Bill Hart Tells Us... 'This Is Why'
New York (Top40 Charts/ Blue Canoe Records) - "This Is Why", the latest release from guitar guru Bill Hart, is a fusion freight train transferring payloads full of blues, funk, rock and jazz. It is precisely this jambalaya of genres that makes Mr. Hart's music so accessible. "This is Why" features ...
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New York (Top40 Charts/ Blue Canoe Records) - "Thinking Out Loud" is the latest introspective from guitar-stunner Trey Wright. Mr. Wright assembles a trio for this rendering of eight originals and two bold covers of current rock artists. "Thinking Out Loud" captures the magical interplay that drummer ...
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Spencer Day Releases Concord Jazz Debut
New York (Top40 Charts/ Concord Jazz) - Vagabond draws from the 'Great American Songbook' and is infused with contemporary influences from artists like Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield and Burt Bacharach, further cementing his reputation as a balladeer for the new century. In the past year alone, Spencer ...
| Mark Rapp Group To Play Miles Davis' Bitches Brew
New York (Top40 Charts/ Paved Earth Music) - Returning to NY for this special evening, PEM recording artist Mark Rapp says, "One of my first demo CDs I recorded in NY, although not directly influenced by Bitches Brew, is directly within it's experimental and ambient vibe; so, I'm very excited to delve ...
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James Moody And Kenny Barron Release 4A On IPO Recordings
New York (Top40 Charts/ IPO Recordings) - Respected and versatile saxophone player James Moody has collaborated with legendary pianist Kenny Barron on a recent offering on the IPO Recordings imprint titled 4A. 4A features eight instrumental tracks of classic jazz painted with the colors of every level ...
| Smokey Robinson Joins The Roots On Fallon Tonight
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Soul icon Smokey Robinson will be the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. He will be performing "Girlfriend," from his new album, with Fallon's house band The Roots. Late Night airs at 12:30AM on NBC. Smokey's 'Time Flies When You're ...
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Al/Capone Band Debuts 'Mr. Smooth', A New Contemporary Jazz CD
Minneapolis, MN. (Top40 Charts/ Al/Capone Official Website) - The Al/Capone Band today announced the availability of their new jazz CD entitled, Mr. Smooth. The CD is a mix of smooth jazz, fusion, R&B, funk and Latin music and can be sampled and purchased on the band's new website, CaponeLive.com. The ...
| Jazz-Funk Adventure On Stephen Pfister's 'Music From The Man Cave' CD
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Stephen Pfister Official Website) - Recorded during the peak of a brutal Maine winter and in the solace of his garage upstairs, multi-instrumentalist/producer Stephen Pfister created the outstanding funky modern soul/jazz CD "Music From The Man Cave". The CD is Pfister's fifth ...
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30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces Complete Lineup and Sponsors
DETROIT, MI. (Top40 Charts/ Detroit International Jazz Festival) - Today, festival organizers announced the complete lineup and sponsors for the 30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival (DJF), Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7, in downtown Detroit. Subtitled "Keepin' ...
| Eddie Allen And The Aggregation Release Groove's Mood
New York (Top40 Charts/ Eddie Allen Official Website) - Eddie Allen is a trumpeter, composer, arranger; and author-certainly one of the more versatile musicians on the New York jazz scene. Because of his versatility contemporaries will call upon him for his talent to play everything from jazz big band, ...
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Fan Demand Pushes Michael Buble's New 'Crazy Love' CD to Come out Friday, October 9th
New York (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - Due to unprecedented demand, Reprise Records has sped up the manufacturing of Michael Buble''s highly anticipated 'Crazy Love' CD, (his first in over two years) and it will now be released on Friday, October 9th, four days earlier than previously scheduled, ...
| Myron Walden Returns From Recording Sabbatical With New Voice, Three New Albums
New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Much like Sonny Rollins before him, the gifted saxophonist Myron Walden has taken a sabbatical from recording to master the tenor saxophone, woodshed, and compose; this winter will see his reemergence, with the release of three albums of original material. ...
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Moreover By The Great Jazz Trio
New York (Top40 Charts/ 441 Records) - Moreover is a follow up to Chapter II featuring the new Great Jazz Trio lineup of Hank Jones on piano, Eddie Gomez on bass and Al Foster on drums. Moreover was recorded at the same time as Chapter II was between June 2 and 5, 1980 at Vanguard Studios in New York. ...
| Canadian Singer Kellylee Evans Debuts New Material At National Underground In NYC On September 2, 2009
New York (Top40 Charts/ ENLIVEN!) - Canadian singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans is entering the next phase of her music career with her sophomore album, The Good Girl. On Wednesday, September 2nd, Evans will debut that new music for New York audiences at The National Underground. The alt.-soul pop recording ...
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Michael Buble's New Album 'Crazy Love' Scheduled For October 13th Release
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Warner Bros. Records) - 'Crazy Love,' Michael Buble''s first CD in two and a half years featuring two original songs along with his always original take on 11 standards from various eras is scheduled to be released this Fall, October 13th, it was confirmed today by 143/Reprise ...
| Smokey Robinson Returns In 'Remarkably Fine Voice' (Billboard) On New Album Out Today
New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Soul icon Smokey Robinson releases 'Time Flies When You're Having Fun' today via Robso/ADA. The album, which features Joss Stone, Carlos Santana and India.Arie, was recorded in LA with Smokey's band playing live in one room, the same way his Motown hits were ...
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Les Sabler Live To Be Released On September 1, 2009
Marina Del Rey, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Great Scott Productions) - The tape was rolling one special spring night in 1995 when multidimensional guitarist Les Sabler led his six band members onto the Sarasota Opera House stage for a magical program comprised of contemporary jazz, rock fusion, adult pop, blues ...
| Norah Jones - New Album On Blue Note Records In November 2009
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones will release her fourth studio album on Blue Note Records this November. Norah Jones wrote nearly all of the songs in the past two years since completing tours in support of her 2007 global ...
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Jackie Robinson Foundation Hosts 4th Annual JAZZ on the Grass Benefit Concert Starring Multi-Grammy Award Winner & Oscar Nominee James Ingram, Grammy Nominee Patrice Rushen, and Grammy & Tony Nominee Singer/Songwriter Brenda Russell
New York (Top40 Charts/ Jackie Robinson Foundation) - The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), a premier scholarship organization that supports deserving college students with financial need, will host the 4th Annual JAZZ on the Grass benefit concert (JAZZ) on Saturday, October 3, 2009 from 2:00 p.m. to ...
| Jazz Pianist Eldar Releases Virtue on August 25
New York (Top40 Charts/ Sony Masterworks)- Sony Masterworks is pleased to announce the release of Virtue, a new recording from jazz keyboard virtuoso Eldar, on August 25. His fourth album on Sony Masterworks, Virtue affirms his position at the forefront of contemporary jazz and is a fitting follow-up ...
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