Lionel Loueke Releases 'Karibu' Featuring Herbie Hancock & Wayne Shorter
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - On March 25, guitarist Lionel Loueke will make his Blue Note Records debut with Karibu, a stunning album that takes its title from a Swahili word meaning 'welcome.' It's a fitting name, as the opening title track invites the listener into the musical ...
| Sonic Bear Music, Va. Beach, VA, releases 'Vertigo' by Stephen Peppos, a Virginia Artist/Composer, Official Release Date February 1, 2008
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Sonic Bear Music) - Sonic Bear Music officially launched its indie label debut with artist Stephen Peppos' own solo debut CD, "VERTIGO". It features a new blend of Electronica / Nu-Jazz / New Age styling with pop inspired melodies. Released worldwide through iTunes and Amazon. ...
| Teo Macero, 82, Record Producer, Dies
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Blue Note Records) - Teo Macero, a record producer, composer and saxophonist most famous for his role in producing a series of albums by Miles Davis in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including editing that almost amounted to creating compositions after the recordings, died on ...
| Hancock's Grammy Album Of The Year Winner 'River: The Joni Letters' Leaps To No 5 On Billboard 200 Chart This Week
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Verve Records) - Herbie Hancock's Verve album 'River: The Joni Letters' leaps to No 5 on the Billboard 200 chart this week, propelled by the musician's two wins at the GRAMMY Awards February 10th, including the coveted Album of the Year nod. Sales of the album increased a record ...
| JOHN ELLIS & DOUBLE-WIDE - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow
Brooklyn, NY (HYENA Records) - Saxophonist John Ellis' new album, Dance Like There's No Tomorrow, opens with the low rumble of a sousaphone followed by the swell of a church organ and the rattle of tambourine. In just those few seconds there's a clear indication that something wholly sanctified is going ...
| UK Composer Marvin Ayres Releases New CD Eccentric Deliquescence
London, UK. (Mandalic Records) - Marvin Ayres is a composer, cellist, pianist and violinist. He has recorded a diverse selection of ambient and 'string design' albums, as well as produced and composed a number of sensual jazz and film soundtracks that combine classical technique with free-form extemporization. ...
| Michael McDonald Headlines at New York's Landmark Blue Note Jazz Club
NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Motown Records) - Classic songs will be brought to a classic New York stage, as Universal Motown superstar singer-songwriter MICHAEL McDONALD debuts his new album Soul Speak at the Blue Note jazz club, on March 4 and 5, 2008, coinciding with the album's retail ...
| 2008 Grammy Winner Chaka Khan and Nominee Chrisette Michele Headline 3rd Annual Jazz in the Gardens
MIAMI GARDENS, FL. (Top40 Charts/ City Of Miami Gardens) - Jazz in the Gardens music festival headliners, Chaka Khan and Chrisette Michele, were among the most talented artists recently nominated for their musical contributions at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, which aired on this past Sunday evening. ...
| PAETEC to Launch Five-City PAETEC Music Tour
ROCHESTER, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ PAETEC Music Tour) - PAETEC, one of the nation's leading business communications companies, is launching a new music tour in five of the country's leading cities - Tampa, Chicago, Charlotte, Baltimore and Dallas. The PAETEC Music Tour https://www.paetecmusictour.com ...
| New Orleans Legend Mac Rebennack, Jean Knight Added To Ponderosa Stomp Bill For April 29, 2008
New Orleans, LOUISIANA (Top40 Charts/ Ponderosa Stomp Foundation) - "The Ponderosa Stomp is one of the greatest assemblages of roots music in history. It's a true illustration of music without boundaries." - Offbeat Magazine Mac Rebennack, better known to the world as Dr. John, will play at the Ponderosa ...
| Sexy Soulful Songstress Amber Ojeda to appear at The House of Blues in Hollywood FEB 21st, 2008
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ House Of Blues) - Sexy Soulful Songstress Amber Ojeda to appear at The House of Blues in Hollywood FEB 21ST Amber Ojeda-New Voice, New Star At last Hip-Hop gains style, soul, and jazz overtones. I'm talking about Amber Ojeda. You'll dig the piano melody in Here I am...and ...
| Sweet 'Victory' For Neo Eclectic Composer at Debut Performances
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Thelemaque Records) - Victor Simonson, classically trained musician and Associate Conductor of Oprah Winfrey's national production, The Color Purple, scored with the release of his debut CD, Victory! during New York City area performances last weekend. Audiences raved about ...
| Dr. John Performs NBA All Star Game Feb. 17, 2008 in New Orleans
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ 429 Records) - Iconic American musician and unofficial ambassador to New Orleans, the legendary Dr. John (aka Mac Rebennack, Jr.), will perform at the NBA All Star Game on February 17th, which takes place at the New Orleans Arena - home of the Hornets. Executing a musical ...
| World-Renowned Sacred World Music Composer-Singer to Perform and Teach in Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Cold Spring Harbor, New York (Top40 Charts/ Harmonic Chant) - The award-winning American sacred music composer and singer David Hykes, visiting from France, will present a concert of Harmonic Chant on Friday, February 15th at 8 p.m. in St. John's Church, 1670 Route 25A, in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, ...
| Texan Teen Singing Sensation Accepted at Berklee College of Music
SAN ANTONIO, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Thleudron Record Label) - Internationally recognized singer, writer and musician Marjorie Dawson will be attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts this fall. The Clark High School student just released her latest collection, "The Alamo's Trovadour," ...
| Black History Preserved by Blues Education Project; Education Charity Garners Grammy Nomination
DALLAS, TX. (Top40 Charts/ Blue Shoe Project) - The Blue Shoe Project https://www.blueshoeproject.org, a nationally-recognized educational charity based in Texas, has received the 2007 Grammy Nomination for the album entitled "Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen - Live in Dallas." This album ...
| The Blind Boys Of Alabama Bring Crescent City Spirit To Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Time Life Entertainment) - Four-time Grammy winners and Gospel music legends The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform March 7 at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles. While they are in LA, the group will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC) on March 11, performing ...
| American Pianists Association Announces Aretha Franklin to Headline 2008 Kroger Indy Jazz Fest Presented by Coca-Cola
INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (Top40 Charts/ American Pianists Association) - The American Pianists Association (APA) announces "The Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin will perform Saturday at the 2008 Kroger Indy Jazz Fest presented by Coca-Cola, which will be held June 13-15 at Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. ...
| Jazz Vocalist Denise Thimes At The White House For Valentine's Day
Washington, DC. (Top40 Charts/ Denise Thimes Official Website) - Jazz vocalist Denise Thimes' international impact continues with an invitation to perform at The White House on Valentine's Day. Joining her in the February 14, 2008 show will be Washington, D.C. musicians Robert Redd on piano, Herman ...
| Wyclef, George Benson, Chaka Khan, The O'Jays, Nancy Wilson at 3rd Annual Jazz in the Gardens With KEM, Stanley Clarke, George Duke, Chrisette Michele and Mike Phillips, Anthony David
MIAMI GARDENS, FL. (Top40 Charts/ City of Miami Gardens) - The City of Miami Gardens is pleased to announce the star-studded lineup for the 3rd annual Jazz in the Gardens music festival, being held on Saturday, March 15th and Sunday, March 16th at Dolphin Stadium. Confirmed artists include George Benson, ...
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