10/14 Whaling City Sound Releases The Dave Liebman Group "Expansions Live" Double CD
26 September, 2016
Going Their Way?
The Dave Liebman Group�s Expansions Live journeys to parts unknown
It is a work in progress in the very best sense. It is music in progress. Performance in progress. Musicians moving music forward, making things happen, responding to the actions and reactions of their bandmates. ...
| The King Of The Honking Sax Big Jay Mcneely Returns With A Brand New Set Of Recordings
26 September, 2016
Before Jimi Hendrix, before Elvis Presley, there was Big Jay McNeely honking and squealing on his saxophone, wowing audiences with a stellar, energetic live show that often found him writhing around on his back or jumping into the middle of his enthusiastic audience, all while never missing a single ...
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John Coltrane's Iconic Impulse! Records Lifetime Recordings Remastered In High-Res Audio In Honor Of Jazz Legend's 90th Birthday
26 September, 2016
Legendary saxophonist and composer John Coltrane would have been 90 today. To celebrate his legacy and incredible body of work, Verve/UMe is proud to announce today's release of the high-resolution audio remasters of nine more of his classic Impulse! Records albums, continuing the label's initiative ...
| Jazz Legend Pee Wee Ellis
23 September, 2016
The Arts Garage presents the legendary tenor saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis. Ellis is a well-known American musician who was an essential part of James Brown's band in 1960s and its musical director. A student of Sonny Rollins, he is a saxophonist, arranger and composer. Music, particularly jazz, is his ...
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Joseph Freije Releases Fourth LP Album For 2016 'Hiding In The Light'
23 September, 2016
The eclectic composer of music known internationally as Joseph P. Freije has released his fourth full-length record for 2016, �Hiding in the Light.� The album contains 13 original Freije tracks for a listening time approaching a full hour. Like all music by Joseph P. Freije, it has been proudly published ...
| The King Of The Honking Sax Big Jay McNeely Returns With A Brand New Set Of Recordings!
23 September, 2016
Before Jimi Hendrix, before Elvis Presley, there was Big Jay McNeely honking and squealing on his saxophone, wowing audiences with a stellar, energetic live show that often found him writhing around on his back or jumping into the middle of his enthusiastic audience, all while never missing a single ...
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Macy Gray's 'Stripped' Debuts At No 3 On The Billboard Jazz Chart
20 September, 2016
Multi-platinum artist Macy Gray released her critically acclaimed jazz-infused album Stripped on September 9th via Chesky Records, a gorgeous stripped down record that debuted today at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Chart. The intimate offering was recorded live on high resolution audio in a decommissioned ...
| "Flipside" Live At Newport Jazz Festival
19 September, 2016
Norah Jones stunning new album Day Breaks is being hailed as one of the most highly-anticipated releases of the season. Norah graced the cover of Sunday's New York Times Arts & Leisure with the New Season feature Norah Jones Returns to Her Jazz Roots. Norah has also been the subject of fall preview ...
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The Border Band. Dan Hicks And Ry Cooder On Mojitos? Randy Newman With A Latin Jazz Rhythm Section?
16 September, 2016
Listen. It�s like this: A piano player slid out of the woodwork. A rhythm section accrued and made it boogie. People listened. Peopled danced. Players came and went. Natural selection prevailed. They got old-guy fuck-you attitude. The TexMex border beckoned. Louisiana lured them into the music of the ...
| Urban Jazz Flutist Kim Scott Brings The Fire On Debut For Innervision Records Titled "Southern Heat"
15 September, 2016
Perfectly in line with the title of her explosive and eclectic third full length release Southern Heat debuting on Innervision Records, Kim Scott's latest hit, the edgy, brass and funk fired "Sizzle" - featuring the dynamic trumpet of co-writer Lin Rountree - has become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as ...
