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June 2, 2011

Capitol/EMI Releases ‘The Soul of Capitol Records: Rare & Well-Done (Vol. 1)’ | AVAIL NOW

Capitol/EMI Celebrates Black Music
Month With the Digital Release of ‘The Soul Of Capitol Records: Rare
& Well-Done (Vol. 1)’ Available Now

 

 

New Digital Collection Captures 20 Songs At The Center Of Soul Music

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of Black Music Month, Capitol/EMI has released a new digital compilation, The Soul Of Capitol Records: Rare & Well-Done (Vol. 1).
The collection, available now for download purchase from all major
digital service providers, features 20 songs that are noteworthy not
only for their quality, but also for their rarity. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jazz Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater To Release a Collection of Love Songs in “Midnight Sun” on Aug. 23rd, 2011


 
DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER’S MIDNIGHT SUN, A COLLECTION OF FAVORITE  LOVE SONGS FROM THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 23RD
 
CD is an homage to the art of passion and features 11 remastered tracks, including one previously unreleased bonus track
 
Los Angeles, California.  MIDNIGHT SUN, a collection of love songs from throughout Grammy and Tony Award-winning artist Dee Dee Bridgewater’s critically acclaimed career, is set for release on DDB Records/Emarcy (Universal) on August 23rd.

The 15th Annual Gala Celebrating the Jazz Journalists Assoc. Awards | June 11th, 2011

Jazz Journalists Association Announces

Musical Lineup For Awards

Tickets On Sale Now


 

June 3, NEW YORK CITY—Vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Rebecca Martin and Gretchen Parlato, saxophonists Joe Lovano, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Lew Tabackin and Sam Newsome, guitarist Marc Ribot, trombonist Steve Swell and percussionist Adam Rudolph are among nominees confirmed to attend the 15th annual gala celebrating the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, on Saturday, June 11 from 1 to 5 pm EDT at City Winery and live-streamed as video at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Pianist Monty Alexander Releases “Harlem-Kingston Express: Live” on June 14th, 2011

PIANIST MONTY ALEXANDER BRIDGES JAZZ AND REGGAE

TO CREATE ‘ONE-LOVE’ WITH NEW CD

HARLEM-KINGSTON EXPRESS: LIVE

AVAILABLE JUNE 14 FROM MOTÉMA MUSIC

 



 

LISTEN TO EXCLUSIVE STREAMING TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM


In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander
has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz, popular song, and the
music of his native Jamaica. With over 70 albums to his name, Alexander
celebrates his 50th year in music with two new world-class releases,
each expressing a different facet of his brilliant and sincere spirit of
musical expression. To continue, please click “MORE”!