AVAILABLE NOW: Christian Sands | “Be Water” | Mack Avenue Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Mack Avenue Records Pianist Christian Sands Finds Inspiration in the Multitude of Form, Infinite Fluidity and Life-Giving Vitality of Water on Third Full Length Album on Be Water Music Conjures Serenity and Violence of Water Through Sweeping, Vivid Compositions It can be overwhelming to realize how much water surrounds us, affects us…
Read MoreVocalist Susie Meissner’s “I Wish I Knew” | Available Now via LydianJazz Records
Vocalist Susie Meissner Convenes a Band of Philadelphia Greats to Explore the American Songbook on Her Swinging and Tender Fourth Album I Wish I Knew, Available Now via LydianJazz Records Features John Swana, Larry McKenna, Lee Smith and Byron Landham as Well as Longtime Collaborators Ken Peplowski, John Shaddy and Paul Meyers “She combines her…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Peggy Lee | “The Capitol Transcriptions 1946-1949” | Capitol/UMe
Peggy Lee Centennial Year Celebration Continues With New Music Releases And PBS Documentary The Capitol Transcriptions 1946-1949 Out Today 55 Masters Digitally Available Worldwide For The First Time Fever: The Music of Peggy Lee To Air on PBS Ultimate Peggy Lee CD, Something Wonderful: Peggy Lee Sings the Great American Songbook 2-CD set and Peggy…
Read MorePianist & Composer Jordan Seigel’s “Beyond Images” Available Tomorrow via Wonderbird Music
Pianist, Composer Jordan Seigel Melds Jazz and Cinematic Music to Create Evocative Movies of the Mind Beyond Images, Available Tomorrow Via Wonderbird Music, Pays Homage to Cinema’s Most Iconic Composers Through Seigel’s Expressive and Multi-hued Compositions “Everything on this album is imaginative, beautifully arranged and written, and on top of all that praise, Jordan Seigel…
Read MoreJoe Farnsworth | “Time to Swing” | Available September 18 via Smoke Sessions Records
Joe Farnsworth Brings Together an All-Star Quartet for Time To Swing, the Renowned Drummer’s Debut Release for Smoke Sessions Records Due Out September 18, 2020, Time To Swing Reunites the Drummer with Jazz Icon Wynton Marsalis, Along With Legendary Pianist Kenny Barron and Consummate Bassist Peter Washington Showtime. The crack of a stick, signaling the…
Read More“Marcos Valle JID 003” | Marcos Valle, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad | Available August 21 via Jazz Is Dead
Marcos Valle Partners with Jazz Is Dead’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge to Record Music in the U.S. for First Time in Nearly 50 Years Marcos Valle JID003, Available August 21 Stream Tracks & Pre-Order Here Marcos Valle’s career started with the end of bossa nova. A lifelong surfer, he expertly rode out the…
Read MoreJohn Beasley | “MONK’estra Plays John Beasley” | Available August 21 via Mack Avenue Records
GRAMMY® Award-nominated Pianist/Composer/Arranger John Beasley Comes Full Circle on Third Release by MONK’estra MONK’estra Plays John Beasley Available August 21 on Mack Avenue RecordsAlbum features Special Guests Joey DeFrancesco, John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Hubert Laws, Grégoire Maret & Jubilant Skyes on Original Compositions Alongside Classics from Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker & Duke Ellington DownBeat’s Exclusive…
Read MoreDetroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage, City of Detroit Unveil Plans for Festival to Go Virtual
Detroit Jazz Festival Presented by Rocket Mortgage, City of Detroit Unveil Plans for Festival to Go Virtual Detroit-Based Artists Encouraged to Submit 2020 Poster Ideas; Rocket Mortgage Returning as Presenting Sponsor Chris Collins, Detroit Jazz Festival Foundation president and artistic director, in conjunction with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Rocket Mortgage Director of Community Sponsorships Jasmin…
Read MorePianist & Composer Jordan Seigel’s Latest Single “The Lake House” & Album Available For Pre-Order
Pianist, Composer Jordan Seigel Presents New Single, “The Lake House” Inspired by the Legendary Composer Randy Newman Upcoming Album Beyond Images, Available for Pre-Order Due Out July 17 Via Wonderbird Music Check Out The Single in Spotify’s “Jazz X-Press” Playlist “Everything on this album is imaginative, beautifully arranged and written, and on top of all…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Bobby Watson | “Keepin’ It Real” | Smoke Sessions Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Smoke Sessions Records: Saxophonist/Composer Bobby Watson Convenes New Incarnation of His Horizon Quintet to Inaugurate Thrilling New Chapter in his Musical Life with Keepin’ It Real Features Trumpeters Josh Evans and Giveton Gelin, Bassist Curtis Lundy, Pianist Victor Gould and Drummer Victor Jones as New Horizon, Furthering the Legacy of Art Blakey’s…
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