Eli 'Paperboy' Reed Readies His Fiery Blues And Soul With New Album 'Roll With You', Out March 4, 2008
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Q Division Records) - 24 year old Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, hailed as a "gifted young singer, guitarist, harp-blower" and "wise beyond his years," (Boston Phoenix) is set to release his sophomore album, 'Roll With You', on Q Division Records on March 4th. Deciding early in life to ...
| T.H. White's Genre-bending CD 'The Private Spotlight', To Be Released On Nov. 27, 2007
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Sky Council Records) - New York studio mastermind T.H. White's sophomore release 'The Private Spotlight' is set for a Nov. 27th release on Sky Council Records. A ten song collection that spotlights it's author's surplus of talents as multi-instrumentalist (and crack guitarist), ...
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Musical Stuff For Your Stocking: 'Christmas Number 1's,' 'Americana Christmas,' 'The Best Of Christmas Jazz,' 'A Holly Jolly Kids Christmas' & 'Marshmallow World And Other Holiday Favorites'
SANTA MONICA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Universal Music Enterprises) - Sometimes you want the gift under the tree to be a surprise; sometimes you hope it's something you already know you want. The gifts under the Universal Music Enterprises tree this year are both new and classic, from 17 No 1 Christmas hits ...
| Dionne Warwick's Soulful Seasons Greetings
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Rhino/ WEA) - More than 40 years in the making, vocal legend Dionne Warwick gave the world a wonderful musical gift three years ago with the long-awaited release of her first collection of holiday songs. The album showcases the five-time Grammy winner as she puts her ...
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Holiday Jazz On 34th Street, Featuring New York's Onaje Allan Gumbs & South Africa's Hotep Idris Galeta
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Shutters Cafe) - New York and South Africa unite for the Holidays as Bronx-based pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs and South African pianist Hotep Idris Galeta pair up for three unique duo concerts December 13-15 at Shutters Cafe in New York, melding the American and South African ...
| Jimmy Bennington At The Velvet Lounge In Chicago
CHICAGO, ILL. (Top40 Charts/ That Swan Productions) - Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound presents two different ensembles on Wednesday, November 21 and November 28, 9pm-12 midnight. The program features Bennington's arrangements, as well as standards, originals, and improvised compositions. For nearly ...
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Innovative Bassist Ben Allison's New Album Inspired By Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biologist E.O. Wilson
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Palmetto Records) - Gifted bassist, producer, composer and arranger Ben Allison's new album 'Little Things Run The World' (January 22nd, Palmetto Records) features a sizzling rendition of John Lennon's 'Jealous Guy' plus six of Allison's original compositions and a song by ...
| Maximum Mojo Celebrates Ten Years Of The Best In Blues Music On Electro-Fi Records
TORONTO, CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Electro-Fi Records) - Electro-Fi Records celebrates it's tenth anniversary (1997-2007) with Maximum Mojo, a specially priced, 32 track-2 CD Blues extravaganza featuring the music of Blues legends: Snooky Pryor, Mel Brown (the artist Rolling Stone calls "Funky, Primeval ...
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Fathead Returns To Electro-Fi Records With A Building Full Of Blues
TORONTO, CANADA (Top40 Charts/ Electro-Fi Records) - Building Full of Blues is a classic Fathead: great songwriting, rock solid collective playing, virtuoso soloing , and deep soulful vocals-all sure to satisfy! The Juno Award (Canada's Grammy) winning band continues to add to its legacy as one of North ...
| Jeff Oster's 'True' On The Grammy Ballot List
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Retso Records) - "True," an artful blend of ambient grooves with Jeff Oster's warm, jazz-inflected trumpet and flugelhorn, has made the Grammy ballot list in categories including "Best New Age Album" and "Best Pop Instrumental." In addition, New Age Reporter.com (NAR), a site ...
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Percussionist from Jamiroquai, Sola Akingbola, Releases his First Solo Album 'Routes to Roots'
Sussex, UK. (Top40 Charts/ ARC Music Productions) - Sola Akingbola has spent most of his life in London, UK, but his roots are in Oregun, Nigeria, where he was born to Yoruba parents. Describing his relationship to Nigeria as a musical odyssey in which he finds his way home, Sola reveals his passion ...
| Audio Caviar's Transoceanic Sails Into Record Stores
Irvine, CA (Top40 Charts/ Machine Productions) - For the first time in the United States, the complete 17-track debut album, Transoceanic, from the accomplished collective Audio Caviar was released last week (October 23) by Well-Oiled Records, a division of entertainment conglomerate The Machine Productions. ...
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Soulful Blues From Joe Amato On 'The Blues Are Here To Stay'
New Jersey (Top40 Charts/ Casablu Records) - New Jersey bluesman, Joe Amato, has just released an outstanding debut solo CD, "The Blues Are Here To Stay". Characterized by Amato's amazing guitar chops and his soulful voice, blues radio stations and music critics have already placed "The Blues Are Here ...
| Omar Akram's Secret Journey CD Blends His Piano With World Music Sounds
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Omar Akram Official website/ Real Music) - Omar Akram encourages listeners to come with him on an exotic Secret Journey, an appropriate title for his new Real Music album since he grew up traveling around the world as the son of a United Nations diplomat living in such diverse ...
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Great American Songbook Singer Ron Kaplan Turns To Manhattan Tunes
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Ron Kaplan Official Website) - One of our finest contemporary singers of jazz standards, Ron Kaplan has spent his entire career championing the Great American Songbook, with much of that classic material written in or about New York City. So it makes perfect sense that this ...
| Delta Groove Prepares To Release Live Recordings By The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Delta Groove Music) - Delta Groove Music's chiefs Randy Chortkoff and Robert Fitzpartick are very proud to announce the upcoming release of a new live CD by the Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue, featuring the Tommy Castro Band and an all-star line-up including Deanna ...
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Gotcha! Lerman Returns With New Album Release 'Meow Baby' On February 26, 2007
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Great Scott Productions) - The fact that the album title comes from a line from an episode of Kojak proves that saxophonist Danny Lerman knows how to have fun. He also knows retro cool when he sees it. Lerman took a page from the 1970s when recording his second album, Meow ...
| Legendary Blues Artist Starts 'Take a Soldier to Dinner' Project
LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Cherrie Records) - Cleve, who in his many years in the entertainment industry, has never forgotten what it was like to be a soldier in a war zone. His unusual project began in February, 2007, and is dedicated to all American Soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is ...
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National Recording Artist Andre Delano Gives Back To His Alma Mater Jackson State University
JACKSON, MS. (Top40 Charts/ 7th Note Entertainment) - Saxophonist Andre Delano is returning to his old stomping ground at Jackson State University to record a song for his sophomore album, "My So Fine," to be released June 2008 on 7th Note Entertainment (https://www.andredelano.com). Auditions will ...
| David Belmont, The No 1 Myspace Instrumentalist To Headline An Event At NY
New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Spa Experience) - David Belmont, the innovative New Age/Ambient composer/musician, will perform at The Spa Experience at Grand Central Station's Vanderbilt Hall, Wednesday October 31 through Friday November 2. He will also perform at the event's 2007 Readers' Choice AwardsCeremony. ...
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