Jazz (09/06/2023) SFJAZZ Appoints Terence Blanchard Executive Artistic Director SFJAZZ announces the appointment of Seven-Time Grammy Winner and Two-Time Academy Award Nominee Terence Blanchard as Executive Artistic Director. This new position will lead the organization's artistic programming and guide its overall creative direction. Blanchard's appointment comes as SFJAZZ Founder ...
| Jazz (07/06/2023) New West Summerfest 2023 GRAMMY Award winning rock legends Bill Champlin and Steve Porcaro will join long time lead vocalist of Chicago Jason Scheff and his show "Chicago Nights" at Summerfest 2023, New West Symphony's inaugural summer outdoor music festival, scheduled June 24th and 25th at (and in partnership with) Moorpark ...
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Jazz (07/06/2023) CAP UCLA's 2023-24 Season Includes Gabriel Kahane, Attacca Quartet, Kronos Quartet The Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (CAP UCLA) has announced its 2023-24 season, including performances by Gabriel Kahane & Attacca Quartet and Kronos Quartet, as well as several other artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal, both in Royce Hall and the organization's new venue, ...
| Jazz (02/06/2023) Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy In the summer of 1961, John Coltrane headlined at the celebrated music venue, the Village Gate. With a lineup of musicians that included McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman, Elvin Jones, and the fiery playing of Eric Dolphy, Evenings at the Village Gate captures the creative and transformative spirit that sprang ...
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Jazz (01/06/2023) Multi-Grammy Award And Academy Award Winner Jon Batiste Releases "Be Who You Are (Real Magic)" For The Coke Studio Program Having won 5 GRAMMY AWARDS at the 64th Annual GRAMMY awards including Album of the Year, genre-defying Jon Batiste is back, unveiling his latest single and music video, "Be Who You Are (Real Magic)," today for the Coke Studio™ program. The song, co-written by Batiste, brings together a stellar lineup ...
| Jazz (01/06/2023) Smooth Jazz Singer And Recording Artist Castella To Release The First Spatial - 3d Audio Dolby Atmos Mix Of The Genre With the upcoming release of the uptempo, groove "Intoxicated Love" (release date June 9, 2023) Smooth Jazz singer Castella will make a bit of history in the Smooth Jazz world. Intoxicated Love was produced by smooth jazz producer Jeff Canady with Castella's vocal-producer and mixer, Grammy Award winner ...
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Jazz (01/06/2023) Yussef Dayes Releases "Rust" Featuring Tom Misch, From Upcoming Album 'Black Classical Music' Multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer Yussef Dayes has released a new single, "Rust," featuring longstanding collaborator and friend Tom Misch, from his upcoming debut solo album, Black Classical Music, due September 8 via Brownswood Recordings, Warner Music, and Cashmere Thoughts Recordings ...
| Jazz (31/05/2023) Angie Wells Sophomore Album "Truth Be Told" Hits No 15 On The JazzWeek Charts The new album by Jazz chanteuse Angie Wells "Truth Be Told" has just taken the #15 spot on the JazzWeek charts. The album was released through Café Pacific Records, was produced by John Clayton, and is a collection of original tunes and cover songs which speak to the truths of life.
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Jazz (30/05/2023) Melody Gardot & Philippe Powell Entre Eux Deux: The Paris Sessions Following the celebrated success of 2022's 'Entre eux deux', where Gardot joined forces with French-born, composer and pianist Philippe Powell (son of Baden Powell) for her first-ever studio album in duo, the pair are back with 'Entre eux deux: The Paris Sessions', an EP of four handpicked songs from ...
| Jazz (30/05/2023) Meshell Ndegeocello Releases New Single 'Clear Water' Parker's bluesy guitar lines and vocals by Justin Hicks—along with a live video of Ndegeocello's band performing the song in the studio. It's the latest single to be revealed from the multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer's forthcoming Blue Note debut The Omnichord Real Book, a visionary ...
