Jazz Pianist Alice Coltrane Dies
New York, NY. (Blue Note Records) - Alice Coltrane, a jazz performer and composer and wife of the late saxophone legend John Coltrane, has died. She was 69. Coltrane died Friday of respiratory failure at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center near Los Angeles, said her sister, Marilyn McLeod. For nearly ...
| Phoenix Based Pop-Jazz Duo Eye Talk Release 3rd CD 'Sun And Moon'
Phoenix, AZ. (Top40 Charts/ Eye Talk Official Website) - The sibling duo of Alan and Bob Clark, known as Eye Talk, have produced and recorded three albums with an eclectic range of guest musicians since 2002. Alan is the lead vocalist, songwriter, producer, and he performs various instruments in the ...
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Guitarist Jeff Golub Embraces New York City On Grand Central
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Jeff Golub Official Website) - With a spirit, energy and diversity that are uniquely New York City, guitarist Jeff Golub will open the doors to Grand Central, his seventh solo album, on March 6th. Golub produced most of the Narada Jazz/Blue Note Label Group collection of electric ...
| The Bird And The Bee - Self-Titled Debut Will Be Released On January 23, 2007
New York, NY. (Blue Note Records) - The buzz continues to grow about the bird and the bee, the infectious pop duo that PASTE magazine named one of their '4 To Watch' and The Los Angeles Times named one of "10 Bands on the Horizon for 2007." Their self-titled debut will be released by Metro Blue, an ...
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Jazz Singer David Floodstrand Tops Soundclick Jazz Charts
NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ David Floodstrand Website) - Jazz singer and Producer David Floodstrand is presently No 1 in the Jazz Vocal Charts at Soundclick.com. David's accapella version of "The Way You Look Tonight" entered at No 1 and is also No 5 in the Jazz Charts. Soundclick.com is the No 1 artist ...
| Trombonist/Composer/Arranger Wayne Wallace Featured On Two New CDs
NEW YORK (Top40-Charts/ Patois Records Label) - When it comes to truly capturing the essence of Latin and straight-ahead jazz in performance, composition and arranging, few are the equal of Wayne Wallace. Recent placements in the DownBeat magazine polls have spread word internationally on this rare ...
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Amazon.com Unveils an Exclusive First Performance from Norah Jones' Latest Album Not Too Late
SEATTLE, WA. (Amazon.com) -Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), Norah Jones and Blue Note Records have teamed up to offer the eight-time Grammy-winning singer's many fans a first listen to her third studio album Not Too Late, with a performance of "Rosie's Lullaby." Premiering on Amazon.com today is an exclusive ...
| The Matt Savage Trio Propelling 'Quantum Leap' to New Heights; Trio to Appear on 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien' Tuesday, December 12
NEW YORK, NY (Savage Records) - The Matt Savage Trio will appear on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" on Tuesday, December 12 in support of their new album, "Quantum Leap." The Trio will perform "Curacao," one of the eleven original songs, written and composed for "Quantum Leap" by jazz prodigy, ...
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Blue Note Studio Update: December 2006
New York, NY. (Blue Note Records) - Jacky Terrasson: After a brief hiatus Terrasson will record his next effort for Blue Note beginning December 12th. For the first time ever, Jacky will document a solo piano recording that will include a range of repertoire from standards to new originals. Terrasson ...
| The New Funk/jazz Violin Release By Da Phatfunk Clique Begins Its Underground Buzz At 5.5 On The Richter Scale
(www.phatfunk.com) - Beginning as hints and rumors during a myriad of local performances, the new release, "Audiophile Advisory" from the four-person funk/jazz group - Da Phatfunk Clique - has finally become available to funk/jazz lovers everywhere!. There are 9 tracks of varying styles of jazz including ...
