Iconic Jazz Star Nick Colionne Passes Away On New Year's Day
03 January, 2022
Nick Colionne has been an artist's artist, and one of the most revered musician of the past two decades. Tonight we say a sad goodbye to guitarist and vocalist Nick Colionne, who reportedly died in his sleep early this morning.
The Chicago native began playing guitar as a pre-teen, and by his mid ...
| Michael Buble Teases New Music Release!
29 December, 2021
Fresh off his annual holiday run, Michael Bublé has teased the release of a new single!
Michael Bublé's Christmas has sold over 16 million albums these last ten years with over 4 billion streams around the world. For the last ten years, the songs from Bublé's Christmas have been omnipresent ...
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Jazz Greats Kirk Whalum, Chris Standring And Jason Rebello Headline New 'Ultimate' Play Along App
24 December, 2021
London-based UK Music Apps Ltd has today launched the 'ultimate play along' app for iPad and iPhone: Jazz300 features over 300 professional jazz, blues, soul, funk and pop backing tracks aimed at practising and improvising musicians.
The brand new app offers musicians of all abilities the opportunity ...
| Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga Perform 'Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)' On MTV Unplugged
23 December, 2021
MTV has shared a video of Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett performing "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" from their recent MTV: Unplugged special.
The special was filmed over the summer and will feature tracks from their recent album, which is nominated for six Grammys, including Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical), ...
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DC Jazz Festival Announces Orrin Evans' Artist Residency
22 December, 2021
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announces Orrin Evans, prolific pianist-composer-bandleader, will serve as the DC Jazz Festival's Artist-In-Residence for a 2-year period beginning January 2, 2022.
Orrin Evans' DCJF residency is part of the Jazz Road Creative Residencies program, a program of ...
| Iconic Jazz Bassist Celebrates His 85th Birthday At Carnegie Hall On May 10, 2022
16 December, 2021
On May 10, 2022, the life and music of Ron Carter - the iconic GRAMMY-winning double bassist who is among jazz music's most prolific and celebrated band leaders and sidemen - will be fêted at a one-night-only 85th birthday celebration filled with music and memories at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium ...
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TD Toronto Jazz Festival Announces First Four Shows Of 2022
16 December, 2021
The TD Toronto Jazz Festival celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2022, kicking off celebrations with a special performance by jazz legend Herbie Hancock on April 22 at Meridian Hall - his only Canadian stop on this multi-city tour.
The 35th annual TD Toronto Jazz Festival, June 24 to July 3, will ...
| KC Jazz Ambassadors Celebration Of Jazz Winners Announced
15 December, 2021
Popular jazz musicians Bobby Watson, Lonnie McFadden, Charles Williams and vocalist Eboni Fondren received the first annual JAM Musician Awards, presented by the KC Jazz Ambassadors on Tuesday, December 14 at Johnnie's Jazz Club, 14th and Main in Downtown Kansas City.
The UMKC Conservatory Jazz ...
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio To Announce New Album 'Cold As Weiss'
15 December, 2021
Today, the Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio announced their new album Cold As Weiss, out February 11, 2022 via Colemine Records. Cold As Weiss is the band's first release featuring new drummer Dan Weiss, also of the powerhouse soul and funk collective The Sextones. A natural ...
| Cat Power Previews Covers (Jan 14) With Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You" & Reimagined Version Of Her Song "Hate" From The Greatest Retitled "Unhate"
15 December, 2021
Cat Power, the singer/songwriter/producer Chan Marshall, today previews her forthcoming album Covers (January 14, 2022/Domino) with a fresh interpretation of Billie Holiday's "I'll Be Seeing You" along with an updated rendition of the Cat Power song "Hate" from The Greatest (2006), retitled "Unhate" ...
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Cecile McLorin Salvant Releases "Thunderclouds" From Nonesuch Debut Album 'Ghost Song'
15 December, 2021
Cécile McLorin Salvant has released "Thunderclouds," from her Nonesuch Records debut album, Ghost Song; you can watch a video for the track, written by Salvant, below. Ghost Song, due March 4, 2022, features a diverse mix of seven originals and five interpretations on the themes of ghosts, nostalgia, ...
| Norah Jones Premieres Merry New Video For "I Dream Of Christmas" The Title Track Of Her First-Ever Holiday Album
15 December, 2021
Norah Jones has premiered a festive new video for "I Dream Of Christmas," which is available to watch now exclusively on Facebook. The video was directed by Dano Cerny and features cameos from a host of notable personalities including Gleb Savchenko, Scott Tweedie, Emma Brooks McAllister, and Courtney ...
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Michael Parkinson & Norah Jones Lead Jazz Fm's Festive Schedule
15 December, 2021
The UK's only jazz, soul and blues radio station have announced their Christmas and New Year schedule today. Not only will it present festive versions of regular programmes and reviews of 2021's creative jazz music scene, but it will also see a series of guest hosted shows and features to provide a ...
| Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings Previously Unreleased Live Recording Out Now
14 December, 2021
Blue Note Records/Universal Music, has released First Flight to Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings, a thrilling previously unissued live recording of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers captured at Hibiya Public Hall in Tokyo on January 14, 1961 during the band's first-ever tour of Japan. The Jazz Messengers ...
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Guitarist Jeff Parker's Solo Album 'Forfolks' Out Now
12 December, 2021
Jeff Parker's Forfolks - a new album of solo guitar works - is available on vinyl and digitally today, with the CD to follow next week, via International Anthem and Nonesuch Records. The album includes interpretations of Thelonious Monk's "Ugly Beauty" and the standard "My Ideal," plus six original ...
| Jason Palmer Quartet Brings Holiday Jazz To Boston
08 December, 2021
Trumpeter Jason Palmer returns to Boston to lead his Quintet in a joyous, festive concert of holiday favorites presented by the Celebrity Series! Taking inspiration from Thad Jones and Duke Ellington's magical arrangements of classics, Palmer puts his own twist on Christmas and holiday favorites. Spend ...
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Multi-Talented Artist Neil C Young Reveals Jazz-Infused Cover Version Of Alice In Chains Classic
08 December, 2021
There must be something about people with the name Neil Young that makes them instantly legends. Multi-talented artist Neil C Young has been involved in making music since the young age of 4 years old. Having played in and studied orchestral music, Neil discovered and embraced composition, arranging ...
| Blue Note Records Announces December 9 Youtube Livestream Event "Norah Jones: I Dream Of Christmas Live At The Empire State Building"
07 December, 2021
Blue Note Records has announced "Norah Jones: I Dream Of Christmas Live At The Empire State Building (Presented by Citi)," a special livestream event that will feature the 9-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and pianist Norah Jones performing a set of holiday music atop the iconic New York City ...
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Olivia Dean Shares Video For Nat King Cole Cover "The Christmas Song"
04 December, 2021
Fast rising Londoner Olivia Dean today shares a video for her cover of Nat King Cole's 1961 festive classic "The Christmas Song" for Amazon Music. Olivia has reinvented the beloved song into a modernised, sweeping slow burner complete with a live string section, whilst still preserving the heartwarming ...
| Singer Michael Buble Receives Cease And Desist From Kansas City Comedian/Upstart Jazz Impresario Bret Raybould
03 December, 2021
Kansas City, MO comedian and upstart jazz impresario Bret Raybould has officially lodged a cease and desist on recording artist Michael Bublé for infringing on his work.
Two years ago Mr. Raybould released a jazz album entitled Bret On Bublé, a cover album of Michael Bublé's greatest hits - ...
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