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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…

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AVAILABLE 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…

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AVAILABLE 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…

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Christian 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…

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Craig 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,”…

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AVAILABLE 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…

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AVAILABLE 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…

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