Rachael & Vilray Return With New Album 'I Love A Love Song!,' Out January 13, 2023
18 November, 2022
Rachael & Vilray - the duo of singer/songwriter Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) and guitarist/singer/songwriter Vilray - return with their second studio album, I Love a Love Song!, on January 13, 2023, via Nonesuch Records. You can pre-order the album here, where Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an ...
| Amos Lee Celebrates His Lifelong Musical Hero + Returns To Jazz Roots On My Ideal, A Full-Album Tribute To 'Chet Baker Sings' Out November 18
03 November, 2022
Amos Lee has spent much of 2022 bringing the catharsis of his new album Dreamland to larger audiences than ever before: from Red Rocks and The Ryman to Good Morning America and The Late Late Show - but as this banner year comes to a close, he's shining a light on a musical inspiration that's helped ...
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Out Today! 'blue' From Two-Time JUNO-Winning Jazz Vocalist Diana Panton
01 November, 2022
Two-time JUNO Award winner Diana Panton has established herself as one of the brightest lights on the international jazz scene, a songbird praised by listeners, musicians, and critics alike for her thoughtful song selection and emotional intensity. Diana has announced that her tenth album, blue, is ...
| Holly Cole Releases Reissue Combining Two Holiday Classic Albums Baby It's Cold Outside & Christmas Blues
23 October, 2022
Award-winning jazz songstress Holly Cole releases a reissue, combining two of her most beloved holiday albums Baby It's Cold Outside and Christmas Blues into comprehensive, remastered package out today via Universal Music. The reissue brings together songs from the Holly Cole Trio's first-ever recording ...
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Mary Halvorson Sextet Performs "Night Shift" Live At Roulette In Brooklyn
21 October, 2022
Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson has released a video of her performing her song "Night Shift" live with a newly formed sextet of master improvisers - Patricia Brennan on vibraphone, Nick Dunston on bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, Jacob Garchik on trombone, and Adam O'Farrill on trumpet - at Roulette ...
| Warner Chappell Music Launches Setting The Standard: Stories From The Great American Songbook
20 October, 2022
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) today unveiled its original podcast series, Setting the Standard: Stories from the Great American Songbook, in partnership with Bang/Audiation - the team behind the critically-acclaimed WCM podcast Final Sessions: Harry Nilsson's Losst and Founnd.The new podcast will weave ...
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Makaya McCraven Talks With WBUR's 'Here & Now'
19 October, 2022
Makaya McCraven was on WBUR's Here & Now to talk with producer Chris Bentley about his new album, In These Times, released on International Anthem / Nonesuch / XL Recordings last month. "A lot of the music I write, I write at the piano first," McCraven says. "But then also sometimes I am writing in ...
| Songwriter/Artist Expands His Reach Al Staehely's "Without Love" Now Climbing Smooth Jazz Chart
13 October, 2022
There's a lot you can say about Al Staehely including he's probably the only artist that went to law school just to keep a band together.
Additionally, after his law years the big names of rock could be spotted coming in and out of Al's Southern California home.
Hanging with a virtual who's who ...
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The Mingus Big Band Announces Midnight Theatre Residency Beginning October 26, 2022
12 October, 2022
Grammy Award-winning 14-piece jazz ensemble the Mingus Big Band just announced a weekly residency at Manhattan West's spectacular new variety venue Midnight Theatre. Beginning October 26, the residency performances will be every Wednesday night with doors at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. The band celebrates the ...
| Verve Records/UMe Partners With Third Man Records To Relaunch Verve By Request As Vinyl Reissue Series
12 October, 2022
Verve Records/UMe and Third Man Records have partnered to resurrect the popular reissue series, Verve By Request, with a vinyl twist. Focusing on rare gems and fan-requested jazz albums from the Verve Label Group's stable of iconic labels, the series will offer two titles per month - each hand-picked ...
