Elina Duni | “A Time to Remember” | ECM
Swiss-Albanian Jazz Singer Elina Duni’s A Time To Remember is a Continuation of the Special Synergy That Inhabited Her Acclaimed 2020 ECM Release Lost Ships A Time To Remember Features the Same Quartet of Guitarist Rob Luft, Matthieu Michel on Flugelhorn and Fred Thomas on Percussion and Piano Available June 16 via ECM “Duni’s voice is remarkable, for while it…
Read MoreJacob Young | “Eventually” | ECM
On Eventually, Norwegian Guitarist Jacob Young Offers a Broader View of His Compositional Pallet While Presenting His First Pass at the Guitar Trio Format Featuring Bassist Mats Eilertsen and Drummer Audun Kleive Available May 12 via ECM Jacob Young’s fourth leader-recording for ECM not only presents the guitarist’s first pass at the guitar trio format, but…
Read MorePianist Todd Cochran Releases “From the Vault: Notes for the Future,” a Narrative Exploration and Foray into Cochran’s Jazz, Classical, and Electronic Music Palettes
Pianist, Keyboardist, and Composer Todd Cochran Releases From the Vault: Notes for the Future A Narrative Exploration and Foray Into Cochran’s Jazz, Classical, and Electronic Music Palettes The Album is Structured Around a Sequence of Recurring Themes That Develop as an Unfolding Tour of References, Hints and Clues Available June 23 via Blue Buddha Productions…
Read MoreAPA 2023 Winner Announcement
Isaiah J. Thompson Wins the 2023 American Pianists Awards Isaiah J. Thompson, winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards, performs “Nobody Else But Me” with Cécile McLorin Salvant on Saturday, April 22 at Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis. American Pianists Association is proud to announce Isaiah J. Thompson as the winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards.…
Read MoreDominic Miller | “Vagabond” | ECM
Guitarist Dominic Miller, a Long-Time Member of Sting’s Band, Releases Vagabond, His Third Album for ECM Vagabond Might Prove His Most Poetic Tale to Date, as He Creates Striking Melancholy Textures Fronting a Quartet with Pianist Jacob Karlzon, Bassist Nicolas Fiszman and Drummer Ziv Ravitz Available Today via ECM “Tracks like the bright ‘Cruel But Fair,’ the jazzy…
Read MoreOrrin Evans | “The Red Door” | Available June 16 via Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist Orrin Evans Opens The Red Door With a Stellar New Album That Celebrates Taking Musical and Personal Chances, Due Out June 16, 2023, via Smoke Sessions All-Star Date Featuring Nicholas Payton, Gary Thomas, Robert Hurst, Marvin “Smitty” Smith With Special Guests Buster Williams, Larry McKenna, Gene Jackson, the Late Wallace Roney and Vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Sy…
Read MoreJazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Releases “RETRO Trilogy,” a Collection of Three EPs
On RETRO Trilogy, Jazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Zeroes in on the Three Decades of Her Evolved Freedom of Musical Expression: the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s “1977,” “1988” and “1999” Available Now Full-Length Album RETRO Trilogy Available Now on Allegato Music “Less a musical diary than a memoir written for a younger self with sympathy and intelligence, Retro…
Read MoreWayne Escoffery | “Like Minds” | Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist/Composer Wayne Escoffery Celebrates the Chemistry Shared by His Closest Musical Collaborators on Like Minds Available Today on Smoke Sessions Records, Like Minds Features Gregory Porter, Tom Harrell and Mike Moreno Joining Escoffery’s Quartet with David Kikoski, Ugonna Okegwo and Mark Whitfield, Jr. Album-Release Shows at Smoke Jazz Club Thursday, April 20 Through Sunday, April 23 “Like…
Read MoreTerell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Pay Tribute to Philadelphia’s Iconic Jazz Composers on “Fly With the Wind”
Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Pay Tribute to Philadelphia’s Iconic Jazz Composers on Fly With the Wind Available Tomorrow on BCM+D Records, the Second Outing by the All-star Temple Jazz Sextet Features Tunes by John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Heath and Lee Morgan The Same Lineup Will Join…
Read MoreSenri Oe | “Class of ’88”
Japanese Pop Singer-Songwriter Turned Jazz Pianist Senri Oe Revisits His Superstar Past on His Joyous New Piano Trio Album Class of ’88 Reimagines Oe’s ‘80s and ‘90s Hits Alongside His New Originals in a Jazz Trio Setting with Bassist Matt Clohesy and Drummer Ross Pederson Due Out June 30 via PND and Sony Music Masterworks Ever wondered what would happen if Justin…
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