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Something Else!, Led by Vincent Herring, Release Debut Album 'Soul Jazz'
by Josh Sharpe - June 17, 2024 Under the no-nonsense title of Soul Jazz, the album features groove-centric tunes from such masters as Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Donald Byrd, Stanley Turrentine, Eddie Harris, Pee Wee Ellis, and John Coltrane, played with infectious vitality by this unparalleled dream band.... 
Craft Recordings Releases Art Farmer's 'PORTRAIT OF ART FARMER'
by Blair Ingenthron - November 12, 2023 These latest reissues, which continue Craft's celebration of the iconic jazz label, include choice albums from Shelly Manne & His Friends, Ornette Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Leroy Vinnegar, Curtis Counce's You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce and Art Farmer's Portrait of Art Farmer, which is a... 
Craft Recordings Releases Curtis Counce's 'You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce' As Part Of The Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 These latest reissues, which continue Craft's celebration of the iconic jazz label, include choice albums from Shelly Manne & His Friends, Ornette Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Art Farmer, Leroy Vinnegar and Curtis Counce, whose You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce is available now.... 
Craft Recordings Releases Leroy Vinnegar's 'Leroy Walks!' as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 Each title, originally engineered by Roy DuNann and/or Howard Holzer, boasts lacquers cut from the original master tapes (AAA) by the GRAMMY®-winning engineer (and former Contemporary Records employee) Bernie Grundman, while all LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings (QRP) and... 
Unearthed Roy Brooks Recording UNDERSTANDING Out This July
by A.A. Cristi - April 19, 2021 Understanding, a blazing 1970 concert recording featuring the Detroit-born master percussionist Roy Brooks leading a gifted quintet through its spirited paces at Baltimore's Famous Ballroom, will be released by Reel to Real Recordings in June. ... 
John Coltrane Listening Party Announced in NYC
by Tori Hartshorn - March 26, 2019 John Coltrane's breakout year, when his mature saxophone sound first grabbed ears and his own recordings began to sell consistently, was 1958. The upcoming box set Coltrane '58: The Prestige Recordings (out March 29 (5-CD & digital formats) and April 26 (8-LP format) on Craft Recordings), chronicles... 
Craft Recordings To Release COLTRANE '58: THE PRESTIGE RECORDINGS Box Set 3/29
by Tori Hartshorn - January 29, 2019 Though it's been 52 years since his tragic passing, John Coltrane's importance and influence have never been greater. Though active for a relatively short period—from 1957 to '67—he was an intrepid spirit who developed at a feverish pace. Coltrane's breakout year, when his mature sound first grabbed... 
Brooklyn Jazz Hall Of Fame Awards and Induction Ceremony Set For Wednesday, May 9
by Macon Prickett - April 19, 2018 Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame Awards and Induction Ceremony, created by Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium, immortalizes musicians with beginnings in the borough and recognizes members of this community who made significant contributions. Pianist, Irving Sidney “Duke” Jordan is the sole inductee for 20... 
The 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Announces Full Lineup
by Macon Prickett - April 18, 2018 The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival will be hosted from August 24–September 2 in Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) and at venues throughout the city. Among many featured h...
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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