Jason Miles & DJ Logic Join Forces To Obliterate Borders On New Shanachie CD Global Noize
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shanachie Entertainment) - The signs are everywhere: MTV launches a channel on the Arabian Television Network. African hip-hop groups mix the postures and style of American rappers with homegrown lyrical messages and M.I.A., a Sri Lankan refugee now living in Brooklyn, scores ...
| Soulful Vocals Highlight CHRIS ALLEYNE'S 'Saturday's Hero' CD
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Devine Soul Records) - The London-born singer and songwriter, who now makes his home in New Jersey, has answered the same call that moved so many of his contemporaries to grab a guitar and get in front of a microphone. His debut CD, "Saturday's Hero", recently released on Devine ...
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Art Farmer's At Boomers Remastered
New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ 441 Records Corporation) - 441 Records Corporation releases its fifteenth title on its historic imprint Test Of Time Records. "At Boomers" is a snap shot of some of the best playing by Art Farmer and his quintet from May 1976 at the famous New York club. In this set, you ...
| Hit-Maker Brian Culbertson to Release Bringing Back The Funk
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ GRP Records) - On April 29, 2008, chart-topping musician Brian Culbertson will release Bringing Back The Funk on GRP Records. Colorfully revealed on the CD cover, Brian has been immersing himself in studies of The Funk from a very young age (he's shown as a toddler ...
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Live Interactive Entertainment Company DeepRockDrive Presents Exclusive Concert With Saxophonist/Vocalist Mindi Abair & Her Debut Peak Records CD 'STARS'
LAS VEGAS, NV. (Top40 Charts/ DeepRockDrive) - Deep Rock Drive, the world's first live interactive entertainment service, today announced the first Peak Records (a division of Concord Music Group) artist to stream live will be saxophonist/vocalist MINDI ABAIR on May 1 at 6:00 p.m. PDT/9:00 p.m. EDT. ...
| Saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell New Release CD 'Dance To This' On April 29, 2008
Flushing, New York (Top40 Charts/ Utopia Records) - 2008 is a defining year for Utopia Records executive and recording artist, saxophonist Alfonzo Blackwell. Alfonzo's latest and 7th CD entitled 'Dance To This' is scheduled for release April 29th and is the highest anticipated CD of his career. He is ...
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Enja/Justin Time Celebrate The Release Of Myriam Alter's Evocative, Captivating 'Where Is There'
Ville St. Laurent, QC (Top40 Charts/ Enja/ Justin Time) - Spoken in a musical language all her own, Belgian composer Myriam Alter extends her artistic eloquence with her newest endeavor, Where Is There. A stunning album, Where Is There is not so much a question as an answer to the riddle of life and ...
| Steve Tyrell's 'Back to Bacharach' Release Date Moves to June 24, 2008
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ KOCH Records) - New Design Records and KOCH Records today announce the release of "Back To Bacharach," a new classic, from Grammy winning singer/songwriter/producer extraordinaire Steve Tyrell. Every recording artist has one album that they are destined to make - an album ...
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Matt Maher To Perform During Pope's Visit Tto New York, On April 19, 2008
NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Essential Records) - Singer/Songwriter/ Worship Leader Matt Maher, who just released his Essential Records debut album, Empty & Beautiful (4/8/08), will perform when Pope Benedict XVI visits New York, on April 19. Maher, who is Catholic, will share his music in conjunction ...
| SONY BMG Masterworks & Zenph Studios Releases Re-Performance of Legendary Art Tatum Concert
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SONY BMG Masterworks) - SONY BMG Masterworks and Zenph Studios announce the June 3 release of Art Tatum's "Piano Starts Here," the second recording in a series of discs that represent a milestone in the history of recorded music. Art Tatum's "Piano Starts Here" album ...
