The Line Mortensen Trio soothes and uplifts on new EP
Line Mortensen is a gifted vocalist/composer whose new EP as a trio, Thoughts, is a soothing and emotional connection of songs, blurring the lines between the sophisticated edge of jazz and the intimacy of singer/songwriter music. In its entirety, Thoughts is emotional, direct and ...
(Published: June 28, 2020) [read more]
Trombonist Charles Hamilton Delivers A Stellar Debut CD!
San Francisco CA. June 15th, 2020-San Francisco born musician, composer, arranger and educator Charles Hamilton has released his debut CD Mr. Hamudah!
For Charles Hamilton the flame for music was ignited when "I was introduced to the trumpet by Louie Armstrong when he performed on the Ed ...
(Published: June 26, 2020) [read more]
Bernard Scavella's The Way I Feel CD Jazzweek.com Top 50!
Chicagoan and saxophonist Bernard Scavella's new CD The Way I Feel joins the nations top jazz CD's on Jazzweek.com's Top 50 chart !
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(Published: June 26, 2020) [read more]
Idyllwild Arts Presents A Reimagined Virtual "Jazz In The Pines" Concert Series From July 5 - 17, 2020
Idyllwild Arts Academy announces the return of its popular annual fundraiser, Jazz In The Pines. While the Idyllwild Arts campus remains closed until August, Idyllwild Arts are forging ahead with a reimagined, predominantly virtual format for Jazz In The Pines, which includes several in-person ...
(Published: June 26, 2020) [read more]
World jazz band Special EFX emerges from quarantine ready to shine
The collective will resume its "All Stars" concert tour on Friday and drop a new single in August
NEW YORK CITY (16 June 2020): GRAMMY nominated world music-contemporary jazz band Special EFX was in Denver one month into their concert tour promoting their 21st album, "All Stars," when the ...
(Published: June 19, 2020) [read more]
Lasses Rogers Band's strong new album is cocktail of blues, soul, and rock
Lasses Rogers Band has been busy creating some new music lately. As a result, they put out a brand new studio album titled Keep Up. The release features 11 songs, making for slightly under one hour of music. The album kicks off with the first, self-titled track. This song instantly captures the ...
(Published: June 19, 2020) [read more]
Veteran tuba master Ralph Hepola creates a dynamic, supremely soulful new lead
voice for the idiom on his eclectic debut album "Tuba"
Invented in both its bass and tenor forms in the 1830s by instrument builders Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht, Johann Gottfried Moritz and Johann's son Carl Wilhelm Moritz, the tuba played a prominent role over the next century in the works of Strauss, Stravinsky, Wagner, Prokofiev, Brahms, ...
(Published: June 19, 2020) [read more]
"BAM!" Guitarist H Allan kicks up his "Heels" again on the EP that drops Friday
The title track began collecting playlist adds on Monday
CHICAGO (17 June 2020): H Allan is a guitar player who likes to shred yet his career has always been closely tied to the saxophone thus it's natural that the title track to his EP that drops Friday, "BAM!" was written by and for a sax ...
(Published: June 17, 2020) [read more]
Eunha So releases beautiful, personal album
Eunha So is far from being your average composer. This talented musician loves to use sound as a way to express her feelings, going for a deeper emotional twist that connect with listeners on a deeper level.
In 2019, the New York-based artist and pianist managed to release a fantastic study ...
(Published: June 12, 2020) [read more]
Brazilian jazz pianist Ricardo Bacelar makes a "Live" statement with "Nothing Will Be As It Was"
His "Live in Rio" album drops August 21 preceded by the single that aptly reflects our times
FORTALEZA, BRAZIL (10 June 2020): Brazil is leading the world per capita in coronavirus cases making it unlikely that people will be cramming into a concert venue anytime soon to hear live music. Then ...
(Published: June 10, 2020) [read more]
Jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels captures the heart of another Brazilian great
"Night Kisses: A Tribute To Ivan Lins" featuring Dave Grusin and Bob James drops July 31
SANTA FE (9 June 2020): "It's jazz, it's beauty and it opens the heart." That is how six-time GRAMMY-nominated horn player Eddie Daniels describes his forthcoming album, "Night Kisses: A Tribute to ...
(Published: June 09, 2020) [read more]
Contemporary jazz duo Vibes Alive hope "Windchime" rings in healing
The second single from their "Vibrasonic" album is the most added new single this week
UPLAND (4 June 2020): It had been twelve years between albums for contemporary jazz group Vibes Alive when their "Vibrasonic" disc dropped in early March. Only their third album in the 23-year partnership ...
