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Emmet Cohen Releases New Album 'Uptown in Orbit'
by Michael Major - October 28, 2022 Internationally lauded pianist and composer Emmet Cohen released his album Uptown in Orbit via Mack Avenue Records. Early in the pandemic, Cohen started a weekly gig in his Harlem apartment called “Live from Emmet’s Place' — only about eight guests can comfortably attend (by invite-only), but the li...
Emmet Cohen Announces New Album 'Uptown in Orbit'
by Michael Major - August 19, 2022 Internationally lauded pianist and composer Emmet Cohen will release his new album Uptown in Orbit later this year. Cohen has also shared his new recording of “Finger Buster,” originally written and popularized by Willie “The Lion” Smith. Watch the new music video for the single and pre-order the up...
Jazz Duo ChimyTina's CONSTELLATIONS is Out Today
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 17, 2022 ChimyTina, the viral vocal-bass duo known for their innovative arrangements of jazz classics, remarkable interplay and creative DIY-approach return with their new full length album Constellations. ...
ChimyTina Announce New Album 'Constellations' To Be Released This June
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2022 ChimyTina, the viral vocal-bass duo known for their innovative arrangements of jazz classics, remarkable interplay and creative DIY-approach return with their new full length album Constellations. ...
Makaya McCraven Announces New Remix Album 'Deciphering The Message'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2021 The album’s lead single “Frank's Tune” (AKA “De’Jeff’s Tune”) is available to stream or download today. Deciphering The Message will be released November 19 and can be pre-ordered now on vinyl, CD, and digital download....
Robin McKelle Celebrates Female Songwriters On New Album ALTERATIONS
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 17, 2020 Vocalist Robin McKelle delves into the catalogue of some of the most celebrated women of song, interpreting these masterworks through the lens of the jazz idiom on her new album Alterations. McKelle follows in a long tradition of female song interpreters, lending her sultry vocal stylings to classic...
Newport Jazz Festival Explores Relationship Between Jazz & Hip-Hop
by A.A. Cristi - July 03, 2019 There is a definite relationship between rap and jazz. Musicians improvise with notes. Rappers improvise with words. Many of the great hip-hop recordings featured samples from some of the greatest jazz albums. So it should be no surprise that there are rappers who are not only comfortable in post-bo...
Joel Ross Releases Striking New Music Video For YANA
by Tori Hartshorn - May 20, 2019 Joel Ross has revealed his mesmerizing new music video for “Yana” (directed by Daveion Thompson) from the vibraphonist's acclaimed debut album KingMaker, out now on Blue Note Records. Blue Note has also announced a 2-LP vinyl release for KingMaker, which will come out on August 9 and is available fo...
Vibraphonist Joel Ross Releases New Single YANA From Debut Album KINGMAKER Out 5/3
by Tori Hartshorn - April 19, 2019 Vibraphonist Joel Ross has revealed “Yana,” another new track from his auspicious debut album KingMaker, which comes out May 3. Hear “Yana” on Blue Note's Jazz Now! playlist. Ross will be celebrating the album's release at Jazz Standard in New York City on June 4-5 and Pizza Express in London on Jul...
Additional Artists Announced For 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
by A.A. Cristi - April 08, 2019 Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today additional performances for the 34th annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, taking place June 21 to July 1. The Festival lineup now includes headliner Herbie Hancock at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on June 29 as well as genre-bending performances...
Samantha Boshnack Releases 'Seismic Belt-Live in Santa Monica'
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 15, 2019 The trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack isn't a geologist by trade, but she certainly thinks a lot about earthquakes and volcanoes. Over the past 15 years, while living in her adopted hometown of Seattle, Boshnack has hiked the environs of Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens with a ...
Samantha Boshnack's Seismic Belt Releases Live in Santa Monica (Orenda Records) 3/15
by Tori Hartshorn - January 24, 2019 The trumpeter and composer Samantha Boshnack isn't a geologist by trade, but she certainly thinks a lot about earthquakes and volcanoes. Over the past 15 years, while living in her adopted hometown of Seattle, Boshnack has hiked the environs of Washington's Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens with a ...
Stu Mindeman Presents New Album Woven Threads
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2018 Stu Mindeman, pianist and composer, is set to release his new album titled Woven Threads (Sunnyside Records) on September 14, 2018. The eight track album is a remarkable journey through themes of distant memories, self re-discovery, and the connection between North and South American cultures. Woven... |