ECM Announces First Releases for 2021: Shai Maestro and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry
ECM Announces Two New Releases Coming January 29: Shai Maestro’s Human and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry’s Garden of Expression ECM is set to kick off 2021 with two sophomore label releases from Shai Maestro and Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry. The pair of albums will be released on January 29, 2021. Maestro’s Human sees the pianist expanding his trio to a quartet…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: “The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore” | Reel to Real
AVAILABLE NOW via Reel to Real The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore, A Fiery 1971 Date from the Famous Ballroom Deluxe Package Features Interviews with Coleman, Fellow Tenor Great Eric Alexander and an Authoritative Essay by Michael Cuscuna Previously Unreleased Live Set By Tenor Sax Giant George Coleman Arrives as Exclusive Record Store Day Package…
Read MoreLe Coq Records | “The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1” | Available January 8, 2021
New Label Le Coq Records Launches with Star-Studded Inaugural Release, Le Coq Records Presents The Jazz All Stars, Vol. 1 A Roster of Revered Modern Jazz Musicians Including Alex Acuña, John Beasley, Vinnie Colaiuta, Bill Cunliffe, Andy James, Joe LaBarbera, Rick Margitza, John Patitucci, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Terell Stafford and others Promising a catalogue…
Read MoreAVAILABLE TOMORROW: “Doug Carn JID005” | Doug Carn, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Jazz Is Dead
AVAILABLE TOMORROW via Jazz Is Dead Jazz Is Dead’s Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad Recruit Spiritual Funk/Jazz Innovator Doug Carn for Distinctive Jazz-Hip Hop-Funk-Noir Record with Doug Carn JID005 Among the heroes and innovators of 70s spiritual/progressive/funk/jazz, Doug Carn has always flown a little under the radar. He has long plied his trade with patience and dedication,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Lisa Hilton | “More Than Another Day” | Ruby Slipper Productions
Lisa Hilton Presents More Than Another Day Available Now via Ruby Slipper Productions Hilton Offers a Creative and Expansive New Album Teeming With Original Compositions Featuring Rudy Royston and Luques Curtis “Attention grabbing!!” – KVNF Radio “Impressions of color and depth.” – JazzWeekly “A smoking trio date but what it really is a tour de force for…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Monty Alexander | “Love You Madly: Live at Bubba’s” | Resonance Records
JAZZ PIANO GREAT MONTY ALEXANDER’S BLAZING LOVE YOU MADLY: LIVE AT BUBBA’S AVAILABLE NOW Previously Unreleased 1982 Audiophile 24-Track Recording Captured at the Fort Lauderdale Club by Criteria Recording Studios’ Legendary Founder Mack Emerman Will Bow as a Two-CD Set Deluxe Packages Will Include an Overview by Jazz Historian Willard Jenkins, Reminiscences by Band Members Paul Berner,…
Read MoreMack Avenue Music Group’s John Beasley and Christian Sands Receive Five GRAMMY Award Nominations
Mack Avenue Music Group Congratulates Pianists John Beasley and Christian Sands on Five GRAMMY® Award Nominations John Beasley is One of the Top Nominated Artists at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards with Four Nominations Christian Sands Earns First Leader Nomination Mack Avenue Music Group is proud to congratulate pianists John Beasley and Christian Sands on an astounding five nominations for the…
Read MoreSmoke Sessions Records Celebrates Great Artistry in 2020
Smoke Sessions Records Celebrates Great Artistry in 2020 with Releases by Late Harold Mabern, Wayne Escoffery, Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band, Bobby Watson, Eddie Henderson, Joe Farnsworth, Peter Bernstein, and Eric Reed 2021 Kicks Off with Albums From Greg Skaff with Ron Carter and Tootie Heath; Vincent Herring with Cyrus Chestnut, Johnathan Blake, Yasushi Nakamura…
Read MoreLe Coq Records Announces Upcoming 2021 Releases
Le Coq Records Announces Initial Slate of Recordings, Launching All-Star Project Featuring John Patitucci, Bill Cunliffe, Vinnie Colaiuta, Alex Acuña, Terell Stafford, And Others – Available January 8, 2021 New Label Promises “Honest Jazz” with Upcoming Roster Including Vocalist Andy James (January 22), Saxophonist Rick Margitza (February 5), and Cunliffe/Patitucci/Colaiuta (February 19) “Honest jazz.” That’s…
Read MoreDL Media Artists Receive Six Nominations in 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards
DL Media Artists Earn Six Nominations for 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards DL Media is proud to congratulate our artists on six nominations in five categories in the 63rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards, including: John Beasley, Kurt Elling feat. Danilo Pérez, Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band, Maria Mendes and John Beasley, and Christian Sands. “The DL Media team is excited…
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