Saxophonist Chad LB's Virtual Big Band Album 'Quarantine Standards' Will Release Friday
19 August, 2020
Saxophonist Chad LB defies quarantine to create his first-ever big band album, Quarantine Standards, due out August 21, 2020, convenes 18 stellar musicians recorded in lockdown on a thrilling set of classic tunes.
Being trapped in lockdown while a global pandemic rages outside is far from an ideal ...
| Documentary 'Herb Alpert Is...' Set For World Premiere 10/1, Career-Spanning Audio Boxed Set Out 10/2
18 August, 2020
On October 1st, preeminent global theatrical distributor Abramorama will host the world premiere of the documentary Herb Alpert Is.... The global event will take place via Facebook LIVE and will feature a Q&A with Herb Alpert and director John Scheinfeld moderated by the Grammy Museum's Artistic Director ...
| Diana Krall Announces New Album "This Dream Of You," Available Worldwide On September 25, 2020
15 August, 2020
Diana Krall will release her new album, This Dream Of You on September 25th via Verve Records/Universal Music. The first single from the album, "How Deep Is The Ocean," is a reimagining of the Irving Berlin classic.
This Dream Of You, produced in May 2020 by Ms. Krall, was mixed by Al Schmitt, ...
| Bill Frisell "Valentine": New Album Out Now
14 August, 2020
Acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell has released his second Blue Note album Valentine featuring his trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston.
A 13-song set that mixes Frisell originals new and old, jazz standards, traditional songs, and covers, Valentine explores the creative freedom ...
| Cecile McLorin Salvant & Artemis Shine On Stevie Wonder's Classic "If It's Magic"
12 August, 2020
The title 'supergroup' gets thrown around a lot in music, but it would be hard to find an ensemble more worthy of that title than Artemis. The women in this septet are among the most in-demand artists in jazz. They have performed with some of the best for a reason, and that reason is because all of ...
| Guitarist Blake Aaron Uses "Color And Passion" To Bring Hope During Coronavirus
11 August, 2020
Torrential rain poured on the dark and dismal day that Southern Californians were ordered to shelter in place last March due to the coronavirus. Despite the unsettling time, Billboard chart-topping contemporary jazz guitarist Blake Aaron sat down to write a song to communicate hope. Using a tropical ...
| Baritone Saxophonist Claire Daly Salutes One Of Her Chief Musical Inspirations On "Rah! Rah!," To Be Released Oct. 2 On Ride Symbol Records
10 August, 2020
Hearing the great, iconoclastic Rahsaan Roland Kirk for the first time, as a Berklee College freshman, was a life-changing experience for baritone saxophonist Claire Daly. On her seventh album as a leader, the forthcoming "Rah! Rah!," Daly pays tribute to Kirk, one of her chief musical inspirations ...
| Artemis Featuring Cecile McLorin Salvant â€" New Single "If It's Magic" Out Now
10 August, 2020
ARTEMIS—the jazz supergroup comprised of pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, clarinetist Anat Cohen, tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, bassist Noriko Ueda, drummer Allison Miller, and vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant—has released a stunning new version of Stevie Wonder's ...
| A Stolen Kiss And Fortuitous Dental Work Inform Jazz Horn Player Eddie Daniels's Tribute To Ivan Lins
09 August, 2020
Six-time GRAMMY nominated jazz clarinetist-saxophonist-flutist Eddie Daniels is in love all over again and he describes his new album, "Night Kisses: A Tribute to Ivan Lins," as "A concert of love." The romantic collection of acoustic jazz, pop and Brazilian music that dropped Friday on Resonance Records ...
| British Neo-Soul Diva Felixity Releases Amy Winehouse-Inspired 'Τhe Bad Guy (EMP Remix)' Via Bristol Label Komplex Recordings
09 August, 2020
Neo-soul pop artist Felixity presents her latest single 'The Bad Guy (EMP Remix)', a soulful Amy Winehouse-inspired track from her new 'Love Sick Remixed' LP. This follows up her debut 'Love Sick' LP, released earlier this year, with both albums released via Komplex Recordings.
