AVAILABLE NOW: Harold Mabern | “Mabern Plays Coltrane” | Smoke Sessions Records
Smoke Sessions Records Releases Vibrant Recording of the Late, Great Harold Mabern Performing the Music of John Coltrane Mabern Plays Coltrane, Available Now via Smoke Sessions Records Album Features All-Star Sextet Including Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Steve Davis, John Webber, and Joe Farnsworth Mabern’s Family Contributes to Release with Liner Notes from Son Michael…
Read MoreCraft Recordings Celebrates 70 Years of Contemporary Records
CRAFT RECORDINGS CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY RECORDS The celebrated jazz label’s catalog includes classic recordings by Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins, Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, Benny Carter and Barney Kessel, among many others New releases to include deluxe box sets, vinyl reissues, SACDs, curated playlists, merchandise & more Released tomorrow, December 3 are…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Oscar Peterson | “A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live In Helsinki, 1987” | Mack Avenue Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Two Lions/Mack Avenue Records Never Before Released Live Concert from Oscar Peterson Quartet: A Time For Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987 “…the music is the star here. The pianist is at the height of his musical prowess.” — DownBeat Performance Recorded at Final Concert of 14-City Tour Beginning…
Read More19th Annual Panama Jazz Festival
19th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Announced for January 10-15, 2022 In 2022, Panama Jazz Festival celebrates its nineteenth edition in a hybrid format. After the challenges the festival faced in 2021 they managed to virtually gather more than 170,000 people from 70 different countries. For the 2022 edition, Panama Jazz Festival returns with hopes to see the public,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Sunlight feat. Lady Blackbird” by Subjective | Goldie & James Davidson
Lady Blackbird Releases New Single with SUBJECTIVE, made up of Legendary Drum & Bass Pioneer Goldie and Revered Engineer/Producer James Davidson “SUNLIGHT feat. LADY BLACKBIRD” LISTEN NOW Available Now via Three Six Zero Recordings/Sony Music Lady Blackbird’s Interview with Data Transmission READ HERE ‘Sunlight’, the second track to be taken from Subjective’s forthcoming album, The Start…
Read MoreThe Jazz All Stars Vol. 2 | Le Coq Records
Le Coq Records Kicks Off its Second Star-studded Year with an Amazing Ensemble of Virtuoso Musicians on Le Coq Records Presents The Jazz All Stars Vol. 2 The Follow-up to the Imprint’s Inaugural Release Features a Roster of Revered Modern Jazz Musicians Including John Patitucci, Bill Cunliffe, Chris Potter, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alex Acuña, John…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund” | Mack Avenue Music Group
AVAILABLE NOW, RELIEF: A BENEFIT FOR THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA’S MUSICIANS’ EMERGENCY FUND (PURCHASE/SHARE HERE) An Unprecedented, Star-Studded Collection from America’s Top Jazz Labels in Support of Musicians Affected by the Pandemic 2-LP Set, CD and Digital Album Features Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Buster Williams, Jimmy Heath, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, IRMA…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | “Facing You” 50th Anniversary | ECM
Keith Jarrett’s Debut ECM Album Facing You To Celebrate 50 Year Milestone Anniversary On November 10, 1971 pianist Keith Jarrett entered the Arne Bendiksen studio in Oslo Norway to record his ECM debut, Facing You. This album of solo piano pieces, which now has its 50th anniversary, was produced by Manfred Eicher and engineered by Jan Erik Kongshaug. Facing…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: John Patitucci and Andy James | An Evening With John Patitucci & Andy James
AVAILABLE NOW via LE COQ RECORDS VOCALIST ANDY JAMES AND BASS MASTER JOHN PATITUCCI TEAM UP TO CRAFT AN INTIMATE EVENING OF JAZZ STANDARDS AND POP CLASSICS BACKED BY AN ALL-STAR ENSEMBLE AN EVENING WITH JOHN PATITUCCI & ANDY JAMES, DUE OUT NOVEMBER 5 ON LE COQ RECORDS, FEATURES ARRANGEMENTS BY BILL CUNLIFFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY…
Read MoreKenny Garrett Joins Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert: November 4 and 5
Saxophonist and Composer Kenny Garrett to Join Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5 In Support of Critically Acclaimed Album, Sounds from the Ancestors Available Now via Mack Avenue Records “File this album under ‘most aptly named.’” — Afropop “Garrett, the consummate performer,…
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