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Newcomer Ayron Michael Releases Soulful Album, “Unleashed” | LISTEN TO NEW TRACK!

Ayron Michaels
Unleashed
to Uplift


Debut Album Release: June 4, 2013

LISTEN TO NEW TRACK “THE ONE” NOW!



True artists open themselves up, and allow creativity and passion to break barriers, shape dreams and forge futures. Pursuing music as a career, and ultimately a catalyst for change, is not something Ayron had to consciously plan.

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Our Special Playboy Jazz Festival Coverage/Interviews Continues with Poncho Sanchez | 2013

The Special 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival Coverage & Interviews on T.U.M.S. Continues with Latin Jazz Legend Poncho Sanchez! Good Morning Readers, Our special coverage of the 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival continues with a solid conversation between one of the baddest dudes on the conga – Latin Jazz Legend …

Winners Announced in the 4th Annual Most Powerful Voices Gospel Contest

Winners of National Most Powerful Voices Gospel Competition Selected!

Contestants and Voters Engage In
Stroke Awareness


(Dallas, Texas) (June 12, 2013) — The votes have been tallied, and the 2013 Grand Prize winner of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s  4th annual Most Powerful Voices Gospel competition is Vetrea Slack Ruffin from Harvest, Alabama.  Vetrea beat out 651 artists for the coveted title and will receive:

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New Jazz Release: Kendrick Scott Oracle – “Conviction” (Avail NOW) | WATCH NEW VIDEO

KENDRICK SCOTT ORACLE MANIFESTS THE DEEPER PURPOSE ON
CONVICTION



KSO’s Debut Concord Jazz Release Explores Individual Values and One’s Character

Available NOW


With the 2007 release of The Source – his debut recording as a leader – drummer and composer Kendrick Scott established a reputation right out of the gate as an explorer, someone with a generous measure of wisdom and insight to counterbalance his youth and newcomer status.

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The 12th Annual Independent Music Awards Announce Winners

THE 12TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED


Ben
Kweller, Band Of Skulls, Killer Mike, Dethklok, Willie Nile, Passenger,
Five Finger Death Punch, Team Me, Gungor, Bernie Worrell Orchestra, The
Wiyos and Little Freddie King Among The 12th IMA Winners

Banned Iranian duo Mahsa & Marjan Vahdat Take Top Honors in World Traditional Album

Fan Online Voting Will Determine The 12th IMA Vox Pop Winners


Ben
Kweller, Band Of Skulls, Killer Mike, Dethklok, Little Freddie King,
Passenger, Five Finger Death Punch, Team Me, Gungor, Bernie Worrell
Orchestra, The Wiyos, and Willie Nile are among the exceptional self-released and independent label talent named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as the Judge-determined Winners of The 12th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential international awards program for independent bands and fans.

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Enter to Win Tickets to The 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 15th & 16th, 2013!!!

Enter to Win a Pair of Tickets to the 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 15th & 16th, 2013! Click Poster above to Enter Drawing! Good Afternoon T.U.M.S. Readers! On behalf of Nina Gordon Public Relations and the team here at T.U.M.S., we are giving away 2 tickets (1 …

Pianist Marc Cary Releases “For The Love of Abbey” – Tribute to the Late Abbey Lincoln | Available NOW

AVAILABLE NOW:
Pianist MARC CARY Releases
For the Love of Abbey,
a Sterling Piano Tribute for Mentor and Longtime Employer, the Late Abbey Lincoln, via Motéma Music



Marc Cary has gained a reputation as one of the most creative pianists of our time, a bandleader with musical interests that encompass jazz, go-go, hip-hop, electronic music, Indian classical music and more. But Cary is also an incisive and sought-after accompanist, a fact famously borne out by his 12-year tenure (beginning in 1994) with the great vocalist, songwriter and jazz icon Abbey Lincoln.

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Funk Instrumentalists Connie Price & The Keystones Release 3rd Album, “Lucas High EP” feat Zach Lucas, Son of Jazz-Funk Trumpeter Doug Lucas

A Father’s Day Reunion: Son Samples Late Father’s Groundbreaking Jazz-Funk Music on Unforgettable New EP
‘Lucas High’  

 

Features such legendary hip-hop acts as The Pharcyde and Big Daddy Kane


LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A son reunites with his late father’s music in a tribute record that brings together live instruments with acclaimed hip-hop artists including The Pharcyde, Big Daddy Kane, Guilty Simpson and Lady of Rage. Deep funk instrumentalists Connie Price & The Keystones release their third album “Lucas High EP” with featured guest musician Zach Lucas, son of Doug Lucas, a pioneering composer and trumpet player in the European jazz-funk scene of the 1970s. Using samples from Lucas’ rare and diverse catalogue of jazz, funk, progressive, and afro-disco compositions, the new recordings create a unique conversation between father and son.

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Temika Moore & Production Duo Helen Bruner & Terry Jones Releases Remix, “I’m Not Ok”

Temika Moore and Grammy® Winning Production Duo
Helen Bruner & Terry Jones Team Up for
Electronic Dance Remix of
‘I’m Not Ok’



Temika Moore makes her official debut into the bass-thumping, fist-pumping world of electronic dance music (EDM) with a sizzling summer remix of her smash single, ‘I’m Not Ok’.

LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE NOW!



(Washington, D.C.) – The wait is finally over for fans that have been waiting for Temika to give them ‘Moore’.

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New Jazz Release: Funk Saxophonist Donn Bynum | “My Favorite Songs” (Avail Now)

Funk Saxophonist Donn Bynum Reveals a Treasure Chest with
“My Favorite Songs”



Sizzling with grooves, “My Favorite Songs” by funk saxophonist Donn Bynum will be something you’ll definitely want to add to your summer cool. Carefully crafted by seasoned and professional musicians, guest appearances include guitarist Paul Jackson Jr., bassist Sekou Bunch and drummer Lyndon Rochelle. Vocals include Dee Cole on “Come with Me” and Donn’s own soulful singing on five songs. Co-producers include gospel recording artist Kynne Smith (“Right Now Right Now” and “There Goes My Heart”) and highly sought after producer Lew Laing for ten other tracks.

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