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Video: Kurt Elling Releases Video For 'A Wish (Valentine)' Feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
by Josh Sharpe - September 16, 2024 Multi-grammy award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling has released a video for his rendition of Fred Hersch and Norma Winstone’s “A Wish (Valentine),” featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant. The song is taken from Wildflowers, Vol. 1, a brand new, spur-of-the-moment album spontaneously created with pianist Sull...
Video: Emmet Cohen Explains Inspirations Behind Title Track of 'Vibe Provider' Album
by Josh Sharpe - August 13, 2024 Critically acclaimed pianist, composer, and bandleader Emmet Cohen has released a video where he explains the melodic and technical inspirations behind the title track of Vibe Provider, his new album out August 23....
Jazz Singer Deborah Silver Announces Show At City Winery NYC And New Album With Count Basie Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - July 11, 2024 Jazz singer Deborah Silver will perform a one-night-only show at City Winery NYC on August 13th and is preparing for her new album 'Basie Rocks' with the legendary Count Basie Orchestra....
Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis Releases New Recording 'SLICE OF LIFE'
by Blair Ingenthron - April 06, 2024 Drummer and Composer Larnell Lewis has released a new recording 'SLICE OF LIFE,' out now....
Ne-Yo & More to Perform at GRAMMYs After-Show Following Awards Broadcast
by Michael Major - January 10, 2024 NE-YO is set to headline the exclusive 2024 GRAMMY Celebration — the Recording Academy's Official After-Party honoring the winners and nominees of Music's Biggest Night. Current GRAMMY nominee SuperBlue: Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter will perform in the GRAMMY Celebration Jazz Lounge and Ben Bakson...
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Release 'SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree'
by Michael Major - September 15, 2023 Charlie Hunter released their collaborative album SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree via Edition Records. Featuring drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison, the full-length is a continuation of Elling’s SuperBlue collaboration with Charlie Hunter, which includes their 2021 debut full...
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Release Cover of Joni Mitchell's 'Black Crow'
by Michael Major - July 14, 2023 Multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and guitarist/producer Charlie Hunter released their new rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Black Crow.” The song is off their upcoming album SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, a new full-length featuring drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harr...
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Release 'Freeman Square' from 'SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree'
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree sees Elling and Hunter reunited with drummer Corey Fonville and multi-instrumentalist DJ Harrison (both of jazz-funk fusion quintet Butcher Brown) for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, dynamic reinventions, and surprising covers (Joni Mitchell’s “Black Crow.'...
Raue Center's BLUES WEEKEND to Feature Blues Greats Corky Siegel, Ernie Watts, And Derrick Procell
by Blair Ingenthron - April 27, 2023 Blues Weekend at Raue Center promises to scratch the itch of any blues music lover, May 18 - 20. It kicks off May 18 at 6:30 with “A Melodic Approach to Improvisation” an exclusive masterclass with two-time Grammy Winner Ernie Watts....
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Announce New Album 'SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree'
by Michael Major - April 25, 2023 Multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and guitarist/producer Charlie Hunter announced SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, a new full-length album featuring drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison. “Not Here / Not Now' has composition by Elling, Hunter, Fonville, and Harriso...
Kurt Elling Announces Covers EP 'Guilty Pleasures' ft Charlie Hunter & Nate Smith
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 Guilty Pleasures will be a 6-track EP featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter and special guest drummer Nate Smith. Bursting with Elling’s trademark charisma, energy and showmanship, Guilty Pleasures features six high-octane covers, including Kurt’s new rendition of “Wrap It Up,” originally recorded by R...
BK Drip, Gregory Porter, Maja Hype & More Come to King's Theater This February
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2022 Kings Theatre will present a variety of shows this February in Brooklyn, NY. Upcoming events include two seatings of SmartLess Tour Live with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes & Will Arnett, BK Drip, Eden Ben Zaken and Eden Hason and more....
Jazz Journalists Association Announces 2021 Jazz Awards Winners
by A.A. Cristi - May 07, 2021 As trending in the greater jazz community, creative women earned significant recognition: Composer-orchestra leader Maria Schneider, whose album Data Lords (ArtistShare) is Record of the Year, and drummer-producer educator Terri Lyne Carrington, Jazz Musician of the Year, won multiple awards. Women ...
2021 JJA Jazz Awards Winners Announced
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021 See all results of JJA members' 25th annual voting in 47 categories that honor writers, photographers, broadcasters, books, documentaries, podcasts and live-stream productions as well as musicians' achievements, at JAJazzAwards.org. ...
Kurt Elling's Virtual 'Christmas in Chicago' Set for Dec. 6
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 02, 2020 On December 6th at 3pm CST the world’s preeminent jazz singer, Kurt Elling, will present a special livestreamed holiday performance—featuring special guest Lizz Wright—at Chicago’s famed Green Mill Cocktail Lounge....
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. ...
Lisabel Releases Debut Album A WORK OF ART
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 06, 2020 London based singer-songwriter Lisabel has released her debut album, A Work Of Art on May 5th....
Ever Records Announce Kansas Smitty's THINGS HAPPENED HERE
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 04, 2020 Drawing influence from over one hundred years of jazz history, from Django Reinhardt to Ahmad Jamal, and the vivid musical landscapes of Debussy and even Brian Eno, British seven-piece and residents/owners of East London venue/bar of the same name, Kansas Smitty's combine journeying with cinematic t...
International Jazz Icon Igor Butman Announces 2020 Winter US Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2019 This coming January, world famous saxophone player, bandleader and producer Igor Butman will travel to the United States for a five-city tour of some of the country's most celebrated jazz institutions. The tour will mark the twentieth anniversary of Butman's acclaimed Moscow Jazz Orchestra, a 16-pie...
Rediscover Patsy Cline with First-Ever Jazz Tribute, Debut from Artist Staci Griesbach
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 20, 2019 Patsy Cline's trailblazing spirit is remembered in a?oeMy Patsy Cline Songbook,a?? the first-ever, full-length jazz tribute album arriving August 23, 2019. Drawing on her country roots, vocalist Staci Griesbach's debut album explores looking at the Nashville Songbook as another treasure trove to co...
Carnegie Hall Announces Youth Ensemble's Summer Performances to be Broadcast Around the Globe
by Sarah Hookey - July 25, 2019 This summer, US and international performances by Carnegie Hall's three acclaimed national youth ensembles—the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz will be broadcast and webcast to audiences around the globe, extending their music making to a wide in...
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...
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....
MCG Jazz Presents The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra 'Jazz Beyond Borders'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 13, 2019 MCG Jazz is pleased to announce a special engagement featuring The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO), the 19-piece big band orchestra in-residence at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, in Houston, TX, on Monday, March 18, 2019. In partnership with Houston First and t...
New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Returns from 3-Year Recording Hiatus with "Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint" on Storyville Records
by Robert Diamond - March 03, 2019 The renowned New Orleans Jazz Orchestra reflects on the wide-ranging influence of the Big Easy's own Allen Toussaint, the legendary composer, singer, pianist, and producer, with the March 29 digital release of "Songs: The Music of Allen Toussaint" on Storyville Records (physical release is... |