Steve Tibbetts | “Hellbound Train” | ECM
Guitarist Steve Tibbetts Draws From 40 Years of His Recordings on ECM with His Double-Album Retrospective, Hellbound Train Available July 1 via ECM Records A few questions for Steve Tibbetts Hellbound Train is a double album anthology drawn from your work on ECM. What was the criteria for inclusion? How did you select the pieces?…
Read MoreGard Nilssen Acoustic Unity | “Elastic Wave” | ECM
On Elastic Wave, Norwegian Powerhouse Trio Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity Address Fiery Anthems and Poignant Ballads with Equal Panache and Conviction Available July 15 via ECM Records Gard Nilssen is one of Europe’s most creative improvising drummers, with a fresh approach to rhythm and freedom. On ECM, he has appeared on acclaimed recordings with…
Read MorePasquale Grasso | “Be-Bop!” | Available Today via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on Be-Bop! Out Now New Album Includes “A Night in Tunisia,” “Shaw ‘Nuff,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “Quasimodo” and “I’m in a Mess,” Featuring Rising Star Samara Joy on Vocals U.S. & European Tour Dates Announced (June 17, 2022 – New York, NY) Following the extraordinary success of…
Read MoreKatalyst, 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…
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