AVAILABLE NOW: Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions (Remixed)” | Smoke Sessions Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Smoke Sessions Records Innovative Trumpeter, Keyboardist and Composer Nicholas Payton Transforms the Music from Latest All-Acoustic Trio Album on New Remix EP, Smoke Sessions (Remixed) EP Features Genre-Blending Remixes by Karriem Riggins and Tomoki Sanders and Special Guest Isaiah Sharkey Though it’s never simple (or advisable) to pin Nicholas Payton down…
Read MoreJoey Alexander Signs to Mack Avenue Records | Label Debut “Origin” Coming This Spring
Joey Alexander Signs to Mack Avenue Records Label Debut Origin—His First Album of All Originals—Coming This Spring Photo Credit: Stevie Chris Mack Avenue Music Group is proud to announce the signing of Joey Alexander, whose label debut Origin—his first album of all originals—is slated for a late spring release with vinyl coming early summer. “I’m honored to be…
Read MoreOrnette Coleman | “Genesis of Genius: The Contemporary Albums” | Vinyl Now Available April 22 via Craft Recordings
ORNETTE COLEMAN BOX SET GENESIS OF GENIUS: THE CONTEMPORARY ALBUMS SET FOR DIGITAL AND CD RELEASE ON MARCH 25 AND VINYL ON APRIL 22 Continuing Craft Recordings’ 70th Anniversary Celebration of Contemporary Records 180g 2-LP and 2-CD box sets contain newly mastered audio by Bernie Grundman of the legendary jazz saxophonist’s albums Something Else!!!! and Tomorrow Is the Question!…
Read MoreSteve Davis | “Bluesthetic” | Available May 27 via Smoke Sessions Records
Master Trombonist Steve Davis Assembles Remarkable Sextet with a Three-Decade Shared History on New Album, Bluesthetic Album Features Peter Bernstein, Steve Nelson, Geoffrey Keezer, Christian McBride, and Willie Jones III Due Out May 27 from Smoke Sessions Records On each of his three previous releases for Smoke Sessions Records, trombonist Steve Davis assembled a stellar sextet featuring some…
Read MoreKenny Garrett Wins at 53rd NAACP Image Awards
Saxophonist and Composer Kenny Garrett’s Critically Acclaimed Sounds from the Ancestors Wins “Outstanding Jazz Album – Instrumental” at 53rd NAACP Image Awards “I would like to thank The NAACP for this prestigious award. I’m honored to be part of the pantheon of Artists who have received this special tribute and I congratulate the NAACP for the…
Read MoreREMINDER: Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions (Remixed)” | Available March 8 via Smoke Sessions Records
Innovative Trumpeter, Keyboardist and Composer Nicholas Payton Transforms the Music from Latest All-Acoustic Trio Album on New Remix EP Smoke Sessions (Remixed) Due Out March 8, 2022 via Smoke Sessions Records EP Features Genre-Blending Remixes by Karriem Riggins and Tomoki Sanders and Special Guest Isaiah Sharkey Though it’s never simple (or advisable) to pin Nicholas…
Read MoreAndy James | Rhythm in New York | Available April 15 via Le Coq Records
Vocalist Andy James Celebrates One Of The Greatest Cities In The World, And The Mecca of Jazz, On Her Wide-Ranging New Album Rhythm in New York, Due Out April 15 On Le Coq Records, Features An All-Star Band Including John Patitucci, Jon Cowherd, Chris Potter, Marcus Strickland, Terell Stafford, Nate Smith, Marcus Gilmore, Adam…
Read MoreLisa Hilton | “life is beautiful” | Available April 1
Lisa Hilton and her trio with Luques Curtis and Rudy Royston Present an Optimistic Vision Celebrating Hilton’s 25th Stateside Album: life is beautiful Out April 1/PreOrder March 1 “Attention grabbing!” -KVNF Radio Lisa Hilton and her trio, manifest a memorable experience on life is beautiful, their third recording of the pandemic era, and the acclaimed pianist,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Kit Downes | “Vermillion” | ECM
Available Now via ECM Records Pianist Kit Downes Continues to Push New Concepts through a Trio Format in his Latest Release Vermillion After his widely acclaimed ECM leader-debut Obsidian saw Kit Downes exploring a broad spectrum of organ timbres and the chamber-toned follow-up Dreamlife Of Debris substantially expanded the instrumental pallet, Vermillion now introduces us to Kit’s exceptional pianistic qualities in a…
Read MoreAvailable Now: Azar Lawrence | “New Sky” | Trazar Records
Available Now via Trazar Records Legendary Saxophonist and Composer Azar Lawrence Ushers in a Post-Pandemic Age of Spiritual Renewal with the Scintillating New Sky “The musical and the metaphysical have always converged in the work of tenor and soprano saxophonist Azar Lawrence…” — WBGO “His multi-hued palette is by turns funky, melodic, spiced with…
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