AVAILABLE NOW: Physical – Ranky Tanky’s “Ranky Tanky” on Resilience Music Alliance
Ranky Tanky Breathes Life To the Gullah Culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry With A Range of Playful Game Songs to Heartbreaking Spirituals Set to a Unique Sea Islands Groove Eponymous Debut Release Available Digitally on October 20 with Physical Product Available on November 3 via Resilience Music Alliance From the South Carolina Lowcountry,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Vincent Herring – “Hard Times” – Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist Vincent Herring Soothes Modern Day Turbulence on Hard Times – Available November 3 on Smoke Sessions Records There’s no avoiding the hard times. Every human being that’s walked this Earth has had his or her share of the blues, from the personal to the political, the local to the global. But with another ominous…
Read MoreJerry Granelli – “Dance Hall” – November 3 on Justin Time Records
Drummer Jerry Granelli Reunites with Guitar Greats Bill Frisell & Robben Ford After 25 Years for Blues-Soaked Repertoire on Dance Hall Available November 3 on Justin Time Records Back in 1992, veteran drummer-composer Jerry Granelli went to studios in Seattle and San Francisco with an all-star cast, including trombonist Julian Priester, alto sax great…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Sherman Irby – “Cerulean Canvas” – Black Warrior Records
Integrity is a word that often tends to be thrown around too loosely these days. But in the case of the extraordinary alto saxophonist Sherman Irby it not only fully applies, but demands a capital “I” for the proper emphasis. His latest album Cerulean Canvas on Black Warrior Records with his ensemble Sherman Irby & Momentum confirms…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Dave Bennett – “Blood Moon” – Mack Avenue Records
A “blood moon” is a natural phenomenon that evokes a sense of foreboding yet captivating wonderment. However, the moon eventually returns to its natural state, shedding its reddish hues back to normalcy. Clarinetist Dave Bennett has not returned to normalcy and neither has his music. Blood Moon, Bennett’s sophomore release for Mack Avenue Records, is…
Read More15th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Announces 2018 Line-up
15th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Led By Artistic Director Danilo Pérez Announces 2018 Lineup Festival Dates: January 15-20, 2018 Uniting internationally acclaimed jazz artists, renowned educators and jazz fans from around the globe, the 15th Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 15-20, 2018 at The City of Knowledge in Panama City, ATLAPA Convention…
Read MoreLisa Hilton – “Escapism” – Available December 1 on Ruby Slippers Productions
Lisa Hilton Sets Forth On A Journey Promoting Peace, Tranquility and Positive Energy with Escapism – Available December 1 on Ruby Slippers Productions Lisa Hilton often settles in at her piano and riffs on everyone from Miles Davis and Horace Silver to The Black Keys and Green Day, until she can find peace within the notes,…
Read MoreVisionary Pianist & West Coast Get Down Founding Member CAMERON GRAVES Rounds Out a Year of Critical Praise for Debut Album “Planetary Prince”
Planetary Prince – Available On Digital Platforms & Physical Formats (LP & CD) via Mack Avenue Records Psychotropic Eight Song Release Captures Seismic Shift in Jazz Featuring Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, Ryan Porter and Ronald Bruner Jr. “‘Planetary Prince’ picks up where Washington’s impactful album, ‘The Epic’ (featuring Graves) left off, blending jazz with…
Read MoreRanky Tanky – “Ranky Tanky” – Digital Release: October 20 – Physical Release: November 3 on Resilience Music Alliance
Ranky Tanky Breathes Life To the Gullah Culture of the South Carolina Lowcountry With A Range of Playful Game Songs to Heartbreaking Spirituals Set to a Unique Sea Islands Groove Eponymous Debut Release Available Digitally on October 20 wit Physical Product Available on November 3 via Resilience Music Alliance “Ranky Tanky, from Charleston, S.C., sings…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Rondi Charleston – “Resilience” – Digitally on Resilience Music Alliance
Rondi Charleston knows the power of a story well told and knows how to tell it like it is. This talent, which led her to winning both Emmy and Peabody Awards as a field producer for ABC’s Diane Sawyer, led also to her back to her innate passion and a third act: that of a…
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