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Buster Williams | “Unalome” | Available February 24 via Smoke Sessions Records

Legendary Bassist/Composer Buster Williams Celebrates 80 Years (and Counting) Along a Path to Musical Enlightenment on his Stunning New Album Unalome Due Out February 24, 2023 via Smoke Sessions Records, It Features Vocalist Jean Baylor, Saxophonist Bruce Williams, Vibraphonist Stefon Harris, Pianist George Colligan, and Drummer Lenny White Stream Tracks from Unalome For those unfamiliar with the…

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Bassist Michael Feinberg Releases “Blues Variant,” featuring Noah Preminger, Nasheet Waits, Leo Genovese and Dave Liebman

Bassist Michael Feinberg Releases his Criss Cross Jazz Debut, Blues Variant Featuring Noah Preminger, Nasheet Waits, Leo Genovese and Dave Liebman Available January 6 An intriguing element of Michael Feinberg’s superb Criss Cross debut is that the leader could easily have titled it “Bassist In The Background” (Fans of Duke Ellington’s wonderful 1960 LP Pianist In The Background will know what…

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Jean-Michel Pilc | “Symphony” Available February 17 via Justin Time Records

Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc Releases Symphony, an Entirely Improvised Solo Recording Available February 17, 2023 via Justin Time Records “Jean-Michel Pilc prefers to fly without a net. A prolific pianist-composer and unpredictable improvisor who excels at perpetual invention and spellbinding solo sets.” — DownBeat “Pilc is a pianist known for relentless creative energy…” — JazzTimes Paris-born Jean-Michel Pilc’s artistry comes from…

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On January 20, ECM Releases Albums by Mette Henriette, Anders Jormin, Stephan Micus and Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes

On January 20, ECM Releases Albums by Mette Henriette, Anders Jormin, Stephan Micus and Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes ECM announces four albums to be released on January 20, including Mette Henriette’s Drifting, Anders Jormin’s Pasaco en claro, Stephan Micus’ Thunder, and Sebastian Rochford and Kit Downe’s A Short Diary. More information on these releases is available below. Mette Henriette | Drifting | January…

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Craft Recording Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of Savoy Records and the Revolutionary Bebop Era with “The Birth of Bop”

Craft Recording Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of Savoy Records and the Revolutionary Bebop Era with The Birth of Bop Featuring Seminal Tracks From Many of the Genre’s Pioneers, Including Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro and More Featuring Painstaking Recreations of the Five 10-Inch LP Compilations That Were Originally Released by…

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2022 Releases | ECM

ECM 2022 Releases ECM began 2022 with pianist Kit Downes’ Vermillion, where he and his trio treaded gentle lyricism and bold creative outbursts in equal measures. Israeli trumpeter Avishai Cohen showed a raw beauty and vulnerability on Naked Truth, his most improvisational ECM recording to date, and saxophonist Mark Turner’s Return from the Stars was an album both exhilarating and thoughtful in its…

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Mack Avenue Music Group Congratulates Pianist Danilo Perez and Yellowjackets on Three GRAMMY® Award Nominations

Mack Avenue Music Group Congratulates Pianist Danilo Perez and Yellowjackets on Three GRAMMY® Award Nominations “I envision Crisálida as a protected space where we all come together, whether we’re addressing immigration issues, climate change, environmental justice, science, interconnecting different art forms. We need to work together to build our new crisálida, which, to me, is the emotional, mental…

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On “RETRO Trilogy,” Jazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Zeroes in on the Three Decades of Her Evolved Freedom of Musical Expression: the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s

On RETRO Trilogy, Jazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Zeroes in on the Three Decades of Her Evolved Freedom of Musical Expression: the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s Three Full EPs (“1977,” “1988” and “1999”) Will Be Released January Through March Full-Length Album RETRO Trilogy Available April 14 on Allegato Music In today’s streaming world, the process to broadcast the…

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Israeli Guitarist Tomer Cohen Makes Auspicious Debut with “Not the Same River” | Available February 17 on Hypnote Records

Israeli Guitarist Tomer Cohen Makes Auspicious Debut with Not the Same River Featuring Drummer Obed Calvaire and Bassist Matt Penman Available on February 17 on Hypnote Records A new face on the New York jazz scene, 25-year-old guitarist-composer Tomer Cohen makes his auspicious debut as a leader with Not the Same River, an album that resonates with the same…

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