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Hill Briggs Releases Indie Jazz Single Don't Stop Me Now From Forthcoming Album
London, UK. (Top40 Charts/ MSLP Records) - Hill Briggs has just released the single 'Don't Stop Me Now' from his highly anticipated forthcoming Album Hill Briggs and Friends. The single features Ronnie Mc Neir (The Four Tops) on vocals and Dona Gardier (James Taylor quartet) on backing vocals. Hill ...
| Borders To Publish Tribute To Jazz Legend Lionel Hampton In 'Flying Home'
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Top 40 Charts/ Borders) - Today, Borders released its latest exclusive title, "Flying Home: Lionel Hampton Celebrating 100 Years of Good Vibes" written by Stanley Crouch with a foreword by Wynton Marsalis. "Flying Home" is a photo retrospective of jazz pioneer Hampton's life, musical ...
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Elliott Cohn Debuts 2 New CDs For Jazz Fest
New Orleans, LA. (Top40 Charts/ Elliott Cohn Official Website) - Elliott Cohn, accomplished producer/guitarist/singer/songwriter, will release two new CDs in time for New Orleans Jazz Fest 2008, "It's Time" featuring Elliott Cohn's Cosmic Sweat Society and "The Stem" featuring Cohn with bass player ...
| Oleg Kireyev and the Feng Shui Jazz Theater in East Coast Premier April 26 at New York's Symphony Space
NEW YORK, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Oleg Kireyev Official Website) - Russian jazz saxophonist, Oleg Kireyev, will bring his diverse jazz/world music quartet to Symphony Space in New York on Saturday, April 26, 2008. Titled "The Feng Shui Jazz Theatre," Kireyev's band members include Valery Panfilov on guitar; ...
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Frank Sinatra Jr., Dee Dee Bridgewater, Boz Scaggs, and Al Green to Headline Rochester International Jazz Festival 7th Edition June 13-21, 2008
ROCHESTER, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Rochester International Jazz Festival) - Frank Sinatra Jr. & His Orchestra, Dee Dee Bridgewater with special guest Richard Bona Band, Boz Scaggs, and Al Green will headline the seventh annual Rochester International Jazz Festival (https://www.rochesterjazz.com) presented ...
| Jimmy Bennington Trio At The Jazz Zone In Lima, Peru
Chicago, IL. (Top40 Charts/ ThatSwan! Records) - Drummer/Bandleader Jimmy Bennington will play two nights at the famed Jazz Zone in Lima, Peru, located in beautiful Miraflores. This longstanding club has played host to a wealth of local and international talent, and proudly presents the Jimmy Bennington ...
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Toby Keith Joins Wayman Tisdale On Remake Of Barry White's Hit 'Never, Never Gonna Give You Up'
Beverly HIlls, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Rendezvous Entertainment) - Former basketball great and accomplished jazz bassist Wayman Tisdale is no stranger to one-on-one match-ups but playing with country music star Toby Keith was an unexpected pairing. The duo recently joined forces for a remake of Barry White's ...
| Acalanes High School Jazz Combo Is Tops At Monterey
LAFAYETTE, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Generations In Jazz) - The Acalanes High School Jazz Combo won top honors Saturday at the Monterey Jazz Festival's NeXT Generation youth jazz combo competition. The five-piece combo also took first place in February at the statewide Folsom Jazz Festival. This weekend's ...
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Duke Robillard Is 'Swinging' And Amos Garrett Gets 'Way Back' On May 13, 2008
EDMONTON, AB. (Top40 Charts/ Stony Plain Records) - Stony Plain Records announces May 13 release dates for two new CDs: A Swinging Session with Duke Robillard, from the multi-Grammy-nominated guitarist; and Get Way Back: A Tribute to Percy Mayfield, from acclaimed guitarist Amos Garrett. A four-time ...
| Progressive Soul Newcomer Maiysha Adds Modern Twists To Vintage-Sounding Melodies On Album Debut 'This Much Is True'
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Maiysha's 'This Much Is True,' the first release (out June 24) on the UFO/Ryko-distributed Eusonia label, marks the arrival of a striking new figure in the presently up-for-grabs realm of contemporary soul music. The debut album from the Brooklyn-based writer/artist ...
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