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Charlie Kohlhase and His Explorers Club Celebrate 'A SECOND LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - March 31, 2024 At the ready on alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, the venerated Boston-based improviser and composer Charlie Kohlhase ascends the proverbial podium to lead his Explorers Club on the new Mandorla Music release A Second Life.... 
Award Winning Mark Burnell Releases New Album GOSPEL PIANO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 11, 2023 Mark Burnell releases his new album 'GOSPEL PIANO,' featuring seven tracks of African American spirituals and gospel music. Hailed as 'silky smooth and highly polished,' Mark's rich and unique style shines through in this instrumental recording. ... 
Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends To Release 'Brothers In Arms'
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Multi-Emmy award winning guitarist/composer Brian Tarquin is the mastermind behind it, featuring such iconic guitarists as Joe Satriani, Vinnie Moore (UFO), Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (Guns N’ Roses), Alex De Rosso (Dokken), Travis Stever (Coheed & Cambria), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), and more.... 
Twice Grammy Nominated Vocalist Catherine Russell's New Album, Send For Me, Is Out Now
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2022 Twice GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, replied, 'I love romance that swings.' ... 
Deborah Silver Releases New EP 'Sunny Side'
by Michael Major - October 18, 2021 Deborah silver has released her new jazz EP, which features duets with Bill Medley from The Righteous Brothers, Cast Abrams, and Ann Hampton Callaway. Listen to the new EP now!... 
WBGO to Launch Fund Drive with Proceeds Benefiting The Jazz Foundation of America
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 16, 2021 Public radio station, WBGO will kick-off their annual Winter Fund Drive, to support music and programming, on March 23rd with a performance from Emmet Cohen, live from his living room at 7pm.... 
Ramsey Lewis Announces SATURDAY SALON - SOUND OF CHRISTMAS
by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2020 GRAMMY Award-winning pianist and NEA Jazz Master Ramsey Lewis presents an exclusive concert experience Saturday November 28 at 1PM CT - Sound Of Christmas. For this performance Ramsey revisits his classic Holiday record Sound Of Christmas. ... 
Acoustic Guitar Virtuoso Mark Vickness To Release Second Album 'Interconnected'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 Three years after releasing his debut solo CD, Places, composer/guitarist, Mark Vickness releases Interconnected featuring four new solo modern fingerstyle compositions and four original pieces.... 
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JAZZ Explores Music Of Iconic Album 'The Young Lions' August 6
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2020 Join Conversations about Jazz & Other Distractions hosted by former jazz radio host and founder of Notorious Jazz, Carl Anthony. Every other Thursday, Carl takes audiences on a unique journey through the world of jazz music with artist talks, workshops, and listening sessions. ... 
World-Renowned Jazz Musician Rick Braun Raises over $90,000 for Autism School
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 06, 2019 Rick Braun is a musician, record producer and father of Emma, his 19-year-old daughter with autism. Braun's signature events raise funds for a variety of autism related causes through his immense fan base. This year's recipient, Meristem, holds a special place for the Brauns; Emma is a student at Me... 
Saxophone Master James Carter Releases Blue Note Debut 'James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 30, 2019 Saxophone master James Carter has released his Blue Note Records debut James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz, a thrilling live performance of Carter's imaginative soul jazz reinvention of Django Reinhardt that was captured at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. Joining Carter are two fellow De... 
Acclaimed Jazz Pianist Michael Wolff Sets Tour Dates; New Album Planned For 2020
by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2019 Acclaimed jazz pianist Michael Wolff has confirmed new tour dates for the months ahead, with multiple shows in Cleveland, Long Beach LI and New York City. The upcoming concerts mark a fresh start for Wolff, following his recent recovery from aggressive cancer. He comments, “I'm so happy to be back p... 
Poncho Sanchez Pays Tribute To John Coltrane On New Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 02, 2019 On his first new album in seven years, GRAMMY Award-winning conguero Poncho Sanchez celebrates the life and music of the iconic saxophonist John Coltrane. Due out September 20, 2019 via Concord Picante, Trane's Delight is a love letter from one musical pioneer to another, as the Latin Jazz legend pa... 
