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Lizz Wright Announces Career-Defining Studio Album 'Shadow' And Toronto Concert
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 On Shadow Wright pens five originals including “Root of Mercy,” “Circling,” “This Way,” “Sparrow” which features Angelique Kidjo and “Your Love” with Meshell Ndegeocello. She showcases along with her own works singular renditions of songs by Cole Porter, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Sandy Denny, ... 
2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest Announces Final Lineup For 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - January 05, 2024 NYC Winter Jazzfest has announced the complete list of artists to be featured at the 20th annual NYC Winter Jazzfest! Please mark your calendars for January 10-18, 2024.... 
Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Recognition Of America's Indigenous Art Form
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and Tony Award winner, with Delroy Lindo, the widely acclaimed stage and screen actor, Peabody Award winner and Tony Award nominee, the show was packed with heartfelt tributes to special honorees as well as s... 
High Pulp Share 'Unified Dakotas' Feat. Jeff Parker of Tortoise
by Michael Major - June 27, 2023 The song “Unified Dakotas” aligns High Pulp with the kind of adventurous music that defined the alternative ‘90s, a mix of post-rock guitars, head-nodding drums, bright horns, and electronics. It made perfect sense to reach out to Jeff Parker of Tortoise and have his guitar ring through the song as ... 
Meshell Ndegeocello Releases New Single 'Clear Water'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2023 It’s the latest single to be revealed from the multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer’s forthcoming Blue Note, which taps into a broad spectrum of her musical roots with guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory H... 
Jason Moran & Christian McBride Proteges Featured in PBS Special This Friday
by Michael Major - April 17, 2023 Modern jazz luminaries Moran (piano) and McBride (bass) perform music by Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Geri Allen, and Louis Armstrong in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Taking inspiration from America’s diverse artistic landscape, their collaboration is infused with a distinctive soul that i... 
Meshell Ndegeocello Releases New Single 'Vuma' Featuring Thandiswa & Joel Ross
by Michael Major - April 14, 2023 The Omnichord Real Book was produced by Josh Johnson and features a wide range of guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joan As Police Woman, and others. The album was introduced last month with the expansi... 
Video: Keke Palmer Releases New Short Film 'Big Boss' on Amazon Music
by Michael Major - March 24, 2023 In Big Boss, a young woman from Chicago struggles to make it in the unpredictable, callous, male-dominated music industry, only to realize the greater challenge was learning to trust her own instincts. Written and directed by Keke Palmer, this video is her true story of perseverance, self-love, impe... 
Meshell Ndgeocello Announces New Album & Releases First Track 'Virgo'
by Michael Major - March 22, 2023 Meshell Ndegeocello makes her Blue Note Records debut with a new album. The Omnichord Real Book was produced by Josh Johnson and features a wide range of guest artists including Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Ross, Jeff Parker, Brandee Younger, Julius Rodriguez, Mark Guiliana, Cory Henry, Joa... 
VIDEO: Tank and The Bangas return to TODAY to perform “Communion In My Cup”
by Michael Major - November 14, 2022 Best New Artist Grammy nominees Tank and The Bangas returned to the “TODAY Show” to perform their track “Communion In My Cup” featuring The Ton3s. The upcoming run of concert dates features a variety of special guests such as Big Freedia, Kat Edmonson, Brandee Younger and Isaiah Sharkey. Watch a vid... 
Tank and the Bangas Team Up With Earthgang for 'Communion in My Cup' Remix
by Michael Major - November 09, 2022 Best New Artist Grammy nominees Tank and The Bangas team up with acclaimed hip-hop duo EARTHGANG for a remix of their track, “Communion In My Cup.” In addition, the band continues to take their lauded live show on the road this year, including a residency at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club.... 
High Pulp Announce Fall West Coast Tour Dates
by Michael Major - August 15, 2022 Experimental Seattle jazz act High Pulp are announcing new fall West Coast tour dates, following the April release of their ANTI- Records debut album ’Pursuit of Ends.’ High Pulp are also sharing a new video for the album track “You’ve Got To Pull It Up From The Ground,” that features GRAMMY® nomina... 
