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Christian McBride & Inside Straight | “Live at the Village Vanguard” | Available November 26 via Mack Avenue Records

  Christian McBride & Inside Straight Releases Live Performance from the Most Venerated Jazz Club in America, Which Gave Rise to the Band in ’07 Live at the Village Vanguard, Available November 26 via Mack Avenue Records; First Single, “Stick & Move,” Available Now Christian McBride & Inside Straight Live at the Village Vanguard is Christian McBride’s twelfth release…

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Craig Taborn | Shadow Plays | Available October 8 via ECM

Pianist and Composer Craig Taborn Returns To Solo Piano Format  with His Release Shadow Plays Available October 8 via ECM Ten years have passed since Craig Taborn’s Avenging Angel album was released, bringing strikingly fresh ideas to the solo piano idiom. “It reflects Mr Taborn’s galactically-broad interests,” said the New York Times, “along with his multifaceted technique,”…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Kirk Whalum | “How Does Christmas Sound?” | Artistry Music

AVAILABLE NOW via Artistry Music GRAMMY® Award-Winning Saxophonist Kirk Whalum Asks, How Does Christmas Sound? with Second Holiday-Themed Release Album Explores More Spiritual and Introspective Sound for Christmas, Welcoming Peace and Celebration When we think of Christmas, sometimes it’s the sights that come to mind: the multi-colored lights framing the windows of neighbors’ houses, the line…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Terell Stafford |”Without You, No Me” | BCM&D Records

AVAILABLE NOW via BCM&D Records   Terell Stafford and The Temple University Jazz Band Honor The Legacy of Jimmy Heath On Their Upcoming Release “Without You, No Me” Album Features Heavy Hitters Christian McBride and Joey DeFrancesco January 19, 2020, bears a bittersweet tinge in Terell Stafford’s memory. On one hand, Temple University’s Director of Jazz and Instrumental Studies…

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Montclair Jazz Fest Announces Lineup for Downtown Jamboree on Sep. 25

Christian McBride, Billy Hart, The Baylor Project, Alicia Olatuja, Emmet Cohen, Zaccai Curtis, Camille Thurman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jazz House Collective, Danielle Ponder + more Headline 2021 MONTCLAIR JAZZ FEST Grand Finale Week On the heels of a magical summer series of evening concerts in July and all-day swinging block parties in August attended by thousands…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Lady Blackbird | “Black Acid Soul” | BMG

AVAILABLE NOW VIA BMG Dubbed “The Grace Jones of Jazz” by Gilles Peterson, Lady Blackbird Creates Soundtrack to a Revolution with Debut Album, Black Acid Soul Upcoming Performances: September 16 | The Ford | Los Angeles, CA September 18 | BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn Festival | Brooklyn, NY September 21 | Bar LunÀtico | Brooklyn, NY “One of the most unique voices of…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Cecile McLorin Salvant’s “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues” from “Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund

Available Now, Cécile McLorin Salvant’s “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues,” the Third Single from Relief: A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund (Listen/Share Here)   An Unprecedented, Star-Studded Collection from America’s Top Jazz Labels in Support of Musicians Affected by the Pandemic, Now Arrives on November 12   Listen to Joshua Redman’s “Facts”…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Lisa Hilton | “Transparent Sky”

Lisa Hilton and her Trio with Rudy Royston and Luques Curtis Masterfully Blend Classic Traditions in an Inspiring New Recording   Lisa Hilton’s Transparent Sky is AVAILABLE NOW #1 Amazon New Release/Jazz “One of the most original sounding yet still under the radar pianist/composers has to be So Cal based Lisa Hilton.”  – Jazz Weekly As…

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