Angel City Jazz Fest 2023
16th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Final 2023 Lineup Tickets on Sale Now Linda Oh, Billy Harper, Tim Berne, Nicole Mitchell, Mat Maneri & Harriet Tubman In its 16th year, 501 (c)(3) Angel City Arts presents the Angel City Jazz Festival October 13 – 29, 2023, at diverse and popular venues such as REDCAT (Roy and…
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21st Annual Panama Jazz Festival January 15-20, 2024 Featuring Billy Cobham, Danilo Perez, Alex Blake, Ron Savage, Bill Pierce, Global Jazz Womxn, Hijas del Jazz Orchestra and More Berklee Global Jazz Institute 15 Anniversary with Special Guest Marion Hayden Panamanian All Stars Trio with Billy Cobham on Drums, Danilo Perez on Piano and Alex Blake on Bass In 2023, Panama…
Read MoreShelly Manne | “My Fair Lady”
Craft Recordings Releases Shelly Manne & His Friends’ My Fair Lady as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series Available now on vinyl and hi-res digital The extensive rollout, which continues Craft Recordings’ celebration of the storied jazz label, also includes titles by Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer, Curtis Counce and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Each album features lacquers cut from…
Read MoreSinikka Langeland | “Wind and Sun” | ECM
Sinikka Langeland’s Wind and Sun is Rooted in Folk Forms but Wide-Open in its Perspectives it Demands Featuring All-Norwegian All-Star Constellation of Players Including Trumpeter Mathias Eick, Saxophonist Trygve Seim, Bassist Mats Eilersten and Drummer Thomas Strønen Available Now via ECM “With each of her records, Langeland has carved out her own special oeuvre where styles seem…
Read MoreEddie Henderson | “Witness to History”
Trumpet Legend Eddie Henderson Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of His Debut Album with a Stunning New Recording Reflecting on His Musical Evolution Witness To History, Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records, Features Pianist George Cables, Saxophonist Donald Harrison, Bassist Gerald Cannon and Drummers Lenny White and Mike Clark “For all his accomplishments, Eddie Henderson is a…
Read MoreLisa Hilton | “Coincidental Moment”
The Lisa Hilton Quartet Masters the Moment With the Eloquent New Release, Coincidental Moment Featuring Trumpeter Igmar Thomas, Bassist Luques Curtis and Drummer/Percussionist Rudy Royston Available December 1 via Ruby Slipper Productions “Reminiscent of many reflective moments intuited by such influences as Dave Brubeck, Brad Mehldau and Bill Evans.” — All About Jazz “Hilton channels the everyday beauty…
Read MoreCiara Moser | “Blind. So What?”
Irish/Austrian Bass Prodigy Ciara Moser Explores on Her Journey as a Blind Musician on Her Modern Jazz Fusion Debut, Blind. So what? The Album Explores Topics Such as the Art of Memorizing, Spatial Sense for Orientation, Trusting Others, and the Different Perceptions That Blind People Have on the World Available October 20 As a professional bassist…
Read MoreTerell Stafford | “Between Two Worlds”
Trumpeter/Composer Terell Stafford Explores the Balance of Personal and Musical Life in His Spirited New Album, Between Two Worlds The Album Features a Stellar All-Star Band With Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, David Wong, Johnathan Blake and Alex Acuña Available Today via Le Coq Records Stafford Celebrates the Release of Between Both Worlds at SOUTH Jazz Kitchen, Philadelphia…
Read MoreJohn Scofield | “Uncle John’s Band”
Guitarist John Scofield is at His Most Freewheeling on Uncle John’s Band The Double Album Includes Songs by The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein and More Scofield’s Far-Reaching Original Compositions are Swing, Funk and Folk-Inflected Featuring Bassist Vicente Archer and Drummer Bill Stewart Available October 13 via ECM Named for…
Read MoreBill Cunliffe | “Rainforests”
Jazz Pianist, Composer and Grammy Award-Winning Arranger Bill Cunliffe’s Three-Part Composition Rainforests Celebrates the Tropical Mangroves Performed by the Temple University Studio Orchestra with Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Conducted by José Luis Domínguez Available on Digital Platforms on September 8 via BCM+D Records While jazz pianist, composer…
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