Sound Underground | “Power of Three” | Available November 9
Sound Underground Returns to Shatter Limitations of Acoustic Instruments on Power of Three, Available November 9 Album Features 71 Minutes of Original Music in Unique Trio Format: Trumpet, Alto Saxophone & Guitar Entering their sixth year, chamber trio Sound Underground returns with their third release Power of Three. While their sophomore effort Quiet Spaces dwelled reflectively in the intimacy of their unconventional…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW:”Dexter Gordon Quartet Espace Cardin 1977″ & “Woody Shaw Quartet Live in Bremen 1983”
AVAILABLE NOW: Elemental Music Continues Landmark Series of Previously Unreleased Historic Recordings Dexter Gordon Quartet’s Espace Cardin 1977 and Woody Shaw Quartet’s Live in Bremen 1983 Both Available on CD and Vinyl Elemental Music is pleased to announce the release of two recently discovered, previously unreleased live recordings: Dexter Gordon Quartet, Espace Cardin 1977 and…
Read MoreBrazilian Composer & Vocalist Manu Lafer | “Gimme 5” | Available October 12
Brazilian Singer-Songwriter Manu Lafer Celebrates Two Decades of Composing With the Rhythmic Brazilian Sounds of Gimme 5 Album Melds Afro-Carribean, Brazilian bossa nova & baião, Jazz, Pop & Rock Fusion Influences With Gimme 5, prolific Brazilian singer-songwriter Manu Lafer offers listeners a joyful slap of the hand, an enthusiastic greeting to audiences around the…
Read MoreChucho Valdés | “Jazz Batá 2” | Available November 16 via Mack Avenue Records
Chucho Valdés Revisits Seminal 1972 Recording Jazz Batá with a Sequel 46 Years Later Jazz Batá 2 – Available November 16 on Mack Avenue Records Album Feat. Regina Carter, Yelsy Heredia, Dreiser Durruthy Bombalé, Yaroldy Abreu Robles Read the Album Announcement & Listen to First Single “100 Años de Bebo” Exclusively on WBGO.org “A…
Read MoreUnreleased Historic Recordings: “Dexter Gordon Quartet Espace Cardin 1977” & “Woody Shaw Quartet Live in Bremen 1983”
Elemental Music Continues Landmark Series of Previously Unreleased Historic Recordings Dexter Gordon Quartet’s Espace Cardin 1977 and Woody Shaw Quartet’s Live in Bremen 1983 Both Available on CD and Vinyl, October 19 Elemental Music is pleased to announce the release of two recently discovered, previously unreleased live recordings: Dexter Gordon Quartet, Espace Cardin 1977 and…
Read MoreHarold Mabern | “The Iron Man: Live at Smoke | Available November 23 via Smoke Sessions Records
Jazz Master Harold Mabern Swings Through an Extraordinary Life in Music During One Memorable Night On Stage at Smoke The Iron Man: Live at Smoke Flashes Back to Favorite Songs From the Pianist’s Renowned Career Double Disc Set Available November 23 on Smoke Sessions Records Release Performances December 17 – January 6 at New…
Read MoreMulti-Platinum Global Fusion Chanteuse Basia Announces First U.S. Tour in Over a Decade
Multi-Platinum Global Jazz, Pop Chanteuse Basia Returns After Nine Year Hiatus with Extensive U.S. Tour In Support of Recent Release Butterflies Basia’s North American Tour Dates: September 27 | Capitol Theatre | Clearwater, FL September 28 | King Center | Melbourne, FL September 30 | The Birchmere | Alexandria, VA October 2 | Rams…
Read MoreDavid Hazeltine | “The Time is Now” | Available October 26 via Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist/Composer David Hazeltine Brings a Long-Held Dream to Fruition with Two Fellow Jazz Masters, Bassist Ron Carter and Drummer Al Foster The Time Is Now, Due Out October 26 on Smoke Sessions Records We all have it: that nagging list of things we’ve been meaning to get to, projects we’ve been thinking about for…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Steve Turre’s “The Very Thought of You” via Smoke Sessions Records
AVAILABLE NOW via Smoke Sessions Records: Virtuoso Trombonist Steve Turre Displays Brilliant Artistry with Heartfelt Ballads on New Release, The Very Thought of You Available on Double Vinyl LP, Deluxe 8-Panel Gatefold CD Digipak, and Hi-Res Download Album Features Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Willie Jones III, and Special Guests George Coleman and Russell Malone,…
Read MoreAVAILABLE NOW: Ivo Perelman’s “Kindred Spirits” & “Spiritual Prayers”
AVAILABLE NOW on Leo Records Tenor Saxophonist Ivo Perelman Explores New Chapter of Collaboration With Bass Clarinetists Rudi Mahall & Jason Stein On Double & Single Record Set Kindred Spirits & Spiritual Prayers “One of the most distinctive and imposing tenor sax voices to come along in years.” – DownBeat “…one of the…
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