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Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates Photo Alon Nechushtan Presents 'Moving Voices' U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023

Alon Nechushtan's latest project, Moving Voices, is a jazz performance that aims to amplify immigrant voices and tell stories of extraordinary voyages. Join the international quartet on their East Coast tour in November 2023....

'Frank Kimbrough 2003-2006' to Be Released on Vinyl Photo 'Frank Kimbrough 2003-2006' to Be Released on Vinyl
by Michael Major - December 30, 2022

Frank Kimbrough 2003-2006 brings together 2003’s Lullabluebye, featuring longtime collaborators Ben Allison (bass) and Matt Wilson (drums); and the 2005 follow-up, Play, boasting a new trio with the then relatively unknown bassist Masa Kamaguchi alongside legendary drummer Paul Motian....

Vocalist Judy Niemack's New Songbook WHAT'S LOVE Out Now Via Sunnyside Records Photo Vocalist Judy Niemack's New Songbook WHAT'S LOVE Out Now Via Sunnyside Records
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2022

Jazz vocalist Judy Niemack presents a collection of rhapsodic romantic songs on her album release, What's Love, out now on Sunnyside Records. Following Niemack's lauded 2018 release New York Stories with pianist Jim McNeely and Danish Radio Big Band, What's Love represents a vulnerable side of the l...

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....

The Fabian Willmann Trio Shares New Record, 'Balance' Photo The Fabian Willmann Trio Shares New Record, 'Balance'
by Marissa Tomeo - April 16, 2022

On his debut album, Balance, Berlin saxophonist Fabian Willmann immediately gets down to business. The opening track bears the businesslike title, 'Intro'. And indeed, with just a few simple tones, he foreshadows what emerges over the course of the album. Fabian Willmann is a trenchant narrator who,...

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. ...

Drummer-Composer Mareike Wiening Leads New York Crew On Greenleaf Music Debut Photo Drummer-Composer Mareike Wiening Leads New York Crew On Greenleaf Music Debut
by Julie Musbach - October 02, 2019

An in-demand sidewoman on the fertile jazz scenes of both New York City and her native Nuremberg, Germany, drummer Mareike Wiening [pronounced: Mar-eye-kuh Vee-ning] asserts her extraordinary talents as composer, player and bandleader on Metropolis Paradise, her first full-length CD and debut on the...

Sheila Jordan To Receive The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's 2018 Satchmo Aw Photo Sheila Jordan To Receive The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation's 2018 Satchmo Award
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2018

The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation proudly presents the 8th SATCHMO Award to: jazz vocalist and songwriter Ms. Sheila Jordan. LAEF is returning to the historic Alhambra Ball Room in Harlem, where swing dancers, big bands and jazz vocalists once reigned supreme – Friday October 12th 8:00 – 10...

Guitarist Pete McCann Flexes Jazz-Rock Muscles on PAY FOR IT ON THE OTHER SIDE Set fo Photo Guitarist Pete McCann Flexes Jazz-Rock Muscles on PAY FOR IT ON THE OTHER SIDE Set for July 20 Release
by Macon Prickett - May 31, 2018

Pete McCann's trademark infusion of postbop jazz with roots-rock grit and energy reaches a new peak with the guitarist-composer's July 20 release of 'Pay for It on the Other Side' (McCannic Music). McCann's sixth album, and his third with the quintet of alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher, pianist/key...

Guitarist Pete McCann's PAY FOR IT ON THE OTHER SIDE Album Set for July 20 Release by Photo Guitarist Pete McCann's PAY FOR IT ON THE OTHER SIDE Album Set for July 20 Release by McCannic Music
by Macon Prickett - May 30, 2018

Pete McCann's trademark infusion of postbop jazz with roots-rock grit and energy reaches a new peak with the guitarist-composer's July 20 release of 'Pay for It on the Other Side' (McCannic Music). McCann's sixth album, and his third with the quintet of alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher, pianist/key...

Bassist/Composer Mark Wade and His Trio to Release 'Moving Day' CD This February Photo Bassist/Composer Mark Wade and His Trio to Release 'Moving Day' CD This February
by Caryn Robbins - December 19, 2017

On their 2015 debut, 'Event Horizon,' bassist/composer Mark Wade and his trio displayed an uncanny empathy and earned a warm reception from press, radio, and fans. 'Moving Day,' his sophomore recording which will be released February 2 by his label Mark Wade Music, showcases the evolution of the tri...

Kennedy Center Announces 2017-2018 Jazz Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 30, 2017

???????The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced programming for its 2017–2018 jazz season, the sixth presented under Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran, who has extended his contract with the Kennedy Center to continue in this role through 2021. The season features cele...












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