Nicholas Payton | “The Couch Sessions” | Available November 25 via Smoke Sessions Records
Visionary Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Provides a Vital Dose of Musical Therapy on The Couch Sessions Due Out November 25 on Smoke Sessions Records, the Trio Album Features the Dream Rhythm Section of Buster Williams and Lenny White, as Well as the Compositions and Sampled voices of Masters Like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Keith…
Read MoreWolfert Brederode | “Ruins and Remains” | ECM
Wolfert Brederode’s Ruins and Remains, a Suite for Piano, String Quartet and Percussion, Features The Matangi Quartet and Joost Liibaart Originally Composed by Brederode to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I, the Suite Has Come to Embody Meanings Broader and More Personal Available September 23 via ECM Records …
Read MoreChucho Valdés Touring in Support of “La Creación,” the Cuban Pianist’s Most Ambitious Work to Date
Cuban Pianist, Composer & Arranger Chucho Valdés Touring his Opus “La Creación” His Most Ambitious Work To Date John Beasley & Hilario Durán Musical Directors Winner of six GRAMMY® and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Over Labor Day Weekend at the Detroit Jazz Festival, Valdés,…
Read MoreEnrico Rava & Fred Hersch | “The Song Is You” | ECM
The Song Is You Documents the Inspired Meeting Between Italian Trumpeter Enrico Rava and American Pianist Fred Hersch Available Now via ECM Records “As one listens, the warm Rava has the role of an extrovert while the more detached, but ever-detailed Hersch is his introverted foil. They are a winning combination by any…
Read MoreJoe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band Returns with “The Pan American Nutcracker Suite”
Joe McCarthy’s New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band Returns with The Pan American Nutcracker Suite, a Pan-Afro Reimagining of the Tchaikovsky Classic Composed and Arranged by Joe McCarthy and Vince Norman; Produced by McCarthy Available Today via Angelface Records Stream Tracks from The Pan American Nutcracker Suite If you think Duke Ellington and Billy…
Read More15th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Final 2022 Lineup
Illustration: Wengxian Shi & Chengcheng Han 15th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Final 2022 Lineup Luciana Souza & Vince Mendoza In its 15th year, 501 (c)(3) Angel City Arts presents the Angel City Jazz Festival October 21 – November 5, 2022, at diverse and popular venues such as REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater), 2220…
Read MoreAmerican Pianists Awards Announces Jazz on the Ave, a Free Concert in Indianapolis on September 18
A First in the History of the American Pianists Awards, the American Pianists Association Announces a Free Community Concert to Kick Off the Competition Season in Indianapolis Jazz on the Ave at Madam Walker Legacy Center Sunday, September 18, 3:30 p.m. Register Online Now Featuring Five Finalists Caelan Cardello, Esteban Castro, Paul Cornish, Thomas…
Read MoreAvailable October 28: Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album “Smile” on Resonance Records
Exciting Jazz-Vocal Discovery Tawanda, Winner of the 2020 Sarah Vaughan Competition, Releases Much-Awaited Debut Album Smile on Resonance Records Available October 28 Watch the Official Video for Smile/I’m All Smiles Here On October 28, 2022, Resonance Records, the acclaimed jazz label, will issue the first album by one of the most promising young jazz singers…
Read MoreDetroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Announces Partnership with Qwest TV
Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Announces Partnership with Qwest TV to Livestream September 2 Opening Night Chucho Valdés, The Soul Rebel Concerts Chucho Valdés The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage, the world’s largest (and best) free jazz festival in the world, today announced a partnership with Qwest TV, a global hub…
Read MorePianists Hilario Duran and David Virelles Team Up on “Front Street Duets”
Internationally Acclaimed Cuban Jazz Pianists and Composers Hilario Duran and David Virelles Present a Collection of Virtuosic Collaborations on Front Street Duets Available November 4 (October 14 in Canada) via ALMA Records Front Street Duets, set for release on ALMA Records on November 4 (October 14 in Canada), is a compelling collaboration of two internationally acclaimed Cuban…
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