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Huun-Huur-Tu, Carmen Rizzo and Dhani Harrison Collaborate on New Album 'Dreamers in t Photo Huun-Huur-Tu, Carmen Rizzo and Dhani Harrison Collaborate on New Album 'Dreamers in the Field'
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024

Dark Horse Records has announced the release of Dreamers In The Field, the first-ever collaboration between Huun-Huur-Tu, Carmen Rizzo and Dhani Harrison. Mastered by Paul Hicks (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon, George Harrison), Dreamers In The Field is now available for streaming ever...

Dhani Harrison Releases 'Innerstanding' On Vinyl And CD Photo Dhani Harrison Releases 'Innerstanding' On Vinyl And CD
by Michael Major - February 09, 2024

The 2LP Neon Yellow color vinyl is available now via H.O.T. Records/BMG. It is also available on CD and is streaming everywhere. The album features Blur's Graham Coxon on several tracks, including the single “New Religion”, as well as guest appearances from Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit and critical...

Dhani Harrison Releases First Album In Six Years 'INNERSTANDING' Photo Dhani Harrison Releases First Album In Six Years 'INNERSTANDING'
by Michael Major - October 20, 2023

Multiple GRAMMY Award-winning musician and composer, Dhani Harrison, has released INNERSTANDING, his first solo album in six years. The album features Blur's Graham Coxon on several tracks, including the single “New Religion”, as well as guest appearances from Liela Moss of The Duke Spirit and criti...

Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand' Photo Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023

World-famous guitar-maker Paul Reed Smith and his band, Eightlock, are set to release their new CD, 'Lions Roaring in Quicksand,' on December 1st. The album showcases their unique blend of blues, soul, rock, funk, and other roots sounds, with a lineup featuring three drummers, a bass player, a femal...

Dhani Harrison Returns With New Single 'Damn That Frequency' Photo Dhani Harrison Returns With New Single 'Damn That Frequency'
by Michael Major - September 21, 2023

“Damn That Frequency” – which features Blur’s Graham Coxon on saxophone – sees Harrison following his acclaimed 2017 debut solo album, IN///PARALLEL, with a transformative and cinematic new anthem that furthers what Rolling Stone hailed as Harrison’s “psychedelia-tinged journey into modern-day disco...

Drummer Bob Holz to Release New Album 'Holz-Stathis: Collaborative' Featuring John Mc Photo Drummer Bob Holz to Release New Album 'Holz-Stathis: Collaborative' Featuring John Mclaughlin, Jean-Luc Ponty, Darryl Jones and Randy Brecker
by Michael Major - July 27, 2023

Joining Bob Holz on the album are John Mclaughlin, Jean Luc Ponty, Darryl Jones, Randy Brecker, Elliott Yamin, Alex Acuna, Airto Moreira, Brandon Fields, Ralphe Armstrong, Billy Steinway, Dean Brown, Ric Fierabracci, Jamie Glaser, Ada Rovatti, Karen Briggs, Diana Moreira Purim, Ben Shepherd and Fran...

John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment' Photo John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment'
by Michael Major - June 23, 2023

The compositions making up This Moment each pass through a series of connected movements, highlighting different vocal and instrumental sub-groups within Shakti while transitioning between taut thematic statements, riveting solos from McLaughlin and Rajagopalan, invigorating rhythmic shifts, and soa...

Vocalist And Composer Luiz Millan's Fifth Album As A Bandleader, BRAZILIAN MATCH, Out Photo Vocalist And Composer Luiz Millan's Fifth Album As A Bandleader, BRAZILIAN MATCH, Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 21, 2023

Brazil's best kept secret, vocalist and composer Luiz Millan delivers a passionate musical message on Brazilian Match, his fifth album release....

John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Announce SHAKTI U.S. Tour Photo John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Announce SHAKTI U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023

Following word of the Summer 2023 release of This Moment – their first new studio album in 46 years – revolutionary world music ensemble Shakti will continue to discover and explore the musical common ground bridging East and West on an extensive U.S. tour, beginning August 17 in Boston, current iti...

Jeff Berlin to Release New Jack Bruce Tribute Album 'Jack Songs' Photo Jeff Berlin to Release New Jack Bruce Tribute Album 'Jack Songs'
by Michael Major - August 03, 2022

The new album features guest performers Sammy Hagar, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Gregg Bissonette, Gary Husband, Eric Johnson, Bill Frisell, Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, Alex Ligertwood, Scott Henderson, Marcus Miller, Ron Carter, Tony Levin, Michael League, Nathan East, Mark King, Bruce Guttridge, Billy She...

Rob Silverman to Release 'Drumology, Vol. II' Photo Rob Silverman to Release 'Drumology, Vol. II'
by Michael Major - July 25, 2022

Drumology, Volume II will be released by Autumn Hill Records, features drum greats from jazz, fusion, prog and rock including Billy Cobham, Mike Mangini and Todd Sucherman, along with an all-star band including keyboardists Michael Silverman and Jay Oliver, guitarist Dweezil Zappa and bassist John P...

