Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch | “The Song Is You” | ECM
The Song Is You Documents the Inspired Meeting Between Italian Trumpeter Enrico Rava and American Pianist Fred Hersch Available September 9 via ECM Records The Song Is You documents the inspired meeting of two master improvisers. Italian trumpeter and flugelhornist Enrico Rava and US pianist Fred Hersch share a love of the music’s history and together…
Read MoreTaurey Butler | “One Of The Others” | Available October 7 via Justin Time Records
Montreal-Based Pianist Taurey Butler Follows Up His Justin Time Records Debut with One Of The Others, a Suite of Truly Personal Tracks Available October 7 on Justin Time Records Montreal-based pianist Taurey Butler is a native of East Orange, New Jersey and now makes his home in Montreal. During his last year of high school, a…
Read MoreGIG ALERT: Yellowjackets @ Vibrato Grill Jazz, August 28
GIG ALERT: Yellowjackets Celebrate the Release of Parallel Motion at Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles on August 28 Performances at 6:30 and 9:00PM Tickets Available Online Now Parallel Motion is Available August 26 on Mack Avenue Records Photo Credit: Roberto Cifarelli Yellowjackets perform at Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 28…
Read MoreGIG ALERT: Yellowjackets @ Vibrato Grill Jazz, August 28
GIG ALERT: Yellowjackets Celebrate the Release of Parallel Motion at Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles on August 28 Performances at 6:30 and 9:00PM Tickets Available Online Now Parallel Motion is Available August 26 on Mack Avenue Records Photo Credit: Roberto Cifarelli Yellowjackets perform at Vibrato Grill Jazz in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 28…
Read MoreSouth Jersey Jazz Society Announces Dates for the Pat Martino Celebration of Life and Legacy
South Jersey Jazz Society Announces Dates for the Pat Martino Celebration of Life Experience Complete Lineup Will be Announced in the Near Future South Jersey Jazz Society presents a Celebration of Life and Legacy of the great jazz guitarist Pat Martino at this year’s Jazz @ the Point Festival, which runs from November 3 through…
Read MoreGIG ALERT: Jazz Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Performs with Singer Samara Joy in Denver on August 5
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso Performs with Rising Star Vocalist Samara Joy at Dazzle on August 5 Tickets Available Online Grasso Pays Tribute to Bird and Diz on His New Album, Be-Bop!, which Includes “A Night in Tunisia,” “Shaw ‘Nuff,” “Ruby, My Dear,” “Quasimodo” and “I’m in a Mess,” Featuring Samara Joy Out Now Guitar virtuoso Pasquale…
Read MoreMaria Mendes | “Saudade, Colour of Love” | Available October 7 via Challenge Records
Portuguese-Born Vocalist Maria Mendes Brings Her Spirited Blend of Symphonic Jazz and Fado to the Concert Stage with John Beasley and the Metropole Orkest Saudade, Colour of Love, Due Out October 7 on Challenge Records, Features Orchestral Arrangements of Songs from her Grammy-Nominated Album Close To Me Hailing from Portugal and based for the last…
Read MoreJulia Hülsmann Quartet | “The Next Door” | ECM
On The Next Door, Julia Hülsmann Returns with the Quartet from 2019’s Not Far From Here, and Presents Her Unique Pianistic Voice in a Varied Program of Almost Exclusively Original Music Featuring Saxophonist Uli Kempendorff, Drummer Heinrich Köbberling and Bassist Marc Muellbauer Available August 26 via ECM Records “Our various responsibilities within the quartet are more open and…
Read MoreTony Williams’ Long Lost 1980 Trio Album, “Play or Die,” Rediscovered and Remastered for Release Today
Innovating Jazz Drummer Tony Williams’ Long Lost 1980 Trio Album, Play or Die, Rediscovered and Remastered for Release Featuring Keyboardist Tom Grant and Bassist Patrick O’Hearn Available Today via M.I.G. Music GmbH “Play or Die is a strong record that casts a much-needed light onto a shadowy corner of a jazz icon’s oeuvre.” — The Big Takeover…
Read MoreBarre Phillips & György Kurtág Jr. | “Face à Face” | ECM
Barre Phillips, Grandmaster of Improvised Bass, and György Kurtág Jr., Electronics-Playing Son of Hungary’s Great Contemporary Composer, Collaborate on Face à Face Available August 19 via ECM Records Barre Phillips’s End to End album, released in 2018, brought the documentation of his music for solo bass to a profound conclusion. Now Face à Face returns…
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