Cecile McLorin Salvant Performs "Moon Song," From Grammy-Nominated Album 'Ghost Song,' Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center
08 December, 2022
Cécile McLorin Salvant has released a live performance video of "Moon Song," from her Nonesuch debut, Ghost Song, which has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. Recorded during her two-night engagement at New York's Jazz at Lincoln Center this past spring, the video features Salvant along with pianist ...
| Madeleine Peyroux Brings Her Careless Love Forever Tour To City Winery Boston, December 28-30
07 December, 2022
Jazz singer-songwriter Madeleine Peyroux takes over the City Winery Boston's Mainstage for three shows as part of her Careless Love Forever Tour December 28-30. Tickets are on sale now at citywinery.com/boston.
In the 26 years since her breakthrough debut album Dreamland in 1996 elicited comparisons ...
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Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding Celebrate New Album At NJPAC On January 29, 2023
07 December, 2022
Pianist/composer Fred Hersch and vocalist/bassist/songwriter Esperanza Spalding (stylized in all lower case) can both be counted among the most acclaimed and inventive artists in modern jazz. The Village Vanguard is the music's most reveredvenue, having played host to countless legendary musicians and ...
| Jazz Fusion Artist Bob Holz Releases New Single Featuring Former Members Of Spyro Gyra And Jean Luc Ponty Band
06 December, 2022
Jazz fusion drummer Bob Holz released a new single titled "Bob's Blues" on November 15th, 2022. The track was recorded at Catalina Bar and Grill in Hollywood, CA and features Holz (drums/composer), Ralphe Armstrong (bass), Chet Catallo (guitar), Billy Steinway (piano) and Dave Goldberg (saxophone). ...
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Samara Joy Performs With Three Generations Of Her Family On Dreamy Gospel-Infused "O Holy Night (Ft. The Mclendon Family)"
03 December, 2022
After being nominated for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album at the upcoming 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, the "silky-voiced rising jazz star" (New York Times) Samara Joy has unveiled her latest holiday single "O Holy Night (feat. The McLendon Family)." Music has always been a guiding light within ...
| Live Solo Album 'Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles' Due February 10, 2023
02 December, 2022
Brad Mehldau's Your Mother Should Know: Brad Mehldau Plays The Beatles is due February 10, 2023, on Nonesuch Records and is available to pre-order now. The live solo album features the pianist and composer's interpretations of nine songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and one by George Harrison. ...
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Tom Skinner Performs "Bishara" Live At St. Luke's
01 December, 2022
Drummer, composer, and producer Tom Skinner performs "Bishara," from his just-released album, Voices of Bishara, in a new video filmed at St. Luke's Church in West Holloway, London, in September. The performance features Skinner on drums and percussion, Tom Herbert on acoustic bass, Kareem Dayes on ...
| Louis Armstrong's First-Ever Christmas Album "Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule", Debuts In Top 10 Across Billboard Charts Including Top Holiday Albums
30 November, 2022
More than 50 years after his passing, the legendary Louis Armstrong is back on the charts with the release of his first-ever Christmas album, Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule (Verve/UMe). The collection debuted in the Top 10 across multiple Billboard charts (dated Nov. 26), including Top Holiday Albums ...
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Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features Grammy Award-Winning Producer, Guitarist & Singer John Pizzarelli On December 15
28 November, 2022
Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club Features GRAMMY Award-Winning Producer, Guitarist & Singer JOHN PIZZARELLI on Thursday December 15 at 8 P.M. World-Renowned Jazz Guitarist John Pizzarelli has been hailed by the BOSTON GLOBE for "reinvigorating the Great American Songbook and re-popularizing jazz."
While ...
| Jazz Pianist Doc Watkins Releases Christmas Album Honoring "Peanuts Gang" & Fans
23 November, 2022
It's beginning to look a lot like…time for a cheerful new holiday album! Doc Watkins: Music of a Charlie Brown Christmas is available now on streaming services including Spotify and through Amazon. Doc Watkins is a jazz pianist, bandleader and owner of JAZZ TX in San Antonio. The joyful, playful ...
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Samara Joy Shares Holiday Single "Warm In December"
21 November, 2022
Once-in-a-generation vocalist Samara Joy - nominee for Best New Artist at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards® - will leave you feeling festive with her new single "Warm in December." The swinging jazz standard is yet another example of the 23-year-old's unique ability to reinvigorate classic songs for a ...
| Louis Armstrong's Poignant Reciting Of Classic Holiday Poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas" ("The Night Before Christmas") Brought To Life In Beautiful Animated Video To Usher In The Holidays
21 November, 2022
Louis Armstrong's poignant reciting ofSamuel Clement Moore's beloved, timeless poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas," more popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas," has been vividly brought to life with a beautiful animated video to usher in the holiday season. Produced and directed by Tom Readdy ...
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Terri Lyne Carrington Projects Earn Four Grammy Nominations
18 November, 2022
Terri Lyne Carrington's new STANDARDS Vol. 1 and Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival, released on Candid Records, have earned four GRAMMY Nominations between them. Each album was nominated in both the Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo category. Carrington, who is the producer ...
| 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 ...
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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 ...
| 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 ...
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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 ...
| 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 ...
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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 ...
| 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 ...
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