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Säje Wins GRAMMY Award In Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals Category
by Michael Major - February 05, 2024 The track comes from their self-titled, self-funded, self-produced and self-released debut full-length, which has earned acclaim from Billboard, WRTI, Jazziz, KNKX, Grimy Goods, Downbeat, Forbes, and more. säje is made up of Los Angeles-based Sara Gazarek and Erin Bentlage and Seattle-situated Johna...
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...
The Manhattan Transfer Announces New Album & Farewell Tour
by Michael Major - August 02, 2022 The 10-track set includes GRAMMY® Award winners Jorge Callandreli and Vince Mendoza, as well as vocal arrangers including Amanda Taylor of säje, to revisit their biggest hits from throughout the decades, including new arrangements of “Chanson D’Amour,” “Twilight Zone / Twilight Tone” and “The Man Wh...
Hot Fun In The Summertime - VOCAL GUMBO Episode 16 to Premiere July 11
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 08, 2021 Brainchild of respected and trusted singers - arrangers - producers Janis Siegel (The Manhattan Transfer) and Lauren Kinhan (New York Voices), Vocal Gumbo is a virtual music festival created to bring the vocal music community together to inspire and entertain during uncertain times. ...
VOCAL GUMBO AFTER DARK to Return June 17
by A.A. Cristi - June 11, 2021 Brainchild of respected and trusted singers - arrangers - producers Janis Siegel (The Manhattan Transfer) and Lauren Kinhan (New York Voices), Vocal Gumbo is a virtual music festival created to bring the vocal music community together to inspire and entertain during uncertain times....
Vocal Gumbo Celebrates Women's History Month With WOMEN IN MUSIC: WE CAN COOK TOO!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 26, 2021 Vocal Gumbo is a virtual music festival created to bring the vocal music community together across the miles to inspire and entertain a world standing still during uncertain times. This month, Vocal Gumbo is presentING an all-star lineup of brilliant female musicians celebrating Women's History Mo...
Craft Recordings Announces New Weekly Video Series 'Shoplifting'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 20, 2020 Craft Recordings announces a new YouTube series that pairs the biggest names in music with classic vinyl albums, called Craft Recordings Presents: Shoplifting....
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...
BWW Interview: David Archuleta Talks New Christmas Album, Broadway, and Life After 'Idol'
by Aaron Wallace - December 11, 2018 I like him right away. He listens to my questions and gives them some thought before he answers. It's the same thoughtfulness I've noticed in interviews over the years when he talks about music, the songs he likes, or the faith he follows. He's called to talk about his brand-new Christmas album, WIN...
International Jazz Day 2018 Comes to a Close Following Celebratory Concerts in St. Petersburg and New Orleans
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018 International Jazz Day 2018 came to a phenomenal close this evening in St. Petersburg, following an extraordinary All-Star Global Concert at the historic Mariinsky Theatre that capped off several days of educational outreach programs across the city. The concert, led by artistic co-directors Herbie ...
The National Music Council to Honor Jazz Giants Chick Corea and Manhattan Transfer at Annual American Eagle Awards
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018 The National Music Council has announced that jazz legends Chick Corea and The Manhattan Transfer will be honored at the organization's 35 th annual American Eagle Awards on Thursday, June 28 at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. The honors are presented each year in recognition oflong-term contribu...
Soul Singer-Songwriter-Actor Phillip Brandon Opens For Grammy Award Winning The Manhattan Transfer
by Julie Musbach - March 02, 2018 Billboard Chart Topping Soul Singer-Songwriter-Actor and Los Angeles Native Phillip Brandon to open for 10-time Grammy(R) Award Winning THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER at The Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, March 9 at 8 p.m. Celebrating their 45th anniversary in 2017, The Manhattan Transfer continues to set ...
Vanessa Racci Releases Debut Album 'Italiana Fresca'
by Caryn Robbins - May 22, 2017 On her debut recording Italiana Fresca, scheduled for release on May 19, 2017, sultry songstress VANESSA RACCI takes a fresh approach to classic pop, reviving Italian-American standards associated with the likes of Dean Martin... |