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April Varner, Winner Of The International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, To Release Debut Album In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2024 Toledo-born vocalist April Varner, winner of the 2023 International Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal Competition, will release her debut album 'April' in June, featuring 11 tracks produced by Ulysses Owens Jr.... 
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... 
Nicola Caminiti to Release Debut Recording 'Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait'
by Michael Major - March 18, 2024 Italian-born, New York-based saxophonist Nicola Caminiti is proud to present Vivid Tales of a Blurry Self-Portrait, his debut album, featuring dynamic original compositions performed by a stellar quartet with pianist Lex Korten, bassist Ben Tiberio and drummer Miguel Russell. Playing alto and sopran... 
Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet to Release Second Chapter 'HEAR THE LIGHT SINGING'
by Michael Major - November 16, 2023 Hear the Light Singing is “a sequel of sorts to [Melford's] 2022 release, For The Love Of Fire And Water, featuring a nearly identical all-star cast and the same set of Cy Twombly drawings from which the first album drew its name as inspiration. Discover the latest release from this talented pianist... 
Le Boeuf Brothers to Release 'HUSH' in April
by Michael Major - March 02, 2023 Receiving key assistance from engineer Andy Taub, the Le Boeuf Brothers turned that thought into a reality. And working with first-class musicians and longtime friends—tenor saxophonist Dayna Stephens, bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Christian Euman—they produced a brilliant work of calm purpo... 
Vicki Burns Releases New Album 'Lotus Blossoms Days'
by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 The title is from Billy Strayhorn's Lotus Blossom which has lyrics written by New York lyricist Roger Schore and jazz vocalist Carol Sloane. There are six tunes that started life as instrumentals along with three originals, two penned by Burns and one, You Don't Have To Believe by Tessa Souter. List... 
Kristiana Roemer Releases New Album HOUSE OF MIRRORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2020 Sunnyside Records has released House of Mirrors, the new album by dynamic vocalist and composer Kristiana Roemer. Roemer's recording debut finds the vocalist at an exciting time in her promising career, navigating her unique path, where she is ready to introduce her fabulously broad musical approach... 
Slow & Steady Records Announces Release of Richard Sears' IRON YEAR
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 Slow & Steady Records announces the release of Richard Sears' fifth album, Iron Year. Sears expands on the compositional palette from his previous album, Altadena, with new material written after moving to New York City in 2015, realized primarily for sextet. Iron Year draws inspiration from the Har... 
Steven Lugerner's Slow & Steady Records Announces Release of SLUGish Ensemble's An Eight Out of Nine
by Tori Hartshorn - August 29, 2018 Slow & Steady Records announces the release of SLUGish Ensemble's debut album, An Eight Out Of Nine. Seeking musical therapy as a relationship was coming to end, SLUGish leader Steven Lugerner revisited a selection of “go-to” nostalgic recordings by many of his favorite artists. “I started to make a... 
NYC Musician's Union Local 802 Announces Winner of Four-Year $40,000 Emerging Artists Project Grant: The Roxy Coss Quintet!
by Macon Prickett - April 02, 2018 The Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM today announced that the Roxy Coss Quintet is the winner of the union's groundbreaking Emerging Artists Project (EAP). The four-year grant program, launched in partnership with Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL), has been designed to provide sup... 
11-Time Grammy Nominee Kenny Barron To Play Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Saturday 2/24
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018 Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College continues its 2017-18 Kumble Theater season with jazz maestro Kenny Barron. An 11-time GRAMMY® nominee, NEA Jazz Master, and American Jazz Hall of Fame inductee, this virtuosic pianist comes to Brooklyn's Kumble Theater for an intimate solo... |
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