Trumpeter Erik Jekabson Takes His Sextet On A Musical Journey Through The San Francisco Bay Area
23 August, 2018
Trumpeter Erik Jekabson spent nearly five months composing new music while going about his San Francisco Bay Area life before gathering his sextet at the legendary Fantasy Studios in Berkeley to track "Erik Jekabson Sextet," which drops September 7 on Wide Hive Records. Inspired by places, events, moods ...
| Retro Swing Jazz With A Kick From 'Georgia & The Vintage Youth'
22 August, 2018
Georgia is just 21 years of age, Essex girl with a big voice, big blonde hair and a cool little jazz band called The Vintage Youth. Her retro jazz/swing style of music is both vintage and fresh, hence the name of the band. The music gets you tapping your feet (think Jools Holland or Paolo Nutini) whilst ...
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Nestor Torres Comes To MOCA On September 28, 2018
22 August, 2018
Friday September 28 from 8:00 to 9:30 PM: The City of North Miami presents Jazz at MOCA, featuring the Nestor Torres Jazz Ensemble in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The FREE concert will be in front of the North Miami police station behind MOCA at 700 NE 124 Street.
Standing on the shoulders ...
| New Album Release From Saxophonist Noah Peterson
20 August, 2018
Loop station artist Noah Peterson has just released "One Man Jams." This appropriately dubbed solo effort doesn't sound at all like one man.
With songs ranging from three to nine minutes in length, there's a little something for everyone on here. It's definitely a light-hearted romp through upbeat ...
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61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets On Sale Now
10 August, 2018
Three-day Arena and Grounds Ticket Packages for the 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23 are on sale now, and can be purchased online at montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888.248.6499.
The Festival will feature nearly 140 performances from iconic and emerging jazz artists, educational ...
| Steve McQuarry - Aire
10 August, 2018
Steve McQuarry (keyboardist and composer) grew up in a home filled with his Mom's piano playing, in Denver Colorado. He studied at the Eastman School of Music, University of Colorado at Denver, Berklee School Of Music, University Of California San Diego and Alexander University. He is an active member ...
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Tony Bennett & Diana Krall Celebrate The Gershwins On Their Collaborative Album, Love Is Here To Stay, Out On September 14, 2018
03 August, 2018
Tony Bennett and Diana Krall celebrate their shared love of the music of George and Ira Gershwin on their new collaborative album, LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, set for a September 14th release on Verve Records/Columbia Records. Tony Bennett, who celebrates his 92nd birthday today, has been friends with Diana ...
| Ella Fitzgerald's Acclaimed 1956 Live Album "Ella At Zardi's" To Be Released On Vinyl August 17
03 August, 2018
Following the limited-edition Record Store Day release of Ella Fitzgerald's unreleased 1956 album Ella At Zardi's on pink and blue vinyl, which earned Fitzgerald her first No. 1 on the 24-year-old Jazz Albums Chart and her second No. 1 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, the acclaimed live album will ...
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Mark Blake Releases New Single "It Happened In Monterey"
01 August, 2018
Blake makes his recording debut in the US on his new single The Swing Collection. "It Happened In Monterey," which will be released on disc (and also through Amazon, iTunes and Google Play) teams him with arranger Elliot Deutsch and Deutsch's Los Angeles big band. Composed in 1930 for the musical film ...
| Kenney Polson - Love On A Two Way Street (Official Video)
01 August, 2018
Kenney Polson is an up-and-coming artist, an altoist and soprano-saxophonist who has his own sound. Producer and Grammy Award winner Don Mizell, a long-time friend, says of the saxophonist, "Kenney makes melodies sound gorgeous without sounding sappy. His compositions are distinctive and well crafted, ...
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Saxophonist/Composer Dave Anderson Provides Joyous Musical Response To Current Immigration Climate With New CD By His World-Jazz Band Melting Pot
01 August, 2018
Saxophonist/composer Dave Anderson was already deeply immersed in the multiculturalism of New York's music scene in early 2017 when the infamous travel ban inadvertently helped light a creative fire. His new band and new EP, both called Melting Pot, combined straight-ahead and Afro-Latin jazz with Indian ...
| Trumpeter, Composer, Vocalist Jamie Younkin With Her New Release "Did It Anyway"
01 August, 2018
There is something transformative about stepping out as a musician with your first album
Jamie's musical tastes developed organically through exploration and an extensive education in music. She has deep roots in country music, classical music and jazz and holds a Bachelor's degree in music education ...
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Multiple Grammy Award Winning Jazz Guitar God John Scofield Returns With New Album "Combo 66"!
01 August, 2018
Innovative guitarist, visionary band leader, and singular composer John Scofield has been on a serious roll of late. Scofield's 2015 release, Past Present, earned the New York native not one, but two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Scofield followed Past ...
| NJPAC Gala! Jazz All-Stars To Celebrate Lena, Billie And Sarah
01 August, 2018
NJPAC GALA! Jazz All-Stars to Celebrate Lena, Billie And SarahNew Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents Celebrating the Music of Lena, Billie and Sarah, an all-star gathering of performance by music greats Cyrille Aimée, Raul Midón, Alice Smith, Bernie Williams with additional special guests ...
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Kandace Springs Announces "Ιndigo" New Album Produced By Karriem Riggins Out Sept. 7
30 July, 2018
Singer and pianist Kandace Springs has announced a September 7 release date for her remarkable second album Indigo, a 13-track LP of originals and choice covers that showcases the full breadth of Kandace's artistry from smoldering R&B ("Piece of Me") to gorgeous jazz ballads ("Unsophisticated" featuring ...
| Thomas Dybdahl's 'All These Things' Out October 12, 2018
27 July, 2018
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR "LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE DONE": https://tdybdahl.lnk.to/LAWWD/youtube
To record his new album, Thomas Dybdahl traveled from his homeland of Norway to balmy Los Angeles, and over just three days cut a freshly written collection of nine original songs live at Sunset Sound with producer ...
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Prepare To Feel The Tremors Of Guitarist Blake Aaron's "Groovers And Shakers"
27 July, 2018
Guitarist Blake Aaron was locked and loaded to release a new single on July 30 when fate intervened. Earlier this month, he received a track from chart-topping saxophonist Darren Rahn, which inspired Blake to write an entirely new melody. The guitar man's record company, Innervision Records, and radio ...
| Contemporary Jazz Keyboardist Mark Etheredge Turns To The Crowd To Help Realize His Vision For "Love Planet"
26 July, 2018
Taking his concept of connectivity one step further as a follow up to his first contemporary jazz instrumental album, "Connected," keyboardist Mark Etheredge plans to enter the recording studio this fall to bring his optimistic vision for the world to life musically. Reteaming with two-time Grammy winning ...
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Jazz Legend Wayne Shorter Set For Release Of 'Emanon' On August 24, 2018
26 July, 2018
Jazz legend and 10-time GRAMMY winner Wayne Shorter is set for the August 24 release of his long-awaited project Emanon via Blue Note Records. This is his first release since 2013's Without A Net, which marked Shorter's momentous return to Blue Note Records where he began his heralded recording career ...
| Zappa Meets Piaf! Cecile Nordegg And No-Ce Prepare For Edinburgh Festival Date
26 July, 2018
Appearing at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival is No-Ce, a quite staggering combination of, yes, Édith Piaf and Frank Zappa! Celebrating the art of the French chanson whilst wrapping it in rock n roll. The results are a kind of jazz quite unlike anything else - dextrous; moving, yet humorous, their ...
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