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Jack Gates - Bring The Flavors 03 May, 2017 Guitarist Jack Gates enjoys incorporating into his sound subtle musical stylistic traits, motifs and rhythms from around the world, which explains the title of his new album, Bring The Flavors. "Music can be like cooking where you add a variety of spices to come up with something new," he states. ...	Jazz Pianist Ben Rosenblum Plays Mezzrow With Billy Hart & Curtis Lundy 03 May, 2017 Pianist Ben Rosenblum will perform music from his debut release Instead alongside a veteran rhythm section of jazz masters, including Curtis Lundy (Grammy-nominated bassist famous for his work with Betty Carter) and Billy Hart (legendary drummer with Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock) at Mezzrow ...
International Jazz Day 2017 Worldwide Celebration Concludes With Extraordinary All-Star Global Concert, Hosted By Actor Will Smith, In Havana, Cuba 02 May, 2017 Following thousands of events taking place in over 190 countries, International Jazz Day 2017 culminated in a phenomenal concert streamed worldwide from Havana's historic Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso. As the International Jazz Day 2017 Global Host City, the musically vibrant city of Havana ...	Louis Hayes Makes His Blue Note Debut With May 26 Release Of Serenade For Horace, A Tribute To His Mentor & Friend Horace Silver 29 April, 2017 Legendary drummer Louis Hayes will make his Blue Note debut with the May 26th release of Serenade for Horace, a loving tribute to his mentor and friend, the great pianist, composer and bandleader Horace Silver. Hayes was 19 years old when he moved to New York City in 1956 and joined Silver's Quintet, ...
Featured This Week On The Jazz Network Worldwide: Multi-Instrumentalist Walter Chancellor With His New Single "Paradise" 28 April, 2017 Walter is a wellspring of inspiration to not only his collective audiences but to those up-and-comers that want to be immersed in the mechanics of todays technology platforms, yet receive the organic know-how of bringing the human element to one's music. Walter Chancellor is not only a multi-instrumentalist, ...	Trombone Shorty Announces Fall Headline Tour - New Single "No Good Time" Out Now 25 April, 2017 Trombone Shorty has released "No Good Time," the third single from Parking Lot Symphony, the Blue Note debut by the beloved bandleader, singer, songwriter and horn-blower born Troy Andrews, which comes out this Friday, April 28. The shuffling, bluesy song was written by Troy and the album's producer ...
Art Pepper's 'West Coast Sessions!' Continue With Lee Konitz, Bill Watrous Duets, From Omnivore On June 30, 2017 25 April, 2017 Laurie Pepper, widow of legendary jazz alto saxophonist Art Pepper, explains the West Coast Sessions! concept best in her liner notes for a pair of expanded reissues coming on June 30, 2017 from Omnivore Recordings. The rollout will include Art Pepper Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 3: Lee Konitz ...	Bachot Muna Jazzes Up 2017 With His Soulful New Single 'A Muto 'The Woman'' 25 April, 2017 On his new single 'A Muto,' Cameroonian Jazz impressario Bachot Muna brings soulful, sexy vibes to heat up your snow-filled February in a sumptuous mix of Afro Soul and Latin Jazz. Bachot's music is like nothing else in the charts at the moment and acts as an irresistibly catchy soundtrack to life's ...
New Location For Visual Jazz: Chor Boogie In La Jolla 25 April, 2017 Searching for some soulful illustrations? Monarch \| Arredon Contemporary is honored to present Visual Jazz by San Diego County native Chor Boogie. The one-of-a-kind solo exhibition will feature over 20 original works on canvas, with an opening reception on Saturday April 29th 2017 from 5p to 8pm at ...	Saxophonist Elan Trotman Adds Edm Beats To His Caribbean-Jazz Fusion 25 April, 2017 Saxophonist Elan Trotman is unwavering in his committed to wave the flag high for Caribbean music, but after releasing six soul-jazz albums and more than ten chart-topping singles that made him a permanent fixture on radio playlists, the Barbados native is "shaking it up" by going electronic on "Electro ...
