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Mathias Eick | When we leave | Available September 24 via ECM

Norwegian Trumpeter and Composer Mathias Eick Returns to Musical Storytelling with When we leave Available September 24 via ECM 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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Marcin Wasilewski Trio | En Attendant | Available September 10 via ECM

Marcin Wasilewski Trio Returns for their Seventh ECM Release with the Imaginative En attendant Available September 10 via ECM “Their years together have resulted in an ensemble with an utterly symbiotic creative flow,” observed Don Heckman in the Los Angeles Times, when the Marcin Wasilewski Trio was first making its presence felt on the international jazz scene. The improvisational…

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Madeleine Peyroux | “Careless Love” | Available September 27 via Craft Recordings

Madeleine Peyroux’s Breakthrough 2004 Album, Careless Love, Set for Deluxe Reissue   Special Edition Includes Previously Unreleased 2005 Set from Spain’s Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Plus Fan-Favorites “Don’t Wait Too Long” and “Dance Me to the End of Love”   Acclaimed Jazz Vocalist to Embark on Global Careless Love Forever Tour This Fall (Dates Below)…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Joshua Redman’s “Facts” from “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund”

AVAILABLE NOW: Joshua Redman’s “Facts,” the Second Single from Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund (Listen/Share Here)    An Unprecedented, Star-Studded Collection from America’s Top Jazz Labels in Support of Musicians Affected by the Pandemic, Now Arrives on November 12   Listen to Joshua Redman’s “Facts” Premiere on NPR Music and Jon Batiste’s…

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Helen Sung | Quartet+ | Available September 17 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   Available September 17 on Sunnyside Records   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…

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Terell Stafford |”Without You, No Me” | Available September 10 via BCM&D Records

Terell Stafford and The Temple University Jazz Band Honor The Legacy of Jimmy Heath On Their Upcoming Release “Without You, No Me” Album Features Heavy Hitters Christian McBride and Joey DeFrancesco Available September 10 via BCM&D Records January 19, 2020, bears a bittersweet tinge in Terell Stafford’s memory. On one hand, Temple University’s Director of Jazz and Instrumental Studies…

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Lady Blackbird | “Black Acid Soul” | Available September 3 via BMG

Dubbed “The Grace Jones of Jazz” by Gilles Peterson, Lady Blackbird Creates Soundtrack to a Revolution with Debut Album, Black Acid Soul Available September 3 via BMG Stream “It’s Not That Easy” & “It’ll Never Happen Again”  “No place big enough for holding / all the tears you’re gonna cry / ’Cause your mama’s name was lonely / and…

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Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions” | Available October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records

Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Realizes Long-Cherished Dream to Record with Iconic Bassist Ron Carter on Stunning New Album Album Features Longtime Collaborator Karriem Riggins and Special Guest Appearance by Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman   Smoke Sessions, Due Out October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records, Plus Four-Song Remix EP Forthcoming For a young Nicholas Payton,…

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LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET

LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11th 7PM @ Blue Llama Jazz Club Blue Llama Jazz Club 314 S Main St. Downtown Ann Arbor MI, 48104 Date: August 11, 2021  Time: 7PM-10PM Price of the show. $10.00 Additional Performances: October 22, 2021: Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI April 6, 2022: Dirty Dog…

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