Available 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…
Read MoreYellowjackets | “Parallel Motion” | Available Now via Mack Avenue Records
Yellowjackets Enter Fifth Decade Sounding as Fresh as Ever on Parallel Motion Available Now on Mack Avenue Records Critical Acclaim for Parallel Motion: “Together on Parallel Motion, they demonstrate remarkable agility, chemistry, and borderline telepathy.” — JazzTimes “By virtue of rhythmic variety and a love for melody that doesn’t just do the bare minimum, Los Angeles’ elegant…
Read MoreAl Foster | “Reflections” | Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records
Legendary Drummer Al Foster Reflects on a Lifetime of Encounters with Jazz Icons from Miles and Monk to Herbie and McCoy Reflections Features an All-Star Quintet with Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, Kevin Hays and Vicente Archer Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records Album Release Performances at Smoke Jazz Club, Plus Global Livestream: Thursday, September…
Read MoreJoey DeFrancesco: April 10, 1971-August 25, 2022
Joey DeFrancesco April 10, 1971 – August 25, 2022 DeFrancesco, Credited with the Resurgence of the Hammond Organ in Jazz, Passes Away at Age 51 Read Obituary from NPR Photo Credit: Michael Woodall GRAMMY®-nominated phenomenon Joey DeFrancesco, who was credited with the resurgence of the Hammond organ in jazz, died on August 25 at the age…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Barre Phillips & György Kurtág Jr. | “Face à Face” | ECM
Barre Phillips, Grandmaster of Improvised Bass, and György Kurtág Jr., Electronics-Playing Son of Hungary’s Great Contemporary Composer, Collaborate on Face à Face Available Today via ECM Records “With its loose relationship to structure and untraditional compositional spontaneity, Face à Face isn’t the kind of record you can listen to all the time. But when you do need…
Read MoreGIG ALERT: John Beasley’s MONK’estra on Tour with Chucho Valdes in California
John Beasley’s MONK’estra Big Band Joins Chucho Valdés La Creación Tour in California GRAMMY® Awarded John Beasley Brings his MONK’estra Septet to Dizzy’s, Jazz at Lincoln Center, NY Celebrating Thelonious Monk’s 105th Birthday For more information on John Beasley, please visit: JohnBeasleyMusic.com | Facebook | Instagram Listen to MONK’estra Plays John Beasley For media inquiries, please contact: DL Media · (610) 420-8470 Don Lucoff · don@dlmediamusic.com Leah Concialdi · leah@dlmediamusic.com For…
Read MoreKenny Garrett @ Blue Note, New York: September 1 – 4
Saxophonist Kenny Garrett Performs at Blue Note in New York, September 1-4 Tickets Available Online Now National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master Downbeat Critics Poll Winner, Alto Saxophone Sounds from the Ancestors Now Available via Mack Avenue Records Photo Credit: Jimmy Katz “File this album under ‘most aptly named.’” — Afropop “Garrett, the consummate performer,…
Read MoreJazz Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Celebrates the Release of “Be-Bop!” @ Dizzy’s Club on August 22
GIG ALERT: Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Celebrates the Release of Be-Bop! at Dizzy’s Club on August 22 Performances at 7:30 and 9:30PM Tickets Available Online Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on His New Album, Be-Bop!, which Includes “A Night in Tunisia,” “Shaw ‘Nuff,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “Quasimodo” and “I’m in a Mess,” Featuring…
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