Journeyman Phil Madeira follows his jazz muse into the wordless world of "Crickets"
The award-winning Americana singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer indulges his passion for a retro straight-ahead jazz quintet collection that drops April 26.
NASHVILLE (21 March 2019): A Nashville mainstay, Phil Madeira was Americana before it was a thing. His venerable pedigree ...
(Published: March 21, 2019) [read more]
"A Soulful Music Celebration" Returns to Aaron Davis Hall - Saturday, April 6
A moving voyage through the sounds of the Black American experience returns to Aaron Davis Hall as City College Center for the Arts (CCCA) presents "A Soulful Music Celebration" on Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m. The event, featuring Marvin Lowe and Friends and narrated by Obie-award winning actress ...
(Published: March 21, 2019) [read more]
Newport Festivals Foundation Partners with University of Hartford for Music Program in CT Schools
NEWPORT, RI, March 19, 2019 - Newport Festivals Foundation is expanding the reach of its popular Newport Jazz Assembly program with the introduction of the Jackie McLean Jazz Studies Jazz Assembly, under the direction of saxophonist Javon Jackson. The Foundation is also working with trombonist ...
(Published: March 21, 2019) [read more]
Scott Yanow Reviews Tony Adamo/Was Out Jazz Zone Mad
Tony Adamo
Was Out Jazz Zone Mad
(Ropeadope)
A spoken word artist who is also a very good singer, Tony Adamo fits into his own musical category. He loves jazz and funk, often pays tribute to both in his lyrics, and utilizes top-notch musicians on his recordings.
While he has recorded ...
(Published: March 21, 2019) [read more]
Saxophonist Elan Trotman has "Got To Give It Up" to Marvin Gaye
He drops a tribute album, "Dear Marvin," on April 2, the iconic crooner's 80th birthday. The first single, "Got To Give It Up," is the No. 1 most-added single on the Billboard chart this week.
BOSTON (20 March 2019): Sax salutes sexy soul on Elan Trotman's "Dear Marvin," a collection ...
(Published: March 20, 2019) [read more]
Famed Filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Director/Producer, "Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool" on Sunday Night Jazz With Larry Reni Thomas on WCOM-FM, 3/24/19
Listen to an interview with famed filmmaker Stanley Nelson, director/producer, "Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool" on Sunday Night Jazz with host Larry Reni Thomas, March 24, 2019, at 9:30 pm, on WCOM-FM (www.wcomfm.org), Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina. Mr. Nelson will talk about his ...
(Published: March 20, 2019) [read more]
Richard Peña's "Cognition" is a diverse and transcendent single
The new single from Puerto Rico-based composer/guitarist Richard Peña, "Cognition," is a project with a diverse attitude and a distinctive tonal quality.
Peña is a talented artist and driven artist with a unique sound. In particular, he is an excellent guitarist with a truly one-of-a-kind ...
(Published: March 20, 2019) [read more]
Bringing Portuguese culture to life through live weekly performances and a new CD, Rua das Pretas earns praise for its authentic sound and local flavor - JAZZWEEKLY calls it 'A HINT OF HEAVEN'
Rua das Pretas, the Lisbon-based international gathering of musicians, brings Portuguese culture to life through live weekly performances and a new CD. Their recent release ‘The Wine Album' has earned consistent praise, including this engaging new review by George Harris of JazzWeekly, in ...
(Published: March 20, 2019) [read more]
Elio Villafranca CINQUE Considered for Prestigious French
Académie Charles Cros Award
Grand Prix du Disque!
2019 Grammy® Award Nominee
Elio Villafranca
CINQUE
Considered for
Prestigious French
Académie Charles Cros Award
Grand Prix du Disque
Plus Upcoming Performances!
Photo by: Kasia Idzkowska
2019 Grammy® Award Nominee Elio Villafranca is now being considered for the ...
(Published: March 19, 2019) [read more]
New fingerstyle folk from Marianne Flemming is evocative, lovely
Marianne Flemming has an ethereal voice that perfectly suits the warm, wind-swept colors of her music. Her latest single, "Small Hope Bay," is fingerstyle folk at its most evocative, almost like a painting set to sound. Her lyrics are as poetic as the melodies she weaves, and that voice is truly a ...
(Published: March 18, 2019) [read more]
Tony Danza returns to Cafe Carlyle, March 26-30
Back by popular demand, the iconic Tony Danza and his four-piece band return to Café Carlyle with their hit cabaret show, Tony Danza: Standards & Stories, March 26-30. Combining timeless music with wit, charm, storytelling, and a dash of soft shoe and ukulele, Danza performs a selection of ...
(Published: March 18, 2019) [read more]
Bill Warfield and the Hell's Kitchen
Funk Orchestra at Drom, New York City
New York, NY, March 17, 2019 - Jazz Trumpeter and composer Bill Warfield, along with the Hell's Kitchen Funk Orchestra will perform at Drom, 85 Avenue A, New York City on Tuesday May 7th, 2019, show time 8pm
A dynamic and innovative composer, bandleader and trumpeter, Bill Warfield has ...
