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Pianist Christian Sands Receives Second NAACP Image Awards Nomination
Pianist Christian Sands Receives NAACP Image Awards Nomination for Be Water in Outstanding Jazz Album Category Nomination Follows Sands’ First GRAMMY® Award Nomination as a Leader for Best Instrumental Composition Mack Avenue Music Group’s Christian Sands has continued to receive critical acclaim for his 2020 album, Be Water. The pianist and composer was honored to receive a NAACP…
Read More“CHANGÜÍ – The Sound of Guantánamo” | Available May 14 via Petaluma Records
CHANGÜÍ – The Sound of Guantánamo Brand New, On-Location Recordings from Cuba’s Guantánamo Region Shine on First Ever Comprehensive Collection of Changüí Music 3CD BOX SET AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE MAY 14TH ON PETALUMA RECORDS In Guantánamo, changüí means party. The very word changüí is derived from the Congolese word for party and it’s easy…
Read MoreVincent Herring | “Preaching to the Choir” | Available April 30 Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist Vincent Herring Battles Back From Bout with Coronavirus and Career-Threatening Side Effects with Optimistic New Album Preaching to the Choir, Due Out April 30, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records Album Finds Hope in Face of Pandemics and Politics with Swinging Help from Cyrus Chestnut, Yasushi Nakamura and Johnathan Blake Herring To Perform Album…
Read MoreTHE AMERICAN NEGRO | Adrian Younge | Black History Month, Jazz Is Dead & Amazon Music
ADRIAN YOUNGE’S THE AMERICAN NEGRO Powerful Multimedia Project Celebrates Black History Month with Album, Podcast & Short Film Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, and Co-Founder of Jazz Is Dead to Release an Unapologetic Critique Detailing Systemic and Malevolent Psychology That Afflicts People of Color THE AMERICAN NEGRO (ALBUM) New Album featuring Music & Spoken Word Due February…
Read More“Gary Bartz JID006” | Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Available April 2 via Jazz Is Dead
Jazz Is Dead’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge Collaborate with Gary Bartz: Pioneering Figure of Progressive Black Music, Icon to Generations of Artists and DJs Across Every Genre Gary Bartz JID006, Available April 2, 2021 via Jazz Is Dead The shadow that Gary Bartz casts over the last six decades of progressive Black music, and…
Read MoreGreg Skaff | “Polaris” | Available March 19 via SMK Jazz (Smoke Sessions Records)
Guitarist Greg Skaff Enlists Jazz Royalty Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath for His First Ever Guitar/Bass/Drums Trio Album Polaris, Due Out March 19 via SMK Jazz 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…
Read MoreVeronica Swift | “This Bitter Earth” | March 19 via Mack Avenue Records
Critically Acclaimed Singer Veronica Swift Tackles Domestic Abuse, Racism and Other Social Issues on Poignant Mack Avenue Records Album, This Bitter Earth Full Album Available Everywhere March 19; First Two Singles, “This Bitter Earth” and “Prisoner of Love,” Out Now Read Veronica Swift’s Cover Story in the November 2020 Issue of DownBeat Veronica Swift flips the script on This Bitter Earth, the…
Read MoreAndy James | “Tu Amor” | Available January 8, 2021 via Le Coq Records
Cosmopolitan Vocalist Andy James Explores an Exhilarating Range of Latin Jazz Influences on Tu Amor set for January 22 on Le Coq Records Boasting Colorful Arrangements by Pianist Bill Cunliffe, Tu Amor Features an All-Star Ensemble including Alex Acuña, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Terell Stafford, John Beasley, Rick Margitza and Bob Sheppard Two great…
Read MoreECM Announces First Releases for 2021: Shai Maestro and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry
ECM Announces Two New Releases Coming January 29: Shai Maestro’s Human and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry’s Garden of Expression ECM is set to kick off 2021 with two sophomore label releases from Shai Maestro and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry. The pair of albums will be released on January 29, 2021. Maestro’s Human sees the pianist expanding his trio to a quartet…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore” | Reel to Real
AVAILABLE NOW via Reel to Real The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore, A Fiery 1971 Date from the Famous Ballroom Deluxe Package Features Interviews with Coleman, Fellow Tenor Great Eric Alexander and an Authoritative Essay by Michael Cuscuna Previously Unreleased Live Set By Tenor Sax Giant George Coleman Arrives as Exclusive Record Store Day Package…
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