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Ethan Iverson to Release New Album 'Playfair Sonatas'
by Josh Sharpe - October 04, 2024 Pianist, composer, and writer Ethan Iverson will release his next album Playfair Sonatas digitally and as a 2-CD set on November 15, 2024. Playfair Sonatas features six sonatas composed by Iverson for six different instruments and piano, and recorded by Iverson with some of today’s most vibrant clas... 
Christian Sands Drops First Single From New Album 'Embracing Dawn'
by Josh Sharpe - July 23, 2024 GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Christian Sands has announced Embracing Dawn, his new album out September 27. Embracing Dawn trails 2023’s acclaimed Christmas Stories and 2020’s Be Water. The album announcement comes with the first single “MMC,” which evokes acoustic jazz-rock of The Bad Plus variety. Lis... 
Ethan Iverson Releases New Album 'Technically Acceptable'
by Michael Major - January 19, 2024 Technically Acceptable finds Iverson at the helm of two different trios—with bass/drum teams Thomas Morgan/Kush Abadey and Simón Willson/Vinnie Sperrazza— performing a set of new originals plus singular new versions of Roberta Flack's “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and Thelonious Monk's “‘Round M... 
Ethan Iverson Releases New Single 'Who Are You, Really?'
by Michael Major - January 05, 2024 “Who Are You, Really?” appends a Dexter Gordon quote to a joyously catchy tune that dances around Thomas Morgan's robust bass line and drummer Kush Abadey's assured swing. Iverson will be celebrating the album release at the Village Vanguard in New York City from Jan. 23-28 followed by European and ... 
Amanda Gardier to Release 'Auteur: Music Inspired By The Films Of Wes Anderson' Album
by Michael Major - November 15, 2023 On Auteur, she made the programmatic choice to focus on a single director, zeroing in on characters, visual tableaux and emotional states that struck her in such Anderson films as Moonrise Kingdom, The French Dispatch, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with S... 
säje's Self-Titled Album Debuts in Top 3 on Billboard Jazz Charts
by Michael Major - September 08, 2023 The album debuted atop multiple Billboard Charts: #2 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums, #3 Top Jazz Albums, #47 Top Current Album Sales, #81 Top Album Sales, and #21 Emerging Artists Chart. säje includes tracks that encompass originals, reimagined jazz standards, and inventive interpretations of contempo... 
MARGARET GLASPY Shares New Single 'Get Back'
by Michael Major - August 15, 2023 Echo The Diamond is the third full-length from Margaret Glaspy. It was produced by Glaspy with co-production from her partner, guitarist/composer Julian Lage and is the follow-up to 2020’s Devotion. Echo The Diamond takes its title from a turn of phrase that Glaspy tossed off in the midst of a conve... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Sets West Coast Tour Ahead of New Album Out This Friday
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – the visionary post-fusion rock trio comprising guitarist/songwriter/activist Marc Ribot, bassist Shahzad Ismaily, and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith – have announced plans for a West Coast co-headline tour alongside groundbreaking jazz quartet The Bad Plus.... 
Margaret Glaspy Shares New Single 'Memories'
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Echo The Diamond is the third full-length from Margaret Glaspy. It was produced by Glaspy with co-production from her partner, guitarist/composer Julian Lage and is the follow-up to 2020’s Devotion. Echo The Diamond takes its title from a turn of phrase that Glaspy tossed off in the midst of a conve... 
Orrin Evans Drops New Single 'The Red Door'
by Michael Major - June 19, 2023 What’s behind The Red Door? For pianist Orrin Evans, that question has come to symbolize the daring path his life and music have taken over the course of his three-decade career. On his latest album, he once again flings that door open, delighting in the collaborators, friends, inspiration, and hist... 
Margaret Glaspy Shares Lead Single From New Album & Announces US Tour
by Michael Major - May 31, 2023 Glaspy shares the first taste of the album via the LP’s exultant opening track “Act Natural.” The video for the track, directed by Phineas Alexander, is a deep dive into Glaspy’s artistic New York City community and a showcase of her love for the guitar. She has also confirmed her first North Americ... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Announces New Album & Releases First Song
by Michael Major - May 22, 2023 Connection sees Ceramic Dog fully entrenched in their signature approach to improvised music, augmented by contributions by such special guests as singer-songwriter Syd Straw, keyboardist Anthony Coleman, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, organist Greg Lewis, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, and cellist Pe... 
