Banks Sapnar | “Red Braid”
Trumpeter and Composer Banks Sapnar Releases Red Braid, Featuring the Temple University Jazz Band and Director Terell Stafford Red Braid is Available Today on Digital Platforms via BCM+D Records Red Braid Will be Released on CD on April 26 on the Album Labyrinth with Billy Childs’ Composition Labyrinth and Bill Cunliffe’s Piece Rainforests, Which Both Feature the Temple University Studio Orchestra On April 26, BCM+D…
Read MoreOne for All Featuring George Coleman | “Big George”
Acclaimed Hard-Bop Supergroup One for All Makes its Much-Anticipated Return with Big George, its First Release in Seven Years The Sextet’s 17th Album, due out March 15 via Smoke Sessions Records, Reunites Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth, joined by special guest George Coleman Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records…
Read MoreMarch Luminessence Releases
As Part of ECM’s Audiophile Luminessence Vinyl Series, the Label Releases Jan Garbarek Quartet’s Afric Pepperbird and Keith Jarrett and Garbarek’s Luminessence on March 1 and Azimuth’s 1977 Self-Titled Album on March 29 ECM’s audiophile vinyl-reissue series Luminessence will continue its trajectory in March 2024, with three releases: the title-lending Jan Garbarek recording of Keith Jarrett compositions for string orchestra and saxophone – Luminessence – from 1975, Garbarek’s first album for…
Read MorePSA
Featuring Guitarist Pritesh Walia, Keyboardist Sharik Hasan and Drummer Avery Logan, PSA is Poised to Redefine the Boundaries of the Traditional Organ Trio Far More than a Mere Collection of tracks, PSA’s Self-Titled Debut is a Manifesto —a Bold Declaration of Intent to Contemporize the Organ Trio While Paying a Respectful Homage to its Roots…
Read MoreThey Shot the Piano Player Screenings
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS SET TO RELEASE THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2024, FERNANDO TRUEBA & JAVIER MARISCAL’S “THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER” IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES SHOWINGS IN OTHER MAJOR MARKETS SUCH AS SAN FRANCISCO, CAMBRIDGE, DENVER, CLEVELAND, ATLANTA TO FOLLOW THROUGHOUT MARCH SONY PICTURES CLASSICS ANNOUNCES ALL THEATERS AND MARKETS WHERE THE FILM…
Read MoreIsaiah Collier | “The Almighty”
Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few Explore the Relationship Between the Divine Source and the Everyday Person in The Almighty The Album Features Five Original Compositions Including “Duality Suite” That Sonically Reflect the Principles of the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine and the Large Ensemble Work, The Almighty Available April 26 via Division 81 Records Collier…
Read MoreJohn Surman | “Words Unspoken”
The Album Title of British Reedman’s John Surman’s Words Unspoken Alludes to the Instant Musical Understanding Found by the Members of This Nimble Quartet Featuring Vibraphonist Rob Waring, Guitarist Rob Luft and Drummer Thomas Strønen Available Today via ECM “The jazz vet may be entering his ninth decade with Words Unspoken, but he’s clearly devoted to keeping the…
Read MoreVince Guaraldi | “It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown”
Available for the First Time Ever Vince Guaraldi’s Complete Soundtrack for the 1969 Animated Classic It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown Limited Release in Celebration of the Special’s 55th Anniversary The Entire Soundtrack Plus Never-Before-Heard Bonus Tracks Not Used in the Special Available Exclusively on Camp Green Vinyl (12”, 45 RPM) for Record Store…
Read MoreFred Hersch | “Silent, Listening”
Fred Hersch’s Silent, Listening is Both a Highly Individual Musical Offering and an Important Contribution to ECM’s Line of Innovative Solo Piano Recordings The Album Features Seven Original Creations and a Handful of Well-Chosen Standards Available April 19, 2024 Silent, Listening is both a highly individual musical offering and an important contribution to ECM’s line of innovative solo…
Read MorePat Bianchi | “Three”
Organ Virtuoso Pat Bianchi Debuts His Adventurous New Trio We Three with Saxophonist Troy Roberts and Drummer Colin Stranahan Available Now, Three, Finds the Band Stretching out on a Mix of Classic and Modern Standards With a Raw, Live Feel As a modern ambassador of the Hammond B3, Pat Bianchi is no stranger to the classic organ…
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