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NEA Jazz Masters Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves & Terri Lyne And Others To Share Jazz Wisdom In Free Educational Master Classes And Workshops
11 October, 2022
The producers of the inaugural Jazz Music Awards and Jazz 91.9 WCLK will present three dynamic Jazz master classes and workshops on the campus of the historic Clark Atlanta University on Friday, October 21, 2022, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET, at the Juanita Baranco Multi-Purpose Room in the Bishop Cornelius ...
| Jazz Artist Molly Ryan Releases New Single "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella"
10 October, 2022
With hurricanes and rainy days upon us, it's sometimes hard to stay positive. Critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Molly Ryan reminds us that brighter days are always around the corner with her new single "Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)," hitting all the music streaming platforms today.
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Norah Jones - I Dream Of Christmas (Deluxe) Out October 21, 2022
08 October, 2022
On October 21, Norah Jones will release I Dream Of Christmas (Deluxe), a newly expanded 24-track edition of the 9-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist's beloved 2021 holiday album, a delightful and comforting collection of timeless seasonal favourites and affecting originals. The Deluxe ...
| Louis Armstrong's Final Recording Featured On First-ever Christmas Album, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule, Due This Holiday Season
08 October, 2022
Just months before his death, the legendary Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong fired up his reel-to-reel tape recorder at his home in Corona, Queens, New York and recorded himself reciting Samuel Clement Moore's beloved poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas." It's unknown ...
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Rachael & Vilray Return With New Holiday-Themed Song "Just Me This Year"
07 October, 2022
The duo Rachael & Vilray - Lake Street Dive singer/songwriter Rachael Price and the guitarist/singer/songwriter Vilray - return with "Just Me This Year," written by Vilray, about the pleasures of spending the winter holidays alone after a welcome romantic breakup. "For those who happen to be going it ...
| Cecile McLorin Salvant Performs On ARTE Live From Nancy Jazz Pulsations
06 October, 2022
Cécile McLorin Salvant's concert at Salle Poirel in Nancy, France, for the Nancy Jazz Pulsations festival was broadcast live via ARTE tonight. She was joined for the performance by guitarist Marvin Sewell, bassist Paul Sikivie, and percussionist Keita Ogawa - all of whom perform on her Nonesuch debut ...
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Jane Monheit Announces 'The Merriest' Holiday Album
04 October, 2022
Jane Monheit is about to unwrap her new holiday CD The Merriest (Club44 Records) on October 28, followed by a streaming format release on November 4.
"I've always been a person who loves the holiday season," enthuses the international #1 Billboard pop/jazz vocalist. "I look forward to it all year, ...
| Nikki Yanofsky Releases Fresh Iteration Of Wes Montgomery Jazz Standard "West Coast Blues"
03 October, 2022
Montreal-based jazz singer Nikki Yanofsky today releases her distinctive version of "West Coast Blues" via MNRK Music Group, serving as an ode to the original writer, Wes Montgomery, and the mark that he's left on jazz musicians and listeners worldwide. Yanofksy has always loved artists such as Ella ...
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Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features Grammy Award Nominee & 7x-blues Music Award-Winning Pianist/Keyboardist & Vocalist Victor Wainwright & The Train On Sunday October 9
01 October, 2022
GRAMMY Award Nominee, 7x-Blues Music Award-Winner & 9x-Blues Music Award Nominated Blues Artist VICTOR WAINWRIGHT and his 6-piece Band (THE TRAIN) joins Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club's 2022 Schedule of Shows which includes 44 Blues Music Award-Winners and 50 GRAMMY® Award-Winning Artists. Tickets for Victor ...
| Grammy-Winning Songwriter Jesse Harris Unspools An Ominous Bossa Nova On Impressionistic New Track "Yankee"
29 September, 2022
Today, GRAMMY-winning songwriter Jesse Harris shares "Yankee," the latest song from his new album Silver Balloon, out October 21 on Harris's own Secret Sun Recordings. "Yankee" is a drum-machine propelled bossa nova that paints a portrait of a character whose wandering days seem to be coming to an end, ...
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