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Lady Blackbird | “Black Acid Soul” | Available September 3 via BMG

Dubbed “The Grace Jones of Jazz” by Gilles Peterson, Lady Blackbird Creates Soundtrack to a Revolution with Debut Album, Black Acid Soul Available September 3 via BMG Stream “It’s Not That Easy” & “It’ll Never Happen Again”  “No place big enough for holding / all the tears you’re gonna cry / ’Cause your mama’s name was lonely / and…

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AVAILABLE NOW: Dan Siegel | “Faraway Place”

Available Now Dan Siegel Returns on His Twenty-Second Recording as a Bandleader with Faraway Place Album Features Eric Marienthal, Lee Thornburg, Allen Hinds, Brian Bromberg, Abraham Laboriel, Dwyane “Smitty” Smith, Lenny Castro, and Rogerio Jardim While the coronavirus wreaked havoc to a deadly extreme, the pandemic era with its heightened quarantine measures proved to swing a double-edge sword for…

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Nicholas Payton | “Smoke Sessions” | Available October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records

Multi-Instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Realizes Long-Cherished Dream to Record with Iconic Bassist Ron Carter on Stunning New Album Album Features Longtime Collaborator Karriem Riggins and Special Guest Appearance by Legendary Saxophonist George Coleman   Smoke Sessions, Due Out October 29, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records, Plus Four-Song Remix EP Forthcoming For a young Nicholas Payton,…

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LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET

LATIN JAZZ WEDNESDAYS with THE LUNAR OCTET WEDNESDAY AUGUST 11th 7PM @ Blue Llama Jazz Club Blue Llama Jazz Club 314 S Main St. Downtown Ann Arbor MI, 48104 Date: August 11, 2021  Time: 7PM-10PM Price of the show. $10.00 Additional Performances: October 22, 2021: Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, MI April 6, 2022: Dirty Dog…

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Charged Particles | “Live at the Baked Potato!”

Charged Particles Pay Tribute to the Late Tenor Sax Great Michael Brecker on Live at the Baked Potato! October 8 Summit Records Release to Coincide with Biography Ode to a Tenor Titan by Acclaimed Author Bill Milkowski On their latest collaboration, Bay Area jazz trio Charged Particles joins forces with powerhouse Bay Area saxophonist Tod Dickow in a heartfelt…

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REMINDER: Kenny Garrett | “Sounds from the Ancestors”

Kenny Garrett Recalls the Sounds of West African Music and its Role in Jazz, Gospel, Motown, Hip-Hop and More with Sounds from the Ancestors First Two Singles Available Everywhere Now: “For Art’s Sake” and “Sounds from the Ancestors”, Album Available August 27 via Mack Avenue Records International Tour Announced, Full Schedule Below Kenny Garrett’s latest…

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Joey DeFrancesco | “More Music” | September 24 via Mack Avenue Records

Joey DeFrancesco Offers the Remedy for a Challenging Year, Supplementing His Organ Virtuosity with Trumpet, Piano, Keyboard, Vocals and, for the First Time, Tenor Sax More Music, Due Out September 24 via Mack Avenue Records, Debuts a New Trio with Fellow Philadelphia Organist and Guitarist Lucas Brown and Gifted Drummer Michael Ode Tour Dates Announced…

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Unprecedented, Star-Studded Collection from America’s Top Jazz Labels in Support of Musicians Affected by the Pandemic

AVAILABLE TODAY, JON BATISTE’S “SWEET LORRAINE,” THE FIRST 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, Arrives September 24 2-LP Set, CD and Digital Album Features Herbie Hancock, Wallace Roney, Buster Williams,…

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Lisa Hilton | “Transparent Sky” | Available September 3

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 Sept 3 As America and other countries re-emerge from the limitations of 2020, Lisa Hilton and her trio with Rudy Royston and Luques Curtis, enthusiastically embrace the moment…

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