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June 10, 2014

AVAILABLE NOW: Drummer Ralph Peterson | “ALIVE at Firehouse 12 Vol 2: Fo’ n Mo'”

Ralph Peterson - Alive at Firehouse 12 - Volume 2 Fo n Mo
 
AVAILABLE NOW on Onyx Music:
Master Drummer RALPH PETERSON Pushes the
Creative Envelope with Expanded Version of
The Fo’tet, on ALIVE at Firehouse 12 – Volume 2: Fo’ n Mo’
 
New York Album Release Performances
June 11 – 13 at Zinc Bar
 
Ralph Peterson has done it again with a second volume of his continuing recordings at Firehouse 12, the New Haven, CT jazz club which has made an undeniable impact on the east coast jazz scene. With ALIVE at Firehouse 12 – Volume 2: Fo’ n Mo’, Peterson continues to illustrate his mastery with a new edition of Fo’tet players (and some very special guests, hence the Fo’ n Mo’ subtitle) who simply burn from note one.

AVAILABLE NOW: Kindred The Family Soul to Release New CD “A Couple Friends” on June 10th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

Kindred The Family Soul - A Couple Friends
 
KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL
TO CELEBRATE “A COUPLE FRIENDS” WITH NEW ALBUM DUE OUT JUNE 10, 2014
 
“We really had no idea that this would be the single but the song was initially inspired by all of the glorification of money in all the hip hop songs these days.  We see people and their struggles quite differently and we want people to be inspired to continue to reach for greatness whether they have access to lots of money or not.” – Kindred The Family Soul

AVAILABLE NOW: José James to Release New Disc, “While You Were Sleeping” on June 10th, 2014 | WATCH VIDEO!

Jose James - While You Were Sleeping
 
José James Announces New Album
“While You Were Sleeping”
 
Out June 10, 2014
 
José James has announced a June 10 release date for his new album, While You Were Sleeping, his fifth studio album and his second album for Blue Note Records. While You Were Sleeping is the follow-up to his widely acclaimed R&B and jazz steeped No Beginning No End, and signals a new creative direction for the versatile singer-songwriter. The album was recorded in Brooklyn, NY, and was produced by José and Brian Bender.

Pianist Jason Moran to Release Collaboration w/Meshell Ndegeocello | “All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller” on Sept. 16th, 2014

Jason Moran - Fats Waller
 
JASON MORAN & MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO
REINVENT THE MUSIC OF FATS WALLER ON
ALL RISE: A JOYFUL ELEGY FOR FATS WALLER
TO BE RELEASED SEPT. 16 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS
 
Photo credit: Michael Nagle
 
Acclaimed pianist Jason Moran has announced a September 16 release date for All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller, a collaboration with the vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello that recasts the music of the legendary jazz entertainer Fats Waller as a modern dance party. The album—which was produced by Ndegeocello and Blue Note Records president Don Was—is the ninth in a formidable catalog that Moran has been building on Blue Note since 1999.

Cricket Wireless Joins Forces with Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah - Cricket 2014
 
Queen Latifah Joins #CricketNation
 
Artist and The Queen Latifah Show to promote new simple, affordable nationwide no-annual contract wireless brand
 
ALPHARETTA, Ga., June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Cricket Wireless announced today it has joined forces with multi-award winning musician, actress and talk show host Queen Latifah and “The Queen Latifah Show,” the most popular new daytime talk show this past season, to drive awareness of Cricket’s new simple, affordable plans and why it’s the smart, savvy choice for consumers.