Maria Mendes | “Saudade, Colour of Love” | Available October 7 via Challenge Records
Portuguese-Born Vocalist Maria Mendes Brings Her Spirited Blend of Symphonic Jazz and Fado to the Concert Stage with John Beasley and the Metropole Orkest Saudade, Colour of Love, Due Out October 7 on Challenge Records, Features Orchestral Arrangements of Songs from her Grammy-Nominated Album Close To Me Hailing from Portugal and based for the last…
Read MoreJulia Hülsmann Quartet | “The Next Door” | ECM
On The Next Door, Julia Hülsmann Returns with the Quartet from 2019’s Not Far From Here, and Presents Her Unique Pianistic Voice in a Varied Program of Almost Exclusively Original Music Featuring Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff, Drummer Heinrich Köbberling and Bassist Marc Muellbauer Available August 26 via ECM Records “Our various responsibilities within the quartet are more open and…
Read MoreTony Williams’ Long Lost 1980 Trio Album, “Play or Die,” Rediscovered and Remastered for Release Today
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 Today via M.I.G. Music GmbH “Play or Die is a strong record that casts a much-needed light onto a shadowy corner of a jazz icon’s oeuvre.” — The Big Takeover…
Read MoreBarre 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 August 19 via ECM Records Barre Phillips’s End to End album, released in 2018, brought the documentation of his music for solo bass to a profound conclusion. Now Face à Face returns…
Read More15th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Stellar 2022 Program
Illustration: Wengxian Shi & Chengcheng Han 15th Annual Angel City Jazz Festival Announces Stellar 2022 Program 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 MoreSteve Turre | “Generations” | Available September 16 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 September 16 via Smoke Sessions Trombonist/composer Steve Turre was passed the jazz torch early in his career by some of the music’s greatest masters – Art Blakey,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Katalyst, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | “Katalyst JID013” | Jazz Is Dead
Los Angeles Band Katalyst Partners with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad for New Installment of Jazz Is Dead Series 2 Katalyst JID013, Available Now via Jazz Is Dead Jazz Is Dead at Newport Jazz Festival with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge, Doug Carn, Gary Bartz, Henry Franklin, and Katalyst: Sunday, July 31…
Read MoreBlast Off to the Seven Spheres with Cameron Graves on Friday, July 15
Blast Off to the Seven Spheres with Cameron Graves The Pianist/Composer Premieres the Full Concert of Live From the Seven Spheres on YouTube at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET on Friday, July 15 Watch Cameron Graves’ Live From the Seven Spheres Full Concert “…the music was a bombastic kind of post-Chick Corea fusion, with two-fisted,…
Read MoreHampton Hawes with Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell | “Four!” | Vinyl Available Today via Craft Recordings
Pianist Hampton Hawes’ Four!, Featuring Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell, is Available Today on Vinyl Continuing Craft Recordings’ 70th Anniversary Celebration of Contemporary Records 180-Gram LP Contains Newly Mastered Audio by Bernie Grundman Click Here for Album Trailer “Four! is one of Hampton Hawes’ most satisfying sessions, for the variety of the repertoire and…
Read MoreGard Nilssen Acoustic Unity | “Elastic Wave” | ECM
On Elastic Wave, Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity Address Fiery Anthems and Poignant Ballads with Equal Panache and Conviction Available Tomorrow via ECM Records “Nilssen isn’t afraid to swirl his kit around the beat, trusting the listener to find and hold the pulse. But he’s no free drummer, either, understanding perfectly not only how to swing, but when.” —…
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