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Video: Kurt Elling Releases Video For 'A Wish (Valentine)' Feat. Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner
by Josh Sharpe - September 16, 2024 Multi-grammy award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling has released a video for his rendition of Fred Hersch and Norma Winstone’s “A Wish (Valentine),” featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant. The song is taken from Wildflowers, Vol. 1, a brand new, spur-of-the-moment album spontaneously created with pianist Sull... 
Pianist Philip Golub Unveils His Debut, LP, 'Abiding Memory'
by Nicole Rosky - March 28, 2024 Pianist Philip Golub is set to release his debut album, ABIDING MEMORY, on Endectomorph/Berthold on June 21. Discover the unique sound and talent of this emerging artist in his first LP.... 
Don Was Sets New Band 'Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble'
by Michael Major - March 19, 2024 Renowned musician Don Was forms a new band, Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble. Get the latest updates on their music and upcoming performances. Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his hometown, the band features longtime collaborators including Blue Note Records artist Dave McMurray on sax and... 
Black Women Dominate Production Team Of The Inaugural Jazz Music Awards For Standout Recognition Of America's Indigenous Art Form
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 Hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater, the three-time Grammy Award-winning artist, NEA Jazz Master, and Tony Award winner, with Delroy Lindo, the widely acclaimed stage and screen actor, Peabody Award winner and Tony Award nominee, the show was packed with heartfelt tributes to special honorees as well as s... 
Todd Mosby Releases New Album 'LAND OF ENCHANTMENT'
by Blair Ingenthron - September 17, 2023 Todd Mosby's Land of Enchantment is a new album produced by Jeffrey Weber and features A-list musicians Tom Scott, Vinnie Colaiuta, Charlie Bisharat, Dapo Torimiro, and more.... 
Joey Alexander Announces New Album 'Continuance'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 It is the first album that the Bali, Indonesia-born pianist, composer and bandleader has recorded with his regular touring trio of Kris Funn on upright bass and John Davis on drums, a group with whom he has played hundreds of gigs over the past four years. They are augmented on four tracks by GRAMMY... 
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Shares Solo Single 'Airavata'
by Michael Major - August 24, 2023 Composed, produced, and arranged by Miguel, who plays electric guitar (reversed) and acoustic violin/viola, with Gabe Noel and Peter Jacobson joining on acoustic bass and cello respectively, “Airavata” (eye-raw-VAH-tah) is named after the white elephant who carries the deity Indra, also called ‘abhr... 
Hays Street Hart to Release 'Bridges' in October
by Michael Major - August 14, 2023 The album began its life as a performance in honor of Hart’s 80th birthday in December 2020, live streamed from an empty Smoke Jazz Club in the final weeks of that grueling pandemic year. Despite those adversities, the music they created that night was spectacular enough to convince all involved tha... 
Album DAVE LIEBMAN: LIVE AT SMALLS to be Released in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2022 Cellar Music Group has announced the February 3rd release of Dave Liebman: Live at Smalls. A thrilling free jazz outing, this 75-minute set finds the boundless soprano saxophonist in the company of four modern musical masters: trumpeter Peter Evans, pianist Leo Genovese, bassist John Hébert and drum... 
Guitarist, Arranger And Jojo Records Founder Simon Belelty's New Record PEE WEE Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2022 Guitarist, arranger and Jojo Records' founder Simon Belelty has released Pee Wee, a masterful display capturing thoughtful melody and the unique beauty of each moment, out today via Jojo Records.... 
Esperanza Spalding's 'Radio Music Society' Gets 10th Anniversary Reissue
by Michael Major - October 04, 2022 Executive produced by hip-hop artist Q-Tip, the 2012 album features the singles “Black Gold” and “Radio Song,” plus the GRAMMY®-winning track, “City of Roses,” and boasts an all-star line-up of talent, including pianist Leo Genovese, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, and tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, p... 
Blue Note Records Announces 'Blue Note Re:imagined II'
by Michael Major - June 08, 2022 The first track to be released is South London vocalist Ego Ella May’s reimagining of visionary drummer Chico Hamilton’s “The Morning Side Of Love,” which first appeared on Hamilton’s 1975 Blue Note album Peregrinations. Mirroring the understated, laid-back groove of the original while showcasing El... 
