International Ensemble Focusyear Band 21 From Basel Presents Multi-faceted Album 'Bosque' - Out on Neuklang Records 4/29
The Focusyear Band 21 is an international group of students with an exciting new project. These musicians include: Vocalist Tatjana Nova (from Dresden by way of Moscow); saxophonists Joshua Schofield (England) and Gianni Gagliardi (Spain); trumpeters/flugelhornists/valve trombonists Yakiv ...
(Published: April 17, 2021) [read more]
Monika Stadler and Harald Peterstorfer join forces for deep, personal album
Monika Stadler and Harald Peterstorfer have joined forces to release a fantastic new project, Diary from Within. As the title of this release might suggest, the music that you can expect to hear on this album is incredibly personal and forward-thinking. There are so many intimate moments, ...
(Published: April 15, 2021) [read more]
Renowned Italian Composer Rossano Baldini Releases HUMANBEING on RareNoise at the End of May
Under his own name, Rossano Baldini has enjoyed a career as a renowned composer for film and television; a jazz pianist and keyboardist, who has recorded with the likes of Gianluca Petrella, Michele Rabbia and Pierpaolo Ranieri; and a performer with the revered, Oscar-winning composer Nicola ...
(Published: April 14, 2021) [read more]
Three-Layer Cake (Brandon Seabrook, Mike Pride, Mike Watt) with 'Stove Top' on RareNoise - Out in Mid-May
The past year's lockdown has proved undeniably challenging to improvising musicians who typically thrive on face-to-face interaction. But bassist Mike Watt, drummer/percussionist Mike Pride, and guitarist/banjoist Brandon Seabrook have all built their careers on kicking down the barriers ...
(Published: April 14, 2021) [read more]
Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam : A World Of Change
Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam will stream live on Sunday, April 11th at 3pm from Upper Manhattan.
New York City, April 5, 2021 - Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) continues its 2021 season of INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM on Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 3 PM EST on Facebook Live and YouTube. In ...
(Published: April 06, 2021) [read more]
With Rat Pack Swagger and Elvis Era Instrumentation, Singer Paul Loren Delivers Modern Music with a Retro Vibe; A youthful old-school entertainer with a twinkle in his eye; Timely "Betwixt' Album out this Fall
For Immediate Release
April 5, 2021
With Rat Pack Swagger and Elvis Era Instrumentation, Singer Paul Loren Delivers Modern Music with a Retro Vibe
A collection of songs Dick Clark or Johnny Carson might've loved, yet crafted in and about the complicated times we find ourselves ...
(Published: April 05, 2021) [read more]
Virtual Film Screening: Digging For Weldon Irvine April 8-9, 2021 on BLKDOCS.com. by Larry Reni Thomas
The year was 1969, and although the Civil Rights Movement was at its tail end, its most profound anthem, Nina Simone's electrifying "Young, Gifted and Black," would light up the airwaves, and the hearts and minds of a Black populace anxious for greater change and uplift. The prolific musician ...
(Published: March 31, 2021) [read more]
Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies
in conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Presents THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL CONTINUUM
Columbia University's Center for Jazz Studies in conjunction with The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, Presents THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG INTERNATIONAL CONTINUUM, A Free Virtual Symposium and Concert Highlighting Art in a Time of Emergency Thursday, April 8, 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET and Friday, ...
(Published: March 30, 2021) [read more]
Musicians Wolfgang Muthspiel and Christian Muthspiel Celebrate Their Father's Life with Video Premiere Super8Music - A Musical Legacy, Remembered...
SUPER8MUSIC
PREMIERE ON MARCH 18, 2021
https://youtu.be/YOaZKWK-BN8
"Twenty years ago, on March 18, 2001, our father Kurt Muthspiel passed away. We remember with great joy a man who instilled in his four children a passion for music," explains Wolfgang Muthspiel, accomplished Austrian ...
(Published: March 18, 2021) [read more]
Save the Date: DC Jazz Festival Announces 2021 DC JazzFest - September 1-5, 2021
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announces the official dates for this year's edition of the DC JazzFest as September 1-5, 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, DCJF will postpone this year's festival to September as a celebration of all things jazz in DC, with a tentpole weekend at the ...
(Published: March 16, 2021) [read more]
Logan Richardson Releases 'AfroFuturism' Today with Whirlwind
'AfroFuturism', the fifth album by alto saxophonist, producer, and composer Logan Richardson, is out today in physical form thanks to Whirlwind Recordings.
Richardson's career has been marked by his deep engagement with the Black American improvised music tradition as much as by his ...
(Published: March 12, 2021) [read more]
Chicago's Paul Bedal Releases Third Album 'Cerulean Stars'
On 'Cerulean Stars', classical leanings and jazz formalism intersect with the post-freedom aesthetic of Chicago's storied avant-garde. Pianist Paul Bedal and company - alto saxophonist Nick Mazzarella, bassist Matt Ulery and drummer Charles Rumback - have seamlessly blended their ...
(Published: March 12, 2021) [read more]
New Charlie Rauh EP is beautiful, mesmerizing
Charlie Rauh is back with a fantastic new release: The Silent Current From Within. Besides this poetic and highly evocative title, this EP is filled to the brim with fantastic performances, which highlight Charlie's passion for folk, jazz, and fusion, among other styles.
The release ...
(Published: March 11, 2021) [read more]
Joe Chambers interview on Sunday Night Jazz with host Larry Reni Thomas, WCOM-FM, March 14, 2021
Tune in to Sunday Night Jazz with host Larry Reni Thomas, on WCOM-FM, (https://wcomfm.org/) Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina, March 14, 2021, from 9:15 pm to 10 pm, for an interview with Grammy-nominated multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator Blue Note Records recording artist ...
