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AVAILABLE NOW: “Black and Blue” feat. Common from The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong’s “A Gift to Pops” | Verve Records
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars Set to Release A Gift to Pops: “Black and Blue” feat. Common Available Now Famed Rapper Addresses Racial Consciousness and Prejudice Over R&B-Flavored Groove: “My school of thought is black openness/ To define and redefine what the culture is.” Co-Produced by Wycliffe Gordon, Nicholas Payton, and Jackie Harris with…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Mathias Eick & Marcin Wasilewski
Two New Albums Available Now via ECM Norwegian Trumpeter and Composer Mathias Eick Returns to Musical Storytelling with When we leave Mathias Eick is among the most immediately recognizable soloists to have emerged from the Norwegian jazz scene, and his wistful trumpet sound and strongly melodic compositions have met with a positive response around the world. When…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Helen Sung | “Quartet+” | Sunnyside Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Sunnyside Records Pianist/Composer Helen Sung Celebrates Women Composers with Quartet+ — a Vibrant New Album Combining All-Star Quartet with GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harlem Quartet Album Features Original Music Alongside Pieces by Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mary Lou Williams, and Marian McPartland Pianist/composer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung celebrates the work of influential…
Read MoreChristian McBride & Inside Straight | “Live at the Village Vanguard” | Available November 26 via Mack Avenue Records
Christian McBride & Inside Straight Releases Live Performance from the Most Venerated Jazz Club in America, Which Gave Rise to the Band in ’07 Live at the Village Vanguard, Available November 26 via Mack Avenue Records; First Single, “Stick & Move,” Available Now Christian McBride & Inside Straight Live at the Village Vanguard is Christian McBride’s twelfth release…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Pasquale Grasso | “Pasquale Plays Duke” | Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso PASQUALE GRASSO Celebrates the Legacy of Duke Ellington on Pasquale Plays Duke Out Now Special Guests Sheila Jordan and Samara Joy Join Bassist Ari Roland and Drummer Keith Balla New Video “Solitude (feat. Samara Joy)” Listen Here | Watch Here Stream Tracks from Pasquale Plays Duke Access to this music is for media use only. This link…
Read MoreCraig Taborn | Shadow Plays | Available October 8 via ECM
Pianist and Composer Craig Taborn Returns To Solo Piano Format with His Release Shadow Plays Available October 8 via ECM Ten years have passed since Craig Taborn’s Avenging Angel album was released, bringing strikingly fresh ideas to the solo piano idiom. “It reflects Mr Taborn’s galactically-broad interests,” said the New York Times, “along with his multifaceted technique,”…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Kirk Whalum | “How Does Christmas Sound?” | Artistry Music
AVAILABLE NOW via Artistry Music GRAMMY® Award-Winning Saxophonist Kirk Whalum Asks, How Does Christmas Sound? with Second Holiday-Themed Release Album Explores More Spiritual and Introspective Sound for Christmas, Welcoming Peace and Celebration When we think of Christmas, sometimes it’s the sights that come to mind: the multi-colored lights framing the windows of neighbors’ houses, the line…
Read MorePasquale Grasso | “Pasquale Plays Duke” | Available September 17 via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso PASQUALE GRASSO Celebrates the Legacy of Duke Ellington on Pasquale Plays Duke Available on September 17 – Pre-Order Now Special Guests Sheila Jordan and Samara Joy Join Bassist Ari Roland and Drummer Keith Balla New Single and Video “It Don’t Mean a Thing” Out Today Listen Here Watch the Video Premiere on JazzTimes Stream Tracks…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Lady Blackbird | “Black Acid Soul” | BMG
AVAILABLE NOW VIA BMG Dubbed “The Grace Jones of Jazz” by Gilles Peterson, Lady Blackbird Creates Soundtrack to a Revolution with Debut Album, Black Acid Soul Upcoming Performances: September 16 | The Ford | Los Angeles, CA September 18 | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival | Brooklyn, NY September 21 | Bar LunÀtico | Brooklyn, NY “One of the most unique voices of…
Read MoreThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars | “A Gift to Pops” | Available October 15 via Verve Records
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars Set to Release A Gift to Pops with Special Guests Wynton Marsalis and Common Co-Produced by Wycliffe Gordon, Nicholas Payton, and Jackie Harris with Liner Notes from George Wein Available October 15 via Verve Records While New Orleans native Louis Armstrong passed away in…
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