Capitol/UMe Releases From The Capitol Vaults (Vol. 3) By Nat King Cole Digitally Today
12 February, 2023
Few voices in music history have elicited such romance and suave cool as the celebrated smooth vocals of NAT KING COLE. Following the celebrated From The Capitol Vaults Series that has collected two widely adored digital-only editions, Capitol/UMe today presents the third volume, From The Capitol Vaults ...
| Steven Feifke Becomes Youngest Ever Grammy Winner Of Best Large Jazz Ensemble Category In Recording Academy History
10 February, 2023
This past Sunday, Steven Feifke brought home the GRAMMY Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble album. It is a historic first-time win for Feifke, who becomes the youngest ever winner in the category's six decade existence. No one — not Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie — won ...
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Saxophonist And Composer Walter Smith III Makes His Blue Note Debut With April 7 Release Of 'Return To Casual'
08 February, 2023
Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III has signed with Blue Note Records and enters a new era of his band leading career with the April 7 release of his remarkable label debut return to casual, the long-anticipated follow-up to his self-released 2014 recording still casual. Reprising their bandmate ...
| Joe Chambers Returns With 'Dance Kobina'
06 February, 2023
Drummer, percussionist, vibraphonist, composer, and Blue Note legend Joe Chambers returns with Dance Kobina, his 3rd Blue Note album as a leader which explores the deep musical connection between Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Argentinian, and African music. The vibrant new album is out today on vinyl, CD, ...
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Announcing "The 2023 Gerry Mulligan Jazz Challenge"
02 February, 2023
The Annual "Gerry Mulligan's 2023 Jazz Challenge" has been announced by the Gerry & Franca Mulligan Foundation. This year, high school musicians are being asked to upload their video playing one of Gerry Mulligan's most famous compositions, "42nd and Broadway." In addition to lead sheets for students, ...
| Julian Lage Announces March 17 Release Of The Layers Stunning Companion Piece To His Acclaimed 2022 Blue Note Album View With A Room Featuring Bill Frisell, Jorge Roeder & Dave King
02 February, 2023
On March 17, guitar virtuoso Julian Lage will release The Layers via Blue Notes Records/Universal Music, a stunning companion piece to his acclaimed 2022 album View With A Room. The collection features six original pieces recorded during the same sessions which found Lage discovering new orchestrational ...
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Bob Holz New Video With Darryl Jones Of The Rolling Stones, Concert, Album And Endorsement
01 February, 2023
Jazz fusion drummer and recording artist Bob Holz has released a new video featuring Darryl Jones bassist in the Rolling Stones and former American Idol contestant, vocalist Elliott Yamin. It was shot at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and is a cover tune of Make Me Smile by Chicago.
Bob ...
| Jazz Singer Carol Sloane Passes Away At 85
27 January, 2023
Beloved jazz singer Carol Sloane died January 23 at a senior care center in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She was 85. The cause was complications from a stroke two years ago, said her stepdaughter, Sandra de Novellis.
Carol's death comes just nine months after the release of her final album, Live at ...
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Jazz Artist Manager Karen Kennedy Elected President Of NAPAMA
27 January, 2023
Karen Kennedy, Founding President of 24/Seven Artist Development, has been elected as President of North American Performing Arts Managers and Agents (NAPAMA). Kennedy's appointment follows the leadership of former NAPAMA president Gail Boyd, who was the first African American woman to step into this ...
| Orrin Evans Trio Concludes Hammer Theatre's Black Cab Jazz Series, February 22
24 January, 2023
Hammer Theatre Center ends its Black Cab Jazz series on a high note with the Orrin Evans Trio. Curated by San Jose Jazz, Black Cab Jazz features today's hottest jazz artists in the Hammer Theatre Center's intimate Hammer4Studio with cabaret-style four-top seating.
Pianist and composer Evans is ...
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The Ed Sullivan Show Releases Previously Unreleased Louis Armstrong Video Clips
23 January, 2023
After surpassing one billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) late last year, the archives of The Ed Sullivan Show have opened again to share rare vintage performances by Louis Armstrong. As dear friends who traveled together, were both born in the same year ...
| Kendrick Scott Returns With March 3 Release Of Stunning New Trio Album Corridors Featuring Walter Smith III & Reuben Rogers
23 January, 2023
Drummer and composer Kendrick Scott returns with the March 3 release of Corridors, his third album for Blue Note Records, and first compositional treatment of trio context: saxophone, bass, and drums. The follow-up to A Wall Becomes A Bridge, Scott's much-lauded 2019 release with his band Oracle, Corridors ...
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Trumpeter, Composer, And Producer Nabate Isles Announces Release Of Second Full Length Album "En Motion"
20 January, 2023
Grammy-winning Trumpeter, Composer and Producer Nabaté Isles kicks the year off on a high note with the release of his highly anticipated full length project "En Motion".
An organic follow-up to his 2018 release "Eclectic Excursions", "En Motion" marks his second full length album led by an undeniable ...
| Grammy Best New Artist Nominee Samara Joy Shares "Can't Get Out Of This Mood (Duo Version)" Ft. Gerald Clayton
16 January, 2023
Today, "once in a generation" vocalist Samara Joy unveils a piano-vocal duo rendition of "Can't Get Out of This Mood," the lead single from her GRAMMY-nominated album Linger Awhile, out now on Verve. Featuring four-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist Gerald Clayton, the new track highlights Samara's "rich, ...
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Blue Note Records Announces New 2023 Line-Up For The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series
13 January, 2023
Blue Note Records has announced the upcoming 2023 line-up for the Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series. The acclaimed series is produced by the "Tone Poet" Joe Harley and features all-analog, 180g audiophile vinyl reissues that are mastered from the original master tapes by Kevin Gray of ...
| Christian McBride's New Jawn: Prime Out February 24, 2023
11 January, 2023
The 8-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride has announced the upcoming release of Christian McBride's New Jawn: Prime. The album reflects the influence of the masters he's studied under throughout his remarkable career, even as it reconfirms McBride's place in the pantheon of today's living legends ...
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Blue Note Jazz Club Announces February Talib Kweli Shows Featuring Bob James
10 January, 2023
New York's Blue Note Jazz Club announces an important run of Talib Kweli (one half of iconic duo Black Star) shows alongside heavily-sampled jazz pioneer Bob James. Taking place this February 7-9, the shows promise to be the can't-miss kick-off to 2023's 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop celebrations. ...
| Cecile McLorin Salvant Performs "Over The Rainbow" Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center
04 January, 2023
Cécile McLorin Salvant has released a live performance video of Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg's beloved song "Over the Rainbow. Recorded during her two-night engagement at New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center last spring, the video features Salvant along with pianist Sullivan Fortner, percussionist Keita ...
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America's Got Talent Winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. Sings And Swings Into The New Year
29 December, 2022
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., the soul-and-Sinatra singing winner of NBC's America's Got Talent will bring his Las Vegas style supper club show to the Hotel Versailles, 22 North Center Street Versailles, OH 45380, to help ring in the new year. Landau and his Little Big Band will perform timeless classics ...
| "Return To Cuba" Becomes The Musical Jewel Of The Young Joey Calveiro
26 December, 2022
The young saxophonist, only 15 years old, Joey Calveiro, launched a new single entitled "Return To Cuba" with the participation of the extraordinary pianist Ernán López Nussa and produced by executive producers Jossel Calveiro and Fernando Calveiro. The song is available on all digital platforms and ...
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