InterHamony Presents: Flamenco, Tango, & Jazz At Weill Recital Hall On May 11, 2017 24 April, 2017 Internationally acclaimed Russian-born American cellist Misha Quint will be featured in concert at Carnegie's fabled jewel-box Weill Recital Hall on Thursday, May 11th at 8pm. Under the auspices of the InterHarmony® International Music Festival, this season closer in Manhattan will be a varied evening ...	Art Pepper's 'West Coast Sessions!' Continue With Lee Konitz, Bill Watrous Duets, From Omnivore On June 30, 2017 24 April, 2017 Laurie Pepper, widow of legendary jazz alto saxophonist Art Pepper, explains the West Coast Sessions! concept best in her liner notes for a pair of expanded reissues coming on June 30, 2017 from Omnivore Recordings. The rollout will include Art Pepper Presents "West Coast Sessions!" Volume 3: Lee Konitz ...
Bria Skonberg's New Album "With A Twist" Available May 19, 2017 23 April, 2017 Vocalist, trumpeter and songwriter Bria Skonberg re-imagines it all on her new OKeh/Masterworks album, With a Twist. Coming off a recent Juno Award (Canada's version of The Grammys) for her first OKeh collection, Bria, Skonberg spins her cool and confident vocal style-and her sleek and timeless jazz ...	James Litherland To Release Third Solo Album 'Î’ack 'n Blue' 21 April, 2017 Born in Salford, James Litherland's musical journey began in 1968 when he moved to London to join Jon Hiseman's Colosseum as lead singer and guitarist. Extensive touring and two albums followed on which he wrote a substantial proportion of the songs, before he left to form Mogul Thrash, a band which ...
Meklit To Release New Album 'When The People Move, The Music Moves Too' On June 23, 2017 21 April, 2017 Ethiopian-American artist Meklit will release her new album When the People Move, the Music Moves Too on June 23rd with Six Degrees Records. The record was produced by Dan Wilson, whose previous work with artists including Adele, Taylor Swift and John Legend - as well as fronting the band Semisonic ...	Tony Bennett's Daughter Antonia Bennett To Make Smith Center Debut In "George Bugatti's Piano Bar" 20 April, 2017 Antonia Bennett, daughter of legendary singer Tony Bennett, has been performing alongside her father since she could walk and talk. Some of her early performances were shared with legendary American icons such as Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie, Regis Philbin, and Don Rickles. Growing up with the likes ...
Superstar Harry Connick, Jr. To Sing National Anthem At The 143rd Kentucky Derby 13 April, 2017 Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced that multi-platinum recording artist Harry Connick, Jr. will sing our national anthem at the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The multiple Grammy and Emmy award-winning entertainer and host and executive producer of ...	Hamilton's Leslie Odom, Jr. Joins The Line-Up Of Grammy And Tony Award Winning Artists Performing On Blue Note At Sea '18 13 April, 2017 Leslie Odom, Jr., best known for his role as Aaron Burr in the Broadway smash hit Hamilton, for which he took home both a Tony (for Best Actor in a Musical) and a Grammy (for Best Musical Theater Album), is set to bring his jazz chops to the forefront when he performs with his band on Blue Note at Sea ...
Guitarist Blake Aaron Is Sirius About Making It A "Vivid" Spring 12 April, 2017 Guitarist Blake Aaron has been featured multiple times on SiriusXM over the past week as part of Jazz Appreciation Month just as his vibrant new single, "VIVID," is preparing to bloom brightly. The third single issued in advance of his upcoming "Color and Passion" album, Aaron wrote and produced the ...	Doug Woolverton & Little Lightning Presents "A Tribute To Miles Davis", 2017 11 April, 2017 Doug Woolverton & Little Lightning Productions is pleased to announce, Doug Woolverton's originally produced and live performance, "A Tribute to Miles Davis" coming back August 3rd for the 2nd annual performance to the Jane Pickens theater in beautiful downtown Newport Rhode Island! On an annual basis ...