Taking advantage ...
| Jazz Icon Charlie Parker's Centennial Celebration "Bird 100" Continues
06 August, 2020
On the 100th anniversary of Charlie Parker's birth - August 29, 2020 - it is impossible to imagine the evolution of jazz and modern music in general without the indelible influence of one of the most important Black American figures in history. Parker's incomparable life and extraordinary, trailblazing ...
| Mighty Song Writers Announces Lineup: Devon Gilfillian, Phil Augusta Jackson, Jewel, Valerie June, Mt. Joy's Matt Quinn, Marcus Roberts, Amanda Shires With Jason Isbell, Wrabel
06 August, 2020
Following last week's kickoff from Amanda Shires with Jason Isbell, the Mighty SONG Writers video series is announcing the lineup of musicians for the coming weeks: Recent Capitol Records signee Devon Gilfillian, Emmy-nominated TV writer and hip-hop musician Phil Augusta Jackson, multi-Grammy nominee ...
| Label Head & Multi-Instrumentalist Zeb Samuels Shares 'Positive Spirit' Single!
05 August, 2020
London born and based musician and multi-instrumentalist Zeb Samuels will be releasing his latest single, 'Positive Spirit' on 7 August via his own label Deep Heads. Premiered via Magnetic Magazine, the single is lifted from his upcoming EP, Vibration Exploration which will be available on the 21st ...
| Steam Down Cover Wayne Shorter's Etcetera For Blue Note Re:imagined
04 August, 2020
Multi-award-winning artist group Steam Down, whose fiery mix of afro-swing, grime, jazz and future soul has led them to become one of the London music scene's most-talked-about groups, have recorded a version of Wayne Shorter's Etcetera for the upcoming Blue Note Re:imagined album. Originally recorded ...
| Gregory Porter Performs For Historic Launch Of NASA's Mars 2020 Mission - Watched Live Worldwide
04 August, 2020
30 JULY 2020 (TORONTO, ON) - Grammy-winning Gregory Porter gave a stellar send-off to NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover today, singing 'America The Beautiful' just before the historic launch. Performing from his home in California, Porter was part of the exhilarating live broadcast which was watched ...
| Bill Frisell Releases New Single "Valentine;" Title Track Of Guitarist's New Trio Album Out Aug. 14
31 July, 2020
Acclaimed guitarist Bill Frisell has released "Valentine," the Monk-ish title track of his forthcoming trio album featuring bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston to be released August 14 on Blue Note Records. It follows two previous singles, the Civil Rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" and "Keep ...
| Steam Down Reworks Wayne Shorter's "Etcetera" For "Blue Note Re:imagined"
31 July, 2020
Steam Down, whose fiery mix of afro-swing, grime, jazz, and future soul has led them to become one of the London music scene's most-talked-about groups, have released their new version of Wayne Shorter's "Etcetera" featuring vocals by Afronaut Zu. "Wayne Shorter has long been my favourite saxophonist ...
| Immanuel Wilkins Releases New Single "Grace And Mercy" From Debut Album "Omega" Out Aug. 7
24 July, 2020
Alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins has released "Grace and Mercy," the uplifting second single to be revealed from his forthcoming debut album Omega, which was produced by Jason Moran and will be released August 7 on Blue Note Records. "'Grace and Mercy' is about how God has shown me favor ...
| Gregory Porter To Perform For NASA's Mars 2020 Mission Launch; New Single & Video "Concorde" Out Now
23 July, 2020
NASA has announced today that GRAMMY Award-winning singer and songwriter Gregory Porter will perform for the launch of its historic Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission. Porter will sing a special rendition of "America The Beautiful" from his home in California, as part of the live coverage of the launch ...
| Burt Bacharach And Daniel Tashian Share "Midnight Watch," Talk Collaborative EP W. Variety
22 July, 2020
Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian have released their brand new original collaboration "Midnight Watch," the latest offering from the cross-generational songwriting duo's upcoming Blue Umbrella EP (July 31 / Big Yellow Dog Music). For Bacharach, a three-time Academy Award-winning music legend, Blue ...
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