Terence ETC. (aka Terence Nance) to Release Debut LP 'V O R T E X'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2022 The album features contributions from Terence’s friends Nick Hakim, Serpentwithfeet, Nelson Bandela plus GRAMMY-nominated artists Brandee Younger (harp), Nick Semrad (keys) and Raja Kassis (guitar). Earlier this summer, he shared lead singles “In Contemplation of Clair’s Scent” and “The Merchant of ... 
Terence ETC Releases 'The Merchant of Flatbush'
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022 To kick off the LP announcement earlier this month, he shared lead single “In Contemplation of Clair’s Scent.” “The Merchant of Flatbush” exemplifies the glorious fusion inherent to the V O R T E X as we pivot from soundscape to soundscape in a hybrid tour of Terence’s artistic appetite.... 
Director Terence Nance aka Terence Etc Announces Debut Album
by Michael Major - July 07, 2022 Terence Etc, born Terence Nance, is a multidimensional artist perhaps best known for his work in film and TV (more below). He shares “In Contemplation of Clair’s Scent” today as the lead single. The album features contributions from Nick Hakim, Serpentwithfeet, Nelson Bandela plus Brandee Younger (h... 
Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!
by Michael Major - April 21, 2022 The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!... 
High Pulp Share 'Kamishinjo' Feat. Jacob Mann
by Michael Major - March 22, 2022 Seattle Jazz collective High Pulp are sharing “Kamishinjo” today, a new track featuring Jacob Mann on keyboards. Later this week High Pulp will begin a run of West coast tour dates that will reach Portland, Seattle, Phoenix, Los Angeles in more. Then in April the band will hit the road with Jared Ma... 
Fotografiska New York to Host UNFILTERED MUSIC FESTIVAL
by Marissa Tomeo - March 03, 2022 Over three evenings in March 2022, Fotografiska New York will host the inaugural Unfiltered Music Festival, featuring some of the city’s most vital and accomplished musical voices, inviting the audience to experience music in one of the most striking spaces in NYC. ... 
Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2021 Jazz Awards Winners
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021 As trending in the greater jazz community, creative women earned significant recognition: Composer-orchestra leader Maria Schneider, whose album Data Lords (ArtistShare) is Record of the Year, and drummer-producer educator Terri Lyne Carrington, Jazz Musician of the Year, won multiple awards. Women ... 
2021 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Announced
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021 See all results of JJA members' 25th annual voting in 47 categories that honor writers, photographers, broadcasters, books, documentaries, podcasts and live-stream productions as well as musicians' achievements, at JAJazzAwards.org. ... 
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere Announces 2021 Digital Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 07, 2021 The Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Anywhere digital series is excited to announce a continuation of weekly digital performances in 2021 on SummerStageAnwhere.org.... 
SummerStage Anywhere Presents Charlie Parker's 100th Birthday Celebration
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 26, 2020 Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is proud to present special programming on Saturday, August 29, 2020 in celebration of jazz icon Charlie Parker's 100th birthday.... 
Camille Thurman Heads To South Africa, India, And Italy
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 13, 2019 Camille Thurman, the talented composer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, continues to make waves as one of the most exciting figures in the world of jazz with new performance dates in the U.S. and abroad. The triple-threat artist embarks on her second exciting season as a saxophonist with the wo... 
City Parks Foundation Presents: 27th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
by Tori Hartshorn - August 08, 2019 City Parks Foundation's SummerStage is proud to announce the 27th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. In the world of modern music, few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker, celebrated as a bebop pioneer and for bringing jazz in... 
New York Guitar Festival Announces Additional Artists to Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019 The New York Guitar Festival and Arts Brookfield will present “Memphis Minnie: In Search of the Hoodoo Lady,” a free, outdoor concert celebrating the life and music of influential blues guitarist Memphis Minnie. The Saturday, June 1st, 7pm event will be held at Brookfield Place's Waterfront Plaza in... |
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