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]
Ben Righter is "Winning" on soulful single
Ben Righter has a voice so warm it could melt polar ice caps.
On his latest single "Winning," Righter cranks up the steam, effortlessly blending soul, R&B, and Adult Contemporary for a potent slow jam that echoes the best work of Usher. This is a nighttime ballad, the kind of date music with ...
(Published: March 09, 2019) [read more]
The Blue-Hots highlight years of beautiful hooks on new album
The Blue-Hots is a band with a focus on recreating the warmth and feel of the best jazz music, adding a distinctive touch to their sound. Their new album is titled Collection Four: Moonshots (2016-2018), and it is a retrospective of the group's music from the past few years. The release ...
(Published: March 07, 2019) [read more]
Charged Particles and Tod Dickow On Tour: A Michael Brecker Tribute
Murray Low is a keyboard wizard with dazzling Latin jazz technique. Aaron Germain is a gifted electric and acoustic bassist. Along with fiery drummer Jon Krosnick, these musicians are making some of the most electrifying swinging, funky Latin jazz in the country as the trio "Charged Particles". ...
(Published: March 07, 2019) [read more]
Dante Vargas & the Cat Band at Arts Garage March 15
Friday March 15 at 8: Arts Garage presents Dante Vargas & the Cat Band. Dante Vargas is a musical producer, arranger, musician and multiple Gram-my winner. He was born in Peru in the city of Trujillo, where he started to explore the infinite world of music as a trumpet player. This would take him ...
(Published: March 07, 2019) [read more]
Michael Veal & Aqua Ife explore Afro-beat, jazz, and world music on new album
Michael Veal & Aqua Ife join forces on Vol. Two to create a unique blend of sound, weaving patterns between various genres as well as exploring expressions as diverse as Afro-beat, jazz, and world music.
What makes their sound special is definitely the fact that all of the aforementioned ...
(Published: March 06, 2019) [read more]
Nancy Kelly "Remembering Mark Murphy" Featuring Randy Brecker & More! Release Date: April 26th
Nancy Kelly
Remembering Mark Murphy
Release Date: April 26
"People often ask me who my favorite singer is, and my answer is always, without hesitation, Mark Murphy. With Mark's passing, I was moved to honor him musically with this recording.
It was early in my singing career that a ...
(Published: March 06, 2019) [read more]
Jazz for Kids with Charged Particles
Jazz up your day with this free educational concert performed by Charged Particles, a contemporary jazz trio based in the Bay Area in their 27th year of making music. Two of the band members teach at Stanford University, and during their workshops, they demonstrate and explain a wide array of jazz ...
(Published: March 06, 2019) [read more]
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