Julian Lage Shares New Single 'Tributary'
by Michael Major - August 10, 2022 Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage has shared “Tributary,” available now for streaming and download. An official live performance video featuring the formidable trio of Lage, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Dave King premieres on YouTube. “Tributary” marks the latest single from Lage’s upcoming new album... 
Julian Lage Shares New Song 'Word for Word'
by Michael Major - July 13, 2022 Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage has shared “Word For Word,” available now to stream or download. An official live performance video featuring the formidable trio of Lage, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Dave King premieres on YouTube. “Word For Word” marks the latest single from Lage’s upcoming new al... 
The Bad Plus Share New Song From Debut Album as Quartet
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 Breakneck, avant-garde, and explosive, 'Sun Wall' marks the second song from The Bad Plus' upcoming self-titled album arriving everywhere on in September. The new album is the group's 15th studio recording and eponymous debut album in their current iteration as a dynamic new quartet. Listen to the n... 
Julian Lage Announces New Album With Bill Frisell & Shares First Song
by Michael Major - June 21, 2022 Having established a home base with his brilliant trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King — most recently heard on the guitarist’s acclaimed 2021 Blue Note debut Squint — Lage casts his gaze outward to discover new orchestrational possibilities with the addition of six-string icon Bill Fr... 
DC Jazz Festival Announces Orrin Evans' Artist Residency
by Michael Major - December 21, 2021 Orrin Evans’ DCJF residency is part of the Jazz Road Creative Residencies program, a program of South Arts. Jazz Road Creative Residencies is an artist-centric program that promotes artistic flexibility. A two-time Grammy nominee and Pew Fellow, Orrin Evans has been recognized as one of the most dis... 
Acclaimed London Quartet ISQ Share 'L.A.S. (Urchin Remix)'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 01, 2021 Critically acclaimed London quartet, ISQ are kicking the year off with a bang by sharing the Urchin remix of their song, 'L.A.S' on the 5th of February. ... 
Analog Players Society Drops Video Preview For 'One Note Samba' From TILTED Album
by Robert Diamond - August 17, 2020 Analog Players Society has announced TILTED, the first title in a 2-part series. TILTED captures a single live acoustic jazz session at The Bridge Studio that was transformed into the cinematic, loop-based, instrumental, beat-driven fractal art that is Soundtrack to a Nonexistent Film. The albums st... 
The Bad Plus Confirm Spring Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 18, 2020 The Bad Plus has announced plans for a wide-ranging spring tour. The groundbreaking trio - bassist Reid Anderson, drummer Dave King, and pianist Orrin Evans - will perform an array of US headline dates alongside eagerly awaited residencies at New York City's Village Vanguard (March 24-29), Oakland, ... 
The Bad Plus Announce New Album & Tour Dates
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 10, 2019 Activate Infinity is the second album from The Bad Plus since the remarkable pianist Orrin Evans joined the group in 2018. The album was recorded at Brooklyn Recording in New York City in May 2019. It was produced by The Bad Plus and engineered and mixed by Andy Taub. Activate Infinity will be rele... 
Abiodun Oyewole (of The Last Poets) Releases Song Featured on WINDOWS OF THE WORLD Soundtrack
by Tori Hartshorn - July 18, 2019 Today, Abiodun Oyewole (of The Last Poets) released a new version of his song 'New York, New York.' The track is taken from the Windows On The World Soundtrack, which will be released on August 2nd via Ropeadope. Windows On The World is a new film written by Robert Mailer Anderson and directed by Mi... 
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD Soundtrack To Be Released August 2
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 10, 2019 On August 2nd, Ropeadope will release the soundtrack for Windows On The World, a new film written by Robert Mailer Anderson and directed by Michael D. Olmos. The album is an expansive mix of genres ranging from americana to R&B, electronic, a spoken word track from Abiodun Oyewole (The Last Poets) a... 
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... 
Julian Lage Announces Tour Dates, Shares New Video
by Tori Hartshorn - February 27, 2019 Mack Avenue Records is excited to announce fall tour dates for the Julian Lage Trio, featuring the album band (guitarist Lage, bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King from The Bad Plus) for their first tour ever. The dates begin at the Ballroom at 31 West on September 12 in Newark, OH, and end in... |
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