Lisa Hilton | “Lucky All Along”
Lucky All Along: A Cool and Impressionistic New Release From The Lisa Hilton Quartet Featuring Trumpeter Igmar Thomas, Bassist Luques Curtis & Drummer Rudy Royston Available November 29, 2024 via Ruby Slippers Productions “Lisa Hilton is an extraordinary pianist.” — Hot House Jazz “Unapologetically bluesy, pianist Lisa Hilton balances feel-good grooves with introspective and atmospheric compositions…infectious.” — New…
Read MoreECM September 2024 Releases
ECM Releases New Albums by Alice Zawadzki Florian Weber Louis Sclavis & Benjamin Moussay Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli Available Today Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas, Misha Mullov-Abbado Za Górami September 13, 2024 Vocalist and violinist Alice Zawadzki, pianist Fred Thomas (who also plays the vielle and drums here) and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado present a rare…
Read MoreVince Guaraldi | “You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown”
Available for the First Time Ever, Vince Guaraldi’s Complete Soundtrack for the 1972 Animated Classic You’re Not Elected, Charlie Brown The Entire Soundtrack Plus Never-Before-Heard Bonus Tracks Not Used in the Peanuts® Animated Special Following the Success of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the 5x Platinum-Certified Album that Billboard Called the “Greatest Holiday Album of All Time,”…
Read MoreLucian Ban, Mat Maneri | “Transylvanian Dance”
On Transylvanian Dance, Pianist Lucian Ban and Violist Mat Maneri Find Fresh Inspiration in Folk Songs and Dance Tunes Collected by Béla Bartók a Century Ago Recorded Live in October 2022, the Duo’s Second Album for ECM Also Bears Testimony to the Finely Attuned Understanding that Ban and Maneri Have Achieved in Their Long-Running Musical Partnership Available…
Read MoreJanis Siegel | “The Colors of My Life”
Grammy Award-Winning Vocalist Janis Siegel and Acclaimed Pianist/Musical Director Yaron Gershovsky Pay Tribute to Songwriter Cy Coleman on Their Album The Colors of My Life: A Cy Coleman Songbook Available Now via Club44 Records, The Colors of My Life Marks Siegel’s First-Ever Songbook Album “A gorgeous collection of Cy Coleman songs, beautifully reimagined and interpreted by these two…
Read MoreVJO | “Centennial”
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra celebrates the 100th Birthday of its Legendary Founder with the Album Centennial: The Music of Thad Jones Recorded Live at the Iconic Village Vanguard, Centennial Features an All-Star Ensemble Including Dick Oatts, Douglas Purviance, Terell Stafford, Billy Drewes, Gary Smulyan and Others Available August 30 via BCM+D March 28, 2023 would have marked…
Read MoreYoun Sun Nah | “Elles”
Award-Winning Vocalist Youn Sun Nah Teams with Pianist Jon Cowherd on Elles A New Collection of Songs Made Famous by Iconic Female Artists Including Björk, Sarah Vaughan, Grace Jones, Roberta Flack, Edith Piaf, Grace Slick and Maria João Available Friday in the US via Warner Music Arts US Performances: November 7-9 at Mondavi Center for the Performing…
Read MoreMichael Pallas | “Gateway”
Versatile New York-Based Trombonist and Composer Michael Pallas Explores Latin, Jazz, Neo-Soul and Hip-Hop on Gateway Available Now via Truth Revolution Records, Gateway Features Saxophonist Lomar Brown, Pianist Yeissonn Villamar, Bassist John Benitez, Drummer Jonathan Barber, and Percussionist Nelson Mathew Gonzalez JAZZIZ: 10 Albums You Need to Know: August 2024 With the release of his debut album, Gateway,…
Read MoreKing Llama | “Fata Implexis”
LA-Based Prog Fusion Band King Llama Releases the Category-Elastic fata implexis Produced by Multi-Platinum and Grammy-Award Winning Producer/Engineer Dennis MacKay (David Bowie, Return to Forever, Stanley Clarke) Featuring Bassist Percy Jones (Brand X), Keyboardist Dominique Xavier Taplin (Toto, Ghost Note), Percussionist Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy, Ghost Note) Bassist Anthony Crawford (Allan Holdsworth) Available Today via TTrain Music First…
Read MoreMichael Dease | “Grove’s Groove”
On Grove’s Groove, Michael Dease Pays Tribute to the Late, Legendary Trumpeter Roy Hargrove on his Second Album Replacing his Trombone with Baritone Sax Grove’s Groove Features a Superb Band with Hargrove Alumni and Friends Steve Davis, Rodney Whitaker, Terell Stafford and Ulysses Owens Jr., Joined by Bill Cunliffe and Jocelyn Gould Available Tomorrow via Le Coq Records…
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