AVAILABLE NOW: Mathias Eick & Marcin Wasilewski
Two New Albums Available Now via ECM Norwegian Trumpeter and Composer Mathias Eick Returns to Musical Storytelling with When we leave Mathias Eick is among the most immediately recognizable soloists to have emerged from the Norwegian jazz scene, and his wistful trumpet sound and strongly melodic compositions have met with a positive response around the world. When…
Read MoreVirtual Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Tops 2M Viewers
Virtual Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage Tops 2M Viewers High-Quality Jazz Event Surpasses Expectations, Grows Global Audience The Detroit Jazz Festival presented by Rocket Mortgage attracted a virtual global audience of more than two million viewers/listeners during Labor Day weekend, doubling the number of jazz fans who clicked on last year’s virtual jazz festival. The Festival also…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Helen Sung | “Quartet+” | Sunnyside Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Sunnyside Records Pianist/Composer Helen Sung Celebrates Women Composers with Quartet+ — a Vibrant New Album Combining All-Star Quartet with GRAMMY® Award-Winning Harlem Quartet Album Features Original Music Alongside Pieces by Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mary Lou Williams, and Marian McPartland Pianist/composer and 2021 Guggenheim Fellow Helen Sung celebrates the work of influential…
Read MoreChristian 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…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Pasquale Grasso | “Pasquale Plays Duke” | Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso PASQUALE GRASSO Celebrates the Legacy of Duke Ellington on Pasquale Plays Duke Out Now Special Guests Sheila Jordan and Samara Joy Join Bassist Ari Roland and Drummer Keith Balla New Video “Solitude (feat. Samara Joy)” Listen Here | Watch Here Stream Tracks from Pasquale Plays Duke Access to this music is for media use only. This link…
Read MoreCraig 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,”…
Read MoreAVAILABLE 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…
Read MorePasquale Grasso | “Pasquale Plays Duke” | Available September 17 via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso PASQUALE GRASSO Celebrates the Legacy of Duke Ellington on Pasquale Plays Duke Available on September 17 – Pre-Order Now Special Guests Sheila Jordan and Samara Joy Join Bassist Ari Roland and Drummer Keith Balla New Single and Video “It Don’t Mean a Thing” Out Today Listen Here Watch the Video Premiere on JazzTimes Stream Tracks…
Read MoreAVAILABLE 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…
Read MoreMontclair 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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