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Jazz (25/05/2023) LA Native And Jazz Saxophonist Carly Stock Returns Home Where It All Began To Release Her First Single "Finally" Los Angeles native and jazz saxophonist Carly Stock has returned home where her musical journey with the alto saxophone began to release her debut single, "Finally." Available to stream on all platforms beginning June 9, Stock's interpretation of the jazz ballad leads the listener on a soulful and unrestrained ...
| Jazz (25/05/2023) Four-Time Grammy Winner Terri Lyne Carrington's Historic Debut Album TLC & Friends, To Receive First-Ever Wide Release On June 16, 2023 Four-time Grammy-winner, NEA Jazz Master, composer, activist, and educator Terri Lyne Carrington is set to unveil a remarkable musical treasure to the world. TLC & Friends, Carrington's debut album recorded in October 1981 when she was just 16 years old, will finally see a wide release via Candid Records ...
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Jazz (24/05/2023) Joshua Redman Signs To Blue Note Records Saxophonist Joshua Redman, one of the most acclaimed and charismatic jazz artists to have emerged in the past 30 years, has signed to Blue Note Records, the legendary label and standard bearer of The Finest In Jazz Since 1939. Redman will release his Blue Note debut where are we this Fall and will be ...
| Jazz (19/05/2023) Dave McMurray & Jamey Johnson Release Official Music Video For Their Epic New Rendition Of Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter's "To Lay Me Down" Saxophonist Dave McMurray and vocalist Jamey Johnson have released the official music video for their epic new rendition of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter's "To Lay Me Down." The beautifully unique visual telling of Hunter's lyrics was animated and directed by Brooklyn, NY visual artist Andrew Benincasa. ...
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Jazz (18/05/2023) Back To Basics In 2023 With James A. Norkawich 2022 had been a breakthrough year for James A. Norkawich with his collaborations, Artist series, Tribute songs, Classical and Classical Crossover material and not to mention his debut Christmas release "A Connecticut Christmas" and subsequent follow up albums and singles for the holiday season, the ...
| Jazz (18/05/2023) Houston Jazz Festival To Kick Off At Discovery Green The Empire State Jazz Festival proudly presents a lineup of internationally acclaimed musicians, bringing together Grammy and Billboard award winners for an unforgettable day of jazz. The festival takes place on June 24th, 2023, from noon to 10pm at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas.
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Jazz (16/05/2023) Raymond Scott Reimagined, An Unprecedented Musical Journey Arrives July 21, 2023 Violinjazz Recordings, the label of acclaimed Grammy-nominated musician Jeremy Cohen, principal violinist and founder of Classical Crossover specialists Quartet San Francisco, has announced the release of 'Raymond Scott Reimagined,' an unprecedented new collaboration teaming Quartet San Francisco with ...
| Jazz (16/05/2023) Davide Cerreta To Play Chelsea Table & Stage This Month Davide Cerreta, Singer, Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Lyricist & Educator, will play Chelsea Table and Stage on May 26th at 9:30pm! The show will feature Antongiulio Foti (Piano), Stefano Battagli (Upright Bass), and Marcello Cardillo (Drums).
Davide Cerreta is an Italian-German jazz vocalist, pianist, ...
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Jazz (11/05/2023) First Extensive Anthology Of Charlie Watts' Jazz Catalogue Due In June 2023 The first extensive anthology drawn from the bespoke jazz catalogue of one of the world's most loved and admired drummers, the legendary Charlie Watts, will be released by BMG on June 30th.
Available both in double vinyl and double CD editions, Anthology is a monument to the "other" musical identity ...
| Jazz (08/05/2023) Alan Chang Tells His Side Of The Story In "Love As A Weapon" Rising jazz pianist and songwriter Alan Chang has released his new single, "Love As A Weapon," an anthem about the complications that come with partnerships. Relationships are complicated matters, and when a friendship has both professional and personal stakes, there can be conflicts of interest that ...
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