Record Labels
Bill Frisell | Music IS | OKeh Records | March 16 on Sony Music Masterworks
BILL FRISELL Releases First Solo Album in 18 Years, Music IS Available March 16 on OKeh / Sony Music Masterworks Almost every day, Bill Frisell gets up in the morning, has some coffee, and writes music. At this point, there are piles and piles and piles of single pages of staff paper filled with his graceful script. “I don’t know where…
Read MoreRenee Rosnes | “Beloved of the Sky” | April 6 on Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist Renee Rosnes Takes Inspiration from Painter Emily Carr for New Release, Beloved of the Sky Available on Double Vinyl LP, Deluxe 8-Panel Gatefold CD Digipak, and Hi-Res Download: April 6 via Smoke Sessions Records, Preorders Available February 9 Album Features Chris Potter, Steve Nelson, Peter Washington, and Lenny White Release Performances June…
Read MoreRanky Tanky’s Eponymous Debut Receives Critical Acclaim
Ranky Tanky Rounds Out 2017 with Critical Acclaim for Eponymous Debut Album Available Now on Resilience Music Alliance #1 on iTunes and Amazon Jazz Charts — Upcoming 2018 Performances: January 13 / Winter Jazzfest / New York, NY February 9 / The Passport Series / Schenectady, NY February 10 / Centenary University / Hackettstown, NJ March 2 /…
Read MoreThe Savory Collection – “Volume 4: Bobby Hackett and Friends” – Available December 15 via Apple Music/iTunes
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem Presents The Savory Collection Volume 4: Bobby Hackett and Friends Available December 15 Exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s Savory Collection will release Vol. No. 4: Bobby Hackett and Friends exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes on December 15. The full multi-volume collection of historical archives will feature swing…
Read More60th Annual GRAMMY Awards: 13 Nominations in Six Categories
DL Media Artists Receive 13 Nominations in Six Categories for 60th Annual GRAMMY® Awards Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Cat. 31): Billy Childs’ Rebirth “Dance of Shiva” Mack Avenue Records Release Date: March 24, 2017 Web: BillyChilds.com ______________________________ Best Improvised Jazz Solo (Cat. 31): Sara Caswell on Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge’s Whispers on the Wind “Can’t…
Read MoreBlaque Dynamite – November 13 at Nublu
Revive Music Presents Blaque Dynamite’s Killing Bugs — Album Release Party Monday, November 13 at Nublu Release Celebration November 13 at Nublu 151 Avenue C, New York, NY Doors: 9:00pm | Show: 10:30pm Tickets: $10 ADV. | $15 D.O.S. Personnel: Mike Mitchell, drums RC Williams, Rhodes Beka Gochiashvili, synth Jon Bap, guitar Gax Merl, bass Frank Moka, percussion Pink Siifu, DJ * * * “One of the most daring and forward sounding debuts I’ve…
Read MoreOUT TODAY: Blaque Dynamite’s “Killing Bugs” on Ropeadope
Drummer Mike Mitchell Reinvents Himself as Blaque Dynamite, Encourages and Embraces the Unorthodox on Hydra Rock/Hip-Hop/Jazz Debut Record Killing Bugs, Available November 10 on Ropeadope In a world of constant repetition and formulaic goals, there stands one young man’s quest to exist however he wants, in any manner he deems fit. The mundanities of…
Read MoreKurt Elling – November 29 at City Winery Atlanta
Kurt Elling is set to perform at City Winery Atlanta on Wednesday, November 29 at 8:00pm in support of his 2016 Christmas release The Beautiful Day (OKeh Records). Elling will be joined by pianist Stu Mindeman, guitarist John McLean, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Christian Euman. When Kurt Elling embraced the meaning, the spirit and the word “Christmas” in creating his new album The Beautiful Day, he also wanted to make…
Read MoreKurt Elling – November 27 at City Winery Nashville
Kurt Elling is set to perform at City Winery Nashville on Monday, November 27 at 8:00pm in support of his 2016 Christmas release The Beautiful Day (OKeh Records). Elling will be joined by pianist Stu Mindeman, guitarist John McLean, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer Christian Euman. When Kurt Elling embraced the meaning, the spirit and the word “Christmas” in creating his new album…
Read MoreKurt Elling – November 25-26 at City Winery Chicago
Kurt Elling is set to perform for two nights at City Winery Chicago on Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26 with sets at 5:00pm and 8:00pm in support of his 2016 Christmas release The Beautiful Day (OKeh Records). Elling will be joined by pianist Stu Mindeman, guitarist John McLean, bassist Clark Sommers and drummer…
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