(Published: June 08, 2020) [read more]
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison - Out on RareNoise in late June
Over the course of a career spanning six decades, drummer Jerry Granelli has worked with many of the greatest artists across the full spectrum of jazz and beyond. On The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison, his rapturous new album for RareNoise, Granelli revisits two of his ...
(Published: June 07, 2020) [read more]
SONAR feat. David Torn with Tranceportation (Volume 2) on RareNoise - Out in late June
Tranceportation (Volume 2) is the next destination in SONAR's ongoing musical journey as the Swiss-based band celebrates 10 years of cutting-edge music-making.
Once again the quartet formed in 2010 have joined forces with internationally-respected experimental guitarist, David Torn, to ...
(Published: June 07, 2020) [read more]
Guitarist Lawson Rollins' imaginative "With the Wind" hopes to blow to the top of the charts
The second single from "True North" dropped Monday
SAN FRANCISCO (1 June 2020): The winds of change are upon us and while possessing the power of destruction, wind can also purify, refresh and foster renewal. It's the latter that world music guitarist Lawson Rollins had in mind when ...
(Published: June 01, 2020) [read more]
Singer-songwriter Cat Levan finally indulges her "Double Life"
Produced by Billboard chart-topper Steve Oliver, she drops her debut album on May 29 and will celebrate that evening with an album release cocktail party via Zoom
VANCOUVER (22 May 2020): One could easily make the case that singer-songwriter Cat Levan has much more than just a double life. The ...
(Published: May 27, 2020) [read more]
Sonic aesthetics and ideas fuel new Milos Branisavljevic album
Far Away is an album by Milos Branisavljevic which features eight diverse songs, extending over the course of about 40 minutes. On the album, you'll find so many different sonic aesthetics and ideas, highlighting Milos' incredibly diverse sound and ideas.
The opening tune, "Belgrade," ...
(Published: May 25, 2020) [read more]
Debbie Deane's "Grove House" is compelling and inspiring.
Debbie Deane is a singer/songwriter with a unique touch and a one-of-a-kind voice. Her album, Grove House, which features twelve compelling songs, stands as a genuine and inspiring portray of Deane's work.
The first song is a track named "Poseidon," which begins with a minimalist pop-jazz ...
(Published: May 25, 2020) [read more]
Lee Morgan Radio Special with host Jazz Incognito from 9pm-12 midnight on WXYC-FM Chapel Hill, North Carolina 5/21/20
Join us as Jazz Incognito hosts WXYC's Thursday Night Feature,from 9pm to 12 midnight, on Lee Morgan. Lee Morgan burst into the jazz scene as a teenager playing trumpet on coltrane's 1957 masterpiece Blue Train. After learning at the feet of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Lee Morgan ...
(Published: May 18, 2020) [read more]
JAM Music Lab University & Austria's Premier Radio Station Ö1 Offer to Win Jazz Scholarship in Vienna (Extended Application Deadline) & NEW: Distant Studies!
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(Published: May 14, 2020) [read more]
Interview: Sarah and the Swinging Richards
Florida-based Sarah and the Swinging Richards is a thrillingly eclectic collective featuring vocalist Sarah Reagan; drummer/keyboardist Kevin Reagan; bass guitarist Pablo Balata; and guitarist Patrick Sullins. They just released a stellar new LP, Rollercoaster, that unites various genres like jazz, ...
(Published: May 07, 2020) [read more]
Keyboardist Jakob Magnusson drops a jazz-funk set from "High North" on Friday
The Icelandic artist teams up with GRAMMY winner Paul Brown for a new EP
REYKJAVIK (6 May 2020): Observing the global pandemic from his relatively unscathed northern perch in Iceland, keyboardist Jakob Magnusson follows developments on the virus and its economic impact closely. With less than a ...
(Published: May 06, 2020) [read more]
New Jazzchor Freiburg album flows with sophistication
Jazzchor Freiburg is an ensemble with a focus on capturing the essence of authentic jazz music while bringing some different influences to the genre by way of the group's unique personality.
Their most recent studio album, Infusion, is really all about combining great melodies with ...
(Published: May 02, 2020) [read more]
Soul-jazz guitarist Gregory Goodloe works on keeping "Cool Like That" amidst crisis
The new single takes on a new perspective as uncertainty envelopes the globe
DENVER (21 April 2020): When R&B/jazz guitarist Gregory Goodloe dropped his new single, "Cool Like That," at the beginning of March before the novel coronavirus outbreak hit the US with a vengeance, it was the No. 1 ...
(Published: April 21, 2020) [read more]
Bernard Scavella Rhythm Shifts to an excellent new CD!
Saxophonist Bernard Scavella has released The Way I Feel CD on his Granville Records label!
To find out all about this superb new release read the details here! ...
(Published: April 19, 2020) [read more]
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