(Published: March 11, 2021) [read more]
Recorded at Joe's Pub, JANA HERZEN:LIVE is out March 12 on Motéma, with full video version to follow and vinyl slated for summer - upcoming jazz/pop/world fusion concert album captures a pre-Covid moment in time
For Immediate Release
March 4, 2021
With joyful band interplay, the spark of a live audience and the quiet beauty of Jana Herzen's vocals and guitar, upcoming jazz/pop/world fusion concert album captures a pre-Covid moment in time
Recorded at Joe's Pub, JANA HERZEN:LIVE is ...
(Published: March 05, 2021) [read more]
SWING INTO SPRING: Celebrate the Experience of Improvisation featuring dancers Mickey Davidson, Shireen Dickson, Ximena Salgado and Max Pollak
Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) continues its 2021 season of INTERGENERATIONAL JAZZ POWER JAM on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 3 PM EST on Facebook Live and YouTube, in collaboration with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem, with "Swinging Into Spring Dance Jam," showcasing the art of improvisation, and ...
(Published: March 03, 2021) [read more]
Todd Clouser's Magnet Animals (feat. Maoz, Blumenkranz, Servin) with 'Fake Dudes' out on RareNoise March 26
If ever a moment in history called for the caustic, corrosive rantings of guitarist-composer-poet Todd Clouser and the abstract grooves of his combustible beat-skronk band Magnet Animals, it's this one. With our collective headspaces dizzied by a nearly yearlong pandemic induced isolation and ...
(Published: March 03, 2021) [read more]
SAXOPHONE GREAT MICHAEL LINGTON FINDS THE SILVER LINING IN LOCKDOWN!
ASSEMBLES ARTIST FRIENDS FOR INNOVATIVE STAGEIT WEEKLY CONCERTS RESULTING IN UNIQUE NEW ALBUM ALONE TOGETHER SET FOR MARCH 26, 2021 RELEASE ON PEAK RECORDS/BFD/THE ORCHARD
Album of Duets Features Dave Koz, Boney James, Brian Culbertson, Kenny Lattimore, Chris Walker, Sy Smith, Nick Colionne, ...
(Published: February 26, 2021) [read more]
SZCZECIN 2021:
Europe's First Hybrid Jazz Festival of the Year Runs February 25-March 4 in Partnership with Jazz in Europe
Announces Media Partners JazzCorner (US) and Jazzed (UK)
Szczecin Jazz will host Europe's first hybrid jazz festival of the year running February 25 through March 4, 2021. This seven day event will include a nightly performance in Szczecin, Northwestern Poland's largest city, featuring an audience in person, and online. The international roster ...
(Published: February 24, 2021) [read more]
SZCZECIN 2021: Europe's First Hybrid Jazz Festival of the Year Runs February 25-March 4 in Partnership with Jazz in Europe
Szczecin Jazz will host Europe's first hybrid jazz festival of the year running February 25 through March 4, 2021. This seven day event will include a nightly performance in Szczecin, Northwestern Poland's largest city, featuring an audience in person, and online. The international roster ...
(Published: February 20, 2021) [read more]
Nina Simone Birthday Special on Sunday Night Jazz on WCOM-FM with host Larry Reni Thomas 2/21/21
Listen to WCOM-FM (www.wcomfm.org), Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina, February 21, 2021, from 9pm to 12 midnight, for The Nina Simone Birthday Special with host Larry Reni Thomas. The program will feature three hours of Nina Simone's music and an audio documentary called "Nina Simone: The ...
(Published: February 19, 2021) [read more]
2021 DCJazzPrix™ Applications Launch Today!
WASHINGTON - February 16, 2021 - The DC Jazz Festival® (DCJF) has announced that applications are now live for its annual international jazz band competition, DCJazzPrix. Potential applicants will find guidelines and submission requirements at dcjazzfest.org/dcjazzprix. The entry fee remains a ...
(Published: February 16, 2021) [read more]
As Seen in Jazziz, American Songwriter and More, Singer David Thorne Scott Earns Praise for Sophisticated New Album; Exploring the Sweet Spot Where Jazz and Americana Coexist, ‘Thornewood' Places Cole Porter and Harold Arlen Beside John Denver and T
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2021
As Seen in Jazziz, American Songwriter and More, Singer David Thorne Scott Earns Praise for Sophisticated New Album
Exploring the Sweet Spot Where Jazz and Americana Coexist, ‘Thornewood' Places Cole Porter and Harold Arlen Beside John ...
(Published: February 08, 2021) [read more]
Peter Erskine | Honoring Bernstein | Ö1 Competition - JAM Music Lab University, Vienna, Announces Three Major New Initiatives
GRAMMY-WINNING DRUMMER, COMPOSER, EDUCATOR PETER ERSKINE JOINS JAM MUSIC LAB IN MARCH 2021
Visiting Artist Peter Erskine brings his special blend of jazz, pop and educational experience to Vienna. The veteran of Weather Report, Steps Ahead and more than 700 albums and film scores considers ...
(Published: February 06, 2021) [read more]
Contemporary jazz guitarist Les Sabler finds "Tranquility" on new album produced by GRAMMY winner Paul Brown
"Crescent City Strut" earns Billboard's Most Added and Most Increased Plays single status
NASHVILLE (3 February 2021): Like a trusted friend, contemporary jazz guitarist Les Sabler finds that playing guitar brings him tranquility, especially when the noise of the world becomes too much. He ...
(Published: February 03, 2021) [read more]
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