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Celebrates Latin Jazz In Cubana Be Cubana Bop Featuring The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O'Farrill
(The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra) - The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill will celebrate Latin jazz, the fusion of Latin rhythms and American jazz, by performing the works of the art form's legendary innovators Machito and Dizzy Gillespie in a concert entitled Cubana Be Cubana Bop. Cubana ...
| Norah Jones' New Single 'Thinking About You' Available Now!
New York, NY. (Blue Note Records) - "Thinking About You," the first single from Norah Jones' forthcoming album Not Too Late, is available everywhere now! Not Too Late will be in stores January 30th, 2007. Click here now to purchase an exclusive mp3 download of "Thinking About You" from Yahoo! Music. ...
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Wynton Marsalis to Rlease From the Plantation to the Penitentiary on March 6th, 2007
New York, NY (Blue Note Records) - On March 6, Blue Note Records will release Wynton Marsalis' moving new album From the Plantation to the Penitentiary, a clear-eyed and uncompromising look at the cracks in America's facade of prosperity and happiness. By turns soothing, urgent, playful, and angry, ...
| Japanese Musician and Jazz Lover Gives Back to New Orleans
Baton Rouge, LA (www.hurricane-katrina.org) - While most children are waiting for Dec. 25 to unwrap Christmas gifts, the students in New Orleans public schools have been receiving gifts from half-way around the world from a fellow musician who once lived in New Orleans and grew up a Louis Armstrong ...
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'Turbulence' the New CD from the Contemporary Jazz Group 'Airborne' Roars in Like the Wind and Sea on a Force of Excitement and High Energy Contemporary Jazz
LOS ANGELES Airborne Jazz) - "Turbulence " the 5th CD from the contemporary jazz group "Airborne" roars in like the wind and sea on a force of excitement and high energy contemporary jazz that is intense and complex. Yet still it awakes a spirit of peaceful serenity and a beautiful jazz sound of island ...
| Saxophonist Steve Cole Plays True To His Roots On New CD
NEW YORK (Blue Note Records) - Demonstrating that one can be inspired to greatness by simply returning to their roots, contemporary jazz saxophonist Steve Cole released his fifth album, True, from Narada Jazz/Blue Note Label Group. Cole produced the collection and composed or co-wrote the nine new R&B, ...
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Jazz Vocalist Marilyn Scott Releases New Single, The Wilderness For Environmental Awareness
Los Angeles, CA (Marilyn Scott Official Website/ www.marilynscott.com) - Marilyn Scott wants to make a difference in the world we live in. The jazz vocalist has moving and inspirational music to offer and an important message is inside her compositions. Her new release Innocent of Nothing is a testament ...
| Kenny G's 'I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE...THE MOST ROMANTIC MELODIES OF ALL TIME' Debuts at #1 on the Contemporary and Current Overall Jazz Charts
NEW YORK, NY (Arista Records) -- Kenny G's 17th album for Arista Records, I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE...THE MOST ROMANTIC MELODIES OF ALL TIME debuts today at the #1 spot on the "Current Overall Jazz Chart" and "Contemporary Jazz Chart" and enters the Billboard Top 200 chart at #37, scanning 32,282 units. ...
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Grammy-Winning Jazz Trumpeter Chris Botti to Teach Master Class to 6th Through 12th Grade Students at Berklee College of Music in Boston on Wednesday, November 29, at 1 pm
NEW YORK, NY (Columbia Records) -- The Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti will teach a master class at Berklee College of Music to a group of 6th through 12th grade students and Berklee students as part of the Berklee City Music Program on Wednesday, November 29, at 1 pm. Botti's master ...
| Blip Blop - Funky, Jazzy, Electronic Music Unleashed
CHINO HILLS, CA, USA (Kamakaze Music) -- Keith Kehrer has produced a new CD of beat laden jazz tracks in his Chino Hills, California studio. The tracks draw from wide influences such as John Coltrane, Ahmad Jamal, Thievery Corporation, Miles Davis and Massive Attack. Keith grew up playing jazz and ...
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