(Published: March 18, 2019) [read more]
Interview: Saxophonist Shuhei Kokuryo
Q: What was your introduction to music? How old were you, and how did it affect you?
A: I started playing the piano at the age of six and began learning how to play the saxophone when I joined the high school Wind Orchestra in 2005. I practiced Kendo (Japanese fencing) at around the same time I ...
(Published: March 17, 2019) [read more]
Dreamerz&Co. recall B.B. King, Eric Clapton on new single
Blues is certainly alive and kicking in the Netherlands.
Carrying the gritty spirit of British blues, the veteran collective Dreamerz&Co. is deeply rooted in the classics of Muddy Waters and B.B. King. However, the bar-band English blues of prime-time Eric Clapton are also in clear evidence on ...
(Published: March 17, 2019) [read more]
Dwight Trible Releases New CD On Gearbox Records!
Los Angeles CA, February 12, 2019 - Coming March 15, 2019 from Gearbox Records (UKD) is Mothership, the new CD from vocalist Dwight Trible - his first U.S. release since Cosmic in 2013!
As with most of Dwight's music love and peace are the foundation. He adds relationships to the mix with ...
(Published: March 17, 2019) [read more]
Ido Spak the Jazz Traveler discusses global influences on new jazz fusion album
Composer/pianist Ido Spak the Jazz Traveler has just released a superb fusion album, Wrong Direction.
Q: How would you describe your musical style?
A: I would like to see it as my style. I strive to put Arabic, Jewish, classical, and jazz elements in one melting pot and mix everything ...
(Published: March 16, 2019) [read more]
Puerto Rico jazz guitarist Richard Peña reveals influences and musical goals
Puerto Rico-based guitarist Richard Peña has just released an energetic, captivating new single, "Cognition."
Q: What was your introduction to music? How old were you, and how did it affect you?
A: As any other kid, music was always around me one way or another: dancing at home, listening to ...
(Published: March 16, 2019) [read more]
Metro Art Presents Jazz Tracks at Union Station
Grammy Award-Nominee Christian Scott to Headline First-Ever
Union Station Jazz Fest in Partnership with KJazz 88.1 FM
Iconic KJazz DJ LeRoy Downs to Host Evening of Free Live Jazz
(LOS ANGELES - March 14, 2019) - In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Metro Art has partnered with ...
(Published: March 15, 2019) [read more]
RareNoiseRecords Presents Sean Noonan's PAVEES DANCE 'Tan Man's Hat' with Malcolm Mooney, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Ava Mendoza, Alex Marcelo
A drummer and composer whose music enthusiastically defies category, Sean Noonan prefers the title "Rhythmic Storyteller" - an apt description for a modern-day sonic griot who spins imaginative yarns in the ancient tradition of wandering minstrels while weaving captivating narrative tapestries via ...
(Published: March 14, 2019) [read more]
RareNoiseRecords Presents CHAT NOIR's Hyperuranion
In Plato's vision of the universe, the Hyperuranion is a realm of ideal forms where the soul waits before entering the body, inspiring humanity's search for truth and beauty on Earth. On their seventh release and third for London-based RareNoiseRecords, the exploratory trio Chat Noir ...
(Published: March 14, 2019) [read more]
Rachelle Coba in Collins Park: Best of the Blues FREE
Sunday March 31, 4-7 PM: Global Arts Project & The Collins Park Neighborhood Association present the Artscape Concert Series, featuring Award winning blues artist Rachelle Coba celebrating International Womans Day!
With a voice made for the blues and guitar sensibilities that enhance the ...
(Published: March 14, 2019) [read more]
Second Wave of Artists Announced for the 65th Newport Jazz Festival®
Christian McBride, Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, today announced the Second Wave of artists. With more than half of these groups making their NJF debut as headliners, the 2019 festival takes place August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park and ...
(Published: March 13, 2019) [read more]
New Shuhei Kokuryo album is an inventive journey
Shuhei Kokuryo is a talented jazz musician with a broad scope. What makes the artist really impressive is definitely the detailed, dynamic, and vibrant nature of his saxophone playing. At times, you feel like you are witnessing the work of people who are more than just performers. In this case, ...
(Published: March 12, 2019) [read more]
TUBA PLAYER DIES ON AN AIRPLANE, WAKES UP TOPLESS IN TOKYO AND WRITES A NEW BOOK / ALBUM TO TELL THE STORY
Delray Beach, FL (March 11, 2019) - Multi-instrumentalist, author, producer and tuba mogul Bill Muter releases a new paperback novel and music album combo "Topless in Tokyo."
The book features a series of stories about the musician's travel and life mishaps over the years. Events that most ...
(Published: March 11, 2019) [read more]
Preview: The Miles Davis documentary "The Birth Of The Cool" scheduled for the 2019 Full Frame Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina by Larry Reni Thomas
Triangle North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) jazz fans are all smiles and thoroughly excited after reading that the new documentary "Miles Davis:The Birth Of The Cool" about the legendary trumpet player/composer Miles Dewey Davis III will be screened at the 2019 Full Frame Film ...
(Published: March 11, 2019) [read more]
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