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Ethan Iverson to Release New Album 'Playfair Sonatas'
by Josh Sharpe - October 04, 2024 Pianist, composer, and writer Ethan Iverson will release his next album Playfair Sonatas digitally and as a 2-CD set on November 15, 2024. Playfair Sonatas features six sonatas composed by Iverson for six different instruments and piano, and recorded by Iverson with some of today’s most vibrant clas... 
Something Else!, Led by Vincent Herring, Release Debut Album 'Soul Jazz'
by Josh Sharpe - June 17, 2024 Under the no-nonsense title of Soul Jazz, the album features groove-centric tunes from such masters as Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris, Pee Wee Ellis, and John Coltrane, played with infectious vitality by this unparalleled dream band.... 
Cassie Kinoshi Announces Philharmonic Jazz Album 'gratitude'
by Michael Major - February 06, 2024 Mercury Prize-nominated (2019) and Ivors Academy Award-winning composer, arranger & alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi announces a new album gratitude with her flagship ensemble seed. The album eatures Kinoshi & her band alongside turntablist NikNak and the London Contemporary Orchestra. ... 
NRBQ Founder Terry Adams' Debut Solo Album 'Terrible' To Be Reissued With 4 Bonus Tracks
by Michael Major - January 08, 2024 In 1995, at the request of New World Records, Terry wrote and recorded an all-original jazz album. The NRBQ founder/pianist invited friends Marshall Allen and other Sun Ra members, Roswell Rudd (Archie Shepp and Carla Bley), the rhythm section of Greg Cohen and Bobby Previte that he met working on R... 
Metric Releases New Album 'Formentera II'
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 OUT NOW! Check out Metric's new album 'Formentera II' featuring their latest single. Get the latest updates on the band's music and tour dates. The tour (already sold out) will continue this coming week with stops in Toronto, London, Paris and Berlin before they head on a Central and South American ... 
Brad Shepik Quintet To Premiere New Jazz Suite HUMAN ACTIVITY PT. 2 CODE RED At The Bronx River Art Center
by A.A. Cristi - October 22, 2021 Guitarist Brad Shepik and quintet will premiere his suite, 'HUMAN ACTIVITY Part 2- Code Red' at Bronx River Art Center on October 30th at 4 PM. ... 
Sheila Jordan's 'Comes Love: Lost Session' Out September 16
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2021 At the age of 92 and still going strong, singer-songwriter Sheila Jordan has been one of the most revered and utterly unique voices in jazz for decades. ... 
Wesley Stace's LATE STYLE Comes to City Winery on September 23
by A.A. Cristi - August 12, 2021 Late style: You can only get there if you've been around long enough to have had an early and a middle one. Maturity, wisdom, refinement are its hallmarks. And having done things a certain way for a time, you might want to do them differently in order to arrive someplace new, someplace surprising.... 
The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Presents CELEBRATING CARLA BLEY
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2021 Carla Bley is a legend of the jazz genre who has composed some of the most mystifying, challenging, and ecstatic music of the 20th and 21st centuries. O'Farrill and his 18-member Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra honor the leading-edge composer to celebrate her work and spirit that's graced the jazz scene f... 
Multi-Instrumentalist Howard Johnson Dies at 79
by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2021 Howard Johnson, veteran jazz musician, tuba innovator and founding member of the Saturday Night Live band, died at home in New York on Jan. 11, 2021, following a long illness, according to his longtime partner, Nancy Olewine. ... 
Jazz Promo Services Begins 20th Year of Serving the Jazz Community
by Abigail Charpentier - January 11, 2020 Ever since it was formed in 2001, Jazz Promo Services has been an important force in publicizing the music, events and news of the jazz world. Among the pioneers and innovators in utilizing E-mails for publicity (he can contact virtually anyone in the jazz and music industry), Jim Eigo works with hu... 
NYO Jazz Heads Out On Debut Tour To Asia This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2019 This summer, Carnegie Hall's national youth jazz orchestra NYO Jazz—returns for its second year after a triumphant Carnegie Hall debut and inaugural international tour in 2018. The critically-acclaimed ensemble features 23 outstanding young American jazz musicians (ages 16-19) selected from across t... 
Scandinavian Supergroup Atomic Releases First Covers Album Pet Variations
by Tori Hartshorn - January 08, 2019 Scandinavian supergroup Atomic began their career confounding convention and eighteen extraordinary years later they are still at it. The band's latest album, Pet Variations, a signature blend of impassioned jazz and rebooted contemporary-classicism, is a fresh departure from the norm. First, the ba... 
Scandinavian Supergroup Atomic Releases First Covers Album PET VARIATIONS
by Tori Hartshorn - December 19, 2018 Scandinavian supergroup Atomic began their career confounding convention and eighteen extraordinary years later they are still at it. The band's latest album, Pet Variations, a signature blend of impassioned jazz and rebooted contemporary-classicism, is a fresh departure from the norm. First, the ba... 
John Greaves To Release New Album 'Life Size'
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 05, 2018 British bass guitarist and composer John Greaves, best known as a member of Henry Cow and his collaborative albums with Peter Blegvad is releasing a new album titled “Life Size” on Manticore Records on November 30, 2018. John was also a member of National Health and Soft Heap, and has recorded sever... 
Wayne Horvitz Celebrates Double Album Release at Roulette 12/5
by Tori Hartshorn - October 29, 2018 Known for his multifaceted musical personality, composer/musician Wayne Horvitz displays his remarkably singular and distinguishable sound in two new recordings: his debut pianos/keys-bass-drums trio album The Snowghost Sessions (Songlines, 10.05.18) and his debut orchestral CD Those Who Remain (Na... 
Sheila Jordan To Receive The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's 2018 Satchmo Award
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018 The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation proudly presents the 8th SATCHMO Award to: jazz vocalist and songwriter Ms. Sheila Jordan. LAEF is returning to the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, where swing dancers, big bands and jazz vocalists once reigned supreme – Friday October 12th 8:00 – 10... 
Ray Angry to Release First Album, RAY ANGRY ONE
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 04, 2018 JMI Recordings is proud to present pianist Ray Angry's debut release “Ray Angry One”. The veteran musician, and frequent contributor to The Roots, is combining elements of gospel, jazz, and hip hop to release a unique and rich LP. Accompanied by Eric Harland, Derrick Hodge, Ambrose Akinmusire & Myro... 
NYC's Premier Farsi Funk Band, Mitra Sumara, Announces New Album TAHDIG Out 6/8
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018 Mitra Sumara, New York City's only Farsi Funk group, is proud to announce their debut album Tahdig, set for release on June 8, 2018 on Persian Cardinal Recordings. This international party band revives the vibrant Persian pop and funk music silenced by the Iranian Revolution. The popular music of Ir... 
Keyboardist/Arranger/Composer Pete Levin New CD 'Mobius'
by Caryn Robbins - September 22, 2017 Keyboardist-arranger-composer Pete Levin's ninth solo release, Mo?bius, was recorded live in the studio in two days, capturing the 'no boundaries' spirit of Gil Evans. The music explores textural grooves ranging from straight-ahead bop to funk, world-beat, and the experimental....
Kennedy Center Announces 2017-2018 Jazz Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2017 ???????The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for its 2017–2018 jazz season, the sixth presented under Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, who has extended his contract with the Kennedy Center to continue in this role through 2021. The season features cele... |
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