Bill Kwan | “No Ordinary Love: The Music of Sade” | Available April 16
Vocalist Bill Kwan Explores Sade’s Artistry with an All-Star Group of Distinguished Players This is no ordinary jazz album. It’s not just that San Francisco vocalist Bill Kwan delves deeply into the songbook of one of the 20th century’s most popular female singers. Slated for release on April 16, 2021 No Ordinary Love: The Music of Sade captures an artist…
Read MoreVincent Herring | “Preaching to the Choir” | Available April 30 Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist Vincent Herring Battles Back From Bout with Coronavirus and Career-Threatening Side Effects with Optimistic New Album Preaching to the Choir, Due Out April 30, 2021 via Smoke Sessions Records Album Finds Hope in Face of Pandemics and Politics with Swinging Help from Cyrus Chestnut, Yasushi Nakamura and Johnathan Blake Herring To Perform Album…
Read MoreTHE AMERICAN NEGRO | Adrian Younge | Black History Month, Jazz Is Dead & Amazon Music
ADRIAN YOUNGE’S THE AMERICAN NEGRO Powerful Multimedia Project Celebrates Black History Month with Album, Podcast & Short Film Multi-Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, and Co-Founder of Jazz Is Dead to Release an Unapologetic Critique Detailing Systemic and Malevolent Psychology That Afflicts People of Color THE AMERICAN NEGRO (ALBUM) New Album featuring Music & Spoken Word Due February…
Read MoreRick Margitza | “Sacred Hearts” | Available February 5th via Le Coq Records
Saxophonist Rick Margitza Returns with his First Leader Album in more than a Decade and a Half, featuring his Stellar Paris-Based Quartet Sacred Hearts is Dedicated to all those Margitza has Lost and Gained in Recent Years, from Fellow Musicians Gerry Niewood and Michael Brecker to Loved Ones and Inspirational Figures More than 15 years after…
Read MoreBill Cunliffe | “Trio” | Available February 19th via Le Coq Records
Pianist Bill Cunliffe, Bassist John Patitucci and Drummer Vinnie Colaiuta Convene as a Trio for the First Time Ever on the Spirited, Swinging New Album Trio Three veteran jazz virtuosos join forces for the first time as pianist Bill Cunliffe, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta for a high-spirited, vigorously swinging standards session titled, simply, Trio – after all, with three…
Read More“Gary Bartz JID006” | Gary Bartz, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Available April 2 via Jazz Is Dead
Jazz Is Dead’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge Collaborate with Gary Bartz: Pioneering Figure of Progressive Black Music, Icon to Generations of Artists and DJs Across Every Genre Gary Bartz JID006, Available April 2, 2021 via Jazz Is Dead The shadow that Gary Bartz casts over the last six decades of progressive Black music, and…
Read MoreGreg Skaff | “Polaris” | Available March 19 via SMK Jazz (Smoke Sessions Records)
Guitarist Greg Skaff Enlists Jazz Royalty Ron Carter and Albert “Tootie” Heath for His First Ever Guitar/Bass/Drums Trio Album Polaris, Due Out March 19 via SMK Jazz 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…
Read MoreVeronica Swift | “This Bitter Earth” | March 19 via Mack Avenue Records
Critically Acclaimed Singer Veronica Swift Tackles Domestic Abuse, Racism and Other Social Issues on Poignant Mack Avenue Records Album, This Bitter Earth Full Album Available Everywhere March 19; First Two Singles, “This Bitter Earth” and “Prisoner of Love,” Out Now Read Veronica Swift’s Cover Story in the November 2020 Issue of DownBeat Veronica Swift flips the script on This Bitter Earth, the…
Read MorePanama Jazz Festival Goes Virtual
18th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Goes Virtual January 11th-23rd, 2021 Festival to Present Virtual Concert with Wayne Shorter Quartet’s Final Performance from 2018 Panama Jazz Festival Uniting internationally acclaimed jazz artists, renowned educators, and jazz fans from around the globe, the 18th Panama Jazz Festival will be held January 11-23, 2021 on a virtual platform at www.panamajazzfestival.com. Among the…
Read MoreAndy James | “Tu Amor” | Available January 8, 2021 via Le Coq Records
Cosmopolitan Vocalist Andy James Explores an Exhilarating Range of Latin Jazz Influences on Tu Amor set for January 22 on Le Coq Records Boasting Colorful Arrangements by Pianist Bill Cunliffe, Tu Amor Features an All-Star Ensemble including Alex Acuña, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Terell Stafford, John Beasley, Rick Margitza and Bob Sheppard Two great…
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