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Free Nelson Mandoomjazz Ups The Ante On The Organ Grinder - Third Rarenoise Release Slams With Expanded Vision And Authority
14 September, 2016
With the release of 2013�s double EP/The Shape of Doomjazz To Come/Saxophone Giganticus, the renegade Scottish trio Free Nelson MandoomJazz laid out its musical manifesto in bone-crunching terms and followed up in 2014 with the equally potent Awakening of a Capital. Both recordings showcased the Edinburgh-based ...
| Mayimba Jazz Presents Tony Moreno's Short Stories, Ft. Mommaas, Horton, Pilc, Okegwo - CD Release Event In NYC On 10/8
14 September, 2016
Born in Manhattan, Tony Moreno, was raised by his mother, Nina Dunkel Moreno, who was considered one of the great American harpists of her day, as well as an accomplished pianist, musicologist and teacher. His early upbringing proved a perfect backdrop to pursue a career in music. By the age of three, ...
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Yamaha & Monterey Jazz Festival Celebrate 40-Year Partnership Of Innovative Jazz, Education Outreach
14 September, 2016
For 40 years, Yamaha has played a key role in allowing us to do that. This partnership supports our overall mission of enriching life through jazz and providing educational opportunities for young artists. (Tim Jackson, artistic director for MJF)
For the past 40 years, Yamaha Corporation of America ...
| Jazz Vocalist, Rosie Carlino Releases New Album "The Letting Go"
13 September, 2016
Rosie Carlino is a very unique talent, one who lifts the shroud of a heart and melodically brings across the song in her heart for all to experience. "The Letting Go" is a compilation of tunes that express her deepest joy to her most sorrowful moments. Tunes like "What Do I Do With Me?", "All Dressed ...
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Douglas Elliman Sponsors Jazz Aspen Snowmass For Second Year
13 September, 2016
Jazz Aspen is known worldwide for the star power we're seeing this weekend. It also gives Douglas Elliman an opportunity to support important youth music programs in the Roaring Fork Valley."
Douglas Elliman, a national residential real estate brokerage, announces the firm's second year as a major ...
| Magnifico Unveils New Video For 'Tivoli' Ft Camille Bertault
13 September, 2016
A major star in Solvenia with a succession of huge hits across mainland Europe, Magnifico, is the Balkan�s answer to both Harry Belafonte and Dean Martin.
It's a bold claim, but Magnifico's status as chansonnier, Balkan chameleon and bonafide musical hero is cemented, not only through the release ...
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Steve Ruhston's Rare Orchid - A New Concept In Music
12 September, 2016
Taken from the album �On A Clear Day�, Steve Rushton�s Rare Orchid is a fresh, vibrant and daring concept in music and arrangement that has produced quite magical results. Mixing a standard rock set-up with orchestral players resulting in a line-up of over 20 musicians the album is made up of incredible ...
| Norah Jones Releases Kinetic New Single "Flipside"
12 September, 2016
Norah Jones has released "Flipside," a kinetic new single from her stunning sixth solo album Day Breaks, which arrives October 7 on Blue Note Records. The album is a kindred spirit to the singer's breakout debut Come Away With Me and finds the 9-time GRAMMY-winner returning to the piano and her roots ...
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Robert Glasper Experiment Releases New Single "Thinkin Bout You"
12 September, 2016
Robert Glasper Experiment has released "Thinkin Bout You," the funky third single from the groundbreaking, GRAMMY-winning band's new album ArtScience (Blue Note), which comes out September 16. The track features Glasper himself stepping out to deliver the song's lead vocal. "Thinkin Bout You" is available ...
| San Francisco's Own "Voice Of Soulfulness," Paula West Returns To The Osher Marin JCC On October 1, 2016
08 September, 2016
Paula West performs Oct. 1, 2016 @ 8pm at the Osher Marin JCC
Paula West, a San Francisco treasure, performs Oct. 1, 2016 at the Osher Marin JCC
"Paula West is, quite simply, the finest jazz-cabaret singer around." -JazzTimes
The dusky soulfulness of Paula West returns to the Marin JCC with a ...
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