Celtic Rock's Horslips Release 50th Anniversary Disc Set Photo Celtic Rock's Horslips Release 50th Anniversary Disc Set
by Marissa Tomeo - May 11, 2022

Horslips, the founding fathers of Celtic Rock, are delighted to announce that, while rumors of their demise as a performing entity have sadly not been exaggerated, they are releasing, in July 2022, through the good auspices of Madfish Music, “More Than You Can Chew” – a stunning 35-disc box set over...

Five Boroughs Music Festival to Open 15th Anniversary Season With Kinan Azmeh's CityB Photo Five Boroughs Music Festival to Open 15th Anniversary Season With Kinan Azmeh's CityBand
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 24, 2021

The season opens with a special concert and celebration featuring Kinan Azmeh's CityBand in performance at Five Boroughs Brewing Co. in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 6:30pm....

Matthew Stevens Will Release 'Pittsburgh,' a Solo Acoustic Guitar Album Photo Matthew Stevens Will Release 'Pittsburgh,' a Solo Acoustic Guitar Album
by TV News Desk - June 28, 2021

By September 2020, Stevens was hunkering down in his wife’s family's hometown of Pittsburgh, still busy with adjunct teaching (virtually) at Baltimore’s Peabody Institute while navigating his way through the crisis....

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Releases First New Music Recorded During Lockdown Photo JOHN MCLAUGHLIN Releases First New Music Recorded During Lockdown
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 28, 2021

With vaccination campaigns now in full effect and a more promising tomorrow coming into view, Liberation Time’s title track can be felt as visceral anticipation -- a rousing glimpse into an unbound future rich with possibilities....

Pianist Chick Corea Dies At 79 Photo Pianist Chick Corea Dies At 79
by A.A. Cristi - February 11, 2021

Born in 1941 in Massachusetts, the iconic keyboardist, composer and bandleader was a DownBeat Hall of Famer and NEA Jazz Master, as well as one of the most nominated artists in GRAMMY Awards history with 67 nods – and 23 wins, in addition to 4 Latin GRAMMYS. ...

LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood Nominated for 2021 GRAMMY Award Photo LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood Nominated for 2021 GRAMMY Award
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 25, 2020

Today, LUNA PEARL WOOLF: Fire and Flood has been nominated for a 2021 GRAMMY Award in the category of Best Classical Compendium. The composer-portrait album, released in February, encompasses 25 years of dramatic vocal and choral works and hauntingly re-imagined Leonard Cohen masterpieces by the inn...

Al Di Meola Releases New Album ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Photo Al Di Meola Releases New Album ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 17, 2020

World-renowned guitar hero Al Di Meola welcomes a new decade with an ambitious follow-up to his 2013 studio recording All Your Life: A Tribute to the Beatles with a sophomore homage to the Beatles, entitled Across The Universe, due out on earMUSIC on March 13, 2020....

Deep Energy Orchestra to Release Second Album Photo Deep Energy Orchestra to Release Second Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 10, 2020

The Return, the highly anticipated second recording by the eclectic music ensemble, Deep Energy Orchestra will be released on February 21, 2020 on Trey Gunn's 7D Media record label. Deep Energy Orchestra blends sounds and rhythms from Prog Rock, Classical, funk, Indian, and Flamenco styles and showc...

Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration Photo Chick Corea, Brian Blade and Christian McBride Release Another Collaboration
by Abigail Charpentier - September 06, 2019

When an iconic pianist like Chick Corea gets together with such modern masters as bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade, perhaps it should come as no surprise that the music they create together is absolutely magical. Their 2014 release Trilogy earned universal acclaim, including a pair ...

Imogen Heap Receives Honorary Doctorate in Valencia, Spain Photo Imogen Heap Receives Honorary Doctorate in Valencia, Spain
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 09, 2019

Berklee President Roger H. Brown presented an honorary Doctor of Music degree yesterday to acclaimed recording artist Imogen Heap during the commencement ceremony for the master's degree programs at Berklee's campus in Valencia, Spain. In advance of the ceremony, graduate students prepared and perfo...

Jazz Guitarist Shambhu Releases His First Single From 'Lilac Skies' Photo Jazz Guitarist Shambhu Releases His First Single From 'Lilac Skies'
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2019

Jazz guitarist and composer Shambhu Vineberg is pleased to announce the release of Lilac Skies, the first single from his new album and 4th full-length release, Lilac Skies....

Jimmy Herring To Tour With New Band, The 5 Of 7 Photo Jimmy Herring To Tour With New Band, The 5 Of 7
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2019

Hot on the heels of Jazz Fest raves - Widespread Panic guitarist Jimmy Herring unleashes his latest visionary concept upon the world: Jimmy Herring and The 5 of 7....

The Town Hall Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer Photo The Town Hall Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018

Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), and Edgar Meyer (double bass) have combined the bluegrass, classical, and South Asian musical traditions into a one-of-a-kind sound, familiar but with a global resonance. In fact, their extraordinary interaction often suggests a sui generis jazz trio, not o...

John McLaughlin & Jimmy Herring's 'Live in San Francisco' Out Today Photo John McLaughlin & Jimmy Herring's 'Live in San Francisco' Out Today
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2018

On September 21, 2018, Abstract Logix issues Live in San Francisco – a souvenir of a sold-out concert at the historic Warfield Theatre, a beloved venue last visited by John McLaughlin thirty six years ago. On his 25 date farewell tour of America, John invited one his favorite musicians, guitarist Ji...











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