James Carter to Release Blue Note Debut on August 30
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 02, 2019 On August 30, saxophone master James Carter will release his Blue Note Records debut James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz, a thrilling live performance of Carter's imaginative soul jazz reinvention of Django Reinhardt that was captured at the 2018 Newport Jazz Festival. ... 
Lyn Stanley Releases 'London With A Twist – Live At Bernie's'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 29, 2019 Lyn Stanley has had a remarkable career in music. With the late pianist Paul Smith and singer-vocal coach Annette Warren as her mentors, she began her career out of nowhere in 2010. Her debut recording Lost In Romance ranked in the top 100 albums played by American radio stations and, virtually by h... 
Ceraphin Radio Network Launch 100% Jazz Radio Station Called iJazzy Classical
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019 Ceraphin Radio Network is one of the largest radio networks in Canada that operate more than 5 major internet radio stations in 6 countries in general. During 2018, Ceraphin Radio Network was nominated as the best network at RTDNA Canada during that time for its service to the community and for its ... 
Judy Wexler to Hold San Diego CD Release Concert for 'Crowded Heart'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 27, 2019 On Wednesday, July 17th, acclaimed Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Judy Wexler will perform a CD release concert at Martinis Above Fourth in San Diego, singing the music from her widely lauded new album, Crowded Heart.... 
Jazz Guitarist Reza Khan's NEXT TRAIN HOME Arrives
by Tori Hartshorn - April 05, 2019 Globetrotting guitarist Reza Khan dropped his fifth album, 'Next Train Home,' on Friday. The twelve songs that he wrote and produced for the collection symbolize the discovery of his musical home, a multi-genre and multicultural mélange of straight-ahead and contemporary jazz enriched with world mus... 
Joey Alexander's Holiday EP A JOEY ALEXANDER CHRISTMAS Set for 11/2 Release on Motema Music
by Tori Hartshorn - October 11, 2018 To celebrate the upcoming holiday season, three-time GRAMMY® nominee Joey Alexander will release A Joey Alexander Christmas, a four-track digital-only EP, set for November 2 release on Motéma Music. The EP follows the release of the 15-year-old's critically acclaimed spring album Eclipse as well as ... 
Joey Alexander New Recordings, High Profile Performances, New Videos & More
by Tori Hartshorn - September 20, 2018 Following the release of his critically acclaimed Spring album Eclipse, three-time GRAMMY® nominee Joey Alexander embarks on an exciting fall that includes the release of new music, some high-profile U.S. performances and the unveiling of three compelling in-studio videos from his Eclipse sessions. ... 
Six-Time Grammy Artist Randy Brecker Featured on New Album by Isaiah Stewart
by Macon Prickett - June 05, 2018 Jazz-funk drummer and worldwide recording artist Isaiah Stewart announces the release of his fifth album “Summer Beat,” featuring world-renowned jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker.... 
Brazilian Jazz Pianist Ricardo Bacelar Presents Smoldering Romance of Jobim in Collaborative Pan Intercultural Arts Video
by Tori Hartshorn - May 16, 2018 For Brazilians, Antonio Carlos Jobim's catalogue is as iconic, influential and impactful as George Gershwin's contributions to the Great American Songbook, making the inclusion of a classic from the legend's repertoire a must for pianist Ricardo Bacelar's “Sebastiana,” the newly-released album heral... 
Vocalist Tiffany Austin Celebrates the Spirit of African-American Culture on New Album UNBROKEN Set for June 1 Release
by Macon Prickett - April 19, 2018 With the June 1st release of 'Unbroken,' on her Con Alma Music imprint, Tiffany Austin further solidifies her standing as one of the leading vocalists on the current international jazz scene.... 
Keyboardist David Garfield Releases The First Volume of His OUTSIDE THE BOX Series 3/23
by Macon Prickett - March 01, 2018 Keyboardist David Garfield was nineteen when he got his start playing alongside influential bebop jazz trumpeterFreddie Hubbard. But opportunities came quickly for him in contemporary jazz as well as in R&B and pop, which guided the direction of his now five-decade career away from his roots. Straig... 
Under The Lake Resurfaces with 'Jazz, Groove & Attitude'
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2017 Like the name of one of their seminal influences, The Crusaders, Under The Lake has crusaded in the name of rhythm and groove, making jazz-funk records that don't fit neatly into any box.... |
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