Kevin Hays, Ben Street, Billy Hart | “All Things Are” | Available June 4 via Smoke Sessions Records
Kevin Hays, Ben Street, and Billy Hart Collaborate on Strikingly Telepathic Performances, Which Resonate Profoundly After Months of Pandemic-Induced Isolation All Things Are, Available June 4 via Smoke Sessions Records Recorded in December 2020 at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club to Commemorate Billy Hart’s 80th Birthday On June 4th, Smoke Sessions Records proudly releases All Things Are, a collaborative…
Read MoreVince Mendoza | “Freedom Over Everything” | Available July 2 via Modern Recordings
Celebrated Multi-GRAMMY® Award Winning Arranger, Composer and Conductor Vince Mendoza Brings Forth a Life Affirming Cross-Genre Collaboration Freedom Over Everything, a Revelatory and Politically Charged Album Set for July 2 Release on BMG’s Modern Recordings Imprint Guest Artists include Joshua Redman, Antonio Sanchez, Derrick Hodge, and The Roots’ MC Black Thought Six-time GRAMMY® Award-winner, and 34-time nominee, Vince Mendoza is considered the foremost…
Read MoreTodd Cochran | “Then and Again, Here & Now” | Available June 11th via Sunnyside Records
Pianist Todd Cochran Emphatically Marks his Acoustic Reincarnation After Nearly Half Century Solo Recording Hiatus Then and Again, Here and Now Features Like-Minded Collaborators Michael Carvin and John Leftwich The creation of music as a collective art requires participants who are open and engaged. The essence of ensemble jazz music is the collaboration between elements, including…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Greg Skaff | “Polaris” | SMK Jazz (Smoke Sessions Records)
AVAILABLE NOW via SMK Jazz Guitarist Greg Skaff Enlists Jazz Royalty Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath for His First Ever Guitar/Bass/Drums Trio Album, Polaris Album Reunites the Legendary Bassist and Drummer for First Time in Decades on Joyously Swinging Session Fans of Greg Skaff may know him as one of modern jazz’s premier organ jazz guitarists through…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Veronica Swift | “This Bitter Earth” | Mack Avenue Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Mack Avenue Records Critically Acclaimed Singer Veronica Swift Tackles Domestic Abuse, Racism & Other Social Issues on Poignant Mack Avenue Records Album, This Bitter Earth “She has a miraculous voice, musical ability and technique, as well as an innate gift for entertaining a crowd.” — Wall Street Journal Read Veronica Swift’s Cover Story in…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Alfredo Rodriguez & Munir Hossn | “Que Sera”
Cuban Pianist and Composer Alfredo Rodriguez Partners with Longtime Musical Collaborator Munir Hossn Offer Solace to the World with New Single, “Que Será” Available Now via Mack Avenue Records Since the 16th century, the phrase “que será” has served as a motto for human existence in times of uncertainty. Not knowing the next step or…
Read MorePasquale Grasso | “Solo Ballads” | Available April 9 via Sony Music Masterworks
Guitar Virtuoso Pasquale Grasso set to Release Solo Ballads, the First Installment of a New Three-Part Series on Sony Music Masterworks Stream the First Track “When I Fall In Love” and Pre-Order the Album HERE Pasquale Grasso’s eloquent classical technique, jazz phrasing, bebop rhythms, and nimble fret musings have distinguished him as a celebrated 21st century virtuoso,…
Read MorePianist John Beasley Wins GRAMMY Award for “Donna Lee” from Mack Avenue album “MONK’estra Plays John Beasley”
Pianist John Beasley Wins GRAMMY® Award From Mack Avenue Music Group Album MONK’estra Plays John Beasley Beasley’s Afro-Cuban Treatment of “Donna Lee” Wins “Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella” at 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards Watch Beasley’s Acceptance Speech Giving Thanks to Black American Music Community & Music Education in Public Schools Read Randall Roberts’ Los Angeles Times Feature on…
Read MoreAdrian Younge’s T.A.N. | FILM TRAILER AVAILABLE NOW | Jazz Is Dead & Amazon Music
ADRIAN YOUNGE’S THE AMERICAN NEGRO T.A.N. – AN AMAZON MUSIC ORIGINAL FILM BY ADRIAN YOUNGE SEE DEADLINE’S EXCLUSIVE TRAILER PREMIERE HERE WRITTEN, DIRECTED, EDITED, SCORED & FILMED BY YOUNGE AVAILABLE ON MARCH 24TH VIA THE AMAZON MUSIC APP AND PRIME VIDEO Companion Film to Younge’s Acclaimed Album ‘The American Negro’ & ‘Invisible Blackness,’ Younge’s Amazon Original Podcast featuring Conversations with…
Read MoreWRD | “The Hit” | Available April 30 via Color Red
Three Seasoned Bandleaders Join Forces to Co-Produce Eleven Tracks Invoking ’70s Fusion, Funk, and Soul Jazz Organist Robert Walter, Guitarist Eddie Roberts, and Drummer Adam Deitch Unite as WRD to Present The Hit Available April 30 on CD + LP via Color Red WRD, the dynamic, gritty organ trio borne from the brain of The New Mastersounds’…
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