Laufey Shares New Music Video 'Best Friend'
18 March, 2021
Laufey-twenty-one year old Icelandic-Chinese singer-songwriter, musician, cellist and pianist-recently announced her forthcoming debut EP, Typical of Me, and shared a new track entitled "Best Friend," which has already received support from the likes of Billboard and NPR Music. The announcement arrived ...
| DC Jazz Festival Announces Official Dates For 2021 Dc JazzFest
17 March, 2021
The DC Jazz Festival today announced the official dates for this year's edition of the DC JazzFest as September 1-5, 2021. Due to the ongoing pandemic, DCJF will postpone this year's festival to September as a celebration of all things jazz in DC, with a tentpole weekend at the District Wharf, a waterfront ...
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Jazz/Blues Artist Sara Michaels Unveils Debut Single & Video 'Hard Winter'
12 March, 2021
Acclaimed Jazz/Blues Artist Sara Michaels has revealed details for the first single from a new collection of songs that she is currently working on. "Hard Winter," which she says she wrote in the midst of the Pandemic as a way to "find hope, healing and joy again," is available now on all DSPs, along ...
| DC-Based Jazz Vocalist Aaron Myers Prepares To Release His Fourth Studio Album On International Jazz Day 2021
12 March, 2021
DC-based jazz vocalist and pianist Aaron Myers announces that the official release date for his fourth studio project, The Pride Album, will be Friday, April 30th, otherwise known as International Jazz Day.
The award-winning entertainer, LGBT and arts activist, entrepreneur and veteran has been ...
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Swing46 Jazz And Supper Club Will Capture Magic With Its Own March 14 Twelve-Hour Telethon
12 March, 2021
Utilizing the power of modern electronic media, three nightclubs in the Times Square/Hell�s Kitchen neighborhood have raised nearly three-quarters of a million dollars attempting to stay afloat during the Covid pandemic: Birdland on West 44th Street in Manhattan raised over $400,000, just a few blocks ...
| The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance Presents Celebrating Carla Bley
11 March, 2021
Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning pianist/composer/bandleader Arturo O'Farrill and nonprofit the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA) present the "World Premiere" of Carla Bley's new composition "BLUE PALESTINE" set to be featured on the free weekly ALJA digital program, Virtual Birdland, on Sunday, March 28, 2021 ...
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Pat Metheny Releases "Harmonically Adventurous...Beautifully Nuanced" (WSJ) Classical Composing Debut Road To The Sun (BMG Modern Recordings)
08 March, 2021
Pat Metheny has unveiled Road To The Sun today, a new album out via BMG Modern Recordings which primarily consists of two multi-movement classical guitar works marking his debut as a chamber composer. Metheny has previously shared excerpts from "Four Paths Of Lights," his four-movement solo guitar suite ...
| Edition Records And Jazz Legend Dave Holland To Partner In New Label Deal
04 March, 2021
Dave Holland's story, impact and presence on the global Jazz scene is monumental. The now notorious call from Miles Davis in 1968 to join his band, having seen him play at Ronnie Scott's, kickstarted a journey of creative exploration and music making that has lasted 50 years. It's seen him collaborate ...
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CoHo Nightlife Presents Brown Calculus
25 February, 2021
CoHo NIGHTLIFE will present Brown Calculus, coming to the CoHo theatre this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 at 9 PM. Brown Calculus will perform live on the CoHo stage, and the production will be live-streamed to the comfort of your own home.
Brown Calculus has traveled through time and space, reconnecting ...
| Grammy Award-Winning Record Producer Charlie Peacock Releases New Jazz Album "Trout Creek Ranch," Available March 5, 2021
24 February, 2021
Grammy award-winning record producer Charlie Peacock adds another solo piano chapter to his diverse musical story, TROUT CREEK RANCH, his 5th jazz recording (3/04/21). The album was recorded in Studio C at Sear Sound, NYC, September 29th, 2017.
As the sonic architect behind the best-selling music ...
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Introducing Contemporary Urban Jazz Maestro Al DeGregoris
24 February, 2021
Appreciating jazz doesn't take a trained ear for music or a special inclination to saxophones. All it takes is a dedicated artist and a great arrangement. Thankfully, Al DeGregoris is there with a steady supply of contemporary jazz melodies.
As an artist, Al DeGregoris has known to bide his time in ...
| Matthew Alec & The Soul Electric Release Debut Jazz-Fusion Album 'Cleveland Time'
23 February, 2021
Jazz fusion ensemble Matthew Alec and The Soul Electric has released their new album Cleveland Time via Cleveland Time Records. Working alongside Cleveland-based producer Jim Stewart, the album is finally ready to be released after being recorded in multiple sessions because of the ongoing pandemic. ...
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20-Time Grammy Winner Pat Metheny Shares First Look At Multi-Movement Classical Guitar Suite "Four Paths Of Light"
18 February, 2021
Pat Metheny will embark on the next chapter in his universally celebrated and endlessly inventive career on March 5, with the release of Road To The Sun - a collection of two substantial multi-movement classical suites penned by Metheny and performed by five of today's foremost classical guitarists. ...
| Nu Deco Ensemble Announces Streaming Season Closer Featuring Tank And The Bangas
17 February, 2021
Nu Deco Ensemble is thrilled to welcome Tank and the Bangas for a stunning collaborative performance to close out the 2020/21 season on May 15th from their home at North Beach Bandshell on Miami Beach. "We could not be more grateful to continue to make music, create new art, and reach new audiences ...
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Seasurfer - Zombies
16 February, 2021
The second single excerpt from Seasurfer's new album, "Zombies", draws a murky painting of all the horror and abysses of these days, while the music is full of driving basses, noisy guitars, atmospheric synths and the ethereal vocals of songstress Apolonia.
On the song, Seasurfer mastermind Dirk ...
| Resurrection! Legendary Percussionist Airto Moreira & The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
13 February, 2021
Two powerful forces in the world of jazz come together in Resurrection! Airto Moreira and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Airto Moreira is a world-renowned jazz drummer and percussionist from Brazil, who exhibited great talent at a young age.
In his twenties he traveled to the U.S.A. in pursuit ...
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Peggy Lee's "Fever" Gets Contemporary Music Video Treatment
13 February, 2021
Peggy Lee Associates, in conjunction with UMe, are pleased to share a new contemporary music video for "Fever," one of Lee's most memorable and notable hits. The video premiere's today via her newly rebranded YouTube channel.
Directed by Charlie Di Placido, and featuring a talented cast of dancers, ...
| Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's Album 'I Told You So' Debuts On Multiple Billboard Charts
10 February, 2021
On January 29th the Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio released their sophomore studio album I Told You So via Colemine Records. The album just debuted on multiple Billboard Charts: #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart, #3 on the Jazz Album chart, #4 on the Tastemaker ...
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Contemporary Jazz Guitarist Les Sabler Finds "Tranquility" On New Album Produced By Grammy Winner Paul Brown
05 February, 2021
Like a trusted friend, contemporary jazz guitarist Les Sabler finds that playing guitar brings him tranquility, especially when the noise of the world becomes too much. He can disappear by slipping into an electric guitar groove and find calmness while exploring a nylon string guitar riff. While sheltering ...
| Jazz Musician Fiona Ross Launches Female-Empowering Women In Jazz Media Organization
03 February, 2021
Named among the 100 Alternative Power Music List for 2020, multi-award winning jazz musician, editor-in-chief and journalist Fiona Ross is inviting people to help support her brand-new, female-empowering organization: Women in Jazz Media
The rapidly-growing digital network is described as a place ...
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