Katalyst, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | “Katalyst JID013” | Available July 15 via Jazz Is Dead
Los Angeles Band Katalyst Partners with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for Next Installment of Jazz Is Dead Series 2 Katalyst JID013 Available July 15 via Jazz Is Dead Over the last decade, the Los Angeles-based band Katalyst has carved out a name for themselves as bearers of the community-driven jazz scene, popping up on major…
Read MoreYellowjackets | “Parallel Motion” | Available August 26 via Mack Avenue Records
Yellowjackets Enter Fifth Decade Sounding as Fresh as Ever on Parallel Motion Available August 26 on Mack Avenue Records Maintaining a distinct group identity for 40 years is an exceedingly rare achievement, but what sets Yellowjackets apart isn’t their longevity so much as the consistently inspired quality of their music. Born in the age of fusion, the band…
Read MoreTony Williams’ Long Lost 1980 Trio Album, “Play or Die,” Rediscovered and Remastered for Release on July 22
Innovating Jazz Drummer Tony Williams’ Long Lost 1980 Trio Album, Play or Die, Rediscovered and Remastered for Release Featuring Keyboardist Tom Grant and Bassist Patrick O’Hearn Available July 22 via M.I.G. Music GmbH M.I.G. Music GmbH, an independent multi-genre recording label based in Hanover, Germany is set to release on July 22 on all digital platforms and…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Origin” – Joey Alexander’s Mack Avenue Records Debut Featuring All Original Music
AVAILABLE NOW via Mack Avenue Records Pianist, Bandleader and Composer Joey Alexander Releases Origin, First Album Featuring All Original Music Vinyl Coming June 24 Watch the Official Music Video for “Promise of Spring” Critical Acclaim for Origin “…what we’re hearing right now, ‘Remembering,’ there’s just such a sense of pensiveness about it that feels…
Read MoreBassist Brian Bromberg Reissuing Five Albums He Recorded for Japanese King Records Label
Bassist-Leader Brian Bromberg Reissuing Five Albums He Recorded for Japanese King Records Label Between 2003 and 2011 Available on Digital Platforms on July 8 via Bromberg’s Be Squared Productions Respected bassist-leader Brian Bromberg has been a busy sideman and producer for many years, working with such renowned artists as Stan Getz, Diana Krall, Freddie Hubbard, Jeff…
Read MoreBlack Nile | “River of Emotions” | Available May 20 via World Galaxy/Alpha Pup Records
Black Nile Draws from Life Experiences and Los Angeles’s Progressive Sounds on River of Emotions Coming This Friday on World Galaxy/Alpha Pup Records Born and raised in Los Angeles, multi-instrumentalist brothers Aaron and Lawrence Shaw have been playing music together for most of their lives and more recently as the duo Black Nile. They believe their music is…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Jazz Is Dead 011” | feat. Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne, Tony Allen, Henry Franklin, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Garrett Saracho, and Katalyst
AVAILABLE NOW via Jazz Is Dead: Jazz Is Dead 011: Series 2 Compilation Features Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad Alongside Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne, Tony Allen, Henry Franklin, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Garrett Saracho, and Katalyst Jean Carne JID012 Coming May 27 In the music industry, time moves ten times faster. There is no pause…
Read MorePasquale Grasso | “Be-Bop!” | Available June 17 via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on Be-Bop! Available June 17 on Sony Music Masterworks | Pre-Order Now New Single “A Night in Tunisia” Out Today | Listen Here U.S. & European Tour Dates Announced ALBUM ARTWORK: DOWNLOAD Following the extraordinary success of guitar virtuoso Pasquale Grasso’s digital showcase series, which launched in 2019 and includes Solo Standards, Solo…
Read MoreChicago Soul Jazz Collective | “On the Way to Be Free” | Available Tomorrow
Chicago Soul Jazz Collective and Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist Dee Alexander Team Up on the Group’s Third Album, On the Way to Be Free Available Tomorrow on JMarq Records CSJC and Dee Alexander Perform at Jazz Showcase in Chicago June 2 through June 5 Tickets Available Online Now “The ensemble lives up to its…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: John Scofield | “John Scofield” | ECM
Available Now via ECM Records John Scofield Releases His First-Ever Solo Guitar Recording “The gemlike new album by John Scofield finds him alone with his guitar, balancing choice covers with original tunes.” — WBGO “The self-titled album finds the guitar great entering into a dialogue with himself and charting an intimate path through the styles and idioms…
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