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 MoreRon Jackson | “Standards and My Songs” Available February 25
Seven-String Jazz Guitarist Ron Jackson Returns with a Distinctive and Versatile Sequel “Standards and My Songs” Trio Album Features Willie Jones III and Ben Wolfe “Jackson is a master of the seven-string, which puts him in the ranks of a select few” — JazzTimes Coming out of the pandemic lockdown, distinctive and versatile jazz guitarist Ron Jackson re-emerges boldly with his latest solo…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “Remixes JID010” | Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge | Jazz Is Dead
AVAILABLE NOW via Jazz Is Dead Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge Close Out Inaugural Run of Jazz Is Dead Releases with Remix Album Revisiting Full Catalog with Critically Acclaimed Producers on Remixes JID010 Featuring Remixes by Musical Alchemists from the Jazz Is Dead Sphere: Cut Chemist, DJ Spinna, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Akili, Shigeto, Pink…
Read MoreAVAILABLE 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…
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