Jazz guitarist Chris Standring reimagines his best
The album dropping June 21 consists of a dozen remixes, including the upcoming single, "Kaleidoscope" (Neptune Mix 2019).
STUDIO CITY (1 May 2018): Over twenty years and twelve albums into his career as a solo artist, chart-topping guitarist Chris Standring had no interest in putting out a ...
(Published: May 01, 2019) [read more]
Guitarist/composer Gary Wittner discusses Thelonious Monk, musical roots
Q: When did you decide to be a musician, and what fueled this passion?
A: I have been playing since I was around 9 years old, and the transition from interested amateur to career track student was very gradual. It involved a period of 2-3 years during which I was playing more and more
guitar, ...
(Published: April 24, 2019) [read more]
Interview: Derek Menchan
Q: What was your introduction to music? How old were you, and how did it affect you?
A: I was introduced to music in my single digit years; there isn't a time, in my life's memories, that I don't recall being exposed to the greatest music. Works of Brahms, Beethoven, Count Basie, ...
(Published: April 24, 2019) [read more]
Lew Soloff Tribute "Shiny!" with All-Star Lineup by Composer/Arranger Lisa Maxwell - Record Release and Event!
Celebrated within the jazz community as a multi-talented musician, Lisa Maxwell, finally releases a long-awaited album of her own material, dedicated to a special cohort. The lineup reads like a Who's Who of the music world.
"My dear friend Lew Soloff and I talked about recording my ...
(Published: April 24, 2019) [read more]
Mary Hiett releases warm, loving Mother's Day song
Mary Hiett is a recording artist with a unique take on her easy listening songs. She is an accomplished performer, and in particular, her piano skills are to die for. She has a remarkable gift when it comes to composition: maintaining a simple, yet relatable approach, while also adorning her sound ...
(Published: April 23, 2019) [read more]
Manhattan School of Music, The ELMA Music Foundation
and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation
announce
The Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship
Through this partnership, Manhattan School of Music will provide full scholarships t
Manhattan School of Music (MSM) and The ELMA Music Foundation, in partnership with the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation, will, on April 4th, announce the establishment of the Hugh Masekela Heritage Scholarship at MSM in honor of the legendary South African musician, activist, and life-long ...
(Published: April 08, 2019) [read more]
Jazz guitarist Reza Khan's "Next Train Home" arrives
"Drop of Faith" featuring Nils and other tracks from the album that dropped Friday are receiving airplay, hitting the charts on multiple formats
NEW YORK CITY (5 April 2019): Globetrotting guitarist Reza Khan dropped his fifth album, "Next Train Home," on Friday. The twelve songs that he wrote ...
(Published: April 06, 2019) [read more]
PREMIERE FROM THE SHOW BROADWAY GROUP
Nobody in the world knows Soviet and Russian music bands. Especially in the West. However, musicians from Russia at different times fell in the Western charts. All attempts to promote and impose our popular music on the Western public failed. Russian music is very secondary and backward - both ...
(Published: April 06, 2019) [read more]
Resonance Records Presents Polly Gibbons "All I Can Do" - Powerhouse Vocalist Releases First Live Album Recorded in NY
Resonance Records discovery Polly Gibbons, a British-born star on the rise, has a sound and style that give off sparks. It's raw, raspy, and full of heat; it sputters and growls, carves out funky grooves, and wails into the skies. All I Can Do, her third Resonance release, the label's ...
(Published: April 05, 2019) [read more]
"The music of 2nd Chances is about making the most out of opportunities"Kenneth Brown
Knoxville TN, March 8th, 2019- Drummer Kenneth Brown is back and with a incredible follow-up to his 2018 debut release 3 Down.
2nd Chances is produced by Kenneth and his father pianist Donald Brown. Overall it seems to capture the feeling of the great sound of jazz from the 50's and ...
(Published: April 05, 2019) [read more]
Singer/Trumpeter Johnny Britt's spring fling looks like the real thing
"Highway 10," the second single from the "So Hot" album, earns most added honors on the Billboard chart
LOS ANGELES (4 April 2019): As spring revelers take flight so does trumpeter Johnny Britt's "Highway 10," the new single from his "So Hot" album. The energizing excursion of soul-jazz ...
(Published: April 04, 2019) [read more]
Bistro Award winner, jazz vocalist
Shirley Crabbe, joins Bobby Lyle for a special show at Berks Jazz Festival 4/10/19
Bistro Awward winning Jazz Vocalist signs on to appear with jazz pianist, Bobby Lyle, on a special show as part of the annual Berks Jazz Festival.
Wednesday, April 10 / 7:00 p.m.
Jazz at the Abe
BOBBY LYLE & THE LADIES OF SONG
featuring TONI LYNNE, ANNETTE HINES, SHIRLEY CRABBE and ...
(Published: April 04, 2019) [read more]
A Journey Through Jazz with George Freeman and Billy Branch April 5th
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE JAZZ INSTITUTE
Our 50th Anniversary Year
JazzCity: A Journey Through Jazz
April 5, 2019 | 7:30pm | Free
Ellis Park
3520 S. Cottage Grove | Chicago, IL
The Blues Branch
Billy Branch has been a mainstay in both the blues and jazz scenes in Chicago for decades-a ...
