City and her native Nuremberg, Germany, drummer Mareike Wiening [pronounced: Mar-eye-kuh Vee-ning] asserts her extraordinary talents as composer, player and bandleader on Metropolis Paradise, her first full-length CD and debut on the... 
John Allee Dives Full Fathoms Into Shakespeare And Jazz On BARDFLY
by A.A. Cristi - October 01, 2019 'Now entertain conjecture of a time - maybe it's 1958, maybe it's 1598, maybe it's today...' With those words, spoken slyly over a cool, hipster jazz groove, JOHN ALLEE draws us into BARDFLY, an otherworldly, super-literate and supremely swinging realm that finds the veteran stage and TV actor, sing... 
Brainfeeder's Louis Cole Announces New 'Live Sesh and Xtra Songs' EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 19, 2019 On April 5th, multi-instrumentalist, singer and Thundercat-collaborator Louis Cole will release a new EP Live Sesh and Xtra Songs, a collection of six unreleased songs and three live session tracks recorded in a house with a huge big band (heavy on the brass and wind sections) including Nate Wood an... 
Nonesuch and New Amsterdam Records Announce Partnership
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 29, 2019 Nonesuch and New Amsterdam Records have joined forces to release approximately three albums per year over an initial three-year period. This partnership is the result of conversations between the two New York-based labels about their long-term shared values to support the work of several generations... 
Crane Like The Bird “When I See” ft. Conor Oberst via KCRW | Debut LP Out This Friday
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 15, 2019 Revered drummer & prolific songwriter, Kyle Crane has lent his talents on tours with the likes of Neko Case and M. Ward among others, as well as being the incredible drum double for the Oscar-winning film Whiplash. Crane Like The Bird is his latest project with the debut self-titled album set forre... 
VIDEO: Crane Like the Bird Unveils Video for 'Wishing Cap' Featuring James Mercer of The Shins
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2018 Revered drummer & prolific songwriter, Kyle Crane has lent his talents on tours with the likes of Neko Case and M. Ward among others as well as being the incredible drum double for the Oscar-winning film Whiplash. Crane recently announced an album of his own, Crane Like The Bird due out January 18, ... 
Kyle Crane Announces Debut Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 05, 2018 Revered drummer & prolific songwriter, Kyle Crane has lent his talents on tours with the likes of Neko Case and M. Ward among others as well as being the incredible drum double for the film Whiplash. Today, Crane announces an album of his own, Crane Like the Bird, due out January 18, 2019. Consequen... 
Kurt Elling Sings Christmas at Segerstrom Center for the Arts 12/15
by Tori Hartshorn - November 19, 2018 Segerstrom Center for the arts presents Grammy® Award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling in a special holiday set “The Beautiful Day” - Kurt Elling Sings Christmas for two performances on December 15 at 7 pm and 9 pm. Declared by The New York Times as “the standout male jazz vocalist of our time,” Kurt El... 
San Francisco Jazz Singer NOA LEVY to Release Her Debut EP TAKE TWO
by Tori Hartshorn - August 13, 2018 With a beautiful, rounded voice and a magnetic stage presence, NOA LEVY is a unique and charismatic female vocalist and performer who sings across genres – Jazz, Rock, Cabaret, Musicals, and Pop. She has set a worldwide digital release date of August 17, 2018, for her recently recorded debut TAKE TW... 
Louis Cole Announces New Album and Shares New Track/Video
by A.A. Cristi - June 29, 2018 Time is Los Angeles-based singer songwriter, producer and multi instrumentalist Louis Cole's third album - a casual but addictive blend of quickfire, hook-laden electrofunk bullets and wistful, soft-focus balladry - and it's compelling. 'A lot of it is little thoughts, that I made into big songs... ... 
60th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Wraps up Weekend of Historic Performances
by A.A. Cristi - September 28, 2017 The 60th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday, September 17 after a weekend of debut artists, returning masters and new favorites. Over 38,562 fans came through the gates of the Monterey County Fairgrounds during the weekend of September 15-17, which featured a record-breaking 137 perform... |
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