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Vince Mendoza | “Freedom Over Everything” | Available July 2 via Modern Recordings

Celebrated Multi-GRAMMY® Award Winning Arranger, Composer and Conductor Vince Mendoza  Brings Forth a Life Affirming Cross-Genre Collaboration Freedom Over Everything, a Revelatory and Politically Charged Album Set  for July 2 Release on BMG’s Modern Recordings Imprint Guest Artists include  Joshua Redman, Antonio Sanchez, Derrick Hodge,  and The Roots’ MC Black Thought Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winner, and 34-time nominee, Vince Mendoza is considered the foremost…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Greg Skaff | “Polaris” | SMK Jazz (Smoke Sessions Records)

AVAILABLE NOW via SMK Jazz Guitarist Greg Skaff Enlists Jazz Royalty Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath for His First Ever Guitar/Bass/Drums Trio Album, Polaris Album Reunites the Legendary Bassist and Drummer for First Time in Decades on Joyously Swinging Session Fans of Greg Skaff may know him as one of modern jazz’s premier organ jazz guitarists through…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Veronica Swift | “This Bitter Earth” | Mack Avenue Records

AVAILABLE NOW via Mack Avenue Records Critically Acclaimed Singer Veronica Swift Tackles Domestic Abuse, Racism & Other Social Issues on Poignant Mack Avenue Records Album, This Bitter Earth “She has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd.” — Wall Street Journal Read Veronica Swift’s Cover Story in…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Alfredo Rodriguez & Munir Hossn | “Que Sera”

Cuban Pianist and Composer Alfredo Rodriguez Partners with Longtime Musical Collaborator Munir Hossn Offer Solace to the World  with New Single, “Que Será”   Available Now via Mack Avenue Records Since the 16th century, the phrase “que será” has served as a motto for human existence in times of uncertainty. Not knowing the next step or…

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Pianist John Beasley Wins GRAMMY Award for “Donna Lee” from Mack Avenue album “MONK’estra Plays John Beasley”

Pianist John Beasley Wins GRAMMY® Award From Mack Avenue Music Group Album MONK’estra Plays John Beasley   Beasley’s Afro-Cuban Treatment of “Donna Lee” Wins “Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella” at 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards   Watch Beasley’s Acceptance Speech Giving Thanks to Black American Music Community & Music Education in Public Schools Read Randall Roberts’ Los Angeles Times Feature on…

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Adrian Younge’s T.A.N. | FILM TRAILER AVAILABLE NOW | Jazz Is Dead & Amazon Music

ADRIAN YOUNGE’S THE AMERICAN NEGRO T.A.N. – AN AMAZON MUSIC ORIGINAL FILM BY ADRIAN YOUNGE SEE DEADLINE’S EXCLUSIVE TRAILER PREMIERE HERE WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED, SCORED & FILMED BY YOUNGE AVAILABLE ON MARCH 24TH VIA THE AMAZON MUSIC APP AND PRIME VIDEO Companion Film to Younge’s Acclaimed Album ‘The American Negro’ & ‘Invisible Blackness,’ Younge’s Amazon Original Podcast featuring Conversations with…

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AVAILABLE NOW: THE AMERICAN NEGRO | Adrian Younge | Jazz Is Dead & Amazon Music

ADRIAN YOUNGE’S THE AMERICAN NEGRO   Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer and Former Law Professor Shares Powerful New Album featuring Music & Spoken Word Out Now via Jazz is Dead: LISTEN HERE Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer and Former Law Professor Shares Powerful New Album featuring Music & Spoken Word Out Now Takes an Unapologetic Critique Detailing the Systemic &…

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Nik Bartsch | “Entendre” | Available March 19 via ECM

  Swiss Pianist/Composer Nik Bärtsch Explores Listening as a Dynamic Process with Solo Album, Entendre   Available March 19, 2021 via ECM   A fascinating solo album from the Swiss pianist and composer, Entendre offers deeper insight into pianist Nik Bärtsch’s musical thinking, illuminating aspects of his playing and the nature of his modular pieces. As its titles imply the…

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