(Published: April 04, 2019) [read more]
GEORGE FREEMAN
GEORGE THE BOMB!
FRIDAY APR 26, 2019 from 6 to 9 PM
CD Release and Listening Party at Lange's!
Southport Records is proud to announce the new CD from jazz icon,
GEORGE FREEMAN named
"GEORGE THE BOMB!"
FRIDAY APR 26, 2019 from 6 to 9 PM
CD Release and Listening Party at Lange's!
Radio Sponsor WDCB 90.9 FM
www.WDCB.org
"Meet and Greet"
George Freeman will be on hand at ...
(Published: April 04, 2019) [read more]
Salsa Saturday FREE - Back by Popular Demand!
Join us on Saturday, April 20th at Normandy Fountain for the second SALSA SATURDAY featuring the legendary Jose Fajardo Jr and DJ Leo! At 6p we will have a Salsa Dance lesson from Carmen and Fernando Garcia to get everyone warmed up and then at 7p, Jose Fajardo Jr. will take the stage for a ...
(Published: April 03, 2019) [read more]
2019 Newport Jazz Festival® Announces Wave 3 of Artists
NEWPORT, RI, April 2 - The 2019 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, set for August 2 - 4 at Fort Adams State Park and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, gets hipper and hotter as new artists are announced, and today's Wave 3 announcement ...
(Published: April 03, 2019) [read more]
A funky big band revolutionizes "The Search For Peace"
BT ALC Big Band seeks to breathe new life into big bands and music education with the release of their fourth album, dropping May 17.
BOSTON (1 April 2019): Reaching back to the past in order to move a musical artform forward, the BT ALC Big Band turns loose the might and muscle of a 13-piece ...
(Published: April 02, 2019) [read more]
AJ Lambert [of Sinatra family] announces NYC and DC shows
VOCALIST AJ LAMBERT ANNOUNCES NEW YORK AND DC SHOWS
DEBUT ALBUM CAREFUL YOU OUT NOW
"Every song she touches is gilded with glamour... it's like stepping into a ritzy New York jazz bar. She taps into, and thrives on, that particular brand of nocturnal glitz her grandfather, Frank Sinatra ...
(Published: April 02, 2019) [read more]
KVIN transcends genres on new album
KVIN is a music project with a very spontaneous vibe, and a passion for beautifully crafted compositions, which transcend styles and genre definitions in many ways. All of this can be heard on their new album Es kann nicht lösen der mensch.
Throughout the span of nine amazing studio recordings, ...
(Published: March 29, 2019) [read more]
New Richard Peña album perfectly unites jazz intimacy and Latin sophistication
Richard Peña is an artist who has created a uniquely personal sound by combining the classic tones of jazz music with the melodies and grooves of the Latin world. His style is smooth, warm and fun, making for a truly unique combination of rhythms, clever arrangements and complex sonic ...
(Published: March 28, 2019) [read more]
Newport Festivals Foundation, with Support from Conn-Selmer,
Makes Instrument Donation and Presents Master Class at
McDonogh 35 Senior High School in New Orleans, March 28, 10:30 am
Newport, RI, March 27, 2019 - Newport Festivals Foundation (NFF), which is partnering with Newport Jazz and Folk Festival artists to donate on their behalf to a music education cause of the artist's choosing, is teaming up with 2018 Newport Jazz Festival performer Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah ...
(Published: March 28, 2019) [read more]
Jon Batiste & Friends to Perform at
Newport Jazz Festival® Opening Night Concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino
on Friday, August 2, 8:00 pm
NEWPORT, RI, March 27, 2019 - Don't miss the opportunity to get some of the best seats in the house for one of Newport's most popular summer events featuring Jon Batiste & Friends at the Friday evening concert of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers. The ...
(Published: March 28, 2019) [read more]
Stefon Harris and Blackout at Bailey Hall April 20
Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 8: South Florida JAZZ, the area's preeminent jazz society, presents Stefon Harris and Blackout, featuring saxophonist Casey Benjamin. Passionate artistry and astonishing virtuosity have propelled the Albany, New York native mallet player, Stefon Harris, to the ...
(Published: March 28, 2019) [read more]
A "mastermind" ... "dazzling listeners with yet another series of inspired and thought-provoking vignettes";
Revisiting his Musical Persona, Martin Walker (as Alter-Ego, Performer Art Schop,) is Inspired by the Lives and Works of Seminal Writers I
For Immediate Release
March 21, 2019
A "mastermind" ... "dazzling listeners with yet another series of inspired and thought-provoking vignettes"
Revisiting his Musical Persona, Martin Walker (as Alter-Ego, Performer Art Schop,) is Inspired by the Lives and Works of Seminal ...
(Published: March 25, 2019) [read more]
Dale Fielder At The Threshold Cd Press Release
Los Angeles,March, 18th, 2019 - At The Threshold is a wonderful album by acclaimed veteran jazz saxophonist, composer and band leader Dale Fielder who is a multi-instrumentalist and plays all four saxophones:soprano, alto, tenor and baritone with equal authority!
Joining Dale here are the ...
(Published: March 25, 2019) [read more]
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