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Third Coast Percussion Releases First Single GLASS: AGUAS DA AMAZONIA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2024 Third Coast Percussion released their first single from the album GLASS: AGUAS DA AMAZONIA and revealed an upcoming a national tour with Twyla Tharp Dance to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.... 
Christian McBride Releases New Single With Edgar Meyer
'Philly Slop'
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 8-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride has shared a new single “Philly Slop,” recorded with renowned Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, from the duo's upcoming album But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!... 
Christian McBride Announces New Album With Edgar Meyer 'But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?'
by Michael Major - January 23, 2024 Christian McBride announced the upcoming release of But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?, a new album recorded with renowned bassist and composer Edgar Meyer. The album explores the vast variety possible with the pairing of two limitless bassists, encompassing diverse original compositions, American Son... 
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Release SHAKTI 'This Moment'
by Michael Major - June 23, 2023 The compositions making up This Moment each pass through a series of connected movements, highlighting different vocal and instrumental sub-groups within Shakti while transitioning between taut thematic statements, riveting solos from McLaughlin and Rajagopalan, invigorating rhythmic shifts, and soa... 
John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain Announce SHAKTI U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - January 31, 2023 Following word of the Summer 2023 release of This Moment – their first new studio album in 46 years – revolutionary world music ensemble Shakti will continue to discover and explore the musical common ground bridging East and West on an extensive U.S. tour, beginning August 17 in Boston, current iti... 
Berklee Indian Ensemble Releases New Track 'Lady L' Featuring Zakir Hussain
by Michael Major - June 30, 2022 Global Indian music collective Berklee Indian Ensemble is releasing “Lady L,” the second single from their long-awaited debut album Shuruaat. The track features Grammy-winning tabla master Zakir Hussain and also commemorates the 50th anniversary of the iconic indo-jazz fusion group, Shakti, that ori... 
Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain & Planet Drum Playing Frost Amphitheater
by Michael Major - March 15, 2022 Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, consisting of Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti featuring The Wolfpack, a string and brass quintet, along with Barry Sless on pedal steel, are currently on a spring tour which started at The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN and will end with two nights at Radio City ... 
The Town Hall to Celebrate 100th Anniversary With Live Concert in Bryant Park
by Michael Major - August 30, 2021 The concert with feature Grammy-winning musician Chris Thile and special guests Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner, Zakir Hussain and Ganesh Rajagopalan, Damon Daunno, and Timo Andres, with more to be announced soon. The concert will commemorate the remarkable history of The Town Hall.... 
Edition Records and Jazz Legend Dave Holland to Partner in New Label Deal
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 03, 2021 In May 2021, Dave Holland will release a new Double LP, CD and Digital album with Kevin Eubanks and Obed Calvaire marking the start of the new deal and his continuing relationship with Edition following the release of Good Hope in 2019 with Zakir Hussain and Chris Potter.... 
VIDEO: Mike Block Shares Video For 'If I Can Help It'
by Sarah Leiber - November 13, 2020 Mike Block has shared a video for the song “If I Can Help It” today via Apple Music, featured on the final of three full-length albums the composer, singer, educator, and celebrated cello player released in 2020 via Bright Shiny Things, entitled The Edge of the Atmosphere. Drawing to a close, this d... 
VIDEO: Mike Block Premieres Video For 'Tenfold'
by Sarah Leiber - October 22, 2020 Composer, singer, educator, and celebrated cello player Mike Block will release a new adult-pop record, The Edge of the Atmosphere, tomorrow.... 
Mike Block Releases New Single 'Tenfold'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 29, 2020 Fresh off his acclaimed World Music album Guzo, released last month, pioneering cello player, composer, singer and educator, Mike Block has released “Tenfold,” a second single from his upcoming adult-pop record.... 
New Music: Sikiru Adepoju's ỌPẸ Album (Gratitude) - Features The Riddim Doctors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 24, 2020 MansMark Records announces the much-anticipated ỌPẸ Album, a debut by Nigerian Grammy-winning recording artist and percussionist, Sikiru Adepoju is out!... 
Acoustic Guitar Virtuoso Mark Vickness To Release Second Album 'Interconnected'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 16, 2020 Three years after releasing his debut solo CD, Places, composer/guitarist, Mark Vickness releases Interconnected featuring four new solo modern fingerstyle compositions and four original pieces.... 
Mike Block Releases World Music Album GUZO
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 21, 2020 Today, pioneering cello player, composer, singer and educator, Mike Block has released his new world music album, Guzo, on Bright Shiny Things. ... 
Sikiru Adepoju Releases 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 20, 2020 Sikiru Adepoju, a two-time GRAMMY(r)-winning artist and celebrated Nigerian talking drum master, releases 'Take Me Home, Country Roads,' the second single from 'ỌPẸ,' the upcoming collaboration with the Riddim Doctors, on MansMark Records.... 
Mike Block Announces New World Music LP GUZO, Releases First Single 'Expression Of Concern'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 07, 2020 Pioneering cello player, composer, singer and educator, Mike Block, has announced his latest album, Guzo, for an August 21 release on Bright Shiny Things.... 
Sharon Isbin Will Release Two New Recordings
by Stephi Wild - April 26, 2020 Multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin, who has been acclaimed for expanding the guitar repertoire with some of the finest new works of our time, has two new world premiere recordings of works written for her to be released on May 22, 2020 on ZOHO.... 
21C Music Festival Announces Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 19, 2019 The seventh edition of the 21C Music Festival will include eight concerts over three weekends, from Saturday, January 11 to Saturday, January 25, 2020. Two additional events celebrate Grammy Award-winning composer and one of America's most renowned creative pioneers, Laurie Anderson. Anderson's pres... 
Tarek Yamani Trio Swings Into City College Center For The Arts This November
by Rebecca Russo - November 01, 2018 The hypnotic fusion of American jazz and Arabic tarab music arrives in Harlem as the Tarek Yamani Trio presents “Jazz Conceptions in Classical Arabic” on Friday, November 16, at Aaron Davis Hall. Presented by City College Center for the Arts (CCCA), the 7:30 p.m. concert will offer music lovers a wo... 
The Town Hall Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 25, 2018 Béla Fleck (banjo), Zakir Hussain (tabla), and Edgar Meyer (double bass) have combined the bluegrass, classical, and South Asian musical traditions into a one-of-a-kind sound, familiar but with a global resonance. In fact, their extraordinary interaction often suggests a sui generis jazz trio, not o... 
Quincy Jones QWEST TV, 'The Netflix of Jazz,' to Launch 12/15
by Emily Bruno - December 07, 2017 Qwest TV, the world's first subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platform dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired music forms founded by music legend Quincy Jones in collaboration with French jazz impresario and television producer Reza Ackbaraly, announced today its official global launch date set for D... 
Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead's New Album 'RAMU Out Today on Verve Forecast
by Emily Bruno - November 10, 2017 Today, legendary Grateful Dead drummer, solo artist and world music GRAMMY-winner Mickey Hart will release his 16th solo album - RAMU - on Verve Forecast. RAMU was co-produced by Michal Menert, formerly of Pretty Lights, and features Avey Tare from Animal Collective, andTank from Tank and the Bangas... 
Mickey Hart Of The Grateful Dead Announces New Album 'Ramu'
by Danielle Kfare - October 27, 2017 On November 10th, legendary Grateful Dead drummer, solo artist and world music aficionado Mickey Hart will release his 14th solo album - RAMU - on Verve Forecast. RAMU was co-produced by Michal Menert, formerly of Pretty Lights, and features Avey Tare from Animal Collective, Tank from Tank and the B... |
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