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Julian Lage Announces New Album; Shares Two New Songs Photo Julian Lage Announces New Album; Shares Two New Songs
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024

Speak To Me showcases the guitarist in a variety of settings, including solo acoustic, duo, his accustomed trio with bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King, and a larger ensemble with keyboards (from Kris Davis and Patrick Warren) and woodwinds (Levon Henry). It's Lage's fourth effort for Blue N...

Wolfgang Muthspiel Shares New Song From New Album Photo 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 ...

Robert Ellis Releases New Album 'Yesterday's News' Photo Robert Ellis Releases New Album 'Yesterday's News'
by Michael Major - May 19, 2023

The arrangements are harmonically sophisticated, drawing on the open tunings and intricate fingerpicking of English songwriters like Nick Drake or Richard Thompson. Ellis’s performances are similarly subtle and nuanced, tapping into the bittersweet longing of Chet Baker and the playful poignancy of ...

Robert Ellis Releases Haunting New Single 'On The Run' Photo Robert Ellis Releases Haunting New Single 'On The Run'
by Michael Major - April 26, 2023

Ahead of the release of his anticipated new album Yesterday's News, Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis released a new single called 'On The Run.' An eerie, haunting track, 'On The Run' searches for meaning and escape in an empty horizon as Ellis channels a wayward, destitute outlaw. ...

Robert Ellis Shares Tranquil New Single 'Gene' From New Album Photo Robert Ellis Shares Tranquil New Single 'Gene' From New Album
by Michael Major - March 01, 2023

Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis released a new single titled 'Gene.' The song is the latest peak at his forthcoming album Yesterday's News. Like much of the record, 'Gene' is a tranquil rumination on a flawed and broken world, one that acknowledges the ugliness that surrounds us but still...

Robert Ellis Announces New Album 'Yesterday's News' Photo Robert Ellis Announces New Album 'Yesterday's News'
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023

Coming off his raucous 2019 album Texas Piano Man, Ellis is changing course and embracing a raw minimalist approach that prizes patience and restraint above all else. He also shared the stunning video for the title track “Yesterday’s News,” a wry tune that drifts like a cloud on the breeze as he cha...

Vocalist Kate Baker Unveils Duo Album RETURN TO SHORE With Late Husband And Guitarist Photo Vocalist Kate Baker Unveils Duo Album RETURN TO SHORE With Late Husband And Guitarist Vic Juris
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 07, 2022

Celebrated vocalist Kate Baker and her late husband, guitar giant and influential educator Vic Juris, chronicle a moving love story on Return to Shore, their evocative new album out now....

Craft Recordings Honors Bill Evans With First-Ever Career-Spanning Collection Photo Craft Recordings Honors Bill Evans With First-Ever Career-Spanning Collection
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 12, 2021

This recently unearthed concert recording will also be issued as a standalone album, titled On a Friday Evening, which will be available on 2-LP, CD and digital formats, including hi-res 192/24 and 96/24. ...

Alana Davis Kicks Off Mini-Tour Today, New Album LOVE AGAIN Out Now Photo Alana Davis Kicks Off Mini-Tour Today, New Album LOVE AGAIN Out Now
by Tori Hartshorn - October 15, 2018

Singer-Songwriter Alana Davis will play select East Coast live dates in in support of her latest release Love Again.  The trek, kicking off today, will hit Washington DC, Boston and her native New York City (Dates below.) Love Again was released May 4th via Cleopatra Records and is Davis' first stud...

Bryn Roberts & Lage Lund's HIDE THE MOON AND STARS On 10/26 Photo Bryn Roberts & Lage Lund's HIDE THE MOON AND STARS On 10/26
by Tori Hartshorn - September 13, 2018

Hide the Moon and the Stars, the sublime new duo recording from pianist Bryn Roberts and guitarist Lage Lund, isn't the kind of jazz album that needs to be read about before it can be understood and enjoyed. It didn't premiere as part of a postmodern opera or multimedia performance; there isn't an o...

Alana Davis Announces Select Live Dates, New Album LOVE AGAIN Out Now Photo Alana Davis Announces Select Live Dates, New Album LOVE AGAIN Out Now
by Tori Hartshorn - September 10, 2018

Singer-Songwriter Alana Davis will play select East Coast live dates in October in support of her latest release Love Again.  The trek will hit Washington DC, Boston and her native New York City (Dates below.) Love Again was released May 4th via Cleopatra Records and is Davis' first studio album in ...

Grammy-Nominated Julian Lage Releases New Album MODERN LORE Today Photo Grammy-Nominated Julian Lage Releases New Album MODERN LORE Today
by Macon Prickett - February 02, 2018

Grammy-nominated guitar virtuoso and composer Julian Lage's new album, Modern Lore (Mack Avenue Records), is out today. Modern Lore is Lage's second trio album, and it follows 2017's Mount Royal, a collaborative record with guitarist and singer Chris Eldridge, which was nominated for Best Contempora...

Guitarist/Composer Julian Lage Premieres New Album on NPR's First Listen Photo Guitarist/Composer Julian Lage Premieres New Album on NPR's First Listen
by Caryn Robbins - January 26, 2018

Grammy-award nominated Julian Lage's second trio album, Modern Lore (Mack Avenue Records), will be released next Friday, February, 2. The album is available to be heard in its entirety now via follows Lage's 2017 collaborative jazz album Mount Royal with guitarist/singer Chris Eldridge, which has be...

Doug Wieselman's Trio S 2nd Record – Somewhere Glimmer - Out Today Photo Doug Wieselman's Trio S 2nd Record – Somewhere Glimmer - Out Today
by Emily Bruno - November 10, 2017

Somewhere Glimmer is the second album by Trio S - the acclaimed group helmed by clarinetist Doug Wieselman, featuring Jane Scarpantoni on cello and Kenny Wollesen on drums and percussion. When Trio S was formed in 1999, Wieselman wanted to create a band separate from his Kamikaze Ground Crew the b...

Julian Lage Announces New Album with Trio; Lead Single and Preorder Available Now Photo Julian Lage Announces New Album with Trio; Lead Single and Preorder Available Now
by Emily Bruno - November 10, 2017

Mack Avenue Records is excited to announce Modern Lore, Julian Lage's second studio album with his trio, available February 2, 2018. The lead single 'Roger the Dodger' is available to stream on Spotify and for purchase on iTunes. Modern Lore follows Lage's early 2017 collaborative jazz album Mount R...












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