Billy Hart | “Just”
After Two Decades of Playing Together, the Billy Hart Quartet – with Mark Turner, Ethan Iverson and Ben Street – is Distinguished by its Stylistic Openness on Just Available Today via ECM “No one works the toms like the untouchable Hart, and his work alongside Street for the last 20-plus years continues to impress, especially alongside…
Read MoreChris Cheek | “Keeper of the Eastern Door”
Acclaimed Saxophonist/Composer Chris Cheek Finds Harmony with Nature on Keepers of the Eastern Door Featuring an All-Star Quartet with Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr and Rudy Royston, the Album was Recorded Live in the Studio, Direct to Analog Tape Available May 23, 2025 via Analog Tone Factory As European settlers moved westward from the Atlantic coast of…
Read MoreLucia Sarmiento | “Escape”
Peruvian American Tenor Saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento, Who has Toured with Pitbull and Karol G, Emerges as a Rising Star of the Contemporary Jazz Scene with Escape Featuring Snarky Puppy’s Mark Lettieri Available Now On her remarkable debut album Escape, Peruvian American tenor saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento emerges as a rising star of the contemporary jazz scene, delivering beautifully intricate melodies…
Read MoreStrata East Anthology
Mack Avenue Music Group Launches Partnership with Strata-East Records with the Digital-Only Anthology Strata-East: The Legacy Begins Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts) Record Store Day Exclusive 180-gram Vinyl Release Available April 12, 2025 Charlie Rouse – Two Is One, Charles Tolliver’s Music Inc – Live at Slugs’, Vol. I & II, Stanley Cowell – Musa: Ancestral Streams…
Read MoreSusan Hinkson | “Just In Time”
Jazz Vocalist Susan Hinkson’s Enchanting Debut Album Arrives May 9, 2025 via windfall creations, LLC Featuring Bruce Barth, Steve Wilson, Vicente Archer and Adam Cruz Co-Produced by Bruce Barth The Debut Single “Just In Time” Is Out Now on All Streaming Platforms The Second Single “One For My Baby” Out March 7 The Great American…
Read MoreLarry Goldings | “I Will”
Larry Goldings Releases I Will, His First Live Piano Trio Album Recorded Live at The LA Venue Sam First, I Will Features Bassist Karl McComas-Reichl and Drummer Christian Euman Available Today via Sam First Records and Streaming Exclusively on Qobuz Larry Goldings Trio Celebrates the Release Live at Sam First February 14 7:00PM Livestream Here Courtesy of KJAZZ…
Read MoreAtlantic Jazz Collective | Seascape
SEASCAPE The debut release from ATLANTIC JAZZ COLLECTIVE Out on Alma/Universal on May 2, 2025 Atlantic Jazz Collective proudly announces their first-ever album, Seascape, a breathtaking exploration of modern jazz that features legendary artists Norma Winstone and Joe LaBarbera Listen to the First Single “Raffish” The Atlantic Jazz Collective, comprising Juno Award winners Mike Murley and Florian Hoefner, alongside renowned…
Read MoreColeman Mellett | “Sing You A Brand New Song”
Virtuoso Guitarist Coleman Mellett’s Sing You a Brand New Song Released on the Sixteenth Anniversary of his Tragic Death Featuring Chuck Mangione, Barry Miles, Jeanie Bryson, James Taylor, Larry Goldings, Steve Gadd and Will Lee Available Today via Bejame Music “Coleman Mellett was my friend and jazz guitar buddy. He was a beautiful human being and his playing had all the…
Read MoreRondi Charleston | “Suspended In Time”
Celebrated Vocalist/Lyricist Rondi Charleston and Master Pianist/Composer Fred Hersch Collaborate on Suspended in Time—A Song Cycle, a Poignant and Evocative Meditation on the Loss of Time Itself Featuring Vocalists Kate McGarry and Gabrielle Stravelli, The Crosby String Quartet, Clarinetist Bruce Williamson, Bassist Matt Aronoff, Drummer Kush Abadie and Percussionist Rogerio Boccato Available Now via Resilience…
Read MoreStrata East – panel
To celebrate the relaunch of Strata-East and their partnership with Mack Avenue Music Group, critic-historians Nate Chinen, Harmony Holiday, Marcus J. Moore and Syd Schwartz take part in Strata-East: The Return, a livestream conversation on February 11 at 6pm ET/3PM PT. The conversation will cover the label and its legacy, the significance of its revivification, and the four iconic albums that will be reissued, including Pharoah Sanders’ Izipho Zam (My Gifts), Charlie…
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