Vistas Media Capital Making Feature Documentary About International Music And Feminist Icon Laura Nyro
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2022 Vistas Media Capital, which recently launched its North American division, today announced that it is developing and producing a feature documentary about Laura Nyro, the gifted and influential singer/songwriter that burst on the scene in the late 1960s while still a teenager, and who effectively re... 
2021 River To River Festival Lineup Announced
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021 From its origins in the aftermath of 9/11 to the present context of the global pandemic, River To River has long highlighted the fundamental role that creativity in all its forms plays in processes of recovery, resilience and renewal.... 
Joe Chambers Releases SAMBA DE MARACATU
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 19, 2021 On February 26, the venerated multi-instrumentalist and composer Joe Chambers will release Samba de Maracatu, a notable Blue Note Records return for a significant figure in the label’s history. The album’s Brazilian flavored title track “Samba de Maracatu,” is available today to stream or download.... 
Jihye Lee Orchestras's Motéma Debut 'Daring Mind' Due Out March 26
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 25, 2021 Motéma Music is proud to announce the release of Daring Mind, the sophomore album by the Jihye Lee Orchestra, which streets on March 26, 2021. ... 
Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science Earn Grammy Nomination for 'Waiting Game'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 27, 2020 Drummer, producer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington and band Social Science have received a prestigious nomination for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for their 2020 double album project, Waiting Game, released on Motema Music. ... 
NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington And Band Social Science Earn 2021 Grammy Nomination
by A.A. Cristi - November 25, 2020 Drummer, producer, and composer Terri Lyne Carrington and band Social Science have received a prestigious nomination for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category for their 2020 double album project, Waiting Game, released on Motema Music. ... 
Caleb Veazey Releases 'Tuesday EP'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 04, 2020 The Three track The Tuesday EP is now available in its entirety following its weekly release as singles on Tuesdays throughout October.... 
National Endowment For The Arts Names Terri Lyne Carrington Among 2021 NEA Jazz Masters
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 21, 2020 Three-time Grammy Award-winning jazz musician and composer Terri Lyne Carrington has been named a 2021 NEA Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D.C. ... 
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT JAZZ Explores Music Of Iconic Album 'The Young Lions' August 6
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2020 Join Conversations about Jazz & Other Distractions hosted by former jazz radio host and founder of Notorious Jazz, Carl Anthony. Every other Thursday, Carl takes audiences on a unique journey through the world of jazz music with artist talks, workshops, and listening sessions. ... 
Jazz Foundation of America Announces '#TheNewGig' To Benefit Its Musicians' Emergency Fund
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 07, 2020 Seeking to address widespread financial need in the musical community following the shuttering of live performances amid the international health emergency, the Jazz Foundation of America will present a star-studded online video concert '#TheNewGig' benefiting its COVID-19 Musicians' Emergency Fund ... 
Jazz Foundation Of America Presents Online Concert #THENEWGIG For Musicians' Emergency Fund, Featuring Jon Batiste, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, and More!
by Stephi Wild - May 07, 2020 Seeking to address widespread financial need in the musical community following the shuttering of live performances amid the international health emergency, the Jazz Foundation of America will present a star-studded online video concert '#TheNewGig' benefiting its COVID-19 Musicians' Emergency Fund ... 
MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL to be Released on April 10
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 16, 2020 Following a successful theatrical run, grossing over $1 million at the box office, Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool a?" produced by Firelight Films for Eagle Rock Entertainment and American Masters Pictures in association with BBC Music - will be released as a Blu-ray+DVD and 2DVD with bonus Montreux ... 
Blue Engine Records Announces Four Winter Releases
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 19, 2019 On the heels of Blue Engine Records' banner 2019─which included six album releases and a GRAMMY® Award-nomination for Una Noche con Rubén Blades─Jazz at Lincoln Center's in-house recording label proudly announces plans to release four new albums featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wy... |
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