60th 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 MoreJon Hendricks: September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017
Jon Hendricks September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017 Jazz Lyricist and Vocalese Singer Passes Away at Age 96 Read Obituary from The New York Times Jazz lyricist and vocalese singer Jon Hendricks passed away peacefully with family by his side in New York City on Wednesday, November 22 at the age of 96. Known for bringing…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Jimmy Chamberlin Complex – “The Parable” – MAKE Records
OUT TODAY: Jimmy Chamberlin Complex Engages in Courtship of Responsive Mimicry on Sophomore Album The Parable Famed Smashing Pumpkins Drummer Collaborates with Billy Mohler, Randy Ingram, Sean Woolstenhulme and Chris Speed Nothing quite prepares you for the surprise of being granted a wish you don’t remember making. Consider the grebe. Stumble upon a freshwater…
Read MoreVocalist James Tormé – Mel Tormé Christmas Singles
Second Generation Vocalist James Tormé, Son of Legendary Vocalist Mel Tormé, Announces Release of Christmas Singles from Legendary Tormé Songbook: “The Christmas Feeling” – Available November 24 “The Christmas Song” – Available December 8 Old school charm meets new age beats – vocalist James Tormé unfurls a virtually unknown song his father wrote 25…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Run N’ Fly – “Run N’ Fly” – Run N’ Fly
Collective Run N’ Fly Pays Homage to Strong Feminine Role Models That Have Defined Pop Culture on Eponymous Debut – Available November 10 via Run N’ Fly Embracing a newfound creative freedom to explore his lifelong passion for old school R&B/funk and contemporary urban jazz, guitarist Sandro Albert is the mastermind, composer and producer of…
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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