Steve Turre | “Generations” | Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records
Master Trombonist Steve Turre Bridges Generations of Jazz on His Fourth Smoke Sessions Release Generations Features Young Rising Stars and Jazz Masters, Paying Homage to Influential Elders Available Now via Smoke Sessions “Generations connects the past, present and future of jazz, and shows that Turre is an important part of each as he sustains and…
Read MoreMaria Mendes Releases “Hermeto’s Fado for Maria,” the First Single from Her Forthcoming Album, “Saudade, Colour of Love”
Portuguese-Born Vocalist Maria Mendes Releases the Single “Hermeto’s Fado for Maria” Today From Her Forthcoming Album, Saudade, Colour of Love Due Out October 7 on Challenge Records, Saudade, Colour of Love Features Orchestral Arrangements of Songs from Her Grammy-Nominated Album Close To Me Hailing from Portugal and based for the last decade and a half…
Read More“Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes” Airs on PBS on October 21, Soundtrack Available on IN+OUT Records
On October 21 PBS Airs Finding the Right Notes, the Two-Hour Major Documentary on Jazz Legend Ron Carter The Freiburg, Germany Record Label IN+OUT Records Releases the Original Soundtrack of the Film on CD and Double Vinyl with a Bonus Track Partisan Pictures’ Six-Year Project is Produced and Directed by Peter Schnall roncarterjazz.com Six years